Has HDTV's defining moment finally arrived?
By Mike Snider, USA TODAYTue Jul 24, 8:22 AM ET
In their battle to convert customers to HDTV, cable and satellite systems are hoping CNN's Anderson Cooper, the Food Network's Giada De Laurentiis and HGTV's Joan Steffend can lend a hand.
Popular channels such as CNN and History are adding high-definition counterparts at the same time cable and satellite systems are expanding to add popular channels already available in HD.
"I have said for a long time that HDTV won't become mainstream until certain mainstream networks become high-definition networks - not just the major (broadcast) ones but also CNN, USA, Bravo, Weather Channel and the Cartoon Network," says Phil Swann, president and publisher of TVPredictions.com, which tracks HD news.
"If you can think of a popular basic cable channel, the odds are pretty good it is going to be in HD by the end of the year. That is what will really drive this home and make this truly mainstream."
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•Food Network in HD, already carried on Dish and some cable systems, is converting studios to add Rachael Ray's 30 Minute Meals and Emeril! Live. Already on: Paula's Home Cooking, Barefoot Contessa, Everyday Italian, Throwdown With Bobby Flay and Unwrapped.
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