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|  [DISH] Dish officially launches 22 natl HD channels 5/12/08
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 11, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH), today announced plans to bolster its rapidly expanding HD programming with the launch of an additional 22 national HD channels beginning Monday, May 12. These additions include:
-- ABC Family HD (DISH Network Ch. 180)
-- Disney HD East (Ch. 172)
-- ESPNews HD (Ch. 142)
-- Biography HD (Ch. 119)
-- Hallmark Movie Channel HD (Ch. 187)
-- Bravo HD (Ch. 129)
-- Cartoon HD (Ch. 176)
-- MGM HD (Ch. 385)
-- Cinemax 5 Star HD (Ch. 381)
-- Cinemax HD West (Ch. 380)
-- Sci Fi HD (Ch. 122)
-- Smithsonian HD (Ch. 374)
-- Comcast Sports Network Bay Area HD (Ch. 419)*
-- Tennis Channel HD (Ch. 400)
-- Toon Disney HD (Ch. 174)
-- Comcast Sports Network New England HD (Ch. 435)*
-- Travel Channel HD (Ch. 215)
-- USA HD (Ch. 105)
-- CNBC HD (Ch. 208)
-- Weather Channel HD (Ch. 214)
-- CNN HD (Ch. 200)
-- World Fishing Network HD (Ch. 396)
*Launch Wednesday, May 14
"We are excited to extend our competitiveness in HD by enhancing our already comprehensive HD lineup with these 22 channels, bringing our total HD lineup to over 95 channels," said Eric Sahl, senior vice president of Programming for DISH Network. "These launches, along with other recent additions such as the New England Sports Network (NESN) HD, reinforce our commitment to offer the best in entertainment."
DISH Network offers new customers the opportunity to upgrade for free to a dishHD DVR receiver like the ViP722(tm) -- which recently received the top-ranking Editors' Choice awards from both CNET and PC Magazine. The ViP722 is a dual-tuner HD DVR that operates two televisions in separate rooms. The ViP722 can record up to 55 hours of HD and up to 350 hours of standard definition and allows customers to pause, rewind and fast forward their favorite TV programming.
"Our HD services include innovative packages that are aggressively priced," said Jessica Insalaco, senior vice president and Chief Marketing Officer for DISH Network. "That combined with our award-winning HD and DVR technology make DISH Network the clear choice for customers seeking the best value and quality in HD today."
Qualified new DISH Network customers who sign up with a 24-month commitment will also receive three months of free programming (a $120 value), a free dishDVR like the ViP722 and free installation (a $49.99 value). For more information on DISH Network, visit www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474). |
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wings10
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clubs:  | Nice that they keep adding channels.
Something for everyone. |
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scots
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| Sci Fi HD, USA HD, and CNN HD have been on for a week or two now, but they never made an official announcement on them. They just automagically appeared. I guess they were saving it up to make one "big bang" announcement.
I haven't been home to check yet, but it's my understanding that the channels were indeed turned on today. |
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goober22
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I see this as good but bad.
It means...
Good news for E* subs that you now have HD channels added to bring you in line with D*. It's bad because it means that even with the AMC14 loss, E* had enough bandwidth in reserve that they sat on it and did not provide more HD channels, even though they had the reserve bandwidth to do so!
Why did E* make you wait so long when they had the bandwidth to add these HD channels?! AMC14 was padding. They should have added these sooner. What does this mean moving forward as E* is now behind with the AMC14 loss but D* has their sat ready to go live soon for even more HD?!
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Hayward
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May 13th, @12:20AM
| said by goober22  :I see this as good but bad. It means... Good news for E* subs that you now have HD channels added to bring you in line with D*. It's bad because it means that even with the AMC14 loss, E* had enough bandwidth in reserve that they sat on it and did not provide more HD channels, even though they had the reserve bandwidth to do so! I HIGHLY DOUBT that, more likely med/minor market local HD deployment will now be delayed and they have now chosen the nation wide cable nets are the important thing, after the failed launch/sat loss.
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fozngoof
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said by scots : -- Cinemax 5 Star HD (Ch. 381) -- Cinemax HD West (Ch. 380) -- Comcast Sports Network Bay Area HD (Ch. 419)* -- Comcast Sports Network New England HD (Ch. 435)* -- World Fishing Network HD (Ch. 396) These are the only channels I am missing right now.
If I sort the guide by HD channels only I have 177 channels.
Of these, 92 are unique channels.
If you take out the HDPPV, NHLHD, NBAHD, and duplicate channels you have.... 44 HD channels (this does not include the local HD channel offerings)
These 44 channels probably represent 90% of my TV viewing, with the other 10% taken up by my local OTA HD channels.
Just an FYI for those comparing apples to apples. |
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May 13th, @08:28AM
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Update:Dish network just dropped 10 VOOM channels.
»www.dishnetwork.com/hdupdate/
DISH Network continues to be the leader in providing the best movies, sports and entertainment in High Definition. In order to provide you with top quality entertainment, DISH Network continually evaluates and at times, makes changes to our channel line-up. We are excited to announce the addition of over 22 new high definition channels which will provide our customers with top rated programming. As of result of these additions, we removed some channels that are less popular with our customers. These channels are not available with any other satellite provider. Watch for even more high definition channels over the upcoming weeks as DISH Network grows to over 100 of the best national HD channels by end of year. |
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goober22
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Panama City, FL | Yep, they killed 10 Voom channels. Now we know where some of the bandwidth came from! 
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goober22
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said by Hayward :said by goober22 :I see this as good but bad. It means... Good news for E* subs that you now have HD channels added to bring you in line with D*. It's bad because it means that even with the AMC14 loss, E* had enough bandwidth in reserve that they sat on it and did not provide more HD channels, even though they had the reserve bandwidth to do so! I HIGHLY DOUBT that, more likely med/minor market local HD deployment will now be delayed and they have now chosen the nation wide cable nets are the important thing, after the failed launch/sat loss. It still means they HAD bandwidth they were sitting on (be it for locals or national). That was my point. They sat on useful bandwidth. I'll agree that it will probably mean a delay in local HD rollouts. Sad. 
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Hayward
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| Well don't forget first they need to get the capacity up there, then they can't just put up makets as they wish, but go through negotiations with each station in each one.
True of national HD, maybe it took a while to negotiate a fair deal vs what the network originally wanted.
It is also the possible the satelite had to be moved from a secondary arc location, that takes time and careful planning, and then retesting it all.
Many factor come into it all, its not just the "You can just Do It" thing many see it as.
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plat2on1
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i don't think they were just sitting on the bandwidth...i think it came from the shut down of sky angel |
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fozngoof
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May 14th, @01:04AM
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said by fozngoof
-- Cinemax 5 Star HD (Ch. 381) ***edit (ch 314)
-- Cinemax HD West (Ch. 380) ***edit (311)
-- Comcast Sports Network Bay Area HD (Ch. 419)*???
-- Comcast Sports Network New England HD (Ch. 435)*???
-- World Fishing Network HD (Ch. 396)***edit (Ch 394)
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I found the right channel numbers for me. and I have FoxSW HD on 416, don't know if that compares to comcast sports*** |
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Hayward
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said by plat2on1 :i don't think they were just sitting on the bandwidth...i think it came from the shut down of sky angel And some VOOM
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uroberto
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Piscataway, NJ | reply to scots
Another update: The remaining Voom channels have been removed. So, Dish added 22 channels and removed 15. |
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scots
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said by fozngoof :said by fozngoof
-- Cinemax 5 Star HD (Ch. 381) ***edit (ch 314)
-- Cinemax HD West (Ch. 380) ***edit (311)
-- Comcast Sports Network Bay Area HD (Ch. 419)*???
-- Comcast Sports Network New England HD (Ch. 435)*???
-- World Fishing Network HD (Ch. 396)***edit (Ch 394)
: I found the right channel numbers for me. and I have FoxSW HD on 416, don't know if that compares to comcast sports*** Yeah...looks like Dish got a few channel numbers wrong in their press release. The Comcast Sports Network channels weren't added until today, and I believe they're regional channels (someone correct me if I'm wrong) which means you won't get them since you're in TX. |
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Hayward
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Another update: The remaining Voom channels have been removed. So, Dish added 22 channels and removed 15.
Yeah patetic VOOM got Vacced  after two plus years of effectively sewer drain subsidy from DISH after they first went belly up or down the drain, and bailed out. |
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wings10
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I hope DISH adds MEtvTOO. |
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bigcheez
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I must admit I am not as satisfied as I thought I would be. Many of these new channels look no better than before. They don't even offer stretch o vision on some. My kid is watching disney HD and there are black bars. Whats the point?
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| said by bigcheez :I must admit I am not as satisfied as I thought I would be. Many of these new channels look no better than before. They don't even offer stretch o vision on some. My kid is watching disney HD and there are black bars. Whats the point? First, they give added incentive to those that want to switch to the cheaper HD-only package. Now there are kids programming, something that was lacking for the most part.
Second, the more subscribers there are to HD versions of these channels, the more HD content will be developed for the channels. You have to start somewhere. |
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LBDSL
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Keep in mind, HD is NOT the size of the picture (4:3 or 16:9) but the resolution of the broadcast being sent to you (either 720, or 1080, verses 480 which SD is)
We all assume HD has to be 16:9, but it doesn't. So although consumers expect all HD channels to be 16:9 (which is why some channels stretch their content to give the feel of 16:9) technically it does not.
And as already mentioned, the channels them selves need to have 16:9 content to broadcast, not something Dish, or any other cable or sat company have control over.
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