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Sky Sports News HD launches in August, Sky Sports HD available on Virgin
Even though the Open Championship is over, UK viewers can expect quite a bit more HD sports coming their way. On Virgin, the Sky Sports HD1 and Sky sports HD2 channels will be available starting August 2, at an extra cost of £7 a month over the standard def sports package (Sky 1 HD and Sky Arts HD are also arriving, at no extra charge. That's not all however, as Sky is taking its Sky Sports News network to the next level with an HD version so you can catch those Premier League and other highlights as they were meant to be seen starting August 23.
Sky HD adding three new HDTV channels for a total of 17
With its troubles in the past, Sky is ramping up its HD service, with plans to add three new stations soon for a total of 17 HD channels. Viewers can expect Sky Sports HD 3, Sky Movies Premiere HD and FX HD. Sky Sports HD 3 will kick off with Monday Night Raw in March and the PGA European Tour, while FX HD is a "bespoke" custom channel, Sky Movies Premiere is a simulcast of the SD channel. Sky says its signed up more than 400,000 subscribers since launch, and once these channels are added, they'll have access to 6,500 hours of HD programming per month. We know it was rough for a while, any Sky HD users out there got a report about the service these days?
