Orange County HD Lineup Expansions: Cable Remains Woefully Behind Other Providers
Verizon FiOS continues to offer the largest number of HD channels in the Orange County region of California, offering more than double the number of HD channels that cable operators Cox and Time Warner provide to their respective customers. Cox Cable has just signed an agreement with Viacom to introduce its HD networks to the Cox Cable lineup effective at the end of July. But even with the additions, Cox remains in distant fifth place behind telephone company video systems and satellite television providers.
| Orange County Providers Number of HD Channels |
7/09 |
|---|---|
| Verizon FiOS | 127 |
| DirecTV | 124 |
| AT&T U-verse | 112 |
| Dish Networks | 93 |
| Cox Cable | 62 |
| Time Warner | 55 |
| New Viacom Networks for Cox | Channel |
|---|---|
| FX HD | 717 |
| BET HD | 748 |
| MTV HD | 749 |
| VH1 HD | 750 |
| Spike HD | 752 |
| CMT HD | 759 |
| Comedy HD | 760 |
| Nickelodeon HD | 770 |
| Cartoon Network HD | 771 |
| Cox Channel Changes Network |
Was | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Versus HD | 717 | 765 |
| Universal HD | 744 | 788 |
| Palladia HD | 749 | 789 |
| CNBC HD | 750 | 744 |
