News Archive -- 2003
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News Archive -- 2004
12/31/03
12/29/03
12/25/03 Merry Christmas
12/23/03
12/22/03
12/20/03
- DVR522 gets L160 software
12/19/03
12/18/03
12/17/03
- Hartford-New Haven, CT locals (ch 7380-7387) available with Dish 500 (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- Milwaukee, WI locals (ch 7070-7080) available, no CBS. Requires 121° SuperDISH (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- Flint/Saginaw, MI locals (ch 7530-7536) now available. Requires 121° SuperDISH (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- Champaign & Springfield-Decatur, IL locals (ch 7400-7407) now available. Requires 105° SuperDISH (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- Charleston-Huntington, WV locals (ch 7315-7325) available, no CBS or NBC. Requires 105° SuperDISH (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- Lansing, MI locals (ch 7510-7516) available, no UPN. Requires a 121° SuperDISH (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- Channel 220 turned off, The Travel Channel is now at ch 215 (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- DISH, Cable Press for News Corp./DirecTV Conditions (SkyREPORT)
- Arkansas legislature passing a satellite tax. See ch 240 or http://www.stopsatellitetax.com/
12/16/03
- Retailer Chat headlines (SatelliteGuys)
- New markets
- Continuing negotiations with Viacom (MTV, Nick, etc) and Turner
- All core HDTV channels moving to Dish 500, CBS and Demo will not move
- New Interactive Service PLAYJAM will be available to interactive customers by 12/17
- Model 111 $89 MSRP, interactive features, Caller ID, only RF output
- 811/TV package $1399, $999 for existing customers
- The 811 $149/$199 exisiting customer deal now requires you to subscribe to the HD package for a year
- DHP subscribers can get 811 upgrade for $99 starting 12/22
- Report: Senators Eye Distant Nets (SkyREPORT)
12/14/03
12/13/03
12/11/03
- HDTV HBO, Showtime, PPV and Event available at 110° (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- Ft. Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rodgers, AR locals (ch 7495-7501) available (PR,
Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- Sherman, TX - Ada, OK locals available, $3.99-5.99 (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- Evansville, IN locals (ch 7365-7372) package available (no ABC, $4.99 until ABC is added). (PR, Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
12/10/03
12/9/03
12/8/03
12/6/03
- Model 522 gets L128 software
12/5/03
12/4/03
12/3/03
- New adult channel: Adult Showcase PPV
12/2/03
12/1/03
- Model 811 HD receiver available, initial software P260
11/28/03
11/26/03
11/25/03
- Retailer Chat headlines (DBSTalk.COM, SatelliteGuys.US)
- Locals launched in December to Dish500:
Bakersfield, CA; Grand Junction, CO; Hartford and New Haven, CT; Sherman, TX - Ada, OK
- Locals launching in December to SuperDISH 105°:
Dayton, OH; Ft. Smith, AR
- Springfield, MO locals moving to 110° from 105°
- Locals will be added to SuperDISH 121°
- 4 cities to be moved from 105° to 121°: Albany, Boise, Missoula, Madison
- Locals launching in December to SuperDISH 121°:
Flint, Milwaukee (no CBS), Lansing (no NBC), Green Bay, Traverse City
- New HDTV channels to be added to 110°
- Model 811 can be ordered Dec 1
- $500 discount on HDTV bundles (receiver, monitor) with commitment
- Additional receiver fee for dual tuner 322 or 522 if no phone line is hooked up
- Des Moines WOI ABC (ch 9110) added to locals package (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- Chattanooga, TN locals available on SuperDISH, $4.99/mo until NBC is added (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- WUVG Atlanta Univision (ch 8308, 61.5°) added to locals package. Call Dish to arrange installation of free dish (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- Atlanta WGTV PBS (ch 8306) is now available statewide in Georgia (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
11/24/03
11/22/03
11/21/03
11/20/03
11/19/03
11/18/03
11/17/03
11/14/03
11/13/03
11/12/03
11/11/03
11/10/03
11/7/03
11/6/03
11/5/03
10/31/03
10/30/03
10/29/03
10/28/03
10/27/03
10/25/03
10/24/03
10/23/03
10/22/03
10/21/03
10/18/03
10/17/03
10/16/03
10/15/03
10/14/03
- Street Eyes DISH/Loral Moves (SkyREPORT)
- Albany locals available (ch 7105-7111, 105°) (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, WB and PBS)
- Missoula locals available (ch 7120-7126, 105°) (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and PBS)
- Boise locals available (ch 7135-7141, 105°) (ABC, CBS, NBC, UPN/Pax and PBS, no Fox)
- Columbus, OH locals available (ch 7200-7206, 105°). (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, UPN/WB and PBS. The independently owned Pax affiliate is not available on the locals at this time, but is available nationally on the Sky Angel service at 61.5°)
- Baltimore locals available (ch 8730-8736, 105°) (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, WB, UPN and PBS)
- Richmond locals available (ch 9385-9391, 105°) (ABC, CBS, NBC/WB, Fox, UPN/Pax and PBS)
- The cities above may not be available until 10/16 - 11/1 and require SuperDISH
10/13/03
10/11/03
10/10/03
10/9/03
10/8/03
10/7/03
10/6/03
10/3/03
10/2/03
10/1/03
9/30/03
9/29/03
9/27/03
9/25/03
9/24/03
9/23/03
9/22/03
9/19/03
9/18/03
9/17/03
9/16/03
9/15/03
9/12/03
9/11/03
9/9/03
9/8/03
9/5/03
9/4/03
9/3/03
9/2/03
8/29/03
8/28/03
8/27/03
8/26/03
8/25/03
8/22/03
8/21/03
8/20/03
8/18/03
8/16/03
8/15/03
8/14/03
8/13/03
8/12/03
8/11/03
- Charlie Chat tonight, ch 101, 9:00pm (Eastern)
8/9/03
8/8/03
8/6/03
- San Francisco KTEH (ch 8234, 148°) is available to local subscribers again
(Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- DISHPlayer (Model 7100/7200) gets receiver software version 122
8/5/03
8/4/03
8/2/03
7/31/03
7/30/03
7/29/03
7/28/03
7/24/03
7/23/03
7/21/03
7/19/03
7/17/03
7/16/03
7/15/03
7/14/03
-
DISH, FX Work on Retrans Deal (Skyreport) (7/15 clarification: Discussions
are for carriage, not retransmission consent.)
- Tech Forum tonight, 9:00pm (Eastern). Agenda expected to include new HDTV
receivers and programming. Summary
7/13/03
7/11/03
7/10/03
7/7/03
7/5/03
7/3/03
7/2/03
6/30/03
6/28/03
6/27/03
6/26/03
-
To
Sign or Veto: Ohio Mulls Tax (Skyreport)
- Roanoke WJPR (ch 9284) available
- Tampa WXPX (ch 8703) available
- Shreveport, LA locals (ch 7015-7021) available except NBC
6/25/03
-
Retailer Chat announcements (DBSTalk.COM)
- Roanoke WJPR available June 26
- Tampa WXPX available June 26
- Shreveport, LA locals available June 26
- Little Rock - Pine Bluff, AR available July 2, no NBC, PBS, WB
- New Package: AT50 Plus (available June 24, 2003)
- AT50 Plus Regional Sports: 29.99/month, 330.00/year (price will not go
up till 2005)
- AT50 Plus Option: for extra 5.99/month, 71.88/year - get "the rest
Sports from Multi Sports Pack"
-
OUTSIDE THE BOX: MVDDS and Flawed Politics (Skyreport)
- Model 2700/3700/2800 gets P767 software, local channel mapping
6/23/03
6/21/03
- Outage yesterday morning affects channels from 110°, 61.5° slots, lasts
about 2-1/2 hours. Do a switch check to restore channels still missing.
6/20/03
6/19/03
6/18/03
6/16/03
6/13/03
6/12/03
6/11/03
6/10/03
-
Burns: More Local TV via Satellite (Skyreport)
- News from last night's Charlie Chat
- The voice of the public made a difference in the Allbritton dispute
- Free preview of Knoxville, Roanoke and Tallahassee locals through 6/25
- Waco getting KAKW Univision on 6/18
- GolTV coming to AT150 on 6/11
- FX contract expires 7/13, they are in tough renewal negotiations
- HBO/Cinemax freeview 6/13 - 6/15
6/9/03
6/6/03
6/5/03
6/4/03
6/3/03
6/2/03
5/31/03
5/30/03
5/29/03
-
FCC
Bureau Works on HD Issues (Skyreport)
- New mono music channel '7890 - Four Decades of Music' (ch 931) replaces
'Classical Ambience' (DBSTalk.COM)
- The new Dish Latino package and 800 channel block are now available (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- New channels added to locals packages (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
- Louisville PBS KET2 (ch 9102)
- Roanoke UPN (ch 9285, 61.5°)
- Tallahassee ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS (PR)
- Tucson KHRR Telemundo (ch 8958)
- Waco PBS (ch 8992)
- PVR721 gets L112 software. Maintenance upgrade, no new features.
5/28/03
5/27/03
5/24/03
- Roanoke/Lynchburg VA locals now available, missing ABC, UPN
5/23/03
5/22/03
5/21/03
5/19/03
5/16/03
5/15/03
5/14/03
5/13/03
-
DirecTV, DISH Battle State Taxes (Skyreport)
-
Sky
Poll: HD via Satellite is Tops (Skyreport)
-
Sat
TV Adds Jackson Locals, Ergen Talks New Mkts (Skyreport)
- From last night's Charlie Chat
- HD Net and HD Net Movies to be added late this summer
- New channels added May 29 to Dish Latino, Dish Latino Dos and Dish Latino Max
- Toon Disney, already available
- Univision west feed, also added to
AT100
- Telefutura, also added to
AT100
- De Pelicula, movies, exclusive on satellite to Dish
- De Pelicula Clasico, movies from 30s and 40s, exclusive on satellite
to Dish
- TeleHit, pop, rock and alternative music videos
- Locals
- Cedar Rapids IA to get KCRG ABC on May 14, $1 discount ends
- Jackson MS to be available today with Atlanta Fox, or $4.99 w/o Fox
- Tallahassee FL to be available May 29 w/o Fox, $4.99
- Expect to have 106 markets by end of the year
- New web site
www.StopSatelliteTax.com
- Sports PPV
- College baseball playoffs June 6-9, $19.95
- Cricket May 17 - June 1, $69.95
- AT150 Sweepstakes. Trip for 4 to a MT dude ranch, (8) 2nd prizes of
$5000. Upgrade by May 31 for entry, current subscribers automatically
entered.
5/12/03
5/10/03
5/9/03
5/8/03
5/7/03
5/6/03
5/5/03
5/3/03
5/2/03
5/1/03
4/30/03
4/28/03
4/24/03
4/23/03
4/21/03
4/19/03
4/17/03
4/16/03
4/15/03
-
Ohio DBS Tax One Step Closer (Skyreport)
- From last night's Charlie Chat
- The 64th local will be Paducah KY, available 4/30 without NBC
- Major League Soccer free preview 4/12-19, Ch 455-465
- NBA TV free preview 4/21-23, Ch 402
- More HDVT programming expected by summer or fall, in active disussions
with ESPN
- Gol TV to be added to AT150 in May or June
- Model 301E to get Zap2It added to Dish Home at end of May
4/13/03
4/12/03
4/11/03
4/10/03
4/9/03
4/8/03
4/6/03
- Outage yesterday evening lasts at least 30 min, affects national and local
channels from 119°, 110°, 61.5°
4/5/03
4/4/03
4/3/03
- NBA TV (Ch 402) extended free preview appears to be over. It is now only
available to "America's Everything Pak" and the "Out of Market Sports Channels
Pack." (Dish Channel List Changes Archive)
4/2/03
4/1/03
3/31/03
3/30/03
3/29/03
3/28/03
3/27/03
3/26/03
3/25/03
3/21/03
3/20/03
3/19/03
- Tyler TX ABC affiliate now available in locals package
- WAVE NBC available in Louisville locals package
- Huntsville AL locals now available, missing ABC, Fox
3/18/03
3/17/03
3/16/03
3/14/03
3/13/03
3/12/03
3/11/03
3/10/03
- Charlie Chat tonight, 9:00pm (Eastern), Ch 101
3/8/03
3/6/03
3/5/03
3/4/03
3/3/03
-
Northpoint Signaling a Change in Plans? (Sky Report)
- NBA in HD tomorrow, Timberwolves at Supersonics. Free access, requires
Enhanced HD (8PSK) module. 10pm (ET), Ch 9425 from 61.5° or 148°. Blackout
restrictions apply.
- PVR721 guide problems continue. Some users have restored it by an
NVM reset but Dish recommends not doing this. (DBSTalk.com)
3/2/03
- PVR721 suffers loss of guide information yesterday except for current and
next show
3/1/03
2/27/03
- New HDTV channel HDEvent at 9425
- New HDTV Info channel at 9421 from 148°, viewable on standard receivers
- Free Preview this weekend of Russian channels from 61.5° or 148°
2/26/03
2/25/03
2/24/03
2/22/03
- Free Preview this weekend of TV Globo on Ch 596 from 61.5° or 148°
2/21/03
2/20/03
2/18/03
2/15/03
2/13/03
2/12/03
2/11/03
2/10/03
2/8/03
2/7/03
2/6/03
-
Street Eyes DISH Locals Plan (Sky Report)
- Chico/Redding CA locals are now available
- Monterey CA locals to be available 2/20, possibly without ABC
- KUPX Pax added to Salt Lake City locals
2/5/03
2/4/03
2/3/03
2/1/03
1/31/03
1/30/03
1/29/03
1/28/03
-
The Dish on Si TV: carriage (Yahoo! News..HollywoodReporter)
- Local Daystar affiliates to be replaced with the national channel on 9408
tomorrow
1/27/03
1/25/03
1/24/03
- KNWS Houston (ch 8377) now available in the locals package (Dish
Channel List Changes Archive)
- Dolby Digital demo channel (9480, dealers only) removed from channel
lineup
1/23/03
1/22/03
1/21/03
1/20/03
1/17/03
- Omaha locals available without NBC, Fox or WB (PR)
- WTBS Atlanta now available in the Atlanta locals package at 61.5°
1/16/03
1/15/03
1/14/03
-
EchoStar Dishes Up Rate Hike, Blames FCC (Yahoo! News..Reuters)
- Omaha locals to be available 1/16 without NBC, Fox or WB
- Cedar Rapids locals to be available 1/30 without ABC or WB
- Chico CA locals to be available 2/6
1/13/03
- Charlie Chat tonight, 9PM EST Channel 101
1/11/03
1/10/03
1/9/03
1/8/03
1/7/03
1/6/03
1/4/03