DISH NETWORK® LAUNCHES THE CRIME & INVESTIGATION CHANNEL

[joeyjojojnr]

"DISH Network Continues to Enhance 100 Percent HD Lineup"

Yea, this is just a BS press release.

CI? Fine, I'm sure people will watch it. But taking a way a station MADE for HD (Smithsonian) is ridiculous.

[nlk10010]

If it weren't for the uplink reports, I do wonder how long it would have been before someone noticed that the Smithsonian channel was gone.

Good question, which applies to any channel Charlie has taken (or will take) down.

Unfortunately, there's no way to tell.

People can speculate, but that's all it would be. For example, I might offer that if Charlie removed Speed only a small fraction of Dish subscribers would notice, or care, and therefore it should go. But I would just be saying that because it makes me feel "warm and fuzzy", not because I had any hard evidence.

[Fitzie]

Good question, which applies to any channel Charlie has taken (or will take) down.

Unfortunately, there's no way to tell.

People can speculate, but that's all it would be. For example, I might offer that if Charlie removed Speed only a small fraction of Dish subscribers would notice, or care, and therefore it should go. But I would just be saying that because it makes me feel "warm and fuzzy", not because I had any hard evidence.

That's right, Speed Channel is a niche channel. The only difference betwee that channel and Smithsonian is that the niche is a whole lot bigger.

[nlk10010]

That's right, Speed Channel is a niche channel. The only difference betwee that channel and Smithsonian is that the niche is a whole lot bigger.

And you know this exactly how? Or is it just that you'd like to believe it?

Even if you were correct (and, again, you've provided no evidence to back up your statement) the niche SPEED occupies could still easily be way too small to justify keeping it on the air.

[AdamGott]

+100.

From what I can read here, about a dozen people watched it. A dozen people who love to make lots of posts.

Doesn't that seem significant to you? A dozen people out of how many ACTIVE posters? To me that seems to be near the same amount of people that bitched about losing VOOM.

[Hall]

Hey, I have watched things on the Smithsonian Channel myself, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't notice it if it were gone. Smithsonian is one of those that was only in the high-300s range, right ? I look for HD channels in the 94xx range myself.

[Hall]

And you know this exactly how? Or is it just that you'd like to believe it?

Hmmm, my money says he's a Speed Channel fan...

[nlk10010]

Hmmm, my money says he's a Speed Channel fan...

Which is fine. No complaint there (although I never watch the channel).

My only objection is piling on those who watched Smithsonian and want to see it back. My other objection is to try to take an opinion, or feeling, and turn it into fact. You really can't draw legitimate inferences from being exposed to a limited group of people.

Frankly, I wasn't a big fan of Smithsonian but I liked having it around.

Assuming the boxes transmit the necessary information, only Charlie knows how many people watch what and only Charlie decides how many have to watch in order for him to carry the channel.

[Hall]

Assuming the boxes transmit the necessary information, only Charlie knows how many people watch what and only Charlie decides how many have to watch in order for him to carry the channel.

I've no doubt at all that that data is available to Dish and often used in their favor, especially with 'niche' channels such as Smithsonian.