Cable/Sat Carriage

[Gregg Lengling]

According to a study conducted by BuyingHDTV.com, here are some details of HD cable carriage in the top-25 U.S. markets:
- HBO ----------- 98%
- NBC ----------- 98%
- ABC ----------- 92%
- Showtime ------ 92%
- CBS ----------- 86%
- Discovery ----- 86%
- ESPN ---------- 82%
- PBS ----------- 74%
- Fox ----------- 70%
- INHD ---------- 70%
- INHD2 --------- 70%
- Starz --------- 52%
- Cinemax ------- 48%
- HDNet --------- 42%
- HDNet Movies -- 42%
- Region sports - 28%
- TNT HD -------- 18%
- WB ------------ 10%
- VOD/PPV ------- 8%
- UPN ----------- 6%
- Bravo --------- 4%
- Other --------- 4%
- NBA ----------- 2%
- Movie Channel - 2%
- Encore -------- 0%
- NFL ----------- 0%
- Adult --------- 0%
- Number of channels carried by market:
- Seattle ------- 15
- Chicago ------- 14
- Boston -------- 13.7
- Baltimore ----- 13
- Cincinnati ---- 13
- Denver -------- 13
- Houston ------- 13
- Miami --------- 13
- Tampa --------- 13
- Pittsburgh ---- 12.5
- New York ------ 12.3
- Atlanta ------- 12
- Detroit ------- 12
- Portland ------ 12
- Minneapolis --- 11.5
- Cleveland ----- 11.3
- Philadelphia -- 11.3
- Dallas -------- 11
- Phoenix ------- 11
- San Francisco - 11
- Los Angeles --- 10.8
- San Diego ----- 10.3
- Sacramento ---- 9
- St. Louis ----- 8
- Number of channels carried by MSO:
- Cablevision ---- 16
- Bright House --- 13
- Comcast -------- 12.8
- Wide Open West - 12
- Time Warner ---- 11.7
- Cox ------------ 10.6
- Adelphia ------- 10.2
- RCN ------------ 9.7
- Charter -------- 9
- Number of non-local channels carried by satellite:
- Voom ---- 33
- DirecTV - 11
- DISH ---- 10
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