Dish Network Retailer Chat Recap - May 23, 2008

**tinydoughboy** · 05-23-2008 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

Talking about adding the 22 new HD channels which were added last week.

A Video is shown (the same one that customers see adverting 22 new HD channels)

They talk about the HD Only package. This is now called the HD Absolute package now.

Talk about MGM HD, Smithsonian HD, and World Fishing Network. Jim kind of laughs about the WFN.

Dish now has 25 RSN's in HD.

Talking about locals that were launched in HD. A slate is shown where HD locals are coming this summer. They will turn them on as soon as they have them setup and running. A number were planned to launch already but there were technical delays.

Now on to talk about marketing...

Talking about Cinemax for a Penny

Is that Greenville, NC I see??? That just made my day!

**crimpshrine** · 05-23-2008 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by tinydoughboy

Is that Greenville, NC I see??? That just made my day!

Yeah, I'm happy too! I'm on Sat. 129, so I'm trying to figure out when Eastern Arc is going to roll out so I can get a switch at the same time..(hopefully for free)

**Max Wright** · 05-23-2008 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by tinydoughboy

Is that Greenville, NC I see??? That just made my day!

I saw Columbia/Jeff City MO DMA (Home of Dish Driver Carl Edwards) make the list too. That is joyous news.

**james_k_p** · 05-23-2008 01:27 PM

Whatever happened to New Orleans?

**Raymie** · 05-23-2008 01:30 PM

james_k_p: Likely technical difficulties with HD feeds resulting from Katrina, if I'd take a shot at it.

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**PhilAce** · 05-23-2008 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by Max Wright

I saw Columbia/Jeff City MO DMA (Home of Dish Driver Carl Edwards) make the list too. That is joyous news.

Does anyone know which sat that these will be on?

**tman1991** · 05-23-2008 01:41 PM

Fargo ND? thats about as pathetic as WFN-HD.

Still nothing in Tucson and theres 1M people here.. annoying dish ecomonics.

**Bradtothebone** · 05-23-2008 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by PhilAce

Does anyone know which sat that these [Columbia/Jefferson City, MO]will be on?

This is ONLY a guess, but I wonder if the smaller markets (Columbia, Joplin, Topeka, and maybe Wichita) in the MO/KS area will go on 61.5 spots that haven't been used yet. Kansas City, IMO, will stay on 129 when it goes spotbeam with Ciel-5. St Louis is the wild card - it's on 118.7 now (and may stay there after "western arc," for all I know). Anyone know what the future for 118.7 is?

Brad

**dmendenjr** · 05-23-2008 01:49 PM

I think it's all a matter of the spot beams (or possibly negotiation of contracts with the local affiliates). I mean here in Pennsylvania; Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebanon/York is a MUCH larger media market than Scranton-Wilkes Barre... yet they are slated to come online this summer. The only thing that Scranton has going for it that Harrisburg doesn't is that Scranton is located in a much more central location in the NY/Philly spot; while it appears that Harrisburg is partially covered by the Philly/NYC beam, partially covered by the Balt/DC beam and the western fringe is outside of spot coverage all together. I don't know if that is the case in Tuscon as well... but that would be my guess.