Dish Network Retailer Chat Recap - July 10, 2007

**db2** · 07-10-2007 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by yaz96

By explicitly mentioning that DISH had the most soccer, you'd think they would have at least mentioned that Sentanta was coming "soon" adding even more soccer....

Maybe it's not coming.......again, same as last year.

You may be on to something. At the very least they probably do not have the final details of the agreement yet. Dish will never announce a channel if it's not a sure thing. Kstuart seemed pretty certain we would have it within the next few weeks.

...we'll see...

**HD MM** · 07-10-2007 03:01 PM

Any idea on which SAT all of these new HD channels will be located? 119, 110, 61.5 or solely on the dreaded 129?

Recently I had my installer take down 129 due to dropouts and installed an additional dish to pickup 61.5 which has been flawless so far. Also, any mention of what their plans are with 129/61.5 either? Why is 129 so flawed?

**digiblur** · 07-10-2007 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by HD MM

Any idea on which SAT all of these new HD channels will be located? 119, 110, 61.5 or solely on the dreaded 129?

Recently I had my installer take down 129 due to dropouts and installed an additional dish to pickup 61.5 which has been flawless so far. Also, any mention of what their plans are with 129/61.5 either? Why is 129 so flawed?

Look at the pictures Scott posted. It has the orbital positions. It's 61.5 and 129.

**Geronimo** · 07-10-2007 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by sansha

does this mean we are losing Discovery HD theater?

that was my original question based on another post. The answer is no. The use of the word mapdown in this case refers to the channel that appears in the guide with the SD channel. Once these changes are effective the mapdown for Discovery will be DISC HD. and it will bea simulcast of DISC. Discovery HD theater will continue.

**tawhite** · 07-10-2007 03:06 PM

Wow, lot's of cool stuff coming! Now, let the bitching begin, where's this channel, where's that channel. Come on let's get it over with.

**ClevelandRob** · 07-10-2007 03:06 PM

Awesome! Thanks again Scott. I think you can say BOOYAH to all the people that cry about your "rumors"!!!

**JIGGIEFLY** · 07-10-2007 03:06 PM

No you will have both channels still

**Scott Greczkowski** · 07-10-2007 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by kstuart

I don't think that Dish feels that retailers need to be pushing Setanta Sports, as a niche channel, it will sell through word of mouth.

This is the perfect channel for Dish to sell to customers especially latino customers. This is one they will have retailers push and push hard.

**sansha** · 07-10-2007 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by tawhite

Wow, lot's of cool stuff coming! Now, let the bitching begin, where's this channel, where's that channel. Come on let's get it over with.

I would have been nice to have one new national channel tomorrow

August 15 is a long ways away, though i'm sure all the sports fans who just got their RSDs are very happy. As for me, I watch all those newly announced channels a lot in SD (history, science, animal planet, etc), so it will be great to have them in HD, but I would have loved something new, like chiller or something that isn't just a clone of existing SD content. And what can I say, I'm a girl, so I'd like LMN in HD

Hey, you asked