7/22/2009 12:34pm - Uplink Activity Report - 67 changes

[DigiDish Uplink Report]

SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - 7/22/2009 12:34pm - 67 changes

Uplink Comparison Range: 07/22/2009 12:14P - 07/22/2009 12:34P

Channel Additions:
610 - GRMSP [MPEG2 SD] added to Anik F3 118.7W TP 19 ConUS beam (NA)
4130 - TMP10 [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 23 ConUS beam (NA)
4130 - TMP10 [MPEG4 HD] added to Echostar12 61.5W TP 21 ConUS beam (NA)
4430 - USA [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 07 ConUS beam (NA)
4431 - LIFE [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 20 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4432 - CMDY [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 18 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4434 - FOOD [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 20 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4435 - HGTV [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 20 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4436 - A&E [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 20 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4438 - HIST [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 23 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4439 - SYFY [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 07 ConUS beam (NA)
4441 - BRAVO [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 23 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4442 - FX [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 18 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4443 - TNT [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 07 ConUS beam (NA)
4444 - TBS [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 18 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4445 - ESPN [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 07 ConUS beam (NA)
4447 - ESPN2 [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 23 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4452 - MTV [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 20 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4455 - SPIKE [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 18 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4456 - NICK [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 18 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4457 - DISE [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 18 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4458 - DISXD [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 23 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4459 - TOON [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 18 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4461 - DISC [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 20 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4462 - TLC [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 20 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4463 - APL [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 23 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4470 - CNN [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 18 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4471 - CNBC [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 23 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4473 - TWC [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 20 Spotbeam 48/49 (NA)
4483 - HDTHR [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 13 ConUS beam (NA)
4484 - HDNMV [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 07 ConUS beam (NA)
4485 - HDNET [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 07 ConUS beam (NA)
5980 - HDSKD [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 27 ConUS beam (NA)
5981 - HDSKD [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 27 ConUS beam (NA)
5982 - HDSKD [MPEG4 HD] added to EchoStar3 61.5W TP 31 ConUS beam (NA)
6335(20) - KTVD [MPEG4 HD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 04 Spotbeam 19 (NA)(Denver, CO-MY)
6530(25) - KAVU [MPEG2 SD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 08 Spotbeam 49 (NA)(Victoria, TX-ABC)
6531(17) - KMOL [MPEG2 SD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 08 Spotbeam 49 (NA)
6532(19) - KVCT [MPEG2 SD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 08 Spotbeam 49 (NA)(Victoria, TX-FOX)

Channel Removals:
125 - PIRTV (A) (H) removed from EchoStar11 110W TP 03 ConUS beam
125 - PIRTV (A) (H) removed from Anik F3 118.7W TP 23 ConUS beam
125 - PIRTV (A) (H) removed from Ciel-2 129W TP 21 ConUS beam
125 - PIRTV (A) (H) removed from EchoStar3 61.5W TP 08 ConUS beam
125 - PIRTV (A) (H) removed from EchoStar5 148W TP 15 ConUS beam
573 - PIRTV (A) (H) removed from EchoStar11 110W TP 03 ConUS beam
573 - PIRTV (A) (H) removed from Anik F3 118.7W TP 23 ConUS beam
573 - PIRTV (A) (H) removed from Ciel-2 129W TP 21 ConUS beam
573 - PIRTV (A) (H) removed from EchoStar3 61.5W TP 08 ConUS beam
573 - PIRTV (A) (H) removed from EchoStar5 148W TP 15 ConUS beam
4816 - TMP46 (NA) removed from Ciel-2 129W TP 27 ConUS beam
4853 - INVH2 (NA) removed from Anik F3 118.7W TP 32 ConUS beam
5376 - TMP11 (NA) removed from Ciel-2 129W TP 27 ConUS beam
5376 - TMP11 (NA) removed from EchoStar3 61.5W TP 31 ConUS beam
8154 - WPHL (A) (H) removed from Echostar12 61.5W TP 11 Spotbeam 4(Philadelphia, PA-MY)
8445 - KBTV (A) (H) removed from Echostar12 61.5W TP 09 Spotbeam 17(Beaumont, TX-FOX)

Channel Package Flag Changes:
181 - N [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar11 110W TP 11 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
181 - N [MPEG4 SD] - Echostar6 72.7W TP 11 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
5193(4) - KBTV [MPEG4 HD] - Ciel-2 129W TP 08 Spotbeam 49 changed to Available (H)(Beaumont, TX-FOX)
5193(4) - KBTV [MPEG4 HD] - Echostar12 61.5W TP 09 Spotbeam 17 changed to Available (H)(Beaumont, TX-FOX)
5597 - SPEED [MPEG4 HD] - EchoStar10 110W TP 12 Spotbeam 46/47 changed to Available (H)
6357(17) - WPHL [MPEG4 HD] - Echostar12 61.5W TP 11 Spotbeam 4 changed to Available (H)(Philadelphia, PA-MY)

Channel Type Changes:
4851 - INVS2 Anik F3 118.7W TP 32 ConUS beam changed from MPEG2 SD to MPEG4 SD (NA)

Channel Renames:
4850 - INVS1 - Anik F3 118.7W TP 32 ConUS beam renamed to INVV1 (NA)
4852 - INVH1 - Anik F3 118.7W TP 32 ConUS beam renamed to INVH3 (NA)
5515 - HBO - EchoStar11 110W TP 13 ConUS beam renamed to HBO-E (A) (H)
9456(300) - HBO - EchoStar11 110W TP 13 ConUS beam renamed to HBO-E (A)
9456(300) - HBO - Echostar6 72.7W TP 13 ConUS beam renamed to HBO-E (A)

Channels in the system: 6759
(A) = Available to subscribers
(NA) = Not Available
(H) = Hidden from non-subscribers

 

[digiblur]

The beam links should all point to the TheList now with the maps and channels on the beams below the maps. Makes it a little easier to see things. Enjoy!

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Thanks Digiblur!

There are the changes I reported about last week.

Surprised no BBC America HD turned on, I was kind of hoping we would see it today. I do know in talking to a few folks at Dish that is up in testing and looks good. Dish just needs to flip the switch.

 

[digiblur]

Nothing added to 110 TP 19. But I didn't expect that kind of move during the day. If things are still on schedule we will see another uplink report tonight around 1am-2am central.

 

[rajmarie]

Little confused with the HD uplink for PR.......why r there 2 different ranges for the same channel?

 

[bleach274]

I'm Sad

 

[neljtorres]

Nothing added to 110 TP 19. But I didn't expect that kind of move during the day. If things are still on schedule we will see another uplink report tonight around 1am-2am central.

thanks digiblur!

 

[neljtorres]

Little confused with the HD uplink for PR.......why r there 2 different ranges for the same channel?

These probably will be the final channel number!

 

[digiblur]

6530(25) - KAVU [MPEG2 SD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 08 Spotbeam 49 (NA)(Victoria, TX-ABC)
6531(17) - KMOL [MPEG2 SD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 08 Spotbeam 49 (NA)
6532(19) - KVCT [MPEG2 SD] added to Ciel-2 129W TP 08 Spotbeam 49 (NA)(Victoria, TX-FOX)

Someone forgot to set these as MPEG2 SD 8PSK....hint hint...Dish

 

[Smith P.]

"Someone forgot to set these as MPEG2 SD 8PSK" - mixed bag of info:
- MPEG-2 is a compression of video stream ( ie part of SW/HW decompression of main IMDE chip), but
- 8PSK is a modulation ( treat it as HW parameter of demod chip).

So, channel's characteristic shouldn't incorporate 8PSK modulation as independent thing.

 

[kstuart]

Thanks Digiblur!

There are the changes I reported about last week.

Surprised no BBC America HD turned on, I was kind of hoping we would see it today. I do know in talking to a few folks at Dish that is up in testing and looks good. Dish just needs to flip the switch.

Conversely, one TMP channel was actually removed from the subscriber channel range:

5376 - TMP11 (NA) removed from Ciel-2 129W TP 27 ConUS beam
5376 - TMP11 (NA) removed from EchoStar3 61.5W TP 31 ConUS beam

 

[Koilvr]

DID QVCHD GET LAUNCHED TODAY? I AM INTRESTED IN THIS HD CHANNEL THAT MEANS WE WILL HAVE 1 MORE HD CHANNEL THEN OTHERS AY ME!

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Not yet, I hear its coming around August 1st.

I was watching it last night and its strange how they shoot.

On most HD stations they take their SD 4x3 feed from the center of the HD picture. QVC HD does it diffrently, they take the 4x3 box and move it to the left side of the HD screen, thus the right hand side of the HD screen normally is empty with nothing in it.

As I said it looks strange. (but the PQ is good!)

 

[Koilvr]

How are you getting it? I see now that the differant colored laptops are looking goood! I can not wait I am sooo excited.

 

[Mr Tony]

it is free on C-Band

 

[fallout2600]

The beam links should all point to the TheList now with the maps and channels on the beams below the maps. Makes it a little easier to see things. Enjoy!

Awesome!!! :up

 

[digiblur]

"Someone forgot to set these as MPEG2 SD 8PSK" - mixed bag of info:
- MPEG-2 is a compression of video stream ( ie part of SW/HW decompression of main IMDE chip), but
- 8PSK is a modulation ( treat it as HW parameter of demod chip).

So, channel's characteristic shouldn't incorporate 8PSK modulation as independent thing.

You are looking at it in the wrong way.

MPEG2 SD 8PSK is my shortened version of "available on MPEG2 SD receivers that are 8PSK capable". But that's a little hard to make fit on one line of the report.

 

[M Sparks]

Not yet, I hear its coming around August 1st.

I was watching it last night and its strange how they shoot.

On most HD stations they take their SD 4x3 feed from the center of the HD picture. QVC HD does it diffrently, they take the 4x3 box and move it to the left side of the HD screen, thus the right hand side of the HD screen normally is empty with nothing in it.

As I said it looks strange. (but the PQ is good!)

GAAAAAAH! What is the point?

I'm annoyed that they are using valuable bandwidth for QVC-HD, but to each his own. People must be watching or they wouldn't be in business. And if I DID watch shopping channels, I would want to watch in HD to see the product detail.

I also don't complain much about channels with little HD content like Comedy Central. Obviously, they can't switch all their programming at once, and some will never switch. I'm just glad that they are giving us what they have in HD and not ruining the rest with stretch-o-vision.

But QVC originates EVERYTHING out of one studio, right? Maybe two? There is literally no reason for them to have an HD feed without an HD studio. And how hard is it to convert one studio? (OK, since they are live all the time, it might be a bit difficult). My friend is a consultant that helps local stations convert, and they do it in a matter of months. And that's small stations who might not have the funds of a giant company that does nothing but generate income.

At the very least, use that screen real estate to put up more product information, like CNBC/MSNBC does. That screen shot looks like someone forgot to turn on the Chyron or something.

We are too late in the game for this placeholder BS. Get your studio running and THEN launch your feed, and THEN get carriage. And why is DISH willing to play hardball with everyone in negotiations, but is perfectly willing to put up fake HD channels. At least with Logo and BET-J, they are channels that we didn't already have.

EDIT...I just looked at that screenshot again and I totally misunderstood. I thought it was a 4:3 picture set all the way to the right side of the HD screen, with a "double pillarbox" on the left side. Oh well, my point still stands, it just doesn't apply to QVC.

 

[18 is # 1]

GAAAAAAH! What is the point?

I'm annoyed that they are using valuable bandwidth for QVC-HD, .

I was under the impression that since Ciel-2 went up, there wasn't a shortage of bandwidth availability. Am I incorrect?

 

[Mr Tony]

I was under the impression that since Ciel-2 went up, there wasn't a shortage of bandwidth availability. Am I incorrect?

Ciel II has a bunch of spotbeams so Dish can put up more HD locals. When Echo5 was there, that was a CONUS satellite so there wasnt enough bandwidth