Howdy! Just a question, if I may: Does anyone have any word on when Turner Classic Movies HD will be added to the Verizon FiOS lineup? The addition of TCM HD was accepted last year and added to the channel queue (as stated here: http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Share-Your-Ideas-with-Verizon/Turner-Classic-Movies-HD/idi-p/236499). I was wondering if we could get some idea as to when we may get the channel or at least what progress has been made. Thanks!
Hello LTrotter,
I am sorry but we do not provide dates for deployments and roll outs as they are subject to change. Once the process begins our development team will flag them as 'In Progress'. There are many HD channels coming up soon per the Dev Team notices though as you can see.
Thank you
I'd assume that TCM-HD would be added whenever the channel actually starts showing movies in HD (which, so far, they haven't).
Ahh, I see. Well, if they're not broadcasting in HD, there's obviously no reason to add it to FiOS, then.There's also no reason for an HD version to exist. They should have gotten all that in order before they went live. *sigh* Sometimes I wonder about the people working there...
I was getting TCM inHD on/Cablevision
@hwass11 wrote: I was getting TCM inHD on/Cablevision
No, you were getting a channel called TCM-HD on Cablevision. But you weren't seeing any movies in HD on that channel. Not sure why some don't seem to be aware...TCM-HD is not showing ANY High-Def movie content. It is an HD channel in name only. Heck, check out the TCM website. There isn't even a mention of TCM-HD. There is a reason for that!
@LTrotter wrote: Howdy! Just a question, if I may: Does anyone have any word on when Turner Classic Movies HD will be added to the Verizon FiOS lineup? The addition of TCM HD was accepted last year and added to the channel queue (as stated here: http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Share-Your-Ideas-with-Verizon/Turner-Classic-Movies-HD/idi-p/236499). I was wondering if we could get some idea as to when we may get the channel or at least what progress has been made. Thanks!
Well at the rate Verizon is adding new HD channels, your Grandkids may be lucky to see it in their lifetime.
Where are the Dev Team notices found?
TCM would have to do HD masters of all the films they own for it to make any sense to start broadcasting in HD. The majority of the films are on 480i SD video so even if broadcast in HD the majority of the films would still be upconverted from 480i. Still I would love to see wide screen films use the full width of the screen and wish Fios would add the service.
@garysb wrote: TCM would have to do HD masters of all the films they own for it to make any sense to start broadcasting in HD. The majority of the films are on 480i SD video so even if broadcast in HD the majority of the films would still be upconverted from 480i. Still I would love to see wide screen films use the full width of the screen and wish Fios would add the service.
Other channels seem to have no problem with HD broadcasts of classic films. HDNet Movies, MGM HD,Showtime, Epix, even Netflix! But, after having an HD channel all these years, TCM can't??? Not even one???? I'd rather see Verizon add the Sony HD channel instead of TCM-HD. At least their classics will be in true HD.
seems to me that all verizon seems interested in doing is adding spanish channels and more sports channels its becoming ridiculous there are so many sports hd channels its not funny but they cannot seem to satisfiy those customers that are not big sports fans - I cannot beleive they still haven;t added bbc america in hd along with tcm - shame on you verizon
@ggma1126 wrote: seems to me that all verizon seems interested in doing is adding spanish channels and more sports channels its becoming ridiculous there are so many sports hd channels its not funny but they cannot seem to satisfiy those customers that are not big sports fans - I cannot beleive they still haven;t added bbc america in hd along with tcm - shame on you
seems to me that all verizon seems interested in doing is adding spanish channels and more sports channels its becoming ridiculous there are so many sports hd channels its not funny but they cannot seem to satisfiy those customers that are not big sports fans - I cannot beleive they still haven;t added bbc america in hd along with tcm - shame on you
Agree, adding BBC America HD and TCM is long overdo. VZ is saying around October for linear channel adds. We need BBCA HD and TCM HD, H2 HD, Cartoon Channel HD before more sports. Let's hope this happens this time.
johnf2
i hope sports content in HD as well.
Well, its been just over two years since the original message has been posted and there is still no TCM-HD. I lived one apartment complex over from where I am now and Cox had it on HD, and it looked SO much better than what the SD FIOS looks like. TCM-HD had been one of my favorite channels when I had Cox. I can't even enjoy watched TCM on what FIOS gives me. If FIOS doesn't have it by the time my contract is up I will probably go back to Cox. I know it's silly to say that over one channel, but I like my TCM.
@PilatB wrote: Well, its been just over two years since the original message has been posted and there is still no TCM-HD. I lived one apartment complex over from where I am now and Cox had it on HD, and it looked SO much better than what the SD FIOS looks like. TCM-HD had been one of my favorite channels when I had Cox. I can't even enjoy watched TCM on what FIOS gives me. If FIOS doesn't have it by the time my contract is up I will probably go back to Cox. I know it's silly to say that over one channel, but I like my TCM.
A better question might be that, even though it may look better than SD, why (after years) is the TCM-HD channel still not broadcasting anything in HD? Maybe that is why it hasn't been added yet.
What is needed to get TCM HD on Fios TV?
Do we need a petition?
Call the CEO?
Something else?
http://www.ipetitions.com/
petition fios for TCM HD programming i will sign it!!!
@steven1 wrote: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition fios for TCM HD programming i will sign it!!!
Wouldn't it make more sense to pertition TCM to actually start showing their programming in HD first?
@film11 wrote: @steven1 wrote: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition fios for TCM HD programming i will sign it!!!Wouldn't it make more sense to pertition TCM to actually start showing their programming in HD first?
No, it would not. It would make sense for Verizon to match what all its competitors are doing, which is broadcasting an HD signal of the content TCM provides.
Yep TCM is still being upconverted so TCM real HD does not even exist. Please complain to TCM about not having an real HD feed and only offering an upconverted signal to cable and telos.
I still miss TCM HD that I had with my former provider. The SD version doesn't cut it.
If VZ can add Al jazerra HD, why not TCM Classic Movies HD? Hard to believe there is more demand for that than for TCM.
