Canwest launches MovieTime in HD
Canwest announced today that it will launch a high definition version of its English language specialty movie channel Movietime on Friday, March 12th.
At launch, MovieTime HD will only be available on Rogers digital cable in Ontario but the company hopes to launch with other cable and satellite television providers later in the spring.
Spectacle with Elvis Costello returns to CTV
The second season of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with.. continues on CTV on March 20th at 10:00 p.m. ET, the network said today.
Guests on the show for this season include Ron Sexsmith, Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett and a two part show with rock legend Bruce Springsteen.
Paralympic Winter Games TV Schedule announced
Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium announced today it would broadcast fifty-seven hours of high-definition television coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in English and French.
New Whole home HD PVR now available from Rogers
Without any fanfare or public pronouncements, Rogers Cable this past week began selling the Cisco 8642 Whole Home high definition personal video recorder (HD-PVR) which should replace its aging 8300HD PVR.
Although roll-out plans for the new HD PVR have not been announced by Rogers, Digital Home believes the company will not formally announce the new set top box until it has cleared out its inventory of older PVRs.
Build your own “Super OTA TV Antenna”
Did you know there are more than twenty five over-the-air (OTA) television stations currently broadcasting High definition (HD) signals in Canada plus many more HD stations which spill over into Canada from the United States?
The knowledge that a multitude of free over-the-air high definition signals was available was the impetus for a bunch of retired and hobbyist antenna engineers working together in the Digital Home forums to create a super TV antenna that can be built by just about anyone.
Rogers Cable guide update fails to satisfy customers
Rogers Cable today rolled out a minor revision to its Quickstart marketing menu after complaints from digital cable customers in Ontario.
The update introduces a new menu option on Rogers set top boxes which allows users to change the order in which the QuickStart menu appears.
Baseball Spring training tour begins on Sirius XM
To celebrate the return of baseball, Sirius XM has announced that beginning Friday, March 5, MLB Home Plate and Mad Dog Radio will broadcast from 30 Major League Baseball Spring Training sites in three weeks.
Sirius XM’s 2010 Spring Training Tour will broadcast live from ballparks in Arizona and Florida, offering fans an in-depth look at every Major League club along with interviews with managers, players and team executives.
CKVU Digital TV now live in Vancouver
Just one week after it received CRTC approval, CKVU Digital television has gone live over-the-air (OTA) in Vancouver on digital channel 10.1.
Digital Home readers first reported the station was on-air early Tuesday afternoon.
