What’s New with DIRECTV HD
The nation’s leading satellite television provider, DIRECTV, is taking steps to continue making its remarkably numerous high definition (HD) broadcasts available to a further 40 new local markets by the end of 2008.
The company anticipates that it will soon make the popular and sought-after DIRECTV HD format available to more than 88 percent of all United States households before the coming of 2009. This means that homeowners in almost any community will not only have access to DIRECTV’s enormous range of standard programming, but most will also be able to finally enjoy the high definition experience.
DIRECTV is already the leader in HD channels, with over 130 now offered, and they are happy to be expanding their markets to include more and more local communities. They continue to add many local markets to their list of available territory and as of late 2008 had over 100 local programming sectors available in high definition.
In July of 2008 the company was proud to announce just how far it had come with its HD capability, indicating that all of its HD programming would be transmitted in the MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding standard by August of the same year, and that the Dolby Digital audio format would be soon to follow. Additionally, the company plans to offer movies in the 1080p format, which is the same as used by the popular “Blu-Ray” high definition DVDs currently available, before the end of 2008 as well. Clearly, in addition to expanding the availability of HD programming into national and local markets, they are also working to provide video and audio enthusiasts with the kind of high quality signal their advanced home theater equipment hungers for!
Fans of the home theater experience are not the only ones to benefit from DIRECTV’s advanced technologies however, since the company also offers the widest range of HD sports programming as well, with everything from NFL and NCAA events to the ever-popular NASCAR auto racing all available in this format as well.
Currently, DIRECTV has launched 11 of its own satellites. These work to deliver their diversity of programming, and with plans for a launch of their twelfth satellite at some point in 2009, they anticipate being able to provide more than 200 national HD channels and more than 1,500 local HD and digital channels as well.
With millions of households owning at least one high definition television set, and many in possession of high-end electronics and home theater systems, such a broad range of adequate programming will only continue to win over more and more customers to the company’s excellent array of services, which also make DIRECTV HD DVR devices available as well.
The satellite leader is continually living up to its famous “customer promise” which states exactly how strongly the company is committed to continuing to “develop the unique, innovative programming and services” that they are so noted for.