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By Shane Sturgeon Publisher & Chief Technologist Posted on May 11, 2008 Category: Cable & Satellite |
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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 (Ch. 381)
-- Sci Fi HD (Ch. 122)
-- Cinemax HD West (Ch. 380)
-- 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).
ABOUT DISH NETWORK CORPORATION
DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) provides more than 13.78 million satellite TV customers with industry-leading customer satisfaction which has surpassed major cable companies for seven years running. DISH Network customers also enjoy access to a premier line of award-winning Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), hundreds of video and audio channels, the most International channels in the U.S., industry-leading Interactive TV applications, Latino programming, and the best sports and movies in HD. DISH Network offers a variety of package and price options including the lowest all-digital price in America, the DishDVR Advantage Package, high-speed Internet service, and a free upgrade to the best HD DVR in the industry. DISH Network is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 300 company. Visit www.dishnetwork.com/aboutus or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474) for more information.
This news release was distributed by PrimeNewswire, www.primenewswire.com
SOURCE: DISH Network Corporation
Posted by Shane Sturgeon, May 11, 2008 08:52 PM
Reader Commentary See Forum Topic: DISH Network Charges Forward With Another Round of National HD Channel Launches (10 replies) May 11, 10:17pm Most of these new channels have been available for the last couple of weeks to preview. For example, sci-fi has been listed as 122 and 122 HD plus 9432 up in the HD block. It's good to see this expansion of HD which should increase the drive to purchase May 12, 10:05am None of the new HD channels are on at my location yet - 11:00 AM Mountain Time. What time are they supposed to be turned on? May 12, 11:55am As I mentioned we had many of them yesterday. It looks like the rest (or most of them) are currently being added. I was checking at 2:30 EDT (12:30 CDT) today and noticed each time I checked I'd find another. So currently most are available here with onl May 14, 12:17am Dish added 17 new HD channels yesterday, but then, a few hours later, they took 10 Voom Channels away. Larry SF May 14, 2:39am Voom Channels? What channel numbers. I haven't noticed anything missing up in the 9000 range May 14, 9:07am Look again... they took the remaining 5 away last night. In all I gained 17 (2 are RSN's, and 3 were added weeks ago. 22 is a bogus number.) and lost 15. So, I netted 2 HD channels. It's worse when I notice that I lost 15 24x7 commercial free HD cha May 15, 5:05am By Golly, ain't that interesting. Funny how they "Forgot" to mention they'd taken off the VOOM channels - the only ones that were commercial free. So 22 is one of those half truths that we seem to get more and more of all the time. Another example o May 15, 6:11am I'll take 4:3 upconverts over Cartoon Network and Biography's stretch-o-vision any day. I have to laugh watching 4:3 pan and scan on a HD channel of moves I know to be 1.78/1.85:1. May 15, 7:52am Drop the VOOM channels without any notice and make room for the junk. Bravo, The Weather Channel and 5-MAX are not in HD. At least VOOM was in 1080i. May 15, 9:15am The Weather channel has a notice it's going HD in June. However except for a few of the new channels I'd rater have RAVE, Rush and several of the others back. They can have about half of the new ones back such as 180, 172, 142 ( we watch ESPN not ESPN N More on Cable & Satellite
About Shane SturgeonShane Sturgeon is the Co-Publisher and Chief Technologist of HDTV Magazine, an industry publication with HDTV roots going back to 1984, when Dale Cripps founded The HDTV Newsletter. Today, HDTV Magazine is a leading online resource for HDTV news and information and captures the eyes and imaginations of over 3 million visitors annually. Mr. Sturgeon has a background in information technology and has served in various consulting capacities for Fortune 500 companies such as J.P. Morgan Chase, Verizon Communications, Proctor & Gamble and Nationwide Insurance. He has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Wright State University. |
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