Verizon Communications has added Discovery Channel HD to its FiOS fiber-optic television lineup, and announced plans to offer high-definition simulcasts of TLC, Animal Planet, and The Science Channel, beginning next year.
This announcement comes just days after Verizon’s promise to offer 150 high-definition channels by the end of 2008. Other cable and satelitte TV providers have been adding high definition content faster then Verizon.
“Discovery Channel HD is a great addition to the Verizon FiOS TV lineup as we close out 2007 and look forward to our HD expansion in 2008,” commented Terry Denson, Verizon’s vice president of TV content acquisition. “Discovery Communications’ programming has wide appeal across demographics and markets, and our HD customers will enjoy seeing all this content with the amazing picture quality and sound that FiOS TV delivers.”
“Discovery’s nonfiction programs like our award-winning Planet Earth truly come alive in HD, making our channels top destinations for viewers,” added Discovery Communications’ president of domestic distribution, Bill Goodwyn. “We are pleased to be working with Verizon to bring their customers HD simulcasts of Discovery’s most popular networks and to help drive greater adoption of HD services.”
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