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Discovery HD to kick off the new year with "World of HD Week"
If you're fairly excited about the abundance of HD Bowl games you'll be able to catch starting December 19th on ESPN2 HD, right on into the first of the new year, well, so are we. But for those who aren't exactly keen on America's pigskin pastime just yet, Discovery HD is planning to help you ring in your new year on the HD trail, too. Discovery HD Theater has announced that the first week in January will be dubbed the "World of HD Week -- a special programming event offering high-definition premieres of new series and specials from across Discovery Networks in advance of their standard definition air dates." Being the company's first week of programming dedicated to showing off just how splendid that HD picture looks, it'll kick off with a Discovery Atlas HD marathon as 3:00PM EST on New Year's Day; the following days will host "primetime premieres" at 8:00PM EST until the final night, where the first episode of Planet Earth (dubbed "Pole to Pole") will air its first episode of the season. So if you're not really feeling the football vibe, and you love to view nature from the comforts of your own couch, be sure to hit the read link for the full rundown of upcoming showtimes.
Discovery Atlas: China Revealed coming to HD DVD, Blu-ray and DVD
The launch of Discovery Atlas is only a few days away, but if you happen to miss the October 1st premier, and the numerous reruns that are sure to follow, Discover has you covered. The James Spader narrated Chinese adventure is going to make appearances on all three formats; a first for a HDTV show. The disc is currently available for pre-ordering on the Discovery Website for $19.99 but the discs are also going to be on the shelves of Discovery's 100+ retail locations sometime late next month. [via MovieWeb]Read: Release infoRead: Discovery.com product page
30 countries + five years + lots of high-def = Discovery Atlas
Discover is setting out on their most ambitious high-def project yet. They are planning on visiting 30 countries over five years for this new 60-hour series. Discovery Atlas, as it is going to be called, is set to launch on October 1 at 9 p.m. with Discovery Atlas: China Revealed. They have enlisted the help of Boston Legal star, no not William Shartner, the other one - James Spader. He will be narrating at least the first one and honestly, we would like to 'hear' him do the rest of the series. That first episode will be followed by Italy Revealed on Oct. 8, then Brazil Revealed on Oct. 15 and finally Australia Revealed on Oct. 22. Quality, new high-def programming can be hard to come by and we are looking forward to this new Discovery series.
