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by BlinkerGuy . May 9th, 2007

From Time Warner Cable

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TIME WARNER CABLE ADDS VERSUS HD FOR HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
Digital Cable Customers Will Receive Versus HD May 10th on Channel 708

BUFFALO, NY- May 8, 2007 - Time Warner Cable, the nation’s second-largest cable television operator, today announced the temporary addition of Versus HD to its HD offerings for digital cable customers on Channel 708. The addition of Versus HD will allow hockey fans to enjoy the hockey playoff games beginning Thursday, May 10 until the end of the hockey season. Versus will not black out any more games in this region and has pledged to cover two games of the Stanley Cup. Versus offers the Golf Channel from noon until seven and then begins its Versus hockey coverage at seven.

"Time Warner Cable has heard the clamor of our customers for Versus HD in order to see the hockey playoffs through the best picture available. We are pleased to have the technology and the ability to offer this great opportunity for the next month," stated Gordon Harp, Buffalo Division President, Time Warner Cable. "Behind the scenes we have had to work very fast and juggle some other commitments but we felt this was important to our customers in Western New York. As a company Time Warner Cable strives to provide the best products and services every day."

Versus will remain available on Channel 71 to standard package customers after this temporary viewing of Versus HD ends. Versus is the national cable home of the National Hockey league (NHL) and the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Now in more than 72 million homes, the network is a destination for sports fans, athletes and sportsmen to find exclusive, competitive events that audiences can’t find elsewhere.

As one of the customers that clamored about being able to see Versus in HD, this makes me so happy!

But it does make me wonder if they only did this because you can pick up CBC’s HD signal out of Toronto & all the games from here on out will be on CBC. I hope they prove me wrong & keep it past the playoffs.


4 Responses to “Time Warner To Launch Versus In HD For Playoffs!”

So you finally got your wish!!! For one day you will be getting Versus in HD.


J.Mo
May 13 07 5:29 pm

Well, it’s more than just one day - they say we’ll have it thru the playoffs, even if the Sabres don’t make it. There were a lot of articles in The Buffalo News over the weekend about the TV coverage - 1 out of 6 people in the Buffalo area watched the Game 1 on CBC instead of Versus, which I find very interesting.

Game 3 is tonight & I think I’ll watched it on the Versus HD channel (even though CBC’s coverage is better)


BlinkerGuy
May 14 07 10:47 am

I would honestly say just watch it on CBC if they have better coverage in HD. Besides, I doubt that 99.9% of America would care if you supported hockey in Canada. Well, Detroit might but they’d just riot and destroy their city even more.


J.Mo
May 15 07 6:21 pm

GREAT NEWS FOR YOU!!! I went back to work for DirecTV this week and in July they are having 150 HD Channels added to the line up. I’m not sure if Versus is one of them but that’s more than any provider in Canada, Dish, and Cable provider combined.


J.Mo
May 17 07 11:23 pm
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