its about time

i'd rather have it than not

4/3/2007 9:24:23 PM

it's on now, channel 289

4/4/2007 7:24:29 PM

fuck yes, i wonder if its been there all day, i would've loved to have watched the roma-man u game in HD earlier today

4/4/2007 7:27:13 PM

wow i just creamed my pants

286 in charlotte time warner btw

4/4/2007 7:27:39 PM

THANK FUCKING GOD!

4/4/2007 7:57:16 PM

sweeeeeet

4/4/2007 7:59:16 PM

I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it with my own eyes

Happens on the night of a Mets game too, so double fuck yeah

4/4/2007 8:09:15 PM

Man, that is one ugly helmet.

[Edited on April 4, 2007 at 8:14 PM. Reason : supah shiny mets helmets]

4/4/2007 8:13:32 PM

Countdown to ESPN-U:

3232902 days

but seriously, GG TWC

4/4/2007 8:13:52 PM

wish we would have had it about 2 months ago but at least we have it now

ESPNU is probably not too far away, although i'm sure during the summer its lacrosse and other stuff nobody really wants to watch

[Edited on April 4, 2007 at 8:15 PM. Reason : in an article it was said "ESPN2HD and ESPNU will be available before the end of the year"]

[Edited on April 4, 2007 at 8:15 PM. Reason : already got 1]

4/4/2007 8:15:00 PM

^NCAA Baseball Tournament is on ESPNU

http://www.tvpredictions.com/tw040407.htm
Apparently this deal includes carriage agreements for ABC Family HD, Disney Channel HD, and ESPNews HD when they go online next year. So I will be shocked (yet completely unsurprised) if TWC forgot ESPNU.

http://www.tvpredictions.com/tw030907.htm
This is a rather funny interview with their chief programming officer, Melinda Witmer (funny as in she probably doesnt know what shes talking about). With as much money as she probably makes in that job, and considering the job she has, she DOESNT OWN AN HDTV.

4/4/2007 9:05:10 PM

Quote :

"although i'm sure during the summer its lacrosse and other stuff nobody really wants to watch"

4/4/2007 9:12:39 PM

I thought you had to buy an extra HD package to get ESPNHD. I get both ESPNHD and ESPN2HD with my basic HD package now.

4/4/2007 10:01:39 PM

same here.. both channels are unlocked now.. part of the new deal with Disney or maybe just a 'preview' to get people to by the HD tier??

Quote :

"Time Warner Cable said that the deal will extend retransmission consent for the ABC-owned broadcast television stations carried in Time Warner Cable systems, and provide for carriage of a broad array of Disney's leading networks and services including: ABC Family, Disney Channel, ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS, ESPN Pay-Per-View, SOAPnet, and Toon Disney. The company further said that additional terms of the agreements were not disclosed. In addition, Time Warner Cable noted that it will introduce ESPN2 HD and ESPNU later this year, and certain systems will also offer Disney Channel on Demand subscription VOD and ESPN Deportes. Three new high-definition services from Disney and ESPN Media Networks-ABC Family HD, Disney Channel HD and ESPNEWS HD-will launch in Time Warner Cable systems when they become available in 2008. "

From: http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/BREAKING%20NEWS/526696/

[Edited on April 4, 2007 at 10:22 PM. Reason : ]

4/4/2007 10:18:10 PM

i think theres only one hd package

[Edited on April 4, 2007 at 10:40 PM. Reason : .]

4/4/2007 10:40:11 PM

well call me a hypocrite

cancelled my D* install after TWC made me a crazy low offer for TV + internet that now includes ESPN2HD. seriously tho ESPN-U better get on by football season.

money (and sports channels) talk!

4/4/2007 11:05:48 PM

and NFL Network is a whole other story

4/4/2007 11:13:02 PM

I really couldn't care less about the NFL (or NBA, or NHL -- just MLB as far as pros go) so I'm good

4/4/2007 11:16:23 PM

i'd much rather have espnu than espn2hd.

4/4/2007 11:18:12 PM

I emailed George Douglas, VP for Marketing for TWC Raleigh (mailto:george.douglas@twcable.com), to ask when they would add ESPNU as well as Versus-GolfHD (available to any provider free of charge that already carries the SD versions). I got an out of office reply through the end of the week, but with enough of these they may try to add them sooner than later.

4/5/2007 5:21:45 AM

^ sent my $.02

4/5/2007 7:37:21 AM

Quote :

"same here.. both channels are unlocked now.. part of the new deal with Disney or maybe just a 'preview' to get people to by the HD tier??"

I'm glad I wasn't just a dumbass who had it all along and never knew it

4/5/2007 9:44:21 AM

good to finally have but baseball season???? greeeat

4/5/2007 11:32:16 AM

sweet, this is the first time i've ever seen espnhd. i hope its permanent and not just a preview

4/6/2007 12:02:53 PM

do you guys have FSNHD?

4/6/2007 12:56:18 PM

Not permanently, but we get FSN-HD broadcasts anytime there is a Canes game in HD or college football/basketball game in HD on inHD.

4/6/2007 1:31:40 PM

Quote :

"i hope its permanent and not just a preview"

does anyone actually know if this is just a preview?

4/9/2007 3:12:44 PM

okay lets start the "ESPNU to TWC within the week" thread so we can get it before football starts

4/9/2007 8:37:43 PM

^^ according to time warner's website it has been moved to the digital variety tier, so it is permanent.. no need to get the HD suite to get ESPN(2)HD.

http://www.timewarnercable.com/NC/products/cable/hdchannels.html

Quote :

"ESPN2HD - Digital Variety Ch. 289 Get more in HD with ESPN2 HD! Catch MLB, NASCAR, MLS, College Basketball, College Football and more! ESPNHD Ch. 290 is now also available with Digital Variety – making both channels available to all HD customers with an HD box."

[Edited on April 9, 2007 at 9:59 PM. Reason : ]

4/9/2007 9:57:53 PM

jackpot

4/9/2007 10:42:51 PM

fucking sweet, too bad football and basketball are over, but i like baseball too

4/9/2007 10:48:57 PM

i can only watch baseball if i'm really really bored, too boring..

well if i'm doing something else and not really paying attention its nice to at least have something in HD

i just don't like baseball

4/9/2007 10:54:11 PM

baseball indeed is the perfect background material -- escp. in HD

I actually got an email back from TWC's VP of Marketing, and while I'm taking it w/ a grain of salt, here's what he said in regard to ESPN-U: " I know that we will be adding ESPN-U very soon but I have not seen an exact launch date for the Raleigh division."

Keep those fingers crossed!

4/9/2007 11:05:27 PM

Semi-related:
http://www.tvpredictions.com/twversus040907.htm

Quote :

"Time Warner Gets Versus HD Rights But a spokesman says it's up to each system to add it. By Phillip Swann Washington, D.C. (April 9, 2007) -- Time Warner Cable has obtained the rights to broadcast the Versus/Golf channel in High-Definition. However, Mark Harrad, a Time Warner spokesman, says it's up to the individual Time Warner system whether to add the high-def channel. Versus/Golf, which is owned by Comcast, carries National Hockey League games and some golf tournaments in HD. The network will broadcast NHL playoff games in high-def. Harrad says he does not know which (if any) local Time Warner systems have added the HD channel. "We do have the rights to carry Versus in HD," Harrad says. "I do not have information here regarding which divisions have added that to their line-up and which have not at this point in time. It's up to the divisions. Generally, we try to add as much HD programming as possible, but there has to be channels available on the appropriate tier and the channel line-ups differ from division to division." With the NHL playoffs beginning this week, several Time Warner subscribers have contacted TVPredictions.com asking if the high-def Versus/Golf will be added. "

First HD game on Versus is Wednesday night, so hopefully we will see it by then.

4/10/2007 12:11:31 AM

please.

if they get this done within a week and ESPNU done in the next few weeks, I won't be hating on TWC too much more

4/10/2007 10:20:06 AM

-

[Edited on April 10, 2007 at 10:20 AM. Reason : ]

4/10/2007 10:20:37 AM

Quote :

"no need to get the HD suite to get ESPN(2)HD."

outfuckingstanding.

just in time for the 9 cup races on espn

4/10/2007 10:49:16 AM

oh i forgot there is still one thing annoying me

TWC interrupting the station you're watching during commercials and sometimes even during the show to play their own commercials usually just for a service you already have or digital phone which nobody fucking wants, and if they do they have it already. It's almost like always in the middle of a commercial too they can't get the time out right. Maybe its only in the Pinehurst area but its annoying as hell.

4/10/2007 12:27:25 PM

bo sox & mariners tomorrow night

makes you heart ESPN2HD

4/10/2007 8:07:06 PM

Dice K and King Felix

4/10/2007 8:21:29 PM

yo saddamizer can i have ur tv?

4/10/2007 8:26:30 PM

yeah come over and get it

its kinda heavy so it might take 2 people

4/10/2007 8:27:36 PM