Cogeco to launch HDNet, overhaul high-def pricing

MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable has told its customers that HDNet is coming December 13th, and that as of December 1st, it is changing how it prices high definition channels. The company will no longer offer the HD Theme Pack as a stand-alone package for $6.99 a month or as a theme pack option for its Digital Select customers and will instead charge a new HD system access fee of $5.99 per month. Customers who pay the monthly HD access fee will be able to see all of the HD versions of every standard definition channel available to them. And as...