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DISH Network Adds Another Channel to Industry's Largest HD Lineup ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct 18, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- DISH Network(r), home of the best sports and movies in high definition (HD) as well as the best HD DVR in the industry, announced today the launch of its latest HD channel: NHL Network HD. This addition brings DISH Network's national HD programming lineup to 75 channels -- the most offered by any pay-TV provider in the United States. "For the past two years, DISH Network has pioneered the HD revolution by offering consumers the most HD channels -- a fact that still holds true today," said Eric Sahl, senior vice president of Programming for DISH Network. "The addition of NHL Network HD is a score for hockey fans, who will benefit from the amazing graphic picture quality DishHD brings to the home viewing experience and who are now guaranteed to never miss a hat trick with the best HD DVR on the planet." NHL Network is the first national network dedicated entirely to hockey giving viewers unprecedented 24-hour access to the most comprehensive hockey coverage, both on and off the ice. NHL Network will broadcast 50 live regular-season games in addition to classic games, documentaries, instructional shows, highlights and more. DISH Network offers NHL Network HD at the best total value. Subscribers to America's Top 100 package (or above) with DishHD receive NHL Network HD free on Channel 403. NHL Network HD is also available to NHL Center Ice subscribers on Channel 559. DishHD is available free for six months to new customers, and new DISH Network subscribers may also receive a free upgrade to the company's industry-leading and award-winning HD DVR receivers. Through Jan. 31, 2008, both current and new qualifying DISH Network DishHD customers may also enjoy up to $800 of instant savings on a variety of Sharp's most popular line of flat panel HDTVs. For more information about DISH Network, DishHD or the Sharp HDTV discount call 1-800-333-DISH (3474), visit www.dishnetwork.com or contact your local retailer.
EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) has been a leader for more than 27 years in satellite TV equipment sales and support worldwide. The Company's DISH Network(r) is the fastest-growing pay-TV provider in the country since 2000, providing more than 13.585 million satellite TV customers with industry-leading customer satisfaction which has surpassed major cable companies for seven years running. DISH Network customers also enjoy access to a premier line of award-winning Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), hundreds of video and audio channels, the most International channels in the U.S., industry-leading Interactive TV applications, Latino programming, and the best sports and movies in HD. DISH Network offers a variety of package and price options including the lowest all-digital price in America, the DishDVR Advantage Package, high-speed Internet service, a free upgrade to the best HD DVR in the industry, and six months free of DishHD. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 300 company. Visit www.echostar.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474) for more information. The EchoStar logo is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=3707
As the definitive hockey destination, NHL Network offers viewers a 24-hour all-access pass to complete hockey coverage both on and off the ice, including live NHL games featuring stars such as Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin. The network's daily signature show -- NHL On The Fly -- offers fans exclusive live look-ins to NHL games, including goals, shootouts, extended highlights, stellar saves, features, interviews, pre- and post-game reports, team press conferences, expert analysis from a variety of hockey insiders and former players, plus special event coverage from the NHL All-Star Game, NHL Stanley Cup Final and NHL Entry Draft. Additional NHL Network programming includes international and amateur hockey, player profiles, interview shows and youth-oriented programs. NHL Network is operated out of Canada and is available in the United States by contacting digital cable or satellite providers. NHL is a registered trademark and the NHL Shield, NHL Network name and logo and the word mark Stanley Cup are trademarks of the National Hockey League. All Rights Reserved. This news release was distributed by PrimeNewswire, www.primenewswire.com SOURCE: EchoStar DISH Network Posted by Shane Sturgeon, October 18, 2007 1:42 PM Reader Commentary Dish Network is excellent. Too bad I have no interest in sports... I like exercising and staying in shape, but could care less about football, basketball, baseball, or hockey... Lately that seems to be what they are aiming for. Personally, I want more movies, music, science specials, news, educational...... Thank you...I couldn't have said it better myself. I am proud to be a 63 year old who runs or walks 4 or 5 miles a day. That is all the sports I want with the exception of a good boxing match usually found on HBO and sometimes Showtime. More movies channels, educational, news, SciFi, ect. in HD would be welcome. Dish is saturated with HD sports which I understand a lot of folks love, but lets focus now on other HD programing.... As a Dish subscriber, they need to catch up fast or I may dump um. Direct rules right now. I want more HD. I want all those Starz movie channels. I want that MGM channel. I want CNN and CNBC, USA and FX. I want the Smithsonian channel. I even want the damm weather channel, damm it.... I have to admit that I too could give a sh*t about more sports programs (when I quit drinking beer some years ago it all stopped making sense anyway) but I am over 60 and the younger target demographic wants this. I read somewhere about the "larger the ball the lower the IQ" (since hockey uses a puck there has to be exceptions ;-) When a basketball player gets paid more than a brain surgeon I have to wonder about that societies values truly are. I have to confess though that watching the Superbowl is one of my guilty pleasures but not so much for the game but the commericals. When I count "useable channels", I exclude sports and all of the shoping channels. They are simply not in my "favorites list" - I even exclude PPV. 0h and don't forget all of those foreign language channels (the ones without subtitles anyway - although I have to admit they have some pretty sexy babes on Telemundo ha ha). So actual channels you WANT to watch is always way lower than the total content that th... Have to agree with others here...sports channels are a waste (and I'n a bit younger!) Why a waste? Because if there is no game, these channels take up bandwidth and offer NO High-Def at all. Right now (with Comcast) there are three channels taking up space with absolutely ZERO HD scheduled for weeks! (VSGLF, YES, and TBS) THREE channels with no HD that could easily be used for valid HD channels with on-going HD programming. What a waste.... With Dish Networks DVR, you can create several 'Favorites' for the channels you prefer. One of the default favorites is All HD programming. Right now, there are so many HD sports channels that I felt I needed to create a "My HD" favorite channel list that has all HD channels except the sports ones so that I don't have to sift through all of it. HD Sports channels seem to outnumber regular HD programming. Let's hope they read this forum and take some action on this subject that clearly matters to a lot of their subscribers!... Me too. You can have 2 "favorites" on the DirectTC DVR's as well. They know what your watching and also when you fast forward through the commercials.... I agree with previous comments re Dish's HD channels. It's ads now tout it as having 75 HD channels, the most anywhere. But 30 or so of these HD channels are PPV movie or sports channels ($169 to watch a hockey game on TV?). Directv now has a legitimate total of 70 national HD channels, including USA, FX, SciFi, etc. Unfortunately, it's not as easy or inexpensive as Directv's ads claim to switch. Direct's HD receiver, which still costs $200 upfront to lease, requires 2 cable feeds, while still only providing a signal to one tv. I tried to switch, but when Direct's installer said it would cost me $105 to run a 2d cable, & also wanted $45 to put the dish on a mast (he said it was too heavy for my roof, even though my house is only 2 years old & currently has 2 DISH dishes up there) I cancelled the install. But when Direct follows DISH & offers the HD DVR for free, I'll make the move. I should note that a major contributing factor to my wanting to switch is DISH's failure to... More in Category: Programming
About Shane SturgeonShane Sturgeon is the Co-Publisher and Chief Technologist of HDTV Magazine, an industry publication with HDTV roots going back to 1984, when Dale Cripps founded The HDTV Newsletter. Today, HDTV Magazine is a leading online resource for HDTV news and information and captures the eyes and imaginations of over 3 million visitors annually. Mr. Sturgeon has a background in information technology and has served in various consulting capacities for Fortune 500 companies such as J.P. Morgan Chase, Verizon Communications, Proctor & Gamble and Nationwide Insurance. He has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Wright State University. |
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