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Dish Network Launches ‘Eurochannel’

The leading satellite television provider in the country Dish Network has announced last Wednesday the launch of “Eurochannel.” The channel is first of its kind to broadcast movies, TV series and original productions from all over Europe. The programming will be aired with original audio with English subtitles.
Eurochannel will be available at no additional cost [...]

Dish Adds Local HD channels In Virginia

Dish Network has announced during the conference call in January that the satcaster would deliver local high-definition channels in 100 markets and also 100 national high-definition channels by year’s end. Dish Network has added local high-definition channels in Norfolk – Portsmouth – Newport News, Virginia, officials said on Thursday, May 1. With these additions, Dish [...]

The Weather Channel HD added to several local cable high-definition lineups

Several Cable operators have added The Weather Channel HD in their high-definition line-up. The channel was launched last year and to begin its HD broadcast from the new studio from June 2. The Weather Channel has entered carriage agreements with major operators like DirecTV, Dish Network, Time Warner, Comcast, Charter and Cox Communications. During the [...]

DISH Network delivers SCI FI and USA channels in high-definition

Dish Network has added Sci-Fi Channel HD and USA Network HD in their high-definition channel line-up. After the failure of the satellite AMC-14 failure, every one expected the Dish Network to take a back seat in offering new HD channels. The satcaster announced that the high-definition expansion is on track and will continue to deliver [...]

Dish Network launches CNN in High-Definition

Dish Network has added CNN HD in their high-definition line-up from 16th April. Dish Network is planning to deliver 100 national high-definition channels before end of the year. With this addition Dish Network now offers 77 national HD channels. The satcaster’s AMC 14 satellite, which was launched last month failed to reach the orbit and [...]

ESPNews HD Launches Today with a New Look

As announced earlier, ESPNews has launched its high-definition channel today at 8.00 AM ET with the networks first hour simulcast on ESPN HD and later on ESPN 2 HD and ESPN. Comcast, DirecTV and Time Warner Cable have signed carriage agreement with the channel to carry the new HD channel, but not to carry during [...]

Dish Network Adds NESN HD to its HD line-up

Dish Network, one of the main competitor of DirecTV in the satellite TV industry has started adding new high-definition channels into its HD line-up. On 27th March, DISH Network has added New England Sports Network (NESN) in SD and HD on channel 434 for standard definition and channel 434 HD for high-definition programming. NESN, [...]

Hallmark ready to Launch Movie Channel in HD

Crown Media will launch its new high-def Hallmark Movie Channel in Peoria, Illinois on April 2 and will include a screening of The Magic of Ordinary Days and an appearance by veteran actor Ernest Borgnine.
This is According to an article by TV Week.
With the scheduled launch of the channel next week, the Crown Media’s decision [...]

DirecTV HD EXTRA PACK offer launch ends

DirecTV went on aggressive high-definition expansion last year from September 19, 2007 and almost ended the year with 90 high-definition channels without any competition from other Satellite television provider like Dish Network or from other Cable companies. During September of the same year the satcaster started delivering local high-definition programming with local HD in Honolulu [...]

Dish Network’s new satellite fails to reach the orbit

Dish Network effort to compete with DirecTV in high-definition expansion failed last week as AMC-14, new satellite failed to reach the orbit. Dish Network was leasing The AMC-14 satellite to use it for the expansion of its high-definition offerings. This failure will have a huge impact on its 100 national high-definition channels by the end [...]