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New DirecTV Choice ULTIMATE Package ??
I was searching around DirecTV's website and came across a reference to a "Choice Ultimate" package relating to music programming:
http://support.directv.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2640
The number of Music Channels on your DIRECTV service depends upon the package you're subscribed to (please visit directv.com/packages for more information about channel packages):
Family - 5 SonicTap Music Channels
CHOICE - 55 SonicTap Music Channels
CHOICE XTRA/PLUS DVR/PLUS HD DVR - 77 SonicTap Music Channels
CHOICE ULTIMATE - 80 SonicTap Music Channels
PREMIER - 84 SonicTap Music Channels
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01-13-10, 08:11 PM
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Interesting, I have not seen any other mention of it.
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01-13-10, 08:52 PM
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It will have 11 "premium" movie channels. I don't know which ones as of yet. I'm not sure if it will be HBO/STARZ/Showtime/Max, some of each or someone else (Epix).
I can also tell you that it's "normal" price is to be $68.99 vs $63.99 for extra. $39.99 for 12 months with new customer rebates.
Available 02/09/10, possibly sooner.
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01-13-10, 08:57 PM
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As far as I know it has Encore, Movie Channel East and West and Sundance but everything that RobertE said was correct.
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01-13-10, 09:22 PM
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As far as I know it has Encore, Movie Channel East and West and Sundance but everything that RobertE said was correct.
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01-13-10, 09:24 PM
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Hmmm... 11 premium channels for $5... That doesn't sound like too bad of a deal, although I guess it really depends on the premiums you get. That might get me off of my Total Choice Plus package.
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01-14-10, 04:59 AM
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Hmmm... 11 premium channels for $5... That doesn't sound like too bad of a deal, although I guess it really depends on the premiums you get. That might get me off of my Total Choice Plus package.
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I'm with you, Merg... I'll gladly drop the HD Extra pack and go with that one.
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01-14-10, 06:09 AM
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If it has Starz and HBO I'm all over that. Don't need all of the Starz and HBO, just one will do. Of course, I highly doubt that will be the case, but if so.....
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01-14-10, 07:14 AM
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If it has Starz and HBO I'm all over that. Don't need all of the Starz and HBO, just one will do. Of course, I highly doubt that will be the case, but if so.....
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From what I understand it's going to be the Vatican Movie Channel and the As Seen On TV Movie Channel (in HD).  For $5 I wouldn't expect much more. |
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will it include the HD Extra pack channels?
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I would find that extremely doubtful.
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No. This is a base package positioned in between Choice Extra and Premier.
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01-14-10, 12:59 PM
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I wonder without having the entire movie package and only a few channels from it, it will effect the ability to download VOD. In other words I now have Starz movie package, and can download anything from Starz VOD. If the new package contains only one or two Starz channels will I still be able to download Starz movies from VOD?
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01-14-10, 01:19 PM
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As far as I know it has Encore, Movie Channel East and West and Sundance but everything that RobertE said was correct.
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Did you mean ALL 8 of the Encores, or just 1???
If you add all 8 with the others you mentioned, that does make 11 premiums...
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If "ultimate" means "completed, last, final," according to Webster's, how can there be a package (Premier) that has more stuff?
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I'm holding out for it to have at least HBO east, will make it a bit easier to get The Pacific, True Blood, etc. Depending on what's in the package, I might even be tempted to leave my Total Choice Plus package.
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If "ultimate" means "completed, last, final," according to Webster's, how can there be a package (Premier) that has more stuff?
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Yeah, they should have called it the Penultimate Package!
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Wouldn't it make sense for it to include the Starz/Encore/MoviePlex channels, since they have somewhat of a partnership/same ownership situation?
I really don't see HBO, Showtime, Cinemax agreeing to split up their channel packages. Who would get the HBO or Showtime packages if you could pay $5 and get just he main channel by itself which gives you access to their original programming and the majority of the movies they play?
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Wouldn't it make sense for it to include the Starz/Encore/MoviePlex channels, since they have somewhat of a partnership/same ownership situation?
I really don't see HBO, Showtime, Cinemax agreeing to split up their channel packages. Who would get the HBO or Showtime packages if you could pay $5 and get just he main channel by itself which gives you access to their original programming and the majority of the movies they play?
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Yeah, I can't see any way it includes HBO. Wishful thinking, mostly.
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They may creating a package to be competitive with DISH 250 and including 6 Encore and TMC east and west & TMC Xtra east and west feeds plus one other. So one can have some movie channels without buying Premier or one of the movie packs. Just a guess.
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They may creating a package to be competitive with DISH 250 ......
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Which by my count has exactly 11 movie channels. Hmmmm.......
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Wouldn't it make sense for it to include the Starz/Encore/MoviePlex channels, since they have somewhat of a partnership/same ownership situation?
I really don't see HBO, Showtime, Cinemax agreeing to split up their channel packages. Who would get the HBO or Showtime packages if you could pay $5 and get just he main channel by itself which gives you access to their original programming and the majority of the movies they play?
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Don't they also have some ownership in Sirius/XM? I don't see HBO or Showtime in the package either, it's definitely wishful thinking on my part.
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Yep, and look how that turned out...
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If "ultimate" means "completed, last, final," according to Webster's, how can there be a package (Premier) that has more stuff?
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Because it's CHOICE Ultimate not DirecTV Ultimate.  It's the "Ultimate" only of the "Choice" family. |
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Exactly.
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