CABLE — Cablevision said it will add 15 new high-def channels from VOOM HD Networks, beginning June 26. The additions will bring Cablevision’s iO digital cable customers a total of 40 HD programming services - a number the cable company says is the most HD available anywhere in the nation, from any provider. The company also announced that by the end of this year it will have the capability to carry more than 500 channels of HD programming on its advanced fiber optic network.

In other cable HD news, Cox Communications, which now carries less than 20 HD channels, said it is aiming to expand its high-def capacity to 50 channels by year’s end. Cox president Pat Esser told attendees at an industry conference this week that the company hopes to have capacity for 100 HDTV channels by the end of 2009.

TECHNOLOGY — Sling Media said its SlingPlayer Mobile software client is now compatible with Microsoft’s new Windows Mobile 6 operating system. SlingPlayer Mobile gives Slingbox owners the ability to watch and control their home TV from a network-enabled Windows Mobile powered device. With the announcement, SlingPlayer Mobile is now compatible with devices that run Windows Mobile 6 Standard and Professional editions, Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition