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DISH Network Expands Local High Definition Markets
Consumers can sign up for the best high definition programming and service in the industry with DISH Network's TurboHD programming packages, the only all-HD packages on the market, starting at $24.99 per month. TurboHD is available in three separate tiers and includes special "turbo-charged" features and benefits such as DISH Network's award-winning and industry-leading technology, the highest quality HD available including 1080p resolution where available, and the most-watched HD channels that may be viewed on any TV - analog, digital or high definition. Current DISH Network customers looking to add the industry's best high definition experience can get a "turbo-charged" HD package for as little as $10 more per month. For more information about DISH Network's 1080p programming, new HD channels and TurboHD system and packages, visit www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).
DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH), the nation's third largest pay-TV provider and the leader in digital television, provides approximately 13.78 million satellite TV customers as of Sept. 30, 2008 with industry-leading customer satisfaction which has surpassed major cable TV providers for eight consecutive years. DISH Network also provides customers with award-winning HD and DVR technology including the ViP(R)722 HD DVR, which received the Editors' Choice awards from both CNET and PC Magazine. In addition, subscribers enjoy access to 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, and a free upgrade to the best HD DVR in the industry. DISH Network is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 300 company. Visit www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474) for more information. SOURCE DISH Network Corporation
Posted by Shane Sturgeon, January 15, 2009 11:05 AM
Reader Commentary As a Dish subscriber in the metro New Orleans market , it amazes me that places like Wichita Falls, Abelene, or Little Rock are given the locals in hd and we are not! Direct TV has had the New Orleans hd channels for over two years! Another puzzle is that Dish offers most of the Starz channels in hd, but only one Showtime and not its West Coast feed or The Movie Channel. Go figure.... I have to agree with the previous poster. I live in the Salinas/Monterey area in California, and as of two days ago we now have (not all) local channels in HD. You would have thought they would work on getting the larger metro areas set before they got to ones like ours. Since I've been receiving my locals - in HD - via an external antenna for as long as I've had an HD receiver, I wasn't all that anxious in the first place. What I found, though, is I'm now capable of recording two local channels in HD at the same time, where, in the past, I was only able to record one in HD from my antenna and the other in SD. The bummer, though, is they haven't included the local PBS station in HD - and I record/watch lots of programs on PBS. Nor, now that I think of it, have they included the secondary digital output from three of the four broadcasters. Channel 46, KION TV (CBS), has on its "02" digital stream the CW. It isn't HD, but it's digital, and it looks relatively good, but it was... More in Category: Cable, Satellite & Fiber
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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