missing channels on directv

[zakary95]

i've been a dish sub since day one and switched to directv for the hell of it i wanted more hd and its coming and i'll wait and the equipment offer was better i have 4 hdtv's but i was wondering why doesn't direct have all the movie channels that dish has in sd format they are missing like 4 more starz and 2tmc 2 maxs why didn't they offer them in the beginning like dish has had them all along anyone know why

 

[damaged]

Because god hates D*.


Seriously, it is probably due to a combination of things, like, contractual issues, bandwidth, and demand.

 

[Jhon69]

i've been a dish sub since day one and switched to directv for the hell of it i wanted more hd and its coming and i'll wait and the equipment offer was better i have 4 hdtv's but i was wondering why doesn't direct have all the movie channels that dish has in sd format they are missing like 4 more starz and 2tmc 2 maxs why didn't they offer them in the beginning like dish has had them all along anyone know why

Don't know why but I know it's cheaper than DISH.

 

[boba]

Originally premium movie services weren't offerred by D*, USSB had the rights to premium services until D* bought them out. E* used to have less movie channels but over time made some additions like 2 Cinemax channels. Each service has decided what they want to offer in their packages,both could add more channels if they wanted to.

 

[lou_do]

It really doesn't matter that much, as they play many of the same movies on different channels at different times. Actually the difference is only 3. D* has 31 and E* has 34.

 

[cobra2225]

It really doesn't matter that much, as they play many of the same movies on different channels at different times. Actually the difference is only 3. D* has 31 and E* has 34.

matters to me, i wouldn't and don't pay 12.00 for 3 channels of max