New Uplink: BS(Bally Sports) in testing on Dish!

[pattykay]

I am giving this its own thread to give it some more visibility. Yesterday, Dish renamed a bunch of INFO channels to call letters that coincide with most of the Bally Sports suite of RSN's.

Uplink Activity Updates » Blog Archive » 6/30/21 at 3:14pm ET (v14) – 183 changes seen

Channels Renamed
20415 INFO Info Channel renamed BSAZ Bally Sports Arizona (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20415 INFO Info Channel renamed BSAZ Bally Sports Arizona (72.7° TP 9 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20416 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSW Bally Sports Southwest (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20416 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSW Bally Sports Southwest (72.7° TP 7 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20417 INFO Info Channel renamed BSW Bally Sports West (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20417 INFO Info Channel renamed BSW Bally Sports West (72.7° TP 5 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20418 INFO Info Channel renamed BSMW Bally Sports Midwest (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20418 INFO Info Channel renamed BSMW Bally Sports Midwest (72.7° TP 7 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20420 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSO Bally Sports South (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20420 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSO Bally Sports South (72.7° TP 7 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20421 INFO Info Channel renamed BSCA Bally Sports SoCal (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20421 INFO Info Channel renamed BSCA Bally Sports SoCal (72.7° TP 25 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20422 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSUN Bally Sports Sun (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20422 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSUN Bally Sports Sun (72.7° TP 7 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20423 INFO Info Channel renamed BSFL Bally Sports Florida (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20423 INFO Info Channel renamed BSFL Bally Sports Florida (72.7° TP 5 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20425 INFO Info Channel renamed BSOH Bally Sports Ohio (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20425 INFO Info Channel renamed BSOH Bally Sports Ohio (72.7° TP 5 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20427 INFO Info Channel renamed BSCN Bally Sports Cincinnati (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20427 INFO Info Channel renamed BSCN Bally Sports Cincinnati (72.7° TP 9 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20430 INFO Info Channel renamed BSDT Bally Sports Detroit (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20430 INFO Info Channel renamed BSDT Bally Sports Detroit (72.7° TP 15 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20430 INFO Info Channel renamed BSDT Bally Sports Detroit (77° TP 11 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20436 INFO Info Channel renamed BSN Bally Sports North (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20436 INFO Info Channel renamed BSN Bally Sports North (72.7° TP 9 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20437 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSE Bally Sports Southeast (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20437 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSE Bally Sports Southeast (72.7° TP 25 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
20439 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSD Bally Sports San Diego (110° TP 15 SD Hidden)
20439 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSD Bally Sports San Diego (72.7° TP 5 SD MPEG4 Hidden)
25411 INFO Info Channel renamed BSCA Bally Sports SoCal (110° TP 14 HD Hidden)
25411 INFO Info Channel renamed BSCA Bally Sports SoCal (72.7° TP 10 HD Hidden)
25415 INFO Info Channel renamed BSAZ Bally Sports Arizona (129° TP 26 HD Hidden)
25415 INFO Info Channel renamed BSAZ Bally Sports Arizona (72.7° TP 4 HD Hidden)
25416 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSW Bally Sports Southwest (110° TP 14 HD Hidden)
25416 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSW Bally Sports Southwest (72.7° TP 10 HD Hidden)
25417 INFO Info Channel renamed BSW Bally Sports West (110° TP 14 HD Hidden)
25417 INFO Info Channel renamed BSW Bally Sports West (72.7° TP 10 HD Hidden)
25418 INFO Info Channel renamed BSMW Bally Sports Midwest (129° TP 26 HD Hidden)
25418 INFO Info Channel renamed BSMW Bally Sports Midwest (72.7° TP 4 HD Hidden)
25420 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSO Bally Sports South (129° TP 26 HD Hidden)
25420 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSO Bally Sports South (72.7° TP 4 HD Hidden)
25422 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSUN Bally Sports Sun (110° TP 14 HD Hidden)
25422 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSUN Bally Sports Sun (72.7° TP 10 HD Hidden)
25423 INFO Info Channel renamed BSFL Bally Sports Florida (129° TP 26 HD Hidden)
25423 INFO Info Channel renamed BSFL Bally Sports Florida (72.7° TP 4 HD Hidden)
25425 INFO Info Channel renamed BSOH Bally Sports Ohio (110° TP 14 HD Hidden)
25425 INFO Info Channel renamed BSOH Bally Sports Ohio (72.7° TP 10 HD Hidden)
25427 INFO Info Channel renamed BSCN Bally Sports Cincinnati (129° TP 26 HD Hidden)
25427 INFO Info Channel renamed BSCN Bally Sports Cincinnati (72.7° TP 4 HD Hidden)
25430 INFO Info Channel renamed BSDT Bally Sports Detroit (110° TP 14 HD Hidden)
25430 INFO Info Channel renamed BSDT Bally Sports Detroit (72.7° TP 10 HD Hidden)
25436 INFO Info Channel renamed BSN Bally Sports North (129° TP 26 HD Hidden)
25436 INFO Info Channel renamed BSN Bally Sports North (72.7° TP 4 HD Hidden)
25437 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSE Bally Sports Southeast (110° TP 14 HD Hidden)
25437 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSE Bally Sports Southeast (72.7° TP 10 HD Hidden)
25439 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSD Bally Sports San Diego (110° TP 14 HD Hidden)
25439 INFO Info Channel renamed BSSD Bally Sports San Diego (72.7° TP 10 HD Hidden)

No further details are available at this time.

 

[Juan]

Just info channels

 

[Yespage]

If the timeline is similar to HBO, we should have the Bally channels by the time they've been sold to Party Three... who bought it from Party Two who purchased it from Sinclair.

Didn't expect this though. Sinclair must realize that no money is worse than some money.

 

[pattykay]

If the timeline is similar to HBO, we should have the Bally channels by the time they've been sold to Party Three... who bought it from Party Two who purchased it from Sinclair.

Didn't expect this though. Sinclair must realize that no money is worse than some money.

As I speculated in another thread, based on some of the other changes being made in that same uplink report, it looks like any move toward Dish making a deal with Bally Sports may jeopardize Dish's existing deal with NBC. (Along the lines of NBC telling Dish "Wait, you are going to carry their RSN's? Then we want you to carry our NBC Sports RSN's too, and we'll pull our NBC and Telemundo affiliates off of your system until you bring back the NBC Sports channels.") With the Olympics coming up, I don't see Dish actually making any moves that would threaten to impact that coverage. So, I wouldn't expect the Bally Sports channels to return until after the Olympics at the earliest, and the AT&T RSN's may also disappear by that point also.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

This is clearly not the first time that there has been "BS in testing on Dish!"

 

[pattykay]

This is clearly not the first time that there has been "BS in testing on Dish!"

That is exactly the comment I was waiting for, which is why I titled this thread that way. It only took almost five-and-a-half hours for someone to come up with that oh so clever remark. Congratulations!

 

[dishdude]

That is exactly the comment I was waiting for, which is why I titled this thread that way. It only took almost five-and-a-half hours for someone to come up with that oh so clever remark. Congratulations!

Clickbait titles? I see how this works...

 

[pattykay]

Clickbait titles? I see how this works...

It's not like I get any of the additional advertising revenue from any additional views. It may help the site, though...

 

[cosmo_kramer]

That is exactly the comment I was waiting for, which is why I titled this thread that way. It only took almost five-and-a-half hours for someone to come up with that oh so clever remark. Congratulations!

What do I win?

 

[pattykay]

What do I win?

Your prize, should you choose to accept it, is a really old infrared 1.5 model Dish remote, still in perfect working condition.

Otherwise, you simply get the satisfaction of knowing that you were the first to post the most obvious joke that could possibly be made on this subject, and the pride that comes with that accomplishment!

 

[pattykay]

Oh darn, the thread title has been modified. Spoilsports!

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I don't have a DISH TSreader setup any more so I can not confirm this, but I am told by someone who has one that all the bs channels that were are just data channels not actual full motion video channels.

I am also told that the HBO channels do appear to be carrying video due to the bandwidth being used.

Again this is 100% unconfirmed by me, but it is what I am told.

 

[zippyfrog]

I don't have a DISH TSreader setup any more so I can not confirm this, but I am told by someone who has one that all the bs channels that were are just data channels not actual full motion video channels.

That would be very interesting if that is the case. Makes you wonder if Sinclair will come to a deal with Dish for streaming of the channels on an a-la-carte basis in their local markets.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Normally in that channel range its for things like putting up a graphic on the screen for a few seconds like "Check out the Supper of Dish Free Preview on channel 104." or something like that.

 

[pattykay]

Normally in that channel range its for things like putting up a graphic on the screen for a few seconds like "Check out the Supper of Dish Free Preview on channel 104." or something like that.

Must be a chicken dinner! Right now, channel 104 is showing "Emeril's Chicken Frying Secret. BAM!" And of course, channel 104 VALU is always free, not just a preview.

 

[tanman]

Some people might be interested. Sinclair Broadcast Group makes bid to buy NBC Sports Philadelphia, other local networks – Phillies Nation

 

[pattykay]

Some people might be interested. Sinclair Broadcast Group makes bid to buy NBC Sports Philadelphia, other local networks – Phillies Nation

Hmmm... maybe Sinclair needs the money from Dish in order to be able to afford to buy NBC Sports. An existing deal with Dish would then likely automatically restore the missing NBC Sports RSN's to Dish (and add the ones that Dish never carried in the first place) after Sinclair's acquisition is complete.

 

[NashGuy]

When does DISH's current contract for Sinclair locals expire? Because I can certainly see Sinclair trying to force DISH to carry their Bally Sports RSNs too in order to get their locals back on air. I know Charlie isn't afraid of blackouts but that would be a LOT of major local stations across the nation to go dark.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

When does DISH's current contract for Sinclair locals expire? Because I can certainly see Sinclair trying to force DISH to carry their Bally Sports RSNs too in order to get their locals back on air. I know Charlie isn't afraid of blackouts but that would be a LOT of major local stations across the nation to go dark.

The question is would Sinclair want to lose that revenue stream as well?

I am told there are no plans on bringing back the Sinclair RSN’s at this time.


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[NashGuy]

The question is would Sinclair want to lose that revenue stream as well?

I am told there are no plans on bringing back the Sinclair RSN’s at this time.

Well, obviously, the pressure goes both ways. Sinclair has 201 affiliates of the big 5 networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and The CW), so that's a pretty big chunk of DISH's viewing. But, yes, DISH is a major distributor of Sinclair's stations, accounting for about 12% of the US's total cable TV subscribers.