Directv moving channels

[Ramy]

Ok, I searched and couldn't find an answer.

Why is Directv moving channels? SpikeTV moved a couple weeks ago and also the Food, Discover and some others.

They screwed up some of my recordings

[dcowboy7]

1 reason is grouping channels together better....someone will give a more techy reason as another like the old spike channel # is going away.

[DodgerKing]

Ok, I searched and couldn't find an answer.

Why is Directv moving channels? SpikeTV moved a couple weeks ago and also the Food, Discover and some others.

They screwed up some of my recordings

Discovery moved? It is no longer on 278?

[mlbfans]

I see the amount of channels have gone up again today, but don't see anything new...

[charper1]

I guess its all been said above:

1. They are re-grouping the channels to be in their correct category.

2. This re-org will also likely open up some category space for any new channels.

3. BRING on the moves; I am still praying to get the PPVs moved out of the 100's.

[zimm7778]

I guess its all been said above:

1. They are re-grouping the channels to be in their correct category.

2. This re-org will also likely open up some category space for any new channels.

3. BRING on the moves; I am still praying to get the PPVs moved out of the 100's.

In the case of Spike TV, remember it used to be more country music oriented so it was up with the music channels like CMT, GAC, VH1, and MTV. Now that it is not, it is being moved more in line with what they currently air.

What is wrong with PPV channels being in the 100's?

[charper1]

1. Already new about Spike; we've been chatting about it and other in the other thread about chnl changes.

2. The vast majority of users don't by PPVs and they are kind of in the way; similar to candy and junk at the supermarket check stand; trying to tease you into an impulse buy. Most would prefer more watchable chnls to be placed into this range.

3. Some chnls will likely not be moved regardless of their actual content category because they hold contractual agreement to be placed in certain assignments; be it by number or within a particular range.

[dcowboy7]

3. Some chnls will likely not be moved regardless of their actual content category because they hold contractual agreement to be placed in certain assignments; be it by number or within a particular range.

yea and that works sooo well....cnn is like what 202 and foxnews is 360 and they blow cnn out of the water in ratings.....sweet

[MikeD-C05]

DIrectv definately needs to group all news channels in the same range . It's stupid to go from 202 to 355 to see more news channels. How about move the pay per views out of the 100s and start a realignment with the shopping channels , then the news channels , sports, variety channels ,movies and then pay per views? I would like that line up much better than what it is right now.

[charper1]

As said before; some of those have agreements that we are not specifically privy too, on why they are where they are or why they are not close to others; CNN and Headline News have long been spoken as two of them.