What Ever Happened to ESPNU HD???

[GVG]

Hey guys. Here are some new and better pictures of the new studio control room.

 

[lakebum431]

Those are very very cool GVG! Thanks for sharing!

 

[gadgtfreek]

As a big college fan, Im with lakebum on hoping we get this for fball this year.

 

[DMarshal17]

Yeah, I would really like ESPNU HD especially after hearing that most SEC football games will be broadcast on either ESPN, ESPN affiliate, Fox Sports South, or CSS. I'm crossing my fingers (but not holding my breath) for it by September.

 

[Koilvr]

ESPNU HD will be here SOOON! thats all I know.

 

[sbturner]

Are you being funny or do you really know something?

 

[gadgtfreek]

SOOOON is "funny". Charlie is known for using that BS word.

 

[springdale_sam]

What's the chances of them moving ESPN U into the top 200.

 

[Zaxcom]

Part of the negotiations is about getting the U into the std tier.

 

[allargon]

How many of you guys in this thread (reading and posting) have actually called Dish (not just sent emails to the ceo address) to request this channel. Please don't ask, "What difference will it make?" Enough subscriber complaints got TBS HD added during the baseball playoffs years ago.

I'm sure if Dish got enough calls and complaints about ESPNU HD, they would add it ASAP.

 

[gadgtfreek]

I do not believe, for one second, that calling dish to complain got TBSHD added.

 

[tigerfan33]

How many of you guys in this thread (reading and posting) have actually called Dish (not just sent emails to the ceo address) to request this channel. Please don't ask, "What difference will it make?" Enough subscriber complaints got TBS HD added during the baseball playoffs years ago.

I'm sure if Dish got enough calls and complaints about ESPNU HD, they would add it ASAP.

"Me,me,me,me!!!

 

[tigerfan33]

I do not believe, for one second, that calling dish to complain got TBSHD added.

I agree. As I remember it had more to do with this site or (I should say a member here) and not Dish that got us TBS hd

 

[gadgtfreek]

Dish Network, as a whole, would not sweat phone calls about a channel they dont offer. Begging and complaining wont goad them into a quicker contract.

 

[gopuga]

I'm a dish network customer as well and if they don't pick up ESPNU in HD I will find a provider who will

 

[tennisgrl]

I have emailed them...no reply. I have messaged their twitter page, and they said that they'd look into it. In my experience, the people who run the twitter feed reply very quickly to all messages. I would say to start bombarding them requests for the channel.

As for finding a carrier that has it, I'm kind of out of options. If I were to go to cable, they don't have it. Direct doesn't have it but is planning to offer it in 2010....I would expect their customers will be pushing for it as well since SEC football will be on it.

 

[commodore_dude]

U-Verse already has ESPNU HD... if they find a way to add CSS I will break my contract in a heartbeat since they're paying enough cash to cover the ETF. Will seriously consider paying the ETF if Comcast adds ESPNU HD, they just added it in SD in Atlanta this week... no qualms at all if any UGA games end up on CSS or ESPNU, and I'm sure they will.

 

[mattsarz]

Re: CBS College Sports

All of their live games this fall (six Navy, nine MWC, 15 C-USA and three Army) are supposed to be in HD.

 

[gopuga]

I was speaking with a Dish Network rep last night about getting ESPNU HD on before football season in September. He told me to stay tuned and be patient. I then asked him if I would be happy and he just laughed and said yes.

I don't know if the guy is joshing me, or Dish is really about to pue ESPNU on in HD

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I would say he is probably right.

It wouldn't surprise me to see it light up when they light up their new HD control room and studio, as I am hearing not much of anything is in HD at this time.

The question is when is the new control room going to be ready?