DIRECTV Launches NBA TV HD

Post by **Shane** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:10 am

Continuing to box out the competition as the leading provider of HD sports programming, DIRECTV has launched NBA TV HD with plans to offer more than 72 games in HD and other NBA programming in HD, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

With the addition of NBA TV HD, DIRECTV now offers 74 full-time national HD channels, including 16 sports networks in HD, significantly more than any other television provider. DIRECTV will continue to expand its national HD lineup throughout the rest of the year and is expected to have...

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Richard · Post by **Richard** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:50 pm

probably not... for either party...

rtywonia · Post by **rtywonia** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:38 pm

It would be great if these new DirecTV channels showed up in the new grid guide powered by TV Guide. What is the story on that

Post by **Shane** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:43 pm

We've made the request, just waiting for it to be updated.

- Shane

DanLee · Post by **DanLee** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:57 am

Shane,

Have you received any info regarding Dish's plans of adding any new channels in response to Directv's. Actually, Dish added NBATV and NHLNet HD before Directv, but I am more concerned about other network hd channels Directv has but Dish doesn't. Do you have any news? Hints?

DanLee

Billtetz · Post by **Billtetz** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:18 am

I'd sure like to hear something (anything!) from DISH regarding when it will be adding HD channels to stay somewhere within shouting of Directv. An ad I received in the mail yesterday from Dish says "...Get America's Largest HD Channel Lineup..." Elsewhere in the ad it at least claims only 38 HD channels, instead of including all its PPV channels, but to claim the most HD channels... isn't false advertising against the law?

Post by **Shane** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:34 am

I don't expect Dish will just sit still while DirecTV adds more channels.

I have not heard anything specific, but that's not surprising. Due to the nature of the contracts that both Dish and DirecTV enter into with the networks, you'll never hear of an upcoming channel very much in advance of it being made available to the public.

I find the marketing practices of both Dish and DirecTV to be questionable at best. False Advertising? Perhaps. Misleading? Definitely.

Cases in point:

1. Dish: "America's Largest HD Lineup" - umm, no. Not anymore. Not today at least. Tomorrow, perhaps.

2. DirecTV: "up to 100 HD channels by the end of the year". Get rid of that "up to" garbage ... why not say "up to 1,000,000 HD channels"? That would be true too, wouldn't it?

By the way, did you notice DirecTV is going to take HDNet, HDNet Movies, MHD, Smithsonian, Universal HD and MGM HD and make them part of the "HD Extra Pack" for an additional $4.99 in addition to the $9.99 you're already paying for "HD Access"? So much for their claim of not increasing the price of their HD Package.

- Shane

DanLee · Post by **DanLee** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:46 am

Thanks for the response. I too think that both companies should be held accountable for their false advertising. I am a Dish sub, as you may have guessed, and my hd channels come nowhere close to 75...more like 50 counting locals. In addition, Directv subs don't get any where near 75 channels either.

Thanks for calling both groups out.

akirby · Post by **akirby** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:05 am

So I'll ask again - how do you think they should advertise the number of HD channels they have available?

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