Cogeco 2009 New Channels discussion

[Arc|Angel]

I saw CBC NW HD advertised as exclusive to Rogers. Not sure if thats because of an agreement or not though.

[Superdad]

We have Speed in HD in Kingston.

Now we need CNN and some of thise offered by Rogers in Toronto.

Stay Tuned

David aka Superdad

[wallee]

I noticed that TLC is now flashing the available in HD notice. Anybody heard anything about Cogeco getting this?

[RingtailedFox]

i'd like to see them carry WADL-TV (Independent, Detroit)... it went from being infomercial TV/religionvision to airing all sorts of 1970s and 1980s sitcoms, sort of like WMYD 20 and WKBD 50 in the 1980s... i emailed cogeco and a service rep. said they were looking in to it and hope to get permission to carry it from the CRTC and Adell Broadcasting (owners of the station), but... i won't hold much hope.. the only places that have it on cable are in rural areas of kent and lambton counties...

[xite29]

It's not available in St. Catharines...

[720p]

Does Cogeco offer ANY HD content On Demand?

[G77]

Originally Posted by 720p

Does Cogeco offer ANY HD content On Demand?

None at all....

They can barely get HD working real time, never mind on demand!!

[sideways74]

Any chance we will see CNN HD and MSNBC HD any time soon?

MSNBC HD

[xite29]

CNN HD is long overdue.

[milner_7]

Surprized to see The Golf Channel HD today. Picture is amazing! Glad Cogeco has picked it up finally. Usually they send you a message but I don't remember seeing anything

[LynchMob47]

I notice The Golf Channel HD here in Georgetown as well. Definitely a step in the right direction. I don't really understand adding Speed TV HD before so many other options - such as CNN, TLC, MSNBC... not to mention getting the NFL network (in any resolution).

[bigoranget]

the only places that have it on cable are in rural areas of kent and lambton counties...

That's no longer the case. In early February WADL as well as all the Toledo stations were removed from the line-up and replaced with specialty channels.

[xite29]

I checked to see if its available here in St. Kitts and its not..

[wallee]

Originally Posted by LynchMob47

I notice The Golf Channel HD here in Georgetown as well. Definitely a step in the right direction. I don't really understand adding Speed TV HD before so many other options - such as CNN, TLC, MSNBC... not to mention getting the NFL network (in any resolution).

I guess it's a matter of taste. I wouldn't watch an NFL channel in any resolution and an HD 24hr news channel would be about as exciting to me as an HD 24hr paint drying channel.

Originally Posted by xite29

I checked to see if its available here in St. Kitts and its not..

If you're referring to Golf HD, check again. I'm in St Kitts and receive it.

[jamcan]

Where is Howard Stern on Demand on Cogeco? Why is it that it's limited to just Rogers? This is not right. I have two options where I live, Cogeco Cable and Bell TV. Does anyone else out there think this is not right? Why should we be limited to only receive what our cable operator wants to carry. If it's passed by the CRTC to be carried then it should be made available to all Canadian residents. Cogeco, it's time to wake up and realize that you have to offer what people want. Your On Demand service is garbage with nothing of value offered.