Comcast will launch 13 new high-definition channels to its subscribers in Middle Tennessee on Friday.
The new HD channels are:
Weather Channel HD - Channel 185
TV One HD – Channel 188
CMT HD – Channel 195
VH1 HD – Channel 196
MTV HD – Channel 197
BET HD – Channel 198
MLB Network HD – Channel 199
Lifetime HD – Channel 217
Spike TV HD – Channel 218
Nickelodeon HD - Channel 228
G4 HD – Channel 257
Style HD - Channel 259
Comedy Central HD – Channel 260
Comcast is the first HD provider to offer more than 1,000 HD choices and has strengthened its industry-leading position by continuing to give consumers what they ask for – more HD choices on TV than anyone else.
“We’ve heard from customers that they can’t get enough HD, so we’re excited to increase our offering of HD choices to give them even more value,” said John Gauder, market vice president of Comcast in Middle Tennessee. “We strive to find quality HD content in the categories that we know our customers want. The addition of these HD channels allows us to continue to be leader in HD choices.”
Response shows that consumers love seeing sports, movies, TV shows and music in HD. Comcast has listened to consumers and offers live HD sporting events, more than 200 HD movies from top movie providers, nearly 300 television shows and hundreds of music choices like concerts and videos.
About Comcast Comcast (www.comcast.com) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.9 million cable customers, 15.3 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.0 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.
Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.
Comcast in Nashville, Tennessee, serves more than 350,000 customers and employs more than 1,200 local residents across the Middle Tennessee area.
