DirecTV New HD channel additions and rumors

[cypherstream]

yes it would be nice to have

Yeah and there's only like 2 kids channels available on the ipad. I'd love for the hub to go HD not only for the quality but so it could be on the ipad live streaming.

 

[bobvick]

I would much rather have The Hub in HD than OWN or Bloomberg, but I am sure there are plenty of folks who are happy those two are coming.

 

[TheTechGuru]

I remember on C-Band Discovery had a policy that a provider had to carry ALL their networks or NONE and had to get a special waiver to do otherwise.

I think Discovery needs to impliment a new policy to carry ALL of their networks in HD or NONE. lol.

 

[Jimbo]

No carrier simply passes the signal along. They all fiddle with it in some manner before it is uplinked.

WAH ...

You know what I meant.

Your gonna start complaining about Compression now, aren't you.

Think about it this way, if NO ONE Compressed, you would have about 5 channels.

 

[inazsully]

WAH ...

You know what I meant.

Your gonna start complaining about Compression now, aren't you.

Think about it this way, if NO ONE Compressed, you would have about 5 channels.

Perhaps you or someone else could explain Meg2 and Meg4. I know it has something to do with compression and how many channels you can fit without losing PQ.

 

[cypherstream]

I wish the SD was mpeg4 because right now the quality sucks. Cables SD looks so much better but they only put 10 or 12 mpeg2 channels within a 38.8mbps channel.

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[raoul5788]

Perhaps you or someone else could explain Meg2 and Meg4. I know it has something to do with compression and how many channels you can fit without losing PQ.

Mpeg is an encoding system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpeg4

 

[joed32]

I remember on C-Band Discovery had a policy that a provider had to carry ALL their networks or NONE and had to get a special waiver to do otherwise.

I think Discovery needs to impliment a new policy to carry ALL of their networks in HD or NONE. lol.

I think that most providers would choose the latter in which case they would go bankrupt.

 

[Former member 134676]

nope
Hub launched Oct 2010 (HD feed launched same say)
Own launched Jan 1, 2011

Ok. Thanks

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[DS0816]

Is there any rhyme or reason to some of how DirecTV chooses channels to launch in HD?

 

[inazsully]

Based on % of viewership you have to wonder how many channels out there warrant HD treatment. Not to mention that some channels may offer a HD feed but have no HD content available.

 

[raoul5788]

With the number of hd channels carried by Directv and Dish, there aren't any missing that are in great demand. Some current channels may not have much actual hd content, but most of the ones I watch are mostly hd.

 

[inazsully]

With the number of hd channels carried by Directv and Dish, there aren't any missing that are in great demand. Some current channels may not have much actual hd content, but most of the ones I watch are mostly hd.

Me too. If it ain't I ain't watchin it.

 

[TheTechGuru]

SD Program on a HD channel still looks better than SD on a SD channel.

Compare "Three's Company" on the HD and non HD feeds of TVLand or Nick (whichever it happens to be on).

 

[rkr0923]

Just read one of my new favorites "Legit" is moving to FXX. The FXX channel will launch on September 2. Anyone heard if D* will have this in HD?

 

[jcrandall]

Fox Soccer is being rebranded as FXX. Directv already caries FSC in HD.

 

[rkr0923]

Must be different launch then
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-fx-fxx-20130327,0,5837402.story

 

[Mr Tony]

Another article says it will be the former FSC channel

The network will launch in more than 74 million homes, with many of those coming from the former Fox Soccer Channel.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/ar...2013_FX_to_Create_Suite_of_Three_Channels.php

 

[Joe The Dragon]

Where will it go in the channel map? It will not fit in the sports area.

 

[rkr0923]

So maybe D* will keep it