
Right now only two of HBO's channels are available in HD: HBO. But today HBO's CEO Bill Nelson announced that HBO will upgrade all 26 of their channels to HD. They would also like to upgrade their video-on-demand service, but cite "copy-protection concerns relating to older HDTV sets."
The question is who will carry all of these channels? With Comcast stepping up to the plate with there announcement of 400 HD channels by the end of this year, they will be a player in the HBO-HD love.
The new channels will start to roll out later this year, and all 26 are due by the end of Q2 2008.
Read the entire article after the leap. [Broadcasting&Cable]