New HD channels to launch in March and April
BSkyB has announced that during March and April, the number of HD channels available to customers of its Sky HD service will increase from 14 to 17.
The three new channels; Sky Sports HD 3, Sky Movies Premiere HD and FX HD will provide Sky customers over 6,500 hours of HD programming each month.
Sky Sports HD 3 will air regular sports coverage and provide viewers a chance to see World Wrestling Entertainment in high definition. Who would actually want to see WWE in HD is anybody's guess.
Sky Movies Premiere HD, a replica of Sky Movies Premiere, will join existing HD movie channels Sky Movies Screen 1 HD and Screen 2 HD.
Completing the new trio, FX HD will air programmes between 7pm and 2am daily.
A BSkyB spokesperson said: "The launch of Sky Sports HD 3 will mean Sky will be the first and only broadcaster globally to offer live high-definition coverage of European Tour golf. FX HD will bring new series of critically-acclaimed dramas to the UK for the first time. Sky Movies Premiere HD will ensure the biggest and best from Hollywood and beyond are available in HD. Upcoming premieres include Blood Diamond, Flags Of Our Fathers, Fracture, Babel and Ghost Rider. And the channel will launch with a special event; the first opportunity anywhere in the UK to watch Titanic in HD."
Though we welcome the additional channels to Sky's HD service, the channels it must be said aren't the most appealing.
What we really need now is for Sky to drop the additional £10 per month subscription charge for HD customers.
