Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Dish Network Adds 7 More Local HD Markets

Dish Network recently announced the addition of 7 more local HD markets. With these new areas, Dish Network now offers High Definition local channels in 90 markets across the United States.

Here is a list of the new areas:
Abilene, TX - KTAB CBS CH.32 and KRBC NBC Ch 9
Joplin, MO - KODE ABC Ch. 12 and KSNF NBC Ch. 16
Little Rock, AR - KARK NBC Ch. 4
Louisville, KY - WDRB FOX Ch. 41
Springfield, MO - KOLR CBS Ch. 10 and KSFX FOX Ch. 27
Wichita Falls, TX - KFDX NBC Ch. 3 and KJTL FOX Ch. 18
Wilkes Barre, PN - WYOU CBS Ch. 22 and WBRE NBC Ch. 28

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Monday, January 26, 2009

Cable Rate Increases Planned for February

More cable rate hikes are planned for February across the country. Here's a summary of some of the areas affected by the rate increases.

Charlotte, North Carolina -
Time Warner is raising rates again an average of 4 to 9 percent come February 1, 2009. Basic cable service is increasing just $1 from $11 to $12. Standard services are going from $51.95 to $54.95 per month. The DigiPic 1000 will go from $67.75 to $71.95 a month, the DigiPic 2000 will increase from $85.75 to $89.95 a month, and the DigiPic 4000 will rise from $95.75 to $99.95 per month. The increases are blamed on the rising programming costs of sports and broadcast networks, as well as infrastructure investments.

Georgia and Alabama -
Charter plans to raise rates and restructure packages for new year. The Basic package will remain priced at $19.99; however, the Expanded basic package will increase from $33 to $35. The total basic and expanded package increased $2 up to $54.99 a month, while the HD Ultra View package actually decreased $3 to $5. Digital Premium package only increased by $1. Customers who do not subscribe to standard definition services above Basic may lose some channels due to the restructuring of packages. The package bundles referred to as 'big', 'bigger', and 'biggest' are going away.

New York -
Time Warner plans to rates about $4 a month beginning February 1, 2009, but some customers will see rate hikes as high as $6 depending on their package. The increases are blamed on higher programming costs. Digital Basic will increase to $63.95 per month, while Broadcast Basic service will go up $1 a month to $10. Standard basic service will rise $3.45 to $61.14 per month, and Digital Basic will increase $4 month to $63.95. DVR service will also rise to $7.95, up $1. All the Best programming, which combines digital cable, high speed Internet and phone service, will increase to $125.95, up $6. The phone and cable package and the Internet and cable package will each rise $6 as well, to $95.95 a month. The phone and Internet package will also increase up to $80.95 per month, a $6 increase.

Oklahoma -
Suddenlink plans to raise rates February 1, 2009. Unfortunately for these subscribers, this is second increase in just 4 months.

Colorado -
Come February 1, 2009, Comcast cable is planning to raise rates an average of 3.2%. Standard cable rates will increase from $35.99 to $38.99 per month. The Digital Starter service will go from $54.99 to $55.99 a month. Subscribers to the Premier packages will experience the largest increases with the top tier package increasing from $119.99 to $127.99 a month. The increases are, once again, blamed on the rising costs of programming, as well as investments in technology and services.

Orange County, CA -
Cox Cable is planning to raise rates in 2009, although they haven't said by how much or when. The last price increase was in March of 2008.

Morganton, NC -
CoMPAS Cable rates are set to increase an average of $3 per month beginning on the March billing statements. The increase is blamed on "carriage fees" charged by certain network-affiliated stations to the cable company in return for allowing CoMPAS Cable to rebroadcast their telecasts. This fee is then passed along to the cable subscribers.

Moultrie, GA -
CNS cable services increasing $1 - $4 a month beginning sometime in mid-February to March. The increases are blamed on higher programming costs.

Mount Airy, NC -
Beginning sometime this month, Time Warner will be raising its rates. Basic cable service is going from $10.35 to $12 per month. Standard service is increasing from $54.45 to $57.75 a month. The Digital Access Package is going up from $59.95 to $62.95 a month, and the DIGIPiC 1000 will go up from $69.95 to $71.95 a month. This is the 8th rate hike since 2000, and certain packages have even doubled in price since then. The recent rate increases are blamed on higher programming costs and infrastructure investments.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Catch Patrick Swayze in The Beast in 1080p

The loveable Patrick Swayze has a hot new show out called "The Beast" appearing on A&E. Dish Network now offers this exciting crime drama in stunning High Definition 1080p resolution, which is similar to Blu-ray quality.

Dish Network subscribers that have an MPEG-4 HD DVR receiver, a 1080p HD TV, and a broadband connection can access The Beast in 1080p through their Internet-based VOD lineup the day after the episode premieres.
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