Rumor confirmed: FiOS TV to add 27 new HD channels in July
Although rumors from well respected forum posters give us a good reason to get excited, there's nothing quite like getting confirmation from the source. The linked PDF is the FiOS lineup that will be effective next month in Portland and includes 27 new HD channels not currently available to FiOS customers. As you might expect, Verizon had to really shuffle up the lineup -- posted after the jump -- to add this many channels, which now includes just about every HD channel anyone would want; like eight premium movie channels and all the latest cable channels like Sci Fi HD and CNN HD. These new channels will really help propel FiOS from last to first in regards to HD quantity, by over doubling the number of HD channels offered. Unfortunately, there's no word on when the rest of the FiOS customers will have access to these channels, but if you live in a FiOS area, and the analog channels are already gone, there's a good chance they'll come sooner, rather than later. [Warning: PDF read link]
[Via TampaHDTV.com]
USA – 550
TBS – 552
ESPNews – 572
Big Ten Network – 585
Versus/ Golf – 590
Outdoor – 591
CNN – 600
CNBC – 602
MSNBC – 603
The Weather Channel – 619
Science – 622
Smithsonian – 625
History – 628
Animal Planet – 630
TLC – 639
Lifetime West – 640
Lifetime Movie Network West – 642
Sci-Fi – 680
MOJO – 682
Bravo – 685
Starz Kids and Family – 841
Starz Comedy – 842
Starz Edge – 843
Showtime West – 866
Showtime 2 – 867
HBO West – 901
Cinemax West – 921
