-verse TV now will offer in HD Animal Planet, CNN, Discovery, Science Channel, Starz Kids and Family, Superstation WGN, TLC, Versus and Golf Channel.

AT&T U-verse TV subscribers with the HD service option will now have access to more than 40 HD channels.

This HD service is available for $10 a month with any U-verse TV programming package. All U-verse TV packages include HD-ready equipment, and most include an HD-capable digital video recorders (DVR).

"We know that consumers are craving more and more HD content, and our AT&T U-verse TV HD lineup will keep expanding to meet their needs," said AT&T Entertainment Services‘ head of content and programming Dan York.

AT&T U-verse is the brand name for a group of services provided over Internet protocol (IP), including television service, Internet access and eventually voice telephone service.