Channel Takedowns

[HipKat]

Channel Name	Call Sign	SD/HD	Channel	Collapsible	Customer Talking Points
TV Asia	TVASA	SD	700	-	You can continue to watch TV Asia in HD via an Internet connected Hopper receiver, and get Aapka.
PTC Punjabi Gold	PTCPG	SD	9976	748-4	You can continue to watch PTC Punjabi Gold in HD via an Internet connected Hopper receiver, and get PTC Music in HD (depending on the services you subscribe to) plus over 15 Desi Bonus channels.
TV Globo Internacional	GLOBO	SD	9800	602-2	You can continue to watch TV Globo Internacional in HD via an Internet connected Hopper.
SBT Internacional America	SBT	SD	9802	602-4	You can continue to watch SBT Internacional America in HD via an Internet connected Hopper receiver, and get Premiere channels, Record TV Americas, Baby TV Portuguese in HD (depending on the services you subscribe to).
Sony Entertainment Television	SET	SD	695	-	You can continue to watch Sony Entertainment Television (SET) in HD via an Internet connected Hopper receiver, and get Aapka Colors, TV Asia, SAB, SET Max in HD (depending on the services you subscribe to) plus over 15 Desi Bonus channels.
SET Max	SETMX	SD	704	-	You can continue to watch SET Max in HD via an Internet connected Hopper receiver, and get Aapka Colors, TV Asia, SAB, SET in HD (depending on the services you subscribe to) plus over 15 Desi Bonus channels.
TVP Polonia	TVPPL	SD	9896	611-20	You can continue to watch TVP Polonia in HD via an Internet connected Hopper receiver, and get Itvn Extra, Polsat News,TVN24, and Eurochannel in HD (depending on the services you subscribe to).
Jaya Plus	JAYA+	SD	760	-	You can continue to watch Jaya MAX via an Internet connected Hopper receiver, and get over 15 Desi Bonus channels.
Jaya Max	JMAX	SD	759	-	You can continue to watch Jaya MAX via an Internet connected Hopper receiver, and get over 15 Desi Bonus channels.
Sky Link Television 2	SLNK2	SD	9956	626-8	Effective April 27, 2022, Sky Link Television 2 will be available on Ch. 626-09. A Hopper or Wally system connected to the internet is required to view the channel.
SUN Music	SUNM	SD	761	-	Effective April 27, 2022, Sun Music will be available on Ch. 775-40. You can continue to watch Sun Music via an Internet connected Hopper receiver, and get over 15 Desi Bonus channels (depending on the services you subscribe to).
Sanskar	SNSKR	SD	721	-	Effective April 27, 2022, Sanskar will be available on Ch. 732-09. You can continue to watch Sanskar via an Internet connected Hopper receiver, and get over 15 Desi Bonus channels (depending on the services you subscribe to).
Baby TV Mandarin	BTVM	SD	9940	614-22	Effective April 27, 2022, Baby TV Mandarin will be available on Ch. 614-50. A Hopper or Wally system connected to the internet is required to view the channel.
Baby TV Polish	BBTVP	SD	9888	611-6	Effective April 27, 2022, Baby TV Polish will be available on Ch. 611-07. You can continue to watch Baby TV Polish via an Internet connected Hopper receiver, and gain access to HD channels like iTVN Extra, Polsat News, TVN 24 and Adventure TV.
MBC	MBC	SD	640	-	You can continue to watch MBC in HD via an Internet connected Hopper receiver, and get Al Arabiya in HD (depending on the services you subscribe to) plus over 50 Arabic Bonus channels.

ART Music on Ch. 628-2 will no longer be able on DISH.

Channel Name	Call Sign	SD/HD	Channel	Mapdown	Collapsible
Melody Hits	MLDYH	HD	26812	-	628-3

 

[Jim S.]

What the heck are they doing with all their satellite bandwidth that they're not able to keep providing channels? (This is not a new complaint of mine, mind you -- I've been asking for basically forever why they're not able to provide software downloads and guide updates, things that should require much less bandwidth than video, in a speedy manner...)

 

[tornado]

There are a lot of Arabic Bonus channels. Weren't these channels on 118.5? Where do you get this information from?

 

[HipKat]

There are a lot of Arabic Bonus channels. Weren't these channels on 118.5? Where do you get this information from?

Technicians have a portal page on Dish's vast network of internet sites that get things like this posted. Typically, when it's something profound, I'll copy/paste it here.
There is a rash of International accounts migrating from VIPs to Hoppers to accommodate all these new streaming feeds.

The bandwidth question is interesting because, 7 years later, we're being forced to migrate the Peoria market from Eastern Arc back to Western Arc - with no solid reason given why. There are a lot of things moving around these days.

 

[Juan]

What the heck are they doing with all their satellite bandwidth that they're not able to keep providing channels? (This is not a new complaint of mine, mind you -- I've been asking for basically forever why they're not able to provide software downloads and guide updates, things that should require much less bandwidth than video, in a speedy manner...)

Cheaper to do via internet