I bet the "cheap" channels will come first, like QVC and others that probably will pay Directv or be at least free. What I want is "quality" instead of "quantity" : Travel,AMC,all the HBOs,Encore,IFC,Sundance. Based on the last HD channels added, I'm not very optimistic . Directv's priority is certainly not most people's priority.
I guess it depends upon your perspective. D10 got us MANY national hd channels. D11 focused on local hd channels, so those people probably think D11 got them what they wanted. Never the less, I suspect D12 will give us a good amount of national hd.