E4 HD to launch on Sky next week

E4 HD

Tristan O'Carroll

December 09, 2009

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E4 HD to launch on Sky next week

LONDON - E4 HD, Channel 4's second dedicated high definition channel, is to launch on Monday (14 December) on Sky's HD service, Sky+HD.

A simulcast of E4, E4 HD will provide access to popular Channel 4 shows such as Glee, Misfits, Hollyoaks and Peep Show.

It will be incorporated into Sky's HD Pack and brings the number of HD channels available through Sky+HD to 36. E4 HD will be located at channel number 215 on the Sky electronic programme guide.

Sky said it has 1.6 million Sky+HD subscribers access HD channels for channels such as Sky Sports, Sky Movies, FX, Discovery, Channel 4, Sky Arts, MTV, Nat Geo, ESPN, Disney, the BBC and Sky1.

Sky recently confirmed its Sky+HD set-top boxes would offer a "pull" video-on-demand service from 2010, to provide customers with additional content.

The broadcaster will also launch 3D TV services through the Sky+HD platform next year.

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