EchoStar Communications said its Dish Network DBS service has added Cinemax HD to its hi-def lineup, as it competes with fellow DBS firm DirecTV (as well as cable) to ramp up as much HD content and venues as possible in the next year.

HBO has committed to making all 26 of its program feeds available in 1080i HD. The expansion will begin later this year and should be completed by the middle of 2008. At this time, HBO has two HD offerings—HBO HDTV, launched in 1999, and Cinemax HDTV, kicked off in 2003. The HBO HD multiplex, which offers HBO’s o

Starting April 1st, the YES Network will launch a standalone HD channel offering all New York Yankees home and away games in 1080i high definition. YES has secured carriage deals with Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Cablevision and DirecTV, ensuring that 95 percent of the network’s subscribers will have access to YES HD

Four more cable channels have added Dolby Digital 5.1 audio to their HD programming: Bravo HD, Cinemax HD, The Movie Channel HD and Spice HD. The channels debuted toward the end of 2003, airing movies, live concert series and original content using Dolby Digital broadcasting equipment. "Many more HD services have laun

The direct-to-home satellite service will make the first of the new HD feeds available in September.

“Inside the NFL,” which was featured on HBO for more than 30 seasons, was not renewed by HBO for 2008-09 but was picked up by another pay-channel, Showtime, which will also upgrade the program to HD.

The six motion pictures in the complete "Star Wars" series will all be offered in HD for the first time and aired as a group on Cinemax , the premium cable channel, in November as part of a marketing campaign. The Time Warner outlet reportedly will become the first channel to air the original three movies (dating back

The network will upgrade all 26 feeds of its HBO and Cinemax channels.