9575/Veria off air

[juan]

Looks like nother PI channel has bit the dust

[simplexswrhs90]

The slate says only technical difficulties.

[juan]

well that "usually" means the signal is no longer availble when it comes to "PI" channels

[simplexswrhs90]

I checked out the Veria website and it says nothing about this situation. It does say that Veria is available on Verizon FiOS. I wonder if this is happening on FiOS?

[M Sparks]

Veria is not a PI channel.


DISH Network - Better Veria - 1.888.825.2557

Who the heck is paying $2.99 for that?

[dmendenjr]

Maybe it has to do with getting it ready for it's new map down location. I've heard that it's supposed to be mapped down to 218 later this month (around the 18th) with a few of the shopping channels getting shuffled in the mix.

Most of the subs probably come from the CGold 250 pack rather than ala carte.

[simplexswrhs90]

When this channel launched in 2007, at that time it was exclusive to DISH, I thought 9575 wasn't the best channel placement given Veria's programming content.

Veria is not a PI channel anyway, but 218 is the better location where all the core programming is.

[simplexswrhs90]

It looks like a channel dispute between DISH and Veria. If you go into the guide it says "Press Info - Important News".

[Scott Greczkowski]

In my guide it shows program data, nothing of Press Info - Important News.

[simplexswrhs90]

I had to move ahead an hour or two on my guide to see it.

Here's what it says when you press info:

"We regret that Veria has removed this channel from your lineup. DISH Network is continuing to negotiate the return of this channel".


Also for some reason, ch. 159 SITV says "Off Air" through the end of the 7 day guide.