ION Preps HD Rollout

WEST PALM BEACH, October
21: ION Media Networks’ suite of channels, including the flagship ION
Television and the kids’ offering qubo, will launch in high definition in 2009.

ION Television will be
available as ION Television HD, a high-def simulcast, beginning the first
quarter. The kids’ network qubo and ION Life, a digital network dedicated to
active lifestyles and personal growth, will be upgraded to high definition
later in 2009.

“We’ve made significant
investments in infrastructure and content to bring excellent picture quality to
consumers in time for the digital transition,” said Brandon Burgess, the
chairman and CEO of ION Media Networks. “Our viewers in the 94 million homes we
serve will enjoy the full benefits of DTV technology.”

—By Mansha Daswani