More HD (subscription) coming?

[Cobra611]

I received an email notification from DBS Talk, the other day but forgot to post it here. I went back to find it on their site, but could not. So, I am cut and pasting what the email by Sixto said...

Rumor has it, from a DirecTV ad, we may see the following on 7/27/2011:
* HBO2HD West - Ch. 505
* 5Starmax HD East - Ch. 520
* WMax HD East - Ch. 521
* @Max HD East - Ch. 523

Edit...here's the link.

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=174806&page=2

 

[Juan]

Yawn

 

[Curtis0620]

The new HD premium Movie channel leader.

 

[Rey]

lets get the ball rolling on national HD too. geesh.........

 

[bobvick]

Well, at least it is something, and they are FINALLY making good on that press release that they let out about FOUR years ago, promising all of the HBO/Cinemax channels in HD. After this DirecTV will lack only Outermax in having all of them. I can't really figure why they are adding HBO2 West with the penetration of DVR's in the marketplace.

 

[HiDefRev]

Directv HD

Great !! More HD for me !!!

 

[RandallA]

Look at it in a positive way, when they're done adding all these Premium channels they could only add National HD channels. It may take some time but they'll come, eventually.

 

[marquitos306]

crickets

 

[Mr Tony]

yay!

More channels I dont care about

 

[Rey]

yay!

More channels I dont care about

:haha

 

[lacubs]

i bought this up the other day, directv will start pissing people off by adding only movie channels, for me its great but, i do understand most people aren't in mine situation and i really don't mind watching SD channels but my point is directv need to add a few non-movie-channels for the paying customer

 

[Jimbo]

Wasn't this posted earlier ?

 

[Cobra611]

Where? Didn't see it.

 

[DS0816]

There was no need to bother with sending that e-mail.

 

[lacubs]

Where? Didn't see it.

its was posted in "E! HD and BBCA HD?" thread

 

[john262]

HBO Family West is only is SD. I wonder if it will be upgraded to HD on the 27th as well.

 

[harshness]

HBO Family West is only is SD.

All HBOs are available in HD. The same goes for the Cinemax channels.

 

[NGeorge]

Honestly I have no problem with them adding more movie channels--it's a VERY welcome addition after years and years of a premium selection that frankly started to suck in comparison to what the cable companies and FIOS are doing.

I agree that new national HD channels are a priority, but you have to remember that from about 1997 (whenever they absorbed USSB) to late 2009ish, there was NO movement on the premium channel front on D* (except for adding Black Starz in 2002ish). 3 channels of Cinemax was completely pathetic.

I would LOVE to have AMCHD-- but aside from that, I'm very happy that they are finally making their premium selections competitive. At this point I would be completely happy with an all-HD package similar to E*'s that only includes the nationals they have in HD--then subscribe to all the premiums.

--Nat

 

[Cobra611]

its was posted in "E! HD and BBCA HD?" thread

Sorry, different topic so I never thought to check a thread that had a different title.

 

[Cobra611]

There was no need to bother with sending that e-mail.

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