Take this for what it is worth - New HD

[darrencp22]

Someone I work with said he was watching ESPN. They we're talking about the launch of ESPNNews in HD. According to him, it was said that both DirectTV and Dish Network will add the channel this wednesday.

If this is accurate, perhaps we'll see something else as well.

Personally, I would not be surprised if the more accuarte wording was "It will be available to both Direct and Dish on Wednesday"

[mdonnelly]

I'll file this under "I'll believe it when I see it". And I can think of other existing or imminent HD channels that I'd rather have.

[bowens]

That would be nice. Let's hope he's right. ESPNews looked great on ESPN HD Sunday morning.

[RandallA]

Some others mentioned this in this thread:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-net...ml#post1295029

I'm with mdonnelly, I'll believe it when I see it on my guide.

[JEFFinINDY]

Someone I work with said he was watching ESPN. They we're talking about the launch of ESPNNews in HD. According to him, it was said that both DirectTV and Dish Network will add the channel this wednesday.

If this is accurate, perhaps we'll see something else as well.

Personally, I would not be surprised if the more accuarte wording was "It will be available to both Direct and Dish on Wednesday"

See the ESPNews HD thread from last night... this could be a good week!

[milslim]

why this chan.that hasn't been talked about as much as othters like scifi and usa,i don't understand it and will stop tring to...

[bongohawk]

I am sure this channel is easy for Dish to add, because they probably already negotiated it when they added ESPN2 HD way back in the day. Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought I remember reading how ESPN usually negotiates a carriage agreement with Cable and Satellite companies to carry all their channels as part of the deal. So if this is true I would think if ESPN U suddenly became HD, then Dish may already have rights to carry that channel as "SOON" as they want to.

[darrencp22]

Didnt see it in the other thread, cause honestly, I dont care about ESPNNews. I'm interested because it may mean something else. Like the previous posters I am very skeptical of this. Seeing is believing.

I'm expecting more HD LILs.

[roachxp]

why this chan.that hasn't been talked about as much as othters like scifi and usa,i don't understand it and will stop tring to...

Because sometimes to get thoses channels you have to add more channels that some providers don't want to pay extra for. I'm sure if we get ESPNEWSHD on Wed, then we'll get the whole ABC/Disney HD package because that's the only way ABC will let us get ESPNEWSHD.

To get ScifiHD and USAHD, we probably have to get the other Universal/NBC HD channels too.

[POOP_Master]

I don't think they should add espn before they add more hd channels. I dont care about sports anyways.

Irregardless, I hope more HD channels are on this week!!!!!!!!!!