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    ESPNU

    Well I cant tell you when it will happen, I am being told by my managers that the paperwork is all done, its just waiting on technical issues at Dish.
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    ESPNU

    From what I have been told the deal is done, just waiting on Dish to find the bandwidth to turn it on.
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    ESPNU in HD

    For those of you who have a way to see the U in HD other than on DISH :( our first HD studio show from our new HD control room airs on Monday.
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    What Ever Happened to ESPNU HD???

    Hey guys. Here are some new and better pictures of the new studio control room.
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    New Promotions Aug 1?

    I already had the HBO/Showtime 3 month promotion last year. I called them last week with a question about my VIP722 and after I got my question answered the CSR said that if I gave them my email address I could have HBO/Showtime for free for 3 months. I said sure and it was on all my sets in...
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    What Ever Happened to ESPNU HD???

    The signal from Charlotte goes by fiber to Bristol CT to our main headquarters and satellite farm. From there it is uplinked to the satellite. So it goes to space out of the same facility as the other ESPN channels. Feeds from the games themselves come into Charlotte by fiber and by satellite...
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    What Ever Happened to ESPNU HD???

    I have not been told a time frame. What I know is part of it has to do with tier positioning. As I am sure you know all content providers want to be on the lowest tier they can be on so that they have as many eyes on the commercials as possible, carriers on the other hand want to move you up to...
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    What Ever Happened to ESPNU HD???

    Actually its, be patient and you will be happy.
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    What Ever Happened to ESPNU HD???

    I don't know. He is in CT and we are in NC, so we have never met. ESPNU comes out of Charlotte, NC.
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    What Ever Happened to ESPNU HD???

    The games will be in HD, but the studio shows will be in SD until the new control room comes on line. As to Dish carrying it in HD, its in negotiations at this time.
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    What Ever Happened to ESPNU HD???

    Thought you guys might like a look at the U control rooms. The room with the large wall of HD monitors is our new HD control room which will go on line later this year. The other room is the current SD control room which will go HD in the future also. Enjoy.
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    espnu

    Yeah that battle goes on all the time at work, but the graphics junkies always seem to win. I think there is way to much on the screen too and they still keep asking us to add more. HD did not give way to bigger pictures in some cases, it just gave way to adding more graphics.
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    espnu

    Well if we ever do get it in HD on Dish you guys are gonna love what we have in store for you on the U. The new graphics packages and studio show are going to be great. I work for the U and I wish you could see it in HD like we do.
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    Echostar 11 Camera

    Wasn't there supposed to be a camera on Echostar 11 that would let us see the Earth? What happened to it?
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    Atlanta HD Locals on 61.5 off this morning

    Charlotte locals on 61.5 are out also.