OK. Now I get it. But I hope one day Dish does something about it because it is very annoying. There in fact are no duplicates on DIRECTV. Dish could replace the duplicates with ON DEMAND channels if you know what I mean like in the 6000s or 9000s.
Why don't DISH remove one of the SUNDANCE Channel duplicate feeds and create more space? In fact why don't they just remove all duplicates period? I mean all the 6000s, 9000s, and MGM, EPIX, EPIX2, INDIEPLEX, RETROPLEX, etc?
Dish in my opinion does not want BBC World News because BBC America airs their main news program. And they may already have enough in news programing.Just like Dish not wanting FUSE or any other music channel because of enough music programing.
What if it were California or Texas? Different story? Anyone in New York State who love sports and their teams should not have Dish at all. I mentioned that in the SNY GONE! forum. How can any sports fan subscribe to any TV service without their local sports channels?
Oh sure! Pour out more money on more video rental services, satellites and radio rather than the channels we subscribers want like MLB Network, Fearnet, Fuse, MSG, YES, Disney HD, etc. I really thought that Joe would be just as dumb as Charlie. We customers want channels! Not companies!
I recomend all you people of Abuquerque to dump Dish Network and sign up for Comcast. I think there HD lineup is one of the best in Comcast markets (even better than Dish and Directv), and they have HD channels that Dish (& Direc) don't have like BLOOMBERG HD, ESPNU HD, HUB HD, PBS KIDS SPROUT...
DISH will not carry Smithsonian Channel HD (as well as MLB Network and Fearnet). Same goes for Smithsonian Channel SD, GOL TV, FUSE, MSG, MSG+ and SNY (channels DISH once carried and never will again). Who even starts these rumors anyway?
Here is my HD wish list. (suprisely it does noy include MLB Network or Fearnet.
1. MY9 HD (local NY area)
2. ION HD (local NY area)
3. Home Shopping Network HD
4. QVC HD (my mother's favorite shopping channel)
5. TV GUIDE Network HD (would be the first provider to carry it nationwide)
6...
I don't have Fearnet HD on my cable system. I don't even have Fearnet SD on my cable system. But no better post. Fearnet HD is almost exactly like Monsters HD but Monsters had no commercials and informercials, just horror movies (Monsters HD was on my cable system).
Things will not get any better as far as I know as long as Charlie is still around (ceo or not). Disney HD still will not be back. FUSE will still never be back. Same with MSG, SNY, GOLTV, etc. And anyone still have hope for MLB Network? Not happening. This is still Charlie's company and still...