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Bright House HD Channel Anticipation Thread (Q1-2013)

reply to HDOrlando
There should be no problems with this as its relevant to our Bright House forums section.

reply to HDOrlando
Thanks Gary!

I do think this is going to be a big thread on this forum and will have the second post all ready by the end of the Holiday weekend.

reply to HDOrlando
While I'm setting up the lists in the second post, what are everyone's HD wish lists?

Mine

1) More Encore/Plex HD- TWC/BHN needs to work out a new carriage deal for this to happen. The reason we do not have these and Starz is the fact these channels are on month to month carriage deals. For BHN Customers in Orlando, Tampa Bay and Bakersfield, this is why it took so long for us to get Weather Channel HD. Hopefully, a new deal will get done soon.

2) Sundance HD- TWC has it on it's carriage deals so this can be an easy pickup for Bright House. I think they are just waiting to see it as a headline for a quarterly when they have nothing to really add.

3) EPIX HD Channels- Seems like a long shot based on what TWC has had to say in the past but would like to see these on Movie Pass.

What about everyone else?

reply to HDOrlando
Were a week away from when the Michigan notice comes out. Orlando, Bakersfield and Indianapolis likely come out on Friday the 30th.

Based on Time Warner cable notices (BHN gets their channels off of their deals) that BBC World News HD could be in the cards for December but more likely the first quarter of 2013.

It's also looking like E!, Style, Lifetime, LMN, Lifetime Real Women, IFC and WE TV are joining the month to month carriage deals.

I plan to post all notices that I can get.

reply to HDOrlando
BBC World News HD
More Starz! HD
Epix HD
Sony Movie Channel HD

reply to HDOrlando
Hey HD

Can you also do a post showing how many TV Channel's are Currently Available on the BHTV App ? Then compare that to your master channel list and show that count, so we can see how much longer it will be till all TV CH are on the BHTV App.

reply to HDOrlando
Nayan: I match you on 2 of the 3.

Bigdaddy: I might just do that. Maybe even do a separate thread. Which HD channels do you still want?

Everyone: I'm still working on the Post 2 list but it will be done by weekend's end.

reply to HDOrlando
These were found by my buddy Kevin in the TWC KC Legal Notice.

As everyone knows, Bright House gets their channels from Time Warner Cable's agreements so these could be in play for us in the notices next week.

Fight Now HD
One World Sports HD
Outside Television HD
Universal Sports Net HD

»www.kansascity.com/classified-ad···link=cpy

I have never heard of the first three and did not even know about them as available HD Channels. TWC KC is only getting BBC World News in SD but that will definitely be in play for us at the very least.

I'm almost done with the list in the second post and will add these to it.

reply to HDOrlando
The notice from Michigan will be posted late afternoon/early evening tomorrow.

If they are getting additions, other systems will likely get those same channels.

reply to HDOrlando
I have The Michigan notice and given how all the main Bright House divisions (Panhandle gets the shaft) get most of the same things at the same time, all of us are likely getting...........

BBC World News SD/HD by the end of December.

The following channels are now also on month to month agreements as expected.

E!, Hallmark, Hallmark Movie Channel, IFC, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women, Smithsonian Channel, WE

Here is The Michigan Notice from my pal yimitz

Today's notice:

Month to month: BBC America, Channel One Russia, Cooking Channel, Current TV, DIY, E!, all the Encore networks, Food Network, GSN, GolTV, Hallmark, Hallmark Movie Channel, IFC, IndiePlex, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women, MC, NHL Center Ice, NHL Network, Ovation, Retroplex, Smithsonian, all the Starz networks, Style, This TV, TV Japan, WE and Youtoo TV.

Effective by December 31, the following channels will launch on the SDV system:
:
BBC World News (ch 146)
BBC World News HD (ch 339)

As of November 2, the following launched on the SDV system:

beIN Sport (Sports Pass ch 578)
beIN Sport HD (Sports Pass ch 678)

That's it for this month.

reply to HDOrlando
I'll have The Orlando notice, hopefully The Indianapolis notice around the same time and The Bakersfield notice late Friday.

reply to HDOrlando
The Indianapolis Notice. Nothing different from The Michigan notice.

NOTICE TO BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORK CUSTOMERS This notice is to inform our Bright House Networks customers of upcoming changes to their cable programming lineup. From time to time our agreements with cable channels and television stations come up for renewal. While we do not anticipate any loss or disruption of service, regulations require us to notify you of the possibility of losing programming. Therefore, please be advised that our agreements with BBC America, Cooking Channel, Current TV, DIY, E!, Encore, Encore Action, Encore Drama, Encore Family, Encore Family West, Encore Love, Encore Suspense, Encore West, Encore Westerns, Food Network, Game Show Network (GSN), GolTV, Great American County (GAC), Hallmark, Hallmark Movie Channel, IFC, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women, MC (channels 925-970), NHL Center Ice, NHL Network, Smithsonian, Starz, Starz Cinema, Starz Edge, Starz in Black, Starz Kids & Family, Style, WE and Youtoo remain in effect on a month-to-month basis, but we may have to cease carriage in all formats if our authority to continue is withheld. We are working diligently at this time to come to acceptable and fair terms with all of these channels. Bright House Networks utilizes a new digital video delivery technology known as Switched Digital Video (SDV). SDV is a robust bandwidth management system that makes it possible to offer more digital video programming services than before including new HD channels. To be able to offer more new video services, Bright House Networks will be moving some existing programming services to the new SDV system as well as adding new services on the SDV system. Effective by December 31, 2012 , the following channels will launch on the SDV system: BBC World NewsDigital Basic Channel 320 BBC World News HDDigital Basic Channel 1320 The following channels are now available on the SDV system: beIN SportSports Pass Channel 438 beIN Sport HDSports Pass Channel 1438 beIN Sport EspanolHispanic Tier Channel 881 beIN Sport Espanol HDHispanic Tier Channel 1881 These services will not be available on uni-directional retail devices as of the date(s) noted above. If you want to subscribe to these services, you will need a digital set-top box or tuning adaptor from Bright House Networks. Customers may continue to use their uni-directional retail device and CableCARD to receive video programming other than the programming delivered on the SDV system. Customers who also utilize a digital set-top box or tuning adaptor will be able to receive video programming delivered on the SDV system. Customers will be notified in advance of any other programming changes. For more information on Bright House Networks programming, please call 1-800-753-2253 or visit our website at www.brighthouse.com (S - 11/30/12 - 6014453) - 11/30

reply to HDOrlando
Here is ORLANDO'S Notice

Effective by December 31, 2012 (This is interesting as we have a by date instead of an on or after that usually meant the date mentioned)

BBCA World News Channel 153
BBCA World News HD Channel 1222

BBC America will move from digital channel 153 to digital channel 75 on the SDV System.

They also inform us of the additions of beIN Sport SD/HD and beIN Sport Espanol SD/HD earlier this month.

Like in the other notices, these channels have joined the month to month agreements.

E!, Hallmark, Hallmark Movie Channel, IFC, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women, Smithsonian Channel, Style, WE

Any clue when we get Starz on Demand in HD?

reply to HDOrlando
RUQRU,

We will likely get that, more HD Starz channels, more HD Encore, Encore On Demand with some HD on Movie Pass HD OD and the areas that do not have Indieplex and RetroPlex will get them.......

Once they come to a new deal for the Starz channels. They are currently on month to month deals preventing the additions of all of the above.

The reason why Orlando, Tampa Bay and Bakersfield did not get The Weather Channel HD until within the past year was the fact it was on month to month deals for three years.

This is also why many of us got HD channels like Ovation and EWTN before Lifetime HD.

For years, NFL Network was the big thing we did not have.

Next year, a new Starz/Encore deal is going to be the big thing we watch for as it's the biggest hole in TWC/BHN's amazing HD Lineup.

Sundance HD is a minor hole that BHN can add right now via the TWC deals and one to watch for.

Others are long shots like the return of AXS.TV/HDNet Movies and The Epix HD Channels.

reply to HDOrlando
On another note, The Bakersfield notice is the same as The Orlando, Indiana and Michigan notices.

I'll be updating the second post down here as this forum locks posts after a few days.

HDOrlando, do you know what is holding up a deal? Is there any chance that there will be no deal and we loose those channels?

reply to HDOrlando
RUQRU,

I do not know what is holding it up but they have been on month to month agreements with the Starz Channels for about 2-3 years (Many channels are as The Weather Channel was for 3 years) so I seriously doubt we lose those channels.

Because it's been on the deals for a few years, you would expect a conclusion soon. When it is done, BHN's biggest hole will be filled with the addition of all of that HD content.