Free Previews Discussion Thread - October 2020

[pattykay]

This is the thread for any discussion about the current month's free previews. A complete list of free channels on Dish can be found in the linked thread here: Free Previews (No Discussion) Thread - October 2020

 

[Tecmo SB Guy]

192 Investigation Discovery 10/1 - 10/31

Yay, my favorite free preview, Investigation Discovery is up. This usually free previews every January and only in January but I'll take it 3 months early.

 

[pattykay]

135 BBC America 7/20 - 10/11 (Note: this preview was originally listed until 10/12, so it has been shortened by one day.)

It looks like this preview was not shortened after all. So, the original date was correct, and channel 103 SD and the mydish Free Previews page were both wrong this month.

Uplink Activity Updates » Blog Archive » 10/13/20 at 2:50am ET (v07) – 5 changes seen

uplink.jameslong.name

Package Flag Change
9450 BBCA (135 HD) BBC America 119° 1sA27 (Hawaii) HD Hidden – Package Flag Change Tag Removed (11 total)
9450 BBCA (135 HD) BBC America 119° 4sA25 (Alaska) HD Hidden – Package Flag Change Tag Removed (11 total)
9450 BBCA (135 HD) BBC America 119° 4sB23 (Puerto Rico) HD Hidden – Package Flag Change Tag Removed (11 total)
9450 BBCA (135 HD) BBC America 129° TP 32 HD Hidden – Package Flag Change Tag Removed (10 total)
9450 BBCA (135 HD) BBC America 61.5° TP 10 HD Hidden – Package Flag Change Tag Removed (10 total)

 

[pattykay]

I updated the listing of free channels on Dish to reflect today's changes. Dish removed the free channels that had been used to promote the Flex Pack and Channel Packs.

Uplink Activity Updates » Blog Archive » 10/28/20 at 3:14pm ET (v14) – 24 changes seen

uplink.jameslong.name

Uplinks Removed
9605 FLXPK removed from 110° TP 8 (SD Preview)
9605 FLXPK removed from 72.7° TP 21 (SD MPEG4 Preview)
9606 CHPK removed from 110° TP 8 (SD Preview)
9606 CHPK removed from 72.7° TP 22 (SD MPEG4 Preview)

Let the rumors about the upcoming demise of Flex Pack begin.

That same uplink report also shows that Dish is testing something involving SiriusXM Soul Town. Whatever they changed had no effect on the ongoing perpetual free preview of that channel, though.