Found January 12, 2009 on The Biz of Hockey: Yardbarker Blogger Network
The NHL announced today that they have reached an agreement with AT&T U-verse. NHL Network and NHL Network HD are now available to AT&T U-verse TV customers, for those that purchase the carrier?s sports tier package. NHL Network is available to all U-verse TV customers who subscribe to the U400 programming package or The Sports Package. U-verse TV customers can also watch NHL Network in spectacular High Definition (HD) with an HD service subscription. NHL Network is on channel 638 in Standard Definition and channel 1638 in HD. ?NHL Network is an exciting addition to our U-verse TV channel lineup,? said Chris Lauricella, assistant vice president of programming, AT&T Operations, Inc. ?Year-round hockey fans can catch in-depth coverage of their favorite sport and also enjoy live games in HD. This is just one more way we?re delivering the content our customers want.? ?We are thrilled to have secured distribution of NHL Network through AT&T ? a leader in the communicat...
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