Who's the Real HDTV Leader?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: February 11, 2009 7:58:43 AM EST
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Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Who's the Real HDTV Leader?

Who's the Real HDTV Leader?
A new study says DIRECTV's top ranking is under challenge.
By Swanni
<http://www.tvpredictions.com/hdlead021009.htm>

Washington, D.C. (February 10, 2009) -- Verizon's FiOS TV service is  
challenging DIRECTV's position as the TV provider with the most High- 
Definition channels, according to a new study from market research  
firm Pike & Fischer.

The study says that, as of January 2009, DIRECTV offered 104 high-def  
channels. (The satcaster claims to offer more than 130 HD channels,  
but its total includes a number of Pay Per View channels and distant  
network signals that few count as real channels.)

But Verizon had 103 HD channels in January 2009, just one less than  
DIRECTV, the company said.

DIRECTV has established itself as the leading provider of High- 
Definition channels for the past year after it dramatically expanded  
its high-def lineup in the Fall of 2007. But Verizon last year boosted  
its HD lineup in several cities and now offers more than 100 HD  
channels in every market it serves.

The Pike & Fischer study says Comcast, the nation's largest cable  
operator, has "one of the smallest selections of HD channels,"  
offering fewer than 40 HD channels in some markets. (Comcast has  
recently ncreased that number in several markets.)

"Cable networks do not have the same capacity as Verizon's all-fiber  
infrastructure and DIRECTV's satellite coverage, and thus face more  
constraints on bandwidth for HD channels," the company says in a press  
release.

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