MPEG2 Receivers being swapped to MPEG4 in these DMA's
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Yes. Their HD channels are on the 129 satellite only now. The SD were removed from 119.
Guys, the deal with Ciel-II was extended through January 2020. The new SEC Filing has come!
The conversion will continue. I think they are trying to free up room so they can start testing MPEG4 HEVC encoding.
So I should wait for the Hopper 4!
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The conversion will continue. I think they are trying to free up room so they can start testing MPEG4 HEVC encoding.
I'd put my money on them leasing the Directv 110-119 transponders and they are eliminating enough duplicate SD so as to fit all their western arc channels. No more 129W.
Directv is well on the way to emptying those transponders and probably will be done in the next year or so.
They don't need Directv's satellites. They can move Echostar 18 (in orbit storage) over to it's originally planned 110W slot and probably cover all their spot beam needs. It has over 100 beams - by far the the biggest , most versatile satellite they have ever built.
And, they also have a nearly new spare Conus satellite floating around up there. Just need the transponders vacated and the lease rights to use them.
The Dish satellites can operate in a number of configurations and include the ability to operate at all 32 DBS transponders (really 16 frequencies/transponders; the other 16 are broadcasting out of phase = 32 transponders). Spot beaming would be a different concern, but having the remaining transponders at 119 would be tremendous addition of bandwidth, while the two(?) remaining transponders at 110 would still be a gain.
I think likely Dish and AT&T are talking in great secrecy. AT&T will have absolutely NO USE for 119 and 110, and since AT&T is ditching satellite in the long run, nor can AT&T warehouse those transponders and since there is NO OTHER BUYER, AT&T would feel it is not selling anything of value to AT&T, but of value to Dish, and AT&T wants/needs the cash to deal with its crushing debt that has started to make Wall Street feel uneasy. Of course, AT&T wants the most it can get for 119 and 110, and Charlie wants a price that is right for Dish, so an extension for a measly year at 129 when that sat has some years of life still, albeit the last quarter of its life, still enough years for Dish to extend the agreement to end of life---IF Dish did not have another option to migrate from 129 to 110 and 119 that it does not talk about publicly.
I think likely Dish and AT&T are talking in great secrecy. AT&T will have absolutely NO USE for 119 and 110, and since AT&T is ditching satellite in the long run, nor can AT&T warehouse those transponders and since there is NO OTHER BUYER, AT&T would feel it is not selling anything of value to AT&T, but of value to Dish, and AT&T wants/needs the cash to deal with its crushing debt that has started to make Wall Street feel uneasy. Of course, AT&T wants the most it can get for 119 and 110, and Charlie wants a price that is right for Dish, so an extension for a measly year at 129 when that sat has some years of life still, albeit the last quarter of its life, still enough years for Dish to extend the agreement to end of life---IF Dish did not have another option to migrate from 129 to 110 and 119 that it does not talk about publicly.
The conversion will continue. I think they are trying to free up room so they can start testing MPEG4 HEVC encoding.
Well that would be exciting.
The conversion will continue. I think they are trying to free up room so they can start testing MPEG4 HEVC encoding.
Refresh my memory. Is there an HEVC chipset in the H3?
Hopper 3 supports HEVC, as well as the 4K Joey and Wally. I’m pretty sure I read that the Joey 3 and Hopper Duo do as well but I can’t say I know that for certain.
