Washington, D.C. (April 3, 2008) -- Time Warner says its local systems in New York and New Jersey will carry 100 High-Definition channels by year's end.
By the end of April, the cable operator says Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island will offer 50 high-def channels, many of which will be free with digital cable packages.
Time Warner customers in Manhattan, New Jersey, the Hudson Valley region and Mt. Vernon will get all the channels later this year, the company said.
"By delivering the most HD choices and Enhanced HD for free to its Digital Cable customers, Time Warner Cable reaffirms our position as the preeminent multimedia provider in New York City," said Howard Szarfarc, TW's executive vice president for the company's New York City region. "The added capacity for HD channels and content didn't require significant upgrade expenditures or labor costs, and reflects the robust and flexible nature of our existing advanced fiber network."
Here are the 50 HD channels that will be available by April 30 in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island:
Free With Digital Service
A&E HD
ABC Family HD
Animal Planet HD
CNN HD
Discovery HD
Disney HD
ESPN HD
ESPN2 HD
ESPN NEWS HD
Food Network HD
Fox Business News HD
Fox News HD
Hallmark Movie Channel HD
HD Theater (Discovery)
HGTV HD
History Channel HD
The Learning Channel HD
Lifetime Movie Network HD
M HD
MSG HD
MSG+ HD
National Geographic HD
NY1 HD
Science Channel HD
SportsNet New York HD
TBS HD
TNT HD
Toon Disney HD
Travel Channel HD
Universal HD
Versus/Golf HD
WABC HD
WCBS HD
Weather Channel HD
WNBC HD
WNET - Thirteen HD
WNYW Fox HD
WPIX - CW HD
WWOR - My Network HD
YES HD
Free With Sports Packages HD Premium Tier
MLB HD HD Net
NHL HD HD Net Movies
Mojo HD
Free with Premium Services Pay Per View
HBO HD HD PPV
Cinemax HD
SHOWTIME HD
The Movie Channel HD
Starz HD
Time Warner said it will also soon rollout its new 'Start Over' service in the New York and New Jersey areas. Start Over allows viewers to start a program over during its allotted time slot without the need for a DVR.