NICK GAS TO LEAVE DISH / Cartoon Network West To Move

[WayneG]

I would think Dish could work out a cheap deal with ION to carry Qubo for a kids channel to replace Nick Gas. They recently added ION West (I know not much of a channel) but maybe their relationship is better to work out a deal on this channel and or ION Life (heatlh/fitness/travel info).

I also think it would be great for them to add a couple of other channels to make the family package a greater value like RTN (Classic TV shows), The Gospel Music Channel (music videos of all styles, special concerts, and family movies), FamilyNet (a mix of Christian programming and classic TV shows) or the NRB channel (sound Christian teaching).

 

[JohnH]

Qubo seems to be shooting for NBC subchannels.

FamilyNet has their own stations. They were on SkyAngel. Some sparks flew between EchoStar and Dominion over it.

NRB may be a DIRECTV exclusive.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Our NBC here in Connecticut has NBC Weather Plus and Universal Sports as its subchannels.

 

[clj2]

Family is already loaded with religious channels..

What about WGN America? I know that is probably dirt cheap and it's way better than ION ever would be. As a (brand new) DishFamily subscriber, I would like to see another channel added to make up for this loss.

Another question - were they even paying Nick to carry GAS since it's been dead for so long?

 

[M Sparks]

Actually, QUBO is usually on ION subchannels, along with ION Life. I'm sure there are exceptions.

 

[JohnH]

Perhaps it was Qubo on NBC Saturday morning I was thinking about.

 

[M Sparks]

Family is already loaded with religious channels..

I'm surprised they allow The Science Channel in that package.

Another question - were they even paying Nick to carry GAS since it's been dead for so long?

Even though it was just a computer sitting in Nick's basement, you can bet they weren't leaving it on for free.

 

[M Sparks]

Perhaps it was Qubo on NBC Saturday morning I was thinking about.

That's true, they do run a Qubo block.

 

[JohnH]

Family is already loaded with religious channels..

What about WGN America? I know that is probably dirt cheap and it's way better than ION ever would be. As a (brand new) DishFamily subscriber, I would like to see another channel added to make up for this loss.

Another question - were they even paying Nick to carry GAS since it's been dead for so long?

Why do so many think WGN America is so cheap? It has been in Silver/200, etc. for ages.

 

[dishrich]

The Nick Games and Sports Network has stopped providing new content and signal to all cable providers and DirecTV.

Uh YEA - considering that DirecTV NEVER even carried GAS to begin with...

 

[howie14]

Our NBC here in Connecticut has NBC Weather Plus and Universal Sports as its subchannels.

Same in DC. Baltimore has only weather. Of course, NBC Weather Plus went out of business last winter and it's now only local content.

 

[goaliebob99]

Im glad that Noggin has been released for full time on dish. How long have we been asking for this one. It just made too much sence. Now if dish would pickup the PBS kids channels they are missing.

 

[clj2]

Why do so many think WGN America is so cheap? It has been in Silver/200, etc. for ages.

WGN is on virtually every BASIC cable package (and of course expanded basic) and is on DirecTV's basic. I don't understand why Dish keeps it on such a high-tier. I am pretty sure it's cheap....certainly cheaper than some of the stuff on there (Family).

I'm surprised they allow The Science Channel in that package.

Ha....and Investigation Discovery, FLN, etc.

 

[ReconPJ]

Another question - if Noggin becomes Nick Jr. and The N becomes Teen Nick, what purpose does regular Nick serve? Everyone in between? I can't see "Teen Nick" appealing to anyone over the age of 14. They might as well call it Tween Nick.

Noggin is for those 3 and under. (at least in my house). Nick handles the 3-10 range. Ten Nick will appeal to the 10-14 range.

 

[electronica]

I hated Nick GAS. So happy to see it go. My kids put that on, and I run.

 

[Raymie]

1. I wonder if the people at The N forums have gotten wind of all of this?
2. The rebranding? It's called building on the brand name they've got.
3. Universal Sports sometimes shows up, esp. on NBC O&Os. Weather Plus is all over the map; our NBC affil moved to the AccuWeather platform but kept the brand name. Funny, too, because it means that two subchannels (12.2 and 15.2) have the same forecast content.

 

[ENDelt260]

FWIW, as a Turbo Bronze subscriber, I still have TOONW at its new location of 177.

 

[televisionarchives]

I had my friend tape many of the shows from that network before it was gone. I worked at Universal Studios when many of them were made. So many memories. I would put some of them on youtube but Viacom takes them off . Why do I have the feeling in the future we're going to see less channels and not more.

 

[dishrich]

WGN is on...DirecTV's basic.

Not true anymore - it IS on Total Choice, but that is a grandfathered pkg which new subs can NO longer get.
It was actually moved UP to Choice Extra when it came out, which is NOT the basic D* pkg.

 

[JohnH]

Not on Comcast Expanded Basic either.