National HD Channels NOT On Dish Network: Genre List

Which channel(s) seem the most appealing for the Platinum HD pack?

  • ABC News Now HD

    Votes: 7 6.9%
  • Entertainment Studios HD Channel Suite (Not Yet Launched)

    Votes: 6 5.9%
  • Fuel HD

    Votes: 3 3.0%
  • MavTV HD

    Votes: 4 4.0%
  • MLB Network HD

    Votes: 45 44.6%
  • S|Sports TV HD (3rd Quarter 2009)

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Smithsonian Channel HD

    Votes: 21 20.8%
  • TV One HD

    Votes: 5 5.0%
  • Universal Sports HD

    Votes: 6 5.9%
  • Wealth TV HD

    Votes: 3 3.0%

  • Total voters
    101

ComcastOgre

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Hey everybody. I thought that it might be really nice to have the list of channels that Dish Network does not have available organized by genre so that we could see what areas Dish is lacking in and what not. I have every single channel categorized somewhere, and any channel labeled "Rumored" means ONLY that the channel launch itself is rumored. I will do my best to keep both lists updated as much as possible, but I am finally starting a new full time job on Wednesday. I am very excited, but I won't be available as much to update.

Orange, Italicized & Underlined = Announced by Dish Network or Uplinked But NOT Available
General Entertainment Channels – 19 Channels
29 HD Network (Rumored)
Blue Highways TV HD (4th Quarter 2009)
Cars.TV HD (Not Yet Launched)
Chiller HD (1st Quarter 2009)
E! Entertainment TV HD
Entertainment Studios.TV HD (Not Yet Launched)
Fox Reality Channel HD (By 2010)
FX HD
Game World HD (Possible Canadian Import, 3rd Quarter 2009)
Hallmark Channel HD (Rumored)
ION TV HD
MTVN HD (Possible Global Import)
My Destination.TV HD (Not Yet Launched)
Pets.TV HD (Not Yet Launched)
Recipe.TV HD (Not Yet Launched)
RFD-TV HD
Sleuth HD (1st Quarter 2009)
TruTV HD (Rumored)
Voom HD (Possible Global Import)

REGION SPECIFIC ENTERTAINMENT - 5 Channels
CN8 HD (New England / Tri-State)
KTLA HD (Los Angeles CW)
KWGN HD (Denver CW)
WPIX HD (New York CW)
WSBK HD (Boston Independent)
WWOR HD (New York MyNetwork TV)


Sports Channels – 61 Channels
Aqua HD (Possible Canadian Import, 3rd Quarter 2009)
[ame="http://espn.go.com/espnu/"]ESPN.com[/ame]
EuroSport HD (Possible British Import)
Fight Network HD (Rumored)
Fox Soccer Channel HD (1st Quarter 2010)
Fox Sports en Espanol HD (By 2010)
Fuel TV HD
Gol TV HD (2009)
MLB Network HD
Outdoor Channel HD
Pursuit Channel HD (4th Quarter 2010)
Rush HD (Possible Canadian Import)
S|Sports TV HD (3rd Quarter 2009)
Speed TV HD
Sportsman Channel HD (By 2010)
TV Games Network HD
Universal Sports HD
Women's Sports HD (Possible Canadian Import, 3rd Quarter 2009)

Regional Sports Networks – 17 Channels
Braves TV HD
Channel 4 San Diego HD (Padres)
Comcast SportsNet Northwest HD
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia HD
Comcast SportsNet Southeast HD
Dallas Cowboys Channel HD
FOX College Sports Atlantic HD
FOX College Sports Central HD
FOX College Sports Pacific HD
FOX Sports Carolinas HD
FOX Sports Oklahoma HD
FOX Sports Tennessee HD
Madison Square Garden Network HD
MSG Network Plus HD
Mid Atlantic Sports Network HD
MountainWest Sports Network HD (2010)
Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network HD
RSN's NOT 24/7 – 26 Channels
Altitude Sports & Entertainment HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet Chicago HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet New England HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet West HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Arizona HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Cincinnati HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Detroit HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Florida HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Midwest HD (24/7)
FOX Sports North HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Northwest HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Ohio HD (Cleveland / Columbus) (24/7)
FOX Sports Pittsburgh HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Prime Ticket HD (L.A.) (24/7)
FOX Sports Rocky Mountain HD (24/7)
FOX Sports South HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Southwest HD (24/7)
FOX Sports West HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Wisconsin HD (24/7)
New England Sports Network HD (24/7)
SportsNet New York (24/7)
SportSouth HD (24/7)
SportsTime Ohio HD (24/7)
Sun Sports HD (24/7)


News Channels – 6 Channels
ABC News Now HD
Al Jazeera English HD (Rumored)
Black TV News Channel HD (June 2009)
CNN Headline News HD (Rumored)
CNN International HD (Rumored)
MSNBC HD (6-29-2009)

REGION SPECIFIC NEWS - 3 Channels
Central Florida News 13 HD
New England Cable News HD (4th Quarter 2009)
Pennsylvania Cable Network HD (4th Quarter 2011)


Music Channels – 7 Channels
Centre Stage HD (Possible Canadian Import, 3rd Quarter 2009)
Fuse TV HD
Gospel Music Channel HD (2010)
Great American Country HD (3rd Quarter 2009)
Melody Zen HD (Possible British Import)
MTV 2 HD (Rumored)
Soundtrack Channel HD (Not Yet Launched)


Movie Channels – 61 Channels
American Movie Classics HD
Disney CineMagic HD (Possible British Import)
Epix HD (October 2009)
Fox Movie Channel HD (By 2010)
Horror HD (Possible Canadian Import, 3rd Quarter 2009)
Independent Film Channel HD
Turner Classic Movies HD (Rumored)

HBO The Works – 6 Channels
HBO 2 HD West
HBO Comedy HD West
HBO Family HD West
HBO Latino HD West
HBO Signature HD West
HBO Zone HD West

MultiMax From Cinemax – 12 Channels
@Max HD
@Max HD West (2nd Quarter 2009)
5StarMax HD West (2nd Quarter 2009)
ActionMax HD West
MoreMax HD
MoreMax HD West
OuterMax HD
OuterMax HD West (2nd Quarter 2009)
ThrillerMax HD
ThrillerMax HD West
WMax HD
WMax HD West (2nd Quarter 2009)

Showtime Unlimited - 19 Channels
Flix HD (1st Quarter 2009)
Flix HD West (1st Quarter 2009)
Showtime HD West
Showtime Beyond HD (1st Quarter 2009)
Showtime Beyond HD West (1st Quarter 2009)
Showtime Extreme HD
Showtime Extreme HD West
Showtime FamilyZone HD (1st Quarter 2009)
Showtime FamilyZone HD West (1st Quarter 2009)

Showtime Next HD (1st Quarter 2009)
Showtime Next HD West (1st Quarter 2009)

Showtime Showcase HD West
Showtime 2 HD West
Showtime Women HD (1st Quarter 2009)
Showtime Women HD West (1st Quarter 2009)
Sundance Channel HD (2009)
The Movie Channel HD West
The Movie Channel Xtra HD
The Movie Channel Xtra HD West

Starz! / Encore Super Pack – 17 Channels
Encore Action HD (2nd Quarter 2009)
Encore Drama HD (2nd Quarter 2009
Encore HD West
Encore Love HD (2nd Quarter 2009)
Encore Mystery HD (2nd Quarter 2009)
Encore WAM! HD (2nd Quarter 2009)
Encore Westerns HD (2nd Quarter 2009)
IndiePlex HD (2nd Qtr 2009)
MoviePlex HD (2nd Qtr 2009)
RetroPlex HD (2nd Qtr 2009)
Starz! Cinema HD (1st Quarter 2009)
Starz! Cinema West HD (1st Quarter 2009)
Starz! Comedy West HD
Starz! Edge West HD
Starz! inBlack HD (1st Quarter 2009)
Starz! inBlack HD West (1st Quarter 2009)
Starz! Kids & Family HD West


Education & Development Channels – 12 Channels
Baby HD (Possible Canadian Import, 4th Quarter 2009)
Clash HD (Possible Canadian Import, 3rd Quarter 2009)
Crafts & Hobbies HD (Possible Canadian Import, 3rd Quarter 2009)
Documentary Channel HD (3rd Quarter 2009)
Equator HD (Possible Canadian Import)
Eureka! HD (Possible Canadian Import, 3rd Quarter 2009)
ION Life HD (2nd Quarter 2009)
LiveWell HD (Late April 2009)
Oasis HD (Possible Canadian Import)
Smithsonian Channel HD
Treasure HD (Possible Canadian Import)
Veria TV HD (3rd Quarter 2009)


Women's & Fashion Programming – 6 Channels
Fashion TV HD
Oprah Winfrey Network HD (1st Quarter 2009)
Oxygen HD (Rumored)
SoapNet HD (Rumored)
Style HD
Women's Entertainment HD


Children's Programming - 2 Channels
Nickelodeon Too HD
Qubo HD (1st Quarter 2009)


Men's Programming - 2 Channels
G4 HD
MavTV HD


Demographic Specific Channels - 8 Channels
Aboriginal Peoples TV Network HD (Possible Canadian Import)
Africa Channel HD (3rd Quarter 2009)
BBC America HD (3rd Quarter 2009)
Central China TV HD
Italian American Network HD (Rumored)
Jewish Life TV HD (1st Quarter 2011)
Seniors Life HD (Possible Canadian Import, 3rd Quarter 2009)
TV One HD


Religious Channels – 5 Channels
God TV HD (2009)
I-Life TV HD (Rumored)
Three Angels Broadcasting Network HD (Rumored)
Trinity Broadcasting Network HD
Vatican TV HD


Comedy Channels - 2 Channels
ComedyNet HD (Rumored)
Comedy.TV HD (Not Yet Launched)


Hispanic Channels – 5 Channels
Mun2 TV HD (Rumored)
Si TV HD (Rumored)
Telefutura HD (4th Quarter 2009)
Telemundo HD (3rd Quarter 2009)
Univision HD (1st Quarter 2010)


Luxury Life Channels - 3 Channels
Luxe TV HD (Possible French Import)
Wealth TV HD
Wine Network HD (Rumored)


Shopping Channels - 3 Channels
Home Shopping Network HD
Jewelry TV HD
QVC HD


Adult Channels - 4 Channels
Hustler TV HD (May 1st, 2009)
Penthouse TV HD
Playboy TV HD
Spice TV HD
 
Those were terrible choices. Doesn't MLB have a SD equivalent?

You left off Fashion HD and what's left of Voom.

Platinum definitely needs more choices. Of the current 7?, two (NBA/NHL)? can be obtained via AEP sans platinum. WFN isn't all HD. Universal HD and MGM HD (will) show commercials. BET J has no HD. HDNet Movies is all that is left.
 
I'm Sorry, as Much as I didn't care for VOOM, I would much Rather them 15 Voom channels added to the Platinum Pack. Because Quite Frankly that Platinum pack Is a RIP OFF!
Sorry Can't Vote on this one. 1 more channel MLB or not ,won't make me spend $10.
 
I'm Sorry, as Much as I didn't care for VOOM, I would much Rather them 15 Voom channels added to the Platinum Pack. Because Quite Frankly that Platinum pack Is a RIP OFF!
Sorry Can't Vote on this one. 1 more channel MLB or not ,won't make me spend $10.

i would much rather have the 15 voom channels than the million crappy PPV's on D!
 
Those were terrible choices. Doesn't MLB have a SD equivalent?

You left off Fashion HD and what's left of Voom.

Platinum definitely needs more choices. Of the current 7?, two (NBA/NHL)? can be obtained via AEP sans platinum. WFN isn't all HD. Universal HD and MGM HD (will) show commercials. BET J has no HD. HDNet Movies is all that is left.

I'd just like to add that in addition to all the commercials, Universal HD censors their movies. They try to conceal this by advertising that they show movies uncut but what they do is voice over any dialog they decide we - the paying public - shouldn't be exposed to, and blur out any images they decide we shouldn't see. In other words, they're just like AMC except for the HD.
 
So, I was thinking - where does this compulsion to create Lists come from ?

And, it occurred to me that hundreds of thousands of years ago, before TV, porn and birth control, couples might well have had 10-20 children.

Those who made a list, could then keep track of them:

"Uh, there's 20 kids on this list, but I only see 19... Urgh-gah ? We have a kid named Urgh-gah ? " " Yes, the one with the red hair " " Oh yeah, so where is he ? Hey - where is your brother Urgh-gah ? " " He's up in that tree over there. "

So, the ones who kept lists successfully reared more kids, and the ones who did not lost a lot of their kids to sabre-tooth tigers, and so we are descended from the ones who kept lists...
 
OK, I'll play. :)

WPIX-HD IS on Dish.

What exactly does "announced" mean? If it's "Charlie has said he'd like to have the channel", then FX-HD belongs italicized/orange. Otherwise it doesn't.

The above said, appreciate the effort.
 
Here it is without the rumored or not launched channels. I see a whole lot of RSN and West Coast time zone channels.

Orange, Italicized & Underlined = Announced by Dish Network or Uplinked But NOT Available

E! Entertainment TV HD
FX HD
ION TV HD
RFD-TV HD

REGION SPECIFIC ENTERTAINMENT - 5 Channels
CN8 HD (New England / Tri-State)
KTLA HD (Los Angeles CW)
KWGN HD (Denver CW)
WPIX HD (New York CW)
WSBK HD (Boston Independent)
WWOR HD (New York MyNetwork TV)


Sports Channels –

[ame="http://espn.go.com/espnu/"]ESPN.com[/ame]
Fuel TV HD
MLB Network HD
Outdoor Channel HD
Speed TV HD
TV Games Network HD
Universal Sports HD

Regional Sports Networks
Braves TV HD
Channel 4 San Diego HD (Padres)
Comcast SportsNet Northwest HD
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia HD
Comcast SportsNet Southeast HD
Dallas Cowboys Channel HD
FOX College Sports Atlantic HD
FOX College Sports Central HD
FOX College Sports Pacific HD
FOX Sports Carolinas HD
FOX Sports Oklahoma HD
FOX Sports Tennessee HD
Madison Square Garden Network HD
MSG Network Plus HD
Mid Atlantic Sports Network HD
Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network HD
RSN's NOT 24/7 – 26 Channels
Altitude Sports & Entertainment HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet Chicago HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet New England HD (24/7)
Comcast SportsNet West HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Arizona HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Cincinnati HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Detroit HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Florida HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Midwest HD (24/7)
FOX Sports North HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Northwest HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Ohio HD (Cleveland / Columbus) (24/7)
FOX Sports Pittsburgh HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Prime Ticket HD (L.A.) (24/7)
FOX Sports Rocky Mountain HD (24/7)
FOX Sports South HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Southwest HD (24/7)
FOX Sports West HD (24/7)
FOX Sports Wisconsin HD (24/7)
New England Sports Network HD (24/7)
SportsNet New York (24/7)
SportSouth HD (24/7)
SportsTime Ohio HD (24/7)
Sun Sports HD (24/7)


News Channels –
ABC News Now HD
MSNBC HD (6-29-2009)

REGION SPECIFIC NEWS - 3 Channels
Central Florida News 13 HD
New England Cable News HD (4th Quarter 2009)
Pennsylvania Cable Network HD (4th Quarter 2011)


Music Channels – 1 Channels
Fuse TV HD

Movie Channels –
American Movie Classics HD
Independent Film Channel HD
[HBO The Works – 6 Channels
HBO 2 HD West
HBO Comedy HD West
HBO Family HD West
HBO Latino HD West
HBO Signature HD West
HBO Zone HD West

MultiMax From Cinemax – 12 Channels
@Max HD
ActionMax HD West
MoreMax HD
MoreMax HD West
OuterMax HD
ThrillerMax HD
ThrillerMax HD West
WMax HD
Showtime Unlimited - 19 Channels
Showtime Showcase HD West
Showtime 2 HD West
The Movie Channel HD West
The Movie Channel Xtra HD
The Movie Channel Xtra HD West

Starz! / Encore Super Pack – 17 Channels
Encore HD West
Starz! Comedy West HD
Starz! Edge West HD
Starz! Kids & Family HD West


Education & Development Channels – 1 Channels
Smithsonian Channel HD
Women's & Fashion Programming – 5 Channels
Fashion TV HD
Style HD
Women's Entertainment HD


Children's Programming - 1 Channels
Nickelodeon Too HD

Men's Programming - 2 Channels
G4 HD
MavTV HD


Demographic Specific Channels - 2 Channels
Central China TV HD
TV One HD


Religious Channels – 2 Channels
Trinity Broadcasting Network HD
Vatican TV HD



Luxury Life Channels - 1 Channels
Wealth TV HD

Shopping Channels - 3 Channels
Home Shopping Network HD
Jewelry TV HD
QVC HD


Adult Channels - 3 Channels

Penthouse TV HD
Playboy TV HD
Spice TV HD
 
Allargon: I didn't include Fashion TV HD in that poll because Dish Network is supposedly already going to be carrying this service...we just don't know in what package yet. What is left of Voom is Canadian exclusive at this time and a MAJOR longshot to get clearance in the USA. It is really complicated, but Voom pretty much abandoned U.S. operations after Dish Network cut them. MLB Network has an SD equivalent, but I figure this could be the EASIEST way for Dish Network to get the most for what they probably want to make and what MLB charges adding it to the Platinum Pack.

If any of the moderators could change the poll, I would like to make it possible for multiple choices at once. I accidentally forgot to do that.
 

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