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DirecTV goes live with HD service in Latin America
So, that's what those HBO HD ads down in Latin America were all about, huh? As of this week, DirecTV is now taking orders for HD service in Latin America, and reportedly, those that sign up can receive an HD DVR capable of storing 400 hours of SD or 100 hours of high-def footage. Initially, there will only be four high-definition channels available (HBO HD, Movie City HD, Fox HD and DirecTV HD), but we suppose you've got to start somewhere. Has anyone down that way signed up? How's the image / audio quality?[Thanks, Eduardo]Read - DirecTV launching in Latin AmericaRead - DirecTV's official HD site (Peru)
HDTV Listings for November 2, 2008
What we're watching tonight: Showtime (1080i) has the season premiere of Brotherhood at 8 p.m., followed by Dexter and Californication CW (1080i) has Valentine at 8 p.m. and Easy Money at 9 p.m. NBC (1080i) features Sunday Night Football with Patriots/Colts at 8:15 p.m. Sci Fi (1080i) premieres Battle Planet at 9 p.m. CBS (1080i) has Cold Case at 9 p.m. and The Unity at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) lines up True Blood at 9 p.m. followed by Entourage, the season finale of Little Britain USA and The Life & Times of Tim ABC (720p) presents Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m. followed by Brothers & Sisters Discover (1080i) features Storm Chasers at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Eastern Carolina/UCF college football at 8:15 p.m.
HDTV Listings for November 1, 2008
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has Cops at 8 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Trading Spaces at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) airs Nebraska/Oklahoma college football at 8 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) brings Tennessee/South Carolina college football at 7 p.m. followed by NHRA Qualifying at 10 p.m. ABC (720p) features Texas/Texas Tech college football at 8:30 p.m. Cinemax (1080i) premieres One Missed Call at 10 p.m. HBO (!080i) drops in 27 Dresses at 8 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Mijares/Darchinyan boxing at 9 p.m. NBC (!080i) has Saturday Night Live w/ Ben Affleck at 11:29 p.m.
HBO HD coming soon to Latin America?
Our Spanish is a touch rusty, but based on these images (two more after the break), we'd say that planned HBO HD launch in Latin America is all but imminent. According to a tipster, he captured these images of an HBO HD advertisement while watching The WB. Beyond that, we've really no idea what's going on nor when the channel will finally launch, but we're guessing you don't just run ads for something you don't plan on taking live soon.[Thanks, Takuru]
HDTV Listings for October 26, 2008
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) presents Game 4 of the World Series at 8 p.m. CW (1080i) lines up Valentine at 8 p.m. followed by Easy Money at 9 p.m. NBC (1080i) has Football Night in America at 7 p.m. followed by The 40 Year Old Virgin at 8 p.m. ESPN (720p) has UCF/Tulsa college football at 8:15 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) airs IndyCar Racing @ Australia at 11 p.m. CBS (1080i) has Cold Case at 9 p.m. followed by The Unit at 10 p.m. ABC (720p) brings Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m. followed by Brothers & Sisters History (720p) drops in the season premiere of Cities of the Underworld at 9 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Dexter at 9 p.m. followed by Californication HBO (1080i) tosses in Calzaghe/Jones 24/7 at 8:30 p.m. followed by True Blood, Entourage, Little Britain USA and The Life & Times of Tim AMC (720p) has the season finale of Mad Men at 10 p.m. Discovery (!080i) has Storm Chasers at 10 p.m.
HDTV Listings for October 19, 2008
What we're watching tonight: TBS (1080i) presents Game 7 of the ALCS with Red Sox/Rays at 8 p.m. CW (1080i) lines up Valentine at 8 p.m. and Easy Money at 9 p.m. NBC (1080i) Sunday Night Football features Seahawks/Buccaneers at 8:15 p.m. CBS (1080i) has Cold Case at 9 p.m. and The Unit at 10 p.m. ABC (720p) brings Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m. followed by Brothers & Sisters HBO (1080i) has True Blood at 9 p.m. followed by Entourage, Little Britain and The Life & Times of Tim Showtime (1080i) has Dexter at 9 p.m. and Californication at 10 p.m. AMC (720p) has Mad Men at 10 p.m. Discovery (1080i) presents the season premiere of Storm Chasers at 10 p.m.
HDTV Listings for October 13, 2008
What we're watching tonight: CBS (1080i) lines up The Big Bang Theory at 8 p.m., followed by How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week and CSI: Miami Fox (720p) continues the NLCS with Phillies/Dodgers at 8 p.m. ABC (720p) has Dancing with the Stars at 8 p.m., the season premiere of Samantha Who? at 9:31 p.m. and Boston Legal at 10:01 p.m. NBC (1080i) brings home Chuck at 8 p.m., followed by Heroes and the series premiere of My Own Worst Enemy CW (1080i) has Gossip Girl at 8 p.m. and One Tree Hill at 9 p.m. TLC (1080i) drops in the season premiere of Little People, Big World at 8 & 8:30 p.m., followed by John & Kate Plus 8 at 9 & 9:30 and 17 Kids & Counting at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) kicks off Monday Night Football at 8:30 p.m. with Giants/Browns HBO (1080i) presents Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery at 9 p.m. USA (1080i) has WWE: Raw at 9 p.m. TNT (1080i) has Raising the Bar at 10 p.m.
HDTV Listings for October 12, 2008
What we're watching tonight: NBC (1080i) features Patriots/Chargers at 8:15 p.m. CW (1080i) has Valentine at 8 p.m. and Easy Money at 9 p.m. Fox (720p) airs NLCS action with Phillies/Dodgers at 8 p.m. ABC (720p) drops in Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m. followed by Brothers & Sisters CBS (1080i) lines up Cold Case at 9 p.m. and The Unit at 10 p.m. Sci Fi (1080i) has Swamp Devil at 9 p.m. HBO (1080i) has True Blood at 9 p.m., followed by Entourage, Little Britain and The Life & Times of Tim AMC (720p) has Mad Men at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Dexter at 9 p.m. and Californication at 10 p.m. (Thanks, Ivan!)
HDTV Listings for October 4, 2008
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has Cops at 8 p.m. CBS (1080i) brings EliteXC Saturday Night Fights at 9 p.m. Sci Fi (1080i) presents NYC: Tornado Terror at 9 p.m. TBS (1080i) has MLB playoffs with Phillies/Brewers at 6:30 p.m. and Cubs/Dodgers at 10 p.m. FSN (720p) has Texas/Colorado college football at 7 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has Uconn/North Carolina college football at 7 p.m. ESPNU (720p) matches up Maryland/Virginia college football at 7 p.m. ABC (720p) brings in Ohio State/Wisconsin or Oregon/USC at 8 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Missouri/Nebraska college football at 9 p.m. HDNet (1080i) brings MLS action with LA/Columbus at 7:30 p.m. HBO (1080i) premieres The Brave One at 8 p.m. followed by Boxing After Dark at 10:05 p.m. Cinemax (1080i) has I Am Legend at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) has Saturday Night Live at 11:29 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 29, 2008
What we're watching tonight: NBC (1080i) has the season premiere of Chuck at 8 p.m., Heroes at 9 p.m. and season premiere of Life at 10 p.m. CBS (1080i) lines up The Big Bang Theory at 8 p.m., followed by How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week and CSI: Miami ABC (720p) has Dancing with the Stars at 8 p.m. and Boston Legal at 10:01 p.m. Fox (720p) brings Terminator: SCC at 8 p.m. followed by Prison Break CW (1080i) has Gossip Girl at 8 p.m. followed by One Tree Hill ESPN (720p) presents Monday Night Football with Ravens/Steelers at 8:30 p.m. USA (1080i) has WWE: Raw at 9 p.m. Mojo HD (1080i) drops in Pressure Cook at 9 p.m. TNT (1080i) has Raising the Bar at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents Taxi to the Dark Side at 9 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 28, 2008
What we're watching tonight: CBS (1080i) has the season premieres of 60 Minutes at 7 p.m., Cold Case at 9 p.m. and The Unit at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) brings Sunday Night Football with Eagles/Bears at 8:15 p.m. ABC (720p) has the season premieres of Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m. and Brothers & Sisters at 10:01 p.m. Showtime (1080i) kicks in the season premieres of Dexter at 9 p.m. and Californication at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents True Blood at 9 p.m., Entourage at 10 p.m. followed by the series premieres of Little Britain at 10:30 p.m. and The Life & Times of Tim at 11 p.m. AMC (720p) has Mad Men at 10 p.m. History (720p) has Sandhogs at 10 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 27, 2008
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has Cops at 8 p.m. TLC (1080i) lines up Making It Home at 7 p.m.. Flip That House at 8 p.m., Over Designed at 9 p.m. and Trading Spaces at 10 p.m. ABC (720p) has Illinois/Penn State or Virginia Tech/Nebraska college football at 8 p.m. Sci Fi (1080i) premieres The Riddles of the Sphinx at 9 p.m. HBO (1080i) brings Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger at 9 p.m. followed by Mosley/Mayorga boxing at 10:30 p.m. ESPN HD (720p) has Alabama/Georgia college football at 7:45 p.m. ESPN2 HD (720p) has Mississippi State/LSU college football at 7:30 p.m. and NHRA Qualifying at 10:30 p.m. Big Ten Network (720p) has Michigan/Michigan State Women's Volleyball at 6:30 p.m. ESPN U (720p) has USF/NC State college football at 7:30 p.m. NBC (1080i) drops in Saturday Night Live with Anna Faris at 11:29 p.m. HDNet (1080i) has Real Salt Lake/San Jose MLS action at 10 p.m.
Bell TV launches HBO Canada (yes, in HD)
Time to party down, Bell TV customers. Your television provider just announced that it will add HBO Canada in SD and HD to its lineup on October 30th. Also of note, the channel will be offered on secondary SD and HD slots which will deliver the same programming with a two-hour time difference (okay?). HBO Canada will be included with all Bell TV subscriptions to The Movie Network or Movie Central at no extra cost, and hey -- just in time for Halloween, too!
HDTV Listings for September 21, 2008
What we're watching tonight: ABC (720p) presents the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards at 8 p.m. NBC (1080i) has Sunday night Football with Cowboys/Packers at 8:15 p.m. Sci Fi (1080i) presents Viper at 9 p.m. HBO (1080i) lines up True Blood at 9 p.m. and Entourage at 10 p.m. History (720p) has Sandhogs at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) drops in the season finale of I Can't Believe I'm Still Single at 11:30 p.m. ESPN HD (720p) has Orioles/Yankees at 8:15 p.m. ESPN2 HD (720p) has NHRA Fall Nationals at 8:15 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 20, 2008
What we're watching tonight: TLC (1080i) has Flip That House at 8 p.m., the series premiere of Over Designed at 8:30 p.m. and Trading Spaces at 10 p.m. ABC (720p) brings Georgia/Arizona State college football at 8 p.m. Big Ten Network (720p) has Indiana/Ball State college football at 7 p.m. ESPN HD (720p) has LSU/Auburn college football at 8 p.m. ESPN2 HD (720p) features Wake Forest/Florida State at 7 p.m. and NHRA Nationals Qualifying at 10 p.m. HDNet (1080i) drops in MLS action with Toronto FC/Kansas City Wizards at 8 p.m. ESPNU (720p) has Fresno State/Toledo college football at 8:15 p.m. SPEED (720p) has Craftsman Truck Series action @ Las Vegas at 9:30 p.m. HBO (1080i) premieres American Gangster at 8 p.m. NBC (1080i) has Saturday Night Live with James Franco at 11:29 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 14, 2008
What we're watching tonight: NBC (1080i) has Sunday Night Football with Steelers/Browns at 8:15 p.m. Discovery (1080i) presents Secrets of the Dinosaur Mummy at 9 p.m. HBO (1080i) lines up True Blood at 9 p.m. and Entourage at 10 p.m. AMC (1080i) brings Mad Men at 10 p.m. History (720p) has Sandhogs at 10 p.m. ESPN HD (720p) brops in Tigers/White Sox MLB action at 8 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 13, 2008
What we're watching tonight: NBC (1080i) has the season premiere of Saturday Night Live at 11:29 p.m. ABC (720p) presents Ohio State/USC college football at 8 p.m. Fox (720p) has Cops at 8 p.m. Sci Fi (1080i) premieres Ba'al: The Storm God at 9 p.m. TLC (1080i) lines up Making It Home at 7 p.m., Flip That House at 8 p.m. and Hope For Your Home at 8:30 p.m. ESPN HD (720p) tosses in Oklahoma/Washington at 7:45 p.m. HDNet (1080i) has Galaxy/Wizards MLS action at 8 p.m. ESPN2 HD (720p) brings Auburn/Mississippi State college football at 7 p.m., followed by Wisconsin/Fresno State at 10:30 p.m. ESPNU (720) has Virginia/UConn college football at 7:30 p.m. CBS (1080i) brings Arizona/New Mexico college football at 8 p.m. FSN (720p) has UNLV/Arizona State college football at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Campbell vs. Guzman boxing at 9 p.m. HBO (1080i) premieres Michael Clayton at 8 p.m. HBO PPV (1080i) presents Casamayor/Marquez boxing at 9 p.m. Cinemax (1080i) premieres Rendition at 10 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 7, 2008
What we're watching tonight: MTV (1080i) has the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards at 9 p.m. ABC Family (720p) brings the season finale of Samurai Girl at 8 & 9 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents the series premiere of True Blood at 9 p.m. and Entourage at 10 p.m. History (720p) has the season finale of Ice Road Truckers at 9 p.m. and the series premiere of Sandhogs at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) has Sunday Night Football with Bears/Colts at 8:15 p.m. TLC (1080i) presents Painted Babies 2 at 9 p.m. and Toddlers & Tiaras at 10 p.m. AMC (1080i) drops in Mad Men at 10 p.m. ESPN HD (720p) has MLB action with Phillies/Mets at 8 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 6, 2008
What we're watching tonight: CBS (1080i) has U.S. Open Tennis at 8 p.m. Fox (720p) brings the season premiere of Cops at 8 & 8:30 p.m. ABC Family (720p) drops in Samurai Girl at 8 & 9 p.m. TLC (1080i) brings Hope for Your Home at 8 p.m. Cinemax (1080i) has The Bourne Ultimatum at 10 p.m. ESPN HD (720p) presents Florida/Miami college football at 8 p.m. ESPN2 HD (720p) has Texas/UTEP college football at 10:15 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents Boxing After Dark at 10:15 p.m. FSN HD (720p) brings Stanford/Arizona State college football at 10 p.m.
HDTV Listings for August 30, 2008
What we're watching tonight: USA (1080i) continues U.S. Open coverage at 7 p.m. Discovery (1080i) presents Dangerous Season at 8 p.m. ABC (720p) premieres Saturday Night Football with Alabama/Clemson or Michigan State/Cal at 8 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Making It Home at 7 p.m. and Hope for Your Home at 8:30 p.m. ESPN HD (720p) has college football with Illinois/Missouri at 8:30 p.m. ESPNU HD (720p) has Boston College/Kent State at 7:30 p.m. HDNet (1080i) brings MLS action with LA/New England at 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 HD (720p) has Mississippi State/Louisiana Tech at 6:45 p.m. Big Ten Network (1080i) has Minnesota/Northern Illinois at 7 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents The Invasion at 8 p.m. Cinemax (!080i) lines up Death Sentence at 10 p.m.
