The other thing that really sucks is that those lost channels were the cleanest presentation on dish's entire line-up, with absolutely no channel bugs, banners or other advertising crap.
I'd like Showtime Beyond (SBYND) in HD. The newest Dish .pdf channel guide does indicate it's available in HD on ch. 323, but it's only in SD on my VIP receivers here in the NYC area. Anyone know why? Everything else comes through okay..
Somewhat off topic...
He lived down the street from me when I was a kid. His son was a great childhood friend. RIP.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/arts/television/15goldsmith.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries
Even MGM-HD is extremely disappointing, with the 24/7 bug onscreen.
Some might argue that J6P likes that, just to remind him/her which channel they're tuned to. :(