More Hits In HD
With the Major League Baseball season under way, FSN said it will offer more than 1,000 live baseball telecasts in high-definition during the 2008 campaign. For more...

‘Planet’ Ready To Roll
Discovery Communications will put Planet Green, its 24-hour eco-lifestyle network, into orbit June 4. The network, which will be simulcast in HD, will feature programming with diverse talent such as as Entourage’s Adrian Grenier, chef Emeril Lagasse and Tom Brokaw. For more...

Channel Reels To The Max
Documentary Channel will air 21 films from the IMAX library, including the Tom Cruise-narrated Space Station as part of a deal with IMAX distributor Northstar Media. The multiyear agreement, terms of which were not disclosed, calls for the 12 million-subscriber Documentary Channel to exclusively distribute the “IMAX XXI Film package,” which includes such films as the Tom Hanks-narrated Magnificent Desolation, T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous and China: The Panda Adventure, said DOC president Tom Neff. For more...

Dish Beefs Up Local HD
Dish Network this week added local HDTV service in Cleveland-Akron, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wis.; Richmond-Petersburg, Va.; and Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. Dish Network now offers HD locals in 43 markets, reaching more than 58% of U.S. TV households. For more...

Verizon Lines Up MavTV
As part of a new long-term carriage agreement, Verizon FiOS TV will add the high-definition feed of MavTV to its lineup this year. MavTV targets the male demographic with a wide array of content, featuring sports, comedy, women, gadgets, lifestyles and gaming. For more...

Former Pixar Exec Buys HD Facility
Broadcast Facilities Inc., a media services company headed by former Pixar Animation Studios executive Simon Bax, said that it has purchased the Los Angeles-based Andrita Media Center, an HDTV production facility, from Playboy Enterprises for about $12 million. Andrita’s clients include MGM, Hallmark Channel, SiTV, The Tennis Channel, The Africa Channel, World Championship Sports Network, Here! TV and Playboy. For more...

ESPN, Sky Italia Ink Pact
ESPN’s North American Sports Network last week launched on News Corp.’s Sky Italia satellite service. The agreement also call for the rollout of ESPN high-definition syndicated fare on Sky Sport in Italy. For more...

Dish Debuts NESN HD
Dish Network launched New England Sports Network in high definition, with HD games available to customers who subscribe to America’s Top 100 Plus or higher programming packages. For more...

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