MANY HD CHANNELS GONE ON 72 WEST?

[Tampa8]

I know the idea that they are making room for 4k has been mentioned any other ideas why so much now off 72?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Me too.

Some of the room is for the Olympics channel which is coming at the end of the month.

 

[MikeD-C05]

What Olympics ? I didn't know about any in 2017.

 

[zippyfrog]

I think Scott means the channel that used to be Universal - the Olympics Channel that was launched in mid July?? At least that is how I read that!

 

[Bobby]

I think Scott means the channel that used to be Universal - the Olympics Channel that was launched in mid July?? At least that is how I read that!

and it's a 4K channel! Oh wait this is August, not April!!!

 

[jackson85]

Looking at the uplink report it was alot of hd channels that were moved to 61.5 they'd have to be making room for something like 4k with all the space they free'd up

Is the uplink working on this site? It only says up to June 21!!!!

 

[jackson85]

Me too.

Some of the room is for the Olympics channel which is coming at the end of the month.

Where did you read that at, Scott? I have been looking and trying to find out if it is finally coming. Which I hope it is coming, since I am a big Olympic Fan!!!!

 

[osu1991]

Where did you read that at, Scott? I have been looking and trying to find out if it is finally coming. Which I hope it is coming, since I am a big Olympic Fan!!!!

Probably in his email from his Double Top Secret informant at Dish.

 

[jackson85]

Probably in his email from his Double Top Secret informant at Dish.

Well, I hope it is true!!!! If not, then when my contract is up next March, then I might have to think about jumping off of the Dish Boat, onto the Directv Boat!!!!

 

[Tampa8]

Probably in his email from his Double Top Secret informant at Dish.

Yep left in a mayonnaise jar on Funk and Wagnalls porch....

 

[bobvick]

Maybe Dish wants to cut down on the rental checks they send Telesat Canada for the NIMIQ 5 lease?

I forget which one, Dish or Echostar, either way, they lease the whole satellite, so it doesn't matter how many transponders they use. It is a long term lease for the life of the bird.

 

[Claude Greiner]

Yea they are moving lots of channels around.

 

[pattykay]

If you are going to do copy and paste from James Longs website, you should acknowledge where it came from. It's common courtesy. We have bluegras trained to do it!

You mean you wanted me to make that post even longer?

At least I reduced the font size to make it shorter to scroll through all of the changes.

 

[pattykay]

I know the idea that they are making room for 4k has been mentioned any other ideas why so much now off 72?

I forget which one, Dish or Echostar, either way, they lease the whole satellite, so it doesn't matter how many transponders they use. It is a long term lease for the life of the bird.

Maybe Dish knows that there is not much life left in that bird?

 

[bobvick]

Maybe Dish knows that there is not much life left in that bird?

Nimiq 5 has only been in service for nearly 8 years of its 15 year design life. It was launched in September of 2009, probably went into service about the first part of 2010. It has many years of service left, unless there has been an unreported anomaly for some reason.
I believe that Echostar/Dish and Telesat Canada would have to report an anomaly. Telesat is technically a private company, but is 62.5% owned by Loral, so I would expect that Loral would have to issue a release if there were trouble. Certainly, Echostar/Dish would as it could negatively affect operations.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yes the Olympic Channel is coming by the end of the month, don't know any details on it though, its its HD or 4K (or both)

With that said people I have been talking to at DISH understand that we have the best receivers on the market and nothing in 4K to watch on them. From what I hear they want to change that. What that means... I don't know.

 

[pattykay]

Yes the Olympic Channel is coming by the end of the month, don't know any details on it though, its its HD or 4K (or both)

With that said people I have been talking to at DISH understand that we have the best receivers on the market and nothing in 4K to watch on them. From what I hear they want to change that. What that means... I don't know.

Dish will no longer have the best receivers on the market?

 

[navychop]

The much anticipated "Grass Growing" Channel in glorious UHD!

Will the grass be blue?

 

[osu1991]

The much anticipated "Grass Growing" Channel in glorious UHD!

I call that looking out the window after 9 days of rain. It's even free to watch.

 

[bantonb]

Yes the Olympic Channel is coming by the end of the month, don't know any details on it though, its its HD or 4K (or both)

With that said people I have been talking to at DISH understand that we have the best receivers on the market and nothing in 4K to watch on them. From what I hear they want to change that. What that means... I don't know.

I would like to know if those channels that moved to 61.5 will be moved to 72 in 4k