Uplink Activity Report - 12/17/2008 4:02pm - 54 changes

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SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - 12/17/2008 4:02pm - 54 changes

Uplink Comparison Range: 12/17/2008 03:37P - 12/17/2008 04:02P

Channel Additions:
653 - PEACE [MPEG2 SD] added to Anik F3 118.7W TP 01 ConUS beam (NA)
5190(31) - WAAY [MPEG4 HD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 11 Area 9 beam (NA)(Huntsville, AL)
6201 - SETA [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar3 61.5W TP 18 ConUS beam (NA)
6202 - BRDGS [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar3 61.5W TP 08 ConUS beam (NA)
6381(29) - KCWE [MPEG4 HD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 09 Area 8 beam (NA)(Kansas City, MO)
6381(29) - KCWE [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar5 129W TP 04 ConUS beam (NA)(Kansas City, MO)
7502(21) - KHBSD [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 23 Spotbeam 20(OK,MO,AR) (NA)(Fort Smith, AR)
8216(3) - KCDO [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 12 Spotbeam 30(CO) (NA)
8717(64) - WLLA [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 12 Spotbeam 13(IN,MI,OH) (NA)(Kalamazoo, MI)
8786(62) - WMFP [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 18 Spotbeam 04(MA,VT,PA,NY) (NA)(Lawrence, MA)

Channel Removals:
4298 - VS/GF (A) (H) removed from Echostar12 61.5W TP 19 ConUS beam
4298 - VS/GF (A) (H) removed from EchoStar5 129W TP 19 ConUS beam
6799 - TURBO (A) removed from EchoStar11 110W TP 10 ConUS beam
9417 - EDUCA (A) (H) removed from EchoStar3 61.5W TP 10 ConUS beam
9417 - EDUCA (A) (H) removed from EchoStar5 129W TP 17 ConUS beam
9468 - VS/GF (A) removed from Echostar12 61.5W TP 19 ConUS beam
9468 - VS/GF (A) removed from EchoStar5 129W TP 19 ConUS beam

Channel Package Flag Changes:
230 - ICTV [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar7 119W TP 11 ConUS beam changed to Available
267 - CTN [MPEG4 SD] - EchoStar8 77W TP 21 ConUS beam changed to Available (H)
456 - SPORT [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar11 110W TP 06 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
456 - SPORT [MPEG4 SD] - Echostar6 72.7W TP 21 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
585 - AAJTK [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar1 148W TP 25 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
585 - AAJTK [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar3 61.5W TP 12 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
588 - BLUE [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 20 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
588 - BLUE [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar1 148W TP 27 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
588 - BLUE [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar3 61.5W TP 31 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
608 - ITVN [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar1 148W TP 09 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
608 - ITVN [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar3 61.5W TP 08 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
610 - SUNTV [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar1 148W TP 11 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
617 - ZCINE [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar1 148W TP 01 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
617 - ZCINE [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar3 61.5W TP 12 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
660 - RFI [MPEG AUDIO] - EchoStar1 148W TP 01 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
660 - RFI [MPEG AUDIO] - EchoStar3 61.5W TP 31 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
712 - RTR [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 24 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
727 - VIDIT [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 29 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
732 - RFI [MPEG AUDIO] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 03 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
736 - ITVN [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 28 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
757 - TVSLZ [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 22 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
771 - NORST [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 26 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
773 - IQRAA [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 22 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
782 - IQRAA [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar1 148W TP 09 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
782 - IQRAA [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar3 61.5W TP 08 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
783 - NORST [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar1 148W TP 11 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
783 - NORST [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar3 61.5W TP 12 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
790 - ZCINE [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 27 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
794 - AAJTK [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 22 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
795 - SUNTV [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 29 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
802 - TEJA [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 03 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
812 - MH1 [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 24 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
6411(6) - XETV [MPEG4 HD] - EchoStar10 110W TP 29 Spotbeam 39 changed to Available (H)
8165(44) - WMCND [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar10 110W TP 26 Spotbeam 04(MA,VT,PA,NY) changed to Available (H)(Atlantic City, NJ)
8165(44) - WMCND [MPEG4 SD] - Echostar12 61.5W TP 11 Area 5 beam changed to Available (H)(Atlantic City, NJ)
9399 - CTN [MPEG4 SD] - EchoStar8 77W TP 21 ConUS beam changed to Available (H)

Channel Renames:
8224(20) - KBWB - EchoStar10 110W TP 26 Spotbeam 43(CA) renamed to KOFY (A) (H)(San Francisco, CA)

Channels in the system: 5905
(A) = Available to subscribers
(NA) = Not Available
(H) = Hidden from non-subscribers

 

[doceinstein]

Another disappointing week.

 

[Jim S.]

230 - ICTV [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar7 119W TP 11 ConUS beam changed to Available

Well, I had two guesses the other week as to what ICTV was, and both of them were wrong. But what the heck is InCite TV? Is it another full-time infomercial channel?

 

[kstuart]

No big national stuff until after Ciel-2 comes online in the next few weeks.

 

[jself1982]

Sad. I have prepared myself to realize that there will be NO new hd until the new sat is in service in February. Sad. Cable companies is about to sound very well to some.

 

[dmendenjr]

Still holding out for San Deigo's CW in HD (which is suppose to go live today) - not that it will help me in ANY way, shape or form.

 

[wassupTC]

All of this nonsense about not bringing new national HD online has to be due to a lack of contracts on the part of Dish. Ciel-2 might bring additional capacity, but they've pulled down MPEG4 HD channels here and there and added HDPPV channels here and there; so it seems that the capacity is there, but the channels aren't available.

It seems to me that 'up to' means that Dish was hoping to have more channels under contract by the end of the year than what they were able to negotiate.

Any thoughts?

 

[VBToad]

After being uplink for the last several months they now have Huntsville ABC-HD ready to go, I hope they make it available soon...there goes that word soon again. Huntsville will now have the big four, CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX.

 

[tomcrown1]

KBWB Channel 20 changed back to KOFY(only folks from the bay area that are old enough will remeber that 20 was at one time KOFY--coffee break)

 

[JohnH]

Still holding out for San Deigo's CW in HD (which is suppose to go live today) - not that it will help me in ANY way, shape or form.

Duh! Read the report.
6411 XETV{Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico} MPEG4 HD

 

[nlk10010]

All of this nonsense about not bringing new national HD online has to be due to a lack of contracts on the part of Dish. Ciel-2 might bring additional capacity, but they've pulled down MPEG4 HD channels here and there and added HDPPV channels here and there; so it seems that the capacity is there, but the channels aren't available.

It seems to me that 'up to' means that Dish was hoping to have more channels under contract by the end of the year than what they were able to negotiate.

Any thoughts?

Please. There's no evidence that Ciel-2 will have any impact on new national HD offerings. But it is another convenient hook to hang one's hopes on.

I don't really know (neither does anyone else here, I feel safe in saying) what Charlie's plans are. We'll just have to wait and see. But as I said elsewhere, even if Charlie had a boatload of new national HD under contract and ready to launch he probably wouldn't do it until the Holiday season passes.

 

[kstuart]

Please. There's no evidence that Ciel-2 will have any impact on new national HD offerings. But it is another convenient hook to hang one's hopes on.

You are missing the point that EchoStar 5 at 129 is dying, and Dish has no spares in orbit.

If Ciel-2 fails to replace EchoStar 5, then Dish would have to use every last scrap of space at 110/119 just to move the existing channels at 129 there.

Only when they know Ciel-2 is fine, can they add new channels.

 

[MikeD-C05]

I think it stands to reason that the new sat for 129 will have more transponder space for national hd , since they will have spotbeams for locals. As opposed to the old echostar 5 sat that uses national transponder space to provide locals. Once the transition to the new Ciel sat is complete , I am sure that the room for many new hd channels will be available. The problem lies with the negotiation for those national hd channels. CHarlie will only pay so much to carry them. Especially since many that they are trying to add really don't have that much real hd at any given time.

MTV,VH1,BET,CMT,Etc.

 

[JohnH]

Not to mention, some sort of big bang would be nice for CES.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

Only when they know Ciel-2 is fine, can they add new channels.

How exactly does this have any effect on Eastern Arc customers? Or Eastern arc Local HD channels?
Sorry But Ciel-2 isn't going to bring Eastern Arc customers anymore HD Locals.

 

[jerryez]

As I have said before, Charlie is not going to add any more National HD until after the first of the year, since he would have to provide them to the HD Absolute customers. He wants the HD Absolute customer to switch over to one of the more expensive HD packages. So, he has to have some desired HD available that is not in the HD Absolute packages or we will not change. I will never change. I have all I need, I am not paying $20 more per month for a few more HD channels. He can kiss my A** before I will change.

 

[g182237]

Woohoo...D* here I come. I'm making the call to switch providers. E* has not made any national HD channels available to AK/HI subs with the exception of the pitiful 9 HD channels that they've offered for the past 2 years. This just confirms what I've felt for the past how many months; E* doesn't give a damn about subs that aren't on the CONUS. I'm really quite tired of waiting and hearing them say more HD channels will be available to non CONUS subs "soon". Please...give me a break. D* has made available all the national HD channels to their HI subs that those on the CONUS can receive.

 

[dennispap]

All of this nonsense about not bringing new national HD online has to be due to a lack of contracts on the part of Dish. Ciel-2 might bring additional capacity, but they've pulled down MPEG4 HD channels here and there and added HDPPV channels here and there; so it seems that the capacity is there, but the channels aren't available.

It seems to me that 'up to' means that Dish was hoping to have more channels under contract by the end of the year than what they were able to negotiate.

Any thoughts?

I agree:up

 

[Hemi 6.1]

Woohoo...D* here I come. I'm making the call to switch providers. E* has not made any national HD channels available to AK/HI subs with the exception of the pitiful 9 HD channels that they've offered for the past 2 years. This just confirms what I've felt for the past how many months; E* doesn't give a damn about subs that aren't on the CONUS. I'm really quite tired of waiting and hearing them say more HD channels will be available to non CONUS subs "soon". Please...give me a break. D* has made available all the national HD channels to their HI subs that those on the CONUS can receive.

If it wasn't for the Premiums and E* DVR's,

I'd be right with Ya.

 

[db2]

Dish is waiting for (fill in the blank) to add more national HD.

-tp space
-contract negotiations
-industry trade show
-february price increases
-charlie chat
-earnings report
-retailer chat

The excuse just moves from one thing to the other.