DISH Reaches Long Term Agreement with DISNEY / ESPN / ABC

[chuckster_dude]

Folks the HD channels will be coming back this "Spring"

Thats all we have.

D

I guess that's more definitive than "soon".


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[Scott Greczkowski]

I guess that's more definitive than "soon".

They didn't say what year though.

 

[Stickel]

Goodbye "Soon"
Hello "Spring"

 

[bluegras]

ask about fusion HD also scott to dish network

 

[dangue]

They didn't say what year though.

"this Spring" means this year!

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[Scott Greczkowski]

I missed the This part.

Just kidding!

 

[ohioankev]

I would be surprised if they don't get Disney Jr.I would also be surprised if they don't have every Disney Espn channel available.

I hope we get ESPN 8 : The Ocho ....

 

[satjay]

Now that a deal has been done and while we are awaiting the new HD and other stuff, time to reflect on this thread, what was your favorite moment?

Mine has to be logo or no logo, that is the question! lol

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[Hall]

I would have swore one of those articles cited that Dish would need to re-write the autohop s/w.Finding it now would be like a needle in a haystack though.

My local paper has something online, as of 2:46pm (it's just something they're pushing from the AP). As I commented previously, they state:

As part of the new rights deal, Dish Network Corp. agreed to disable — for three days after the initial broadcast — a function on its Hopper digital video recorders that allows people to automatically record and strip out commercials from prime-time weeknight programming.

The bold is added by me... On the other hand, this is business news, not technology news, so I guess it's understandable to some degree.

 

[dare2be]

Mine was Night Court, ask and ye shall receive.

 

[BobMurdoch]

What about the mobile apps like WatchESPN?

And Dish should have ESPNNEWS, ABC Family and Disney in HD already from before. Should just need to be reuplinked.

The Watch ABC/ESPN/etc. authenticated apps will go live soon per the press releases. Cool, my XBox 360/One boxes will be getting new capabilities .....

 

[Yespage]

Now that a deal has been done and while we are awaiting the new HD and other stuff, time to reflect on this thread, what was your favorite moment?

When Scott announced the deal was made.

My least favorite part would be a later Scott post indicating it could be months until they open the HD sluice gate on the channels we already have. If I can't watch Middle Tennessee St v Robert Morris on ESPNU or Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone (for the 100th time) on ABC Family in HD , I'll just die.

 

[Stickel]

When we get all the channels in HD can we use this thread to complain that they are only in 720p and not 1080?

 

[Don in CT]

When we get all the channels in HD can we use this thread to complain that they are only in 720p and not 1080?

Why would you want sports in 1080i.

 

[Yespage]

Why would you want sports in 1080i.

That's the spirit!

 

[Don in CT]

That's the spirit!

Until we get 1080p on broadcast I would rather watch sports progressive and 720p is the only way.

 

[Stickel]

I would rather have 1080i or 1080p over 720p.

 

[lakebum431]

I'll take 1080

 

[Don in CT]

I would rather have 1080i or 1080p over 720p.

To watch sports or fast motion 720p is still better than 1080i. That is why ESPN chose 720.

 

[Stickel]

Also, I was just joking about the whole resolution thing. As long as it's in HD I'm happy