Cablevision has added 15 new channels to its HD channel lineup. They claim that they are now providing more than 60 HD channels for free. The company also adds that all channels are available to iO TV customers without the extra equipment or programming fees. The lineup includes popular cable networks like Nickelodeon, Discovery Channel, FX, FOX News Channel, AMC, Animal Planet and The Weather Channel.

 

Cablevision is an entertainment and telecommunications company in the New York metropolitan area. The company says its telecommunications offerings include its iO TV digital television, Optimum (News - Alert) Online high-speed Internet, Optimum Voice digital voice-over-cable, and its Optimum Lightpath integrated business communications services.

 

"We have continued to build additional value into our Emmy Award-winning iO TV digital cable service, through the addition of more free on demand programming, unique and valuable interactive services like News 12 Interactive, and more free HD," said John Trierweiler (News - Alert), Cablevision's senior vice president of product management. "The ongoing expansion of the HD programming available to our iO TV customers represents our commitment to ensuring that Optimum offers the very best cable television, high-speed Internet and voice products in our market, and consumers have recognized this superiority by continuing to choose our services over those of our competitors."

 

The company has stated that the new channels will be made available to all of its customers in its service area within this week. They have claimed that more than 1.1 million iO TV customers have at least one high-definition television and HD-enabled set-top box, an HD customer base that has grown by more than 50 percent in the last year, as Cablevision's high-definition programming line-up has expanded from 23 channels a year ago to 60 this week.

 

Cablevision intends to use the full potential of fiber-optical networks and advanced technology to deliver all of its channels into HD as customers are opting for quality service. The new channels included this week are AMC HD Animal Planet HD, Discovery Channel HD, Fox News HD, FX HD, Hallmark Movie Channel HD, IFC HD, Nickelodeon HD, Science Channel HD, Speed Channel HD, Spike HD, The Weather Channel HD, TLC HD, Travel Channel HD and WE HD.

 

The company officials say that 85 percent (nearly 2.7 million) of Cablevision customers are iO TV digital cable customers and this is the largest digital penetration in the US.

 

Cablevision has stated that iO TV offers customers access to up to 360 channels, including 53 premium movie channels, 48 channels of commercial-free digital music, more than 3,500 titles available on demand at all times, an interactive programming guide, 60 high-definition programming services, and uniquely valuable and relevant interactive television applications, including News 12 Interactive. For more info visit http://www.cablevision.com