Place your bets...7 new TMP HD channels at 110.

[JonE]

What's the time frame for the uplinks to become available on our systems. Will it happen today? Before or after the Charlie Chat?

 

[dmendenjr]

I doubt it would be today. Probably Wendesday or Friday... or even the following week. Kinda doubt Charlie would say "Let there be HD" and it was so... (otherwise, people would stop watching his show and go straight to the new channels )

 

[AriesGodofWar]

I was kind of hoping for a presser put out late last night so people would be excited and tune into the Charlie Chat. If Charlie makes an announcement, only to have a technical foul-up in the release of the channels, all eyes would be on him. I would have thought they would launch prior to the chat, so Charlie could say with confidence that the Channels are up and they now have 1 million HD Channels!!

 

[kane1514]

When is this charlie chat and what channel?

 

[dmendenjr]

When is this charlie chat and what channel?

Dish 101 at 9PM EST

 

[kane1514]

So does he announce new channels.... or is it like the Dish "State of the Union"?

 

[Cyclone]

They often announce new channels on the Charlie chat. The only problem is that usually the story gets scooped here on the internet first. So its a rare day when a Charlie Chat tells us something that we don't already know. But it does happen about once a year on something.

Otherwise, they usually take a few phone calls. Discuss upcoming Dish "events" or features. Do some PR for a new Channel/Network/ PPV etc.. Then the VP of Interactive software comes on and tries a silly skit.

 

[CorpITGuy]

The lack of uplinks this morning is telling.

 

[db2]

They often announce new channels on the Charlie chat. The only problem is that usually the story gets scooped here on the internet first. So its a rare day when a Charlie Chat tells us something that we don't already know.

And keep in mind that Charlie always leaves his statements open so nothing is set in stone.

"We hope to have..."

"We should..."

"Our goal..."

 

[jdmacor]

What I am wishing for:

• FX
• E!
• Fox News
• Fox Business
• Comedy Central
• Thriller or Chiller or some kind of scary movie channel (no, Spice or any other HD porn does not count, even though multiple c-section scars may be terrifying to some...)
• ESPNU (along with a time machine to go back and watch the countless games that they had over the college football season)

What we will get:

• ...
• Time to think about whether the DVR is worth it...
• ...
• Maybe some VOD, a la Comcast...

My signature will move up to two thumbs if we get any substantial increase in National HD tonight.

 

[db2]

Time to think about whether the DVR is worth it...

:haha That goes through my mind often with Dish.

 

[Coop1979]

Here are my picks:











Nothing new.

 

[Yes616]

So does he announce new channels.... or is it like the Dish "State of the Union"?

That would be more like "State of the Dish".

 

[tomcrown1]

Charlie chat on new HD we will try to launch a bunch of locals before the year is out here is our slate.

He nevers mention new HD untill it is linked. He will talk anout the Golf Virsus split since that has happen.

Also the chat sometime mentions upcomming upgrades to our receivers.

 

[ENDelt260]

• Maybe some VOD, a la Comcast...

Digital cable style OnDemand would be sweet... I'd take that over new HD channels.

 

[mpl692001]

Am waiting for Alt HD and some more of the quality programming we get from PPV HD, just sends shivers up and down my spine waiting for those great 1080p 5.99 channels yessir cannot wait...

 

[wlwgampa]

I was watching a CSI rerun on SPIKE and now the HD ad says "120 channels". More Charlie fuzzy math???"

 

[Primus]

• Time to think about whether the DVR is worth it...

Lol. Similarly, my thoughts are, "D*'s DVR can't be *that* bad...."

 

[jdmacor]

Lol. Similarly, my thoughts are, "D*'s DVR can't be *that* bad...."

I have actually used the lastest and greatest of Direct's home grown DVR's and I have to say that they are EXTREMELY slow (read extremely like those douchebags in Harold and Kumar say 'extreme!' :yikes). The menu's were certainly pretty and shiny, but I couldn't believe the length of time I waited for a page to scroll by... It was painful compared to even Comcast's or Time Warner's motorola boxes.

 

[Curtis0620]

I have actually used the lastest and greatest of Direct's home grown DVR's and I have to say that they are EXTREMELY slow (read extremely like those douchebags in Harold and Kumar say 'extreme!' :yikes). The menu's were certainly pretty and shiny, but I couldn't believe the length of time I waited for a page to scroll by... It was painful compared to even Comcast's or Time Warner's motorola boxes.

Turn scroll off.