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TWC and your Cable Company / TWC HD: We Have a Cable Deal
« on: September 20, 2007, 03:52:46 PM »
http://www.tvpredictions.com/weatherhd092007.htm

Weather Channel HD: We Have a Cable Deal!
But the channel won't reveal with whom.
By Swanni
 
Washington, D.C. (September 20, 2007) -- The Weather Channel says a major cable operator has agreed to carry its new high-def channel.

But it won't say which cable operator.

That's according to an article in Broadcasting and Cable magazine.

The publication reports that The Weather Channel HD signal is now being fed to DIRECTV's headquarters in California. DIRECTV plans to add the channel when it kicks off its high-def expansion this month.

But a Weather Channel spokeswoman says a major cable operator has agreed to offer the HD channel in October -- and two other TV providers will carry it as well.

“Our distribution partners are moving forward with satisfying their customers’ demand for more compelling HD programming, and they see The Weather Channel as assisting them in satisfying this demand,” Becky Powhatan, the channel's executive vice president for distribution and business affairs, said in a statement to the magazine.

Of course, it should be noted that The Weather Channel HD channel will not actually be in high-def for the first few months at least. The network has yet to complete the renovations on its new HDTV studio so its standard definition signals are being "upconverted" to near-HD quality. (Some documentaries, however, will be in high-def.)

Upconversion improves a standard-def picture, but it doesn't provide the clarity and color of a real HD image.

The Weather Channel's HD studio coverage is expected to go real HD sometime next year.

http://www.tvpredictions.com/weatherhd092007.htm

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / "New" Content?
« on: September 18, 2007, 10:00:45 PM »
Gary, I wanted to get your feelings on this.

This site is "TWC Today," yet, especially in the "segment openers" and "OCM Clips," there's a lack of more current TWC clips. Yeah, I know, you can turn on the TV and see all you want of that...but wouldn't including current segment openers still be a good idea?

Err...can this all be chalked up to lack of contribution?

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My videos continue to look sub-par after editing with WMM. I don't know whether it's the setting I'm exporting with (1.0 Mbps), or if its Media Center's TV Tuner. Can anyone provide help? I've got plenty of hard drive space, and I'm also going to purchase an external hard drive for certain purposes as well...freeing up more space.

Thanks.

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Local Forecast / Question Regarding WeatherSTAR XLs and...
« on: August 31, 2007, 09:48:02 PM »
...special weather statements/significant weather alerts. (Which, with NWS coding, are one in the same)

How long do Special Weather Statements run on the XL? On IntelliSTAR, I believe it runs for 10 minutes, and then cuts off. Honestly, it should run longer, especially with Significant Weather Alerts. (Usually issued when a storm is just below severe levels, yet could still do damage)

Thanks,
Matt


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Contributions / Matt (ErnestoAlert's) Contributions
« on: August 09, 2007, 08:53:34 AM »
Here's the current Heat Wave opener, taken from Your Weather Today.


Gary: If you wish to use any of my videos, notify me, and I'll upload them to the site.

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