DISH network has agreed to discuss carriage of PBS HD programming. Both sides sound like they’re open to negotiation, and congresswoman Diana DeGette has even offered use of her Washington office as a meeting location. We suspect DISH will try to accommodate PBS with its proposed 15/30/60/100-percent rollout of HD locals over a four year period. Okay, so PBS is a little thin on HD material; we always like to see HD producers and broadcasters working together to bring out more programming….  Who doesn’t want to see Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird in 720p? 

Coming in April, Deadliest Catch is returning to the Discovery Channel in HD! Woo hoo! According to the release, this year will see quite a few “injuries dominate the crab-fishing season,” and there will also be exclusive content available via the web and Discovery’s mobile portal. The action starts once more on April 15th at 9:00PM ET / PT, but viewers can get brought back up to speed by catching a two-hour “Best of Season Three” recap on April 8th at 9:00PM ET / PT.