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ExpressVu to launch HDNet


TORONTO – It appears that Bell ExpressVu will be the first to carry all-high definition channel HDNet in Canada.Cartt.ca spies (meaning people we know with ExpressVu dishes) reported seeing HDNet on their systems intermittently last week. An ExpressVu spokesperson wouldn't confirm when the channel will go live, only to say "there's a good chance (it's coming), and soon." HDNet was added to the list of eligible foreign satellite services list by the CRTC in June, three years after an application was submitted. While many assumed the channel would be quickly added to the high def lineups on cable and satellite...