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DirecTV tops 100 local HD channels |
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| Chris Forrester, on 09-10-2008 |
Satellite broadcaster DirecTV says it is well on its way to its promise to deliver at least 120 local HDTV services by year-end. As at Oct 8 it had 100 ‘local into local’ HD stations being carried on its satellites.
DirecTV says some 83% of US TV homes can now receive its local TV
channels in high-def. The broadcaster added two more markets on
Wednesday (Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri, and Evansville, Indiana).
By year-end that coverage will reach 88% of US TV homes.
Rival Echostar Dish Network is also promising 100 local HD markets will
be covered by year-end, and said its current expansion saw
local-into-local HD in distinct 70 markets reaching 71% of US homes.
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