Comcast Adds 12 HD Channels in S.F. Bay Area

New Channels Include Bravo, FNC, CNBC and QVC in High Def

By Linda Haugsted -- Multichannel News, 11/18/2008 7:01:00 AM

Parts of Comcast Corp.'s San Francisco Bay Area cluster will add 12 new high-definition channels to their lineups beginning Nov. 25.

The added channels include HD versions of Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNBC, E!, Encore, Fox Business Network, Fox News Channel, FX, Hallmark Movie Channel, QVC, Speed and the Travel Channel.

All those channels, plus TBS HD, will launch Dec. 8 in select central California markets, including Chico, Calaveras, Corning, Davis, Grass Valley, Modesto, Oroville, Patterson, Placerville, Roseville and Tracy.

With these channels and other video-on-demand offerings, these systems now offer consumers more than 1,000 HD choices, according to the operator.

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