Thread: Dish Network To Launch 22 HD Channels This Week!

BREAKING - Dish Network to Launch 22 HD Channels This Week.
This just in, Dish Network will launch 22 new national HD channels this week, with the first channels coming on Monday!

Channels include:

-- ABC Family HD -- Disney HD East -- ESPNews HD
-- Biography HD -- Hallmark Movie Channel HD
-- Bravo HD -- Cartoon HD -- MGM HD
-- Cinemax 5 Star -- Sci Fi HD (already launched) -- Cinemax HD West
-- Smithsonian HD -- Comcast Sports Network Bay Area -- Tennis Channel HD
-- Toon Disney HD -- Comcast Sports Network New England HD -- Travel Channel HD
-- USA HD (already launched) -- CNBC HD -- Weather Channel HD
-- CNN HD (already launched) -- World Fishing Network HD

For more details please CLICK HERE!

Is there any break down for the channels based on the package that we currently subscribe to?

By looking online it looks as:

200

-- ABC Family HD (Ch. 172)
-- Disney HD East (Ch. 180)
-- ESPNews HD (Ch. 142)
-- Hallmark Movie Channel HD
-- Bravo HD (Ch. 129)
-- Cartoon HD (Ch. 176)
-- Toon Disney HD (Ch. 174)
-- Travel Channel HD (Ch. 215)
-- CNBC HD (Ch. 208)
-- Weather Channel HD (Ch. 214)

250

-- Biography HD (Ch. 119)

The $30.00 package

-- MGM HD (Ch. 385)
-- Smithsonian HD (Ch. 374)
-- Tennis Channel HD (Ch. 400)
-- World Fishing Network HD (Ch. 396)

Additional Channels

-- Cinemax 5 Star (Ch. 381)
-- Cinemax HD West (Ch. 380)
-- Comcast Sports Network Bay Area HD (Ch. 419)*
-- Comcast Sports Network New England HD (Ch. 435)*

* Available Wed,

I think this is the breakdown, by comparing the packages on Dish Network Website. And what is currently availabe, this is just a guess.

wooo, it's like i hit the lottery... first I get 1 penny cinemax then I get TWO additional Cinemax HD channels... though I don't *get* west coast feeds and why people desire them SOOO much when I'd bet that 85% of HD subs HAVE a DVR!

I hope this is not an April Fools joke, where's the source?

Originally Posted by abricko

I hope this is not an April Fools joke, where's the source?

Did you click the "for more info" link at the end of Scott's post?

What about the AT100 package? don't we get any new channels? You only listed for the 200 and 250.

I have the AT100 package and the full hd package.

Thanks!

Top 100
-- ABC Family HD (Ch. 172)
-- Disney HD East (Ch. 180)
-- ESPNews HD (Ch. 142)
-- Cartoon HD (Ch. 176)
-- Travel Channel HD (Ch. 215)
-- CNBC HD (Ch. 208)
-- Weather Channel HD (Ch. 214)

Hallmark Movie Channel is a Top 250 channel.

Holy Cr@p!

Alright Charlie! Gonna have fun redoing my favorites lists tonight.....

Meanwhile the Tech Chat boys get to gloat about the biggest E* HD channel add in their history.....

Bravo!

Scott,....

What's the deal with MGM HD? Is it part of one of the AT groups, is it going to be another pay channel like Starz? I know that Showtime lost their deal to show new MGM movies (James Bond, etc.).... Plus, Sony isn't dealing with HBO anymore since I see that Spiderman 3 will be on Starz instead of HBO/Cinemax....., so it looks like MGM won't necessarily follow Sony re: pay tv outlets... Any word on how things will shake out going forward?

Guess timing is everything as while Dish Network rolls out HD channels, I am as of Saturday evening a customer of Direct TV.

Wish Dish Network luck keeping their customers as it is more than what channels they offer that keeps them, it is customer service (that actually speaks english) and service that works.

Enjoy your channels folks and I hope that Dish Network gets their act together