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    Can Someone Summarize Dish's Plans?

    justalurker, Thanks for the replies. Do you think it's possible that at some point in the next couple of years all locals and SD will be at 110, 119, and 129, receivable by a single dish (Dish1000?)...w/ all HD (national and local) on the wings, receivable by a second dish? What would be...
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    Can Someone Summarize Dish's Plans?

    Been away for 6 months or so, but I'm curious as to Dish's plans as far as SuperDish, HD Locals, standard def locals, internationals, 121, 105, 129, 561.5, and 148. How will it all fit together and what kind of eequipment will people need? Will the HD channels like ESPN HD and HBO HD, which...
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    Internet2 and MVPD Competition

    Apologies for such an academic-sounding title. Curious what people think about the Internet2's effect on competition when it goes 'public' in a few years. I read where a DVD-quality movie can be downloaded in ~ 30 seconds off the Internet2 -- much, much faster than today's public Internet...
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    Dish Network & Disney -- When?

    Stargazer, Actually, your number is low. As a package, the ESPN nets cost around $3.00 per month or so, and will rise to about $5.00 per month later this decade or the early part of the next. Anybody have any idea when Disney's deal with Echostar expires? I would think someone here...
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    Dish Network & Disney -- When?

    Anybody know when EchoStar's corporate deal with Disney expires? DirecTV just redid their's with Disney, which is why ESPNU is now on DirecTV. The Disney-Dish deal is probably the latest ESPNU will appear on Dish -- may come sooner. Anyone know?
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    Link to License Fee Info

    Anybody have a good list or link to current info on license fee info for major nets like CNN, ESPN Lifetime, etc. I'd like it for an intro media class I teach. I know this info is not widely discussed, but Wall St. analysts occasionally publish such info, so its not top secret. Can anyone...
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    DP44 Switch ?

    Mike, if they put HDTV at 105, the customers who have a SD today that is aimed at 110/119/121, will not be able to get HDTV. I think the locals that are there today stay at 105 and 121, and new HD gets added to 61.6 and 148 and picked up with a 2nd dish. The lesser locals on the wing...
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    Should Dish try to Buy Voom?

    It seems to me that if E* were to buy VOOM, they could put 30 or 40 or 50 HD channels at 61.5, and anybody who wants national HD channels (beyond the 6 or so that are at 110 today) could simply put up the second dish. My guess is that the HD devotees--the ones who want more than just the...
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    Status of DPP44 Multiswitch

    Where is the Team Summit this year? Houston TX?
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    DISH Network Adds Three New Pakistani Channels

    Tony: Which orbital slot?
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    What if E* Buys VOOM?

    Except that E* X is a spotbeams satellite that is going to 105???? :confused:
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    What if E* Buys VOOM?

    Scott, Yes, but my prediction calls for use of the superDISH. SD will be used for locals and internationals though. new HD goes the wing birds which is why E* told retailers to leave the second dish up. SD isn't dead, its just that VOOM will allow E* to use the wings for many new HD services and...
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    What if E* Buys VOOM?

    Here is what I think happens, E* buys VOOM, All new locals go to 105 once Echostar X goes up, All new internationals go to 121, All new HD channels get mirrored at 61.5 and 148. E* offers more locals than D*, more internationals the D*, and more HD than D*. Charlie hits the niche markets hard.
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    What if E* Buys VOOM?

    Ken F, So it's technically impossible to integrate the two systems? What if E* designed a special HD-capable receiver that handles HD channels off VOOM's bird and everything else off of the current E* configuration? The only people who would get the new reciver would be those who want to buy the...
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    What if E* Buys VOOM?

    Suppose we wake up tomorrow and E* has acquired VOOM. What are the issues in integrating VOOM and Dish programming? Do subs have to get new receivers? New dishes? Both? Would VOOM dishes have to be realigned, or would they pick up programming at 61.5? How would E* deal with the fact that subs in...
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    What if E* Buys VOOM?

    Suppose we wake up tomorrow and E* has acquired VOOM. What are the issues in integrating VOOM and Dish programming? Do subs have to get new receivers? New dishes? Both? Would VOOM dishes have to be realigned, or would they pick up programming at 61.5? How would E* deal with the fact that...
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    Spot Beam Question for Scott

    It looks like everyone within that footprint can "see" the signal. Do I have this screwy? http://ekb.dbstalk.com/pictures/echo8.gif
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    EchoStar Willing to Drop CBS in Dispute With Viacom

    There isn't one single person--outside of Viacom, GE, News, and Disney shareholders--who doesn't want to see the big media companies forced to stop using their O&O affiliates as leverage to get carriage for expensive new channels. God bless Charlie. Everybody realizes this situation is at...
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    Newbie Question: Connected Phone Line Required?

    Thanks skaeight. How can I tell which type of Dish I have?
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    Newbie Question: Connected Phone Line Required?

    Hi, hoping for some help. Is a connected phone line required for DISH subs? TV is not near a phone jack. There's a screen message I want to get rid of. Sorry if this has been asked/answered numerous times before. Great message boards you all have here!
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