Tele Columbus expands HD offering to 40 channels

German cable operator Tele Columbus has expanded its HD line-up with the addition of AXN HD and Spiegel TV Wissen HD.

AXN HD, the Sony Pictures Television action and adventure channel, airs series including CSI: New York and NCIS. Spiegel TV Wissen HD airs documentaries, news reports and talk shows based on nature and society. The addition of these channels takes the total number of HD channels available on Tele Columbus’s network to 40, including 14 public broadcaster channels and 16 operated by Sky Deutschland.