Verizon
addes Discovery Channel HD to its FiOS
TV high-definition
lineup in all markets. Verizon FiOS TV customers can now enjoy the premier nonfiction
network in stunning high-definition clarity on channel 846. In addition, HD simulcasts
of Discovery Communications’ other popular networks — TLC, Animal Planet and The
Science Channel — will be available in 2008 as part of a major expansion of FiOS
TV HD programming announced last week.
Verizon last week announced plans to increase the number of HD channels to 150 channels
by the end of 2008. It also said it would offer additional HD content through FiOS
TV’s video-on-demand service.
With the addition of Discovery Channel HD, Verizon FiOS TV customers will have access
to a wide-ranging slate of real-life HD programming spanning content categories such
as exploration and adventure, natural history, science and technology, and history,
among others. Capitalizing on the superior picture and sound quality offered by high-definition
technology, Discovery has invested millions in original HD content, bringing to viewers
landmark programming events such as the Emmy Award-winning natural history series
“Planet Earth” and “Discovery Atlas HD.”
Verizon FiOS TV customers will be able to see Discovery Channel’s hit series and groundbreaking
specials with spectacular visual clarity, experiencing in true HD the danger and excitement
of “Deadliest Catch,” the grime of “Dirty Jobs,” and the surprise and astonishment
of “Mythbusters,” among others. Verizon will continue to offer Discovery’s stand-alone
HD network, HD Theater, which is available on channel 836 and features viewer-favorite
“Sunrise Earth” and a broad array of rich, original HD content across several categories
such as world cultures, wildlife, high-end auto and adventure.