Dish will not have Speed HD until after their lawsuit with FOX (News Corp) over The Fox News Channel is settled.
Fox owns Speed HD.
Isn't it more complicated than that? I think carriage of Speed HD is probably tied to carriage of Fox Business Channel, which is also tied to the lawsuit.
In short, Speed HD is being held hostage until Dish agrees to carry FBC, FBC HD and FNC HD.
Given the politics involved (not to mention the waste of precious bandwidth), I think the acronym WHFO (When Hell Freezes Over) should be applied to Dish carriage of Speed HD.
Since from what I understand, Charlie and I have similar political leanings, I feel bound to stand with him on this one, and forgo the ALMS and SCCA in HD for now.