New channel coming

Whoop!

oh goodie another clone of TBN/CBN/NRB etc etc ad nauseum

dang Paint Drying TV still no where to be found

I have to say that I am very, very dissappointed in Directv's refusal to add the channels that many people including myself have been requesting for many many years. They are HRTV, CNN International, BBC World, FashionTV,America One, and FSTV. There even more that they could including Crime and Investigation, iaTV, NBC Universal Sports, SiTV, BlackbeltTv. and many more I'm sure others have requested. DirecTV is focused on it's HD expansion and is ignoring it's millions of SD customers who have been with them for many years and have given them a lot of money as well.

You're right....D* is out to specifically rip off the SD customers! !rolling

J

The addition of this new channel clearly speaks to the caliber of customers still craving more SD programming.

barracudacx2 said:

The addition of this new channel clearly speaks to the caliber of customers still craving more SD programming.

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barracudacx2 said:

The addition of this new channel clearly speaks to the caliber of customers still craving more SD programming.

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It think it speaks more to these low level religious channels willingness to pay D* to carry them and D* not worrying that their viewers will complain that they compress the hell out of them.

6tv's;1748469 said:

I have to say that I am very, very dissappointed in Directv's refusal to add the channels that many people including myself have been requesting for many many years. They are HRTV, CNN International, BBC World, FashionTV,America One, and FSTV. There even more that they could including Crime and Investigation, iaTV, NBC Universal Sports, SiTV, BlackbeltTv. and many more I'm sure others have requested. DirecTV is focused on it's HD expansion and is ignoring it's millions of SD customers who have been with them for many years and have given them a lot of money as well.

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Guys, it's not a matter of "refusing". It takes two to cut a deal, not one. You guys do realize that many times what a company will do is demand extra carriage. In other words, let's say Channel X is something D* wants to put on the platform and the customers want it also. D* has room for Channel X, but that's about it. Well company ABC which owns Channel X says "sure, D* you can take Channel X but in addition you MUST also take Channel Y, Channel Z and Channel L"

Well, Channel Y, Z and L are low end channels that have very little interest and company ABC knows this, but they're looking for distribution. D* doesn't have bandwidth for Y, Z and L so it becomes an issue of not being able to carry the original channel (X).

Sometimes it's about economics but don't discount the carriage aspect as well.

There are many channels already on D*, E*, FIOS, cable, etc that are there because of carriage deals so I'm sure you guys understand how it happens.

Satelliteracer, could you look at the following thread and comment on it please. This is really becoming a big issue and one that D* needs to address immediately.

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?p=1746386#post1746386

Now back to the exciting news on the new SD channel.

SR, I hardly see the point of overloading DTV's sats - reading APG tables I would say there are a LOT of _test_ channels. If they're really taking bandwidth, not placeholders.

P Smith said:

SR, I hardly see the point of overloading DTV's sats - reading APG tables I would say there are a LOT of _test_ channels. If they're really taking bandwidth, not placeholders.

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Test channels using an OSD take very little bandwidth in relation to a full motion picture

Actually I'm talking about mirrors of real channels transmitting as TEST channels. Would you take a look at Sixto analysis and count tpns load ?

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Actually I'm talking about mirrors of real channels transmitting as TEST channels. Would you take a look at Sixto analysis and count tpns load ?

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Mirroring doesn't use any bandwidth at all (or such a small amount to be irrelevant), they're just mirroring a viewer channel using the same original bandwidth.

Maybe I'm not understanding your question...my bad if that's the case.

jamieh1 said:

Directv has been adding very few channels for the SD customers as of late.

Well Directv is adding a new channel soon.

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Surprised this isn't on DirecTV. This channel has been on our COX system forever (with previous different names)...

Last night was the first time I noticed the Chiller Channel - maybe it was only because the programming was House of Dark Shadows (my favorite gothic soap of childhood), but I watched from beginning to end, and it was great. Thanks D*!

Wish SoapNet would do a Dark Shadows marathon - maybe over Halloween?>?

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Last night was the first time I noticed the Chiller Channel - maybe it was only because the programming was House of Dark Shadows (my favorite gothic soap of childhood), but I watched from beginning to end, and it was great. Thanks D*!

Wish SoapNet would do a Dark Shadows marathon - maybe over Halloween?>?

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Off-topic, but my wife and I are in the midst of our DS marathon from Netflix.

It'll probably last about 18 months!

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Mirroring doesn't use any bandwidth at all (or such a small amount to be irrelevant), they're just mirroring a viewer channel using the same original bandwidth.

Maybe I'm not understanding your question...my bad if that's the case.

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I'm agree when mirrored on same tpn, but not for different.

They add this POS channel, but Funimation. /sigh