Yep, I just subscribed Nowhere TV to my Roku and there are a ton of news channels on it. Both national and international and it's all free! I was watching BBC World News last night on it.
Thanks to DIRT Team & Sat. Guys DISH Launches "Int. World News Package" Today !
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Dish has all kinds of bad (IMO) rules when it comes to additional packages. Why can't you get BB@Home with The Welcome Package. I would think that those two would be a natural fit for many customers. It used to be available, so why isn't it now? Or why isn't the Multi-Sports Package available for packages that don't have any of those channels already in it? So much "ala carte" potential wasted.
This is a $5 package, if you are someone who wants a world perspective on news this is a very good start. We already get NHK free news, already get AJE a few times a day - much more during large news events........ in the case of NHK if you think you will get more than the free news we now get during the day for $5 think again, that is an expensive channel for Dish to carry. NHK in English isn't even available reliably on Roku. I don't want to pay an arm and a leg so I hope any channel that raises the price by much does not get included. A deal breaker for me is a cost much higher because of one or two channels.
I was just checking Dish website to look at this and I noticed other packages that I didn't know.
Can someone tell me what channles are in these packages please?
INTERNATIONAL: SPORTS PACK
INTERNATIONAL: MUSIC PACK
INTERNATIONAL: WORLD PACK
I have never heard of them... and I was thinking to switching to International programming on the summer, but I didn't find info on those packages.
Can someone tell me what channles are in these packages please?
INTERNATIONAL: SPORTS PACK
INTERNATIONAL: MUSIC PACK
INTERNATIONAL: WORLD PACK
I have never heard of them... and I was thinking to switching to International programming on the summer, but I didn't find info on those packages.
I go to my Roku first...has NHK World, BBC World, Aljazeera, Arirang (Korea in English), CNBC Europe and CNN Intl. There is also Deutche Welle, France 24, RT...I like RTE, live news/info from Ireland...Just did a piece on the huge Apple campus presence in Cork...adding 500 employees soon. Try the Nowhere TV channel for some of these.
Yes, many of us have posted that about Roku several times. But some just don't have a fast enough internet connection, some (or maybe family members) can't or don't want to have to find those channels every time. Remember, for the most part they are nested, it's not like you click once and there it is.
That said, the Roku can be great and for programming Dish maybe does not have even better, but if someone is willing to pay for the content that is on Dish, why not?
That said, the Roku can be great and for programming Dish maybe does not have even better, but if someone is willing to pay for the content that is on Dish, why not?
Its ridiculous! Im willing to pay dish for the programming. However they want to gouge you into
buying an international package at 20 bucks? All so I can add just the news pack for 5 dollars?
So, for now, Ill just watch those news channels for free on Roku. The quality can be iffy at times.
But its a better price then 25 bucks.
Hopefully someone maybe a dirt member can pass this up.
No matter how you cut it its lost revenue for dish.
I think the issue is the 118.7 LNB plus installer. The $20 international package pays for the upgrade over time. It would be better if you already have 118.7 you could add for free or pay the standard $95 one time send the installer out fee to get 118.7 installed.
But really a 118.7 upgrade probably costs Dish $150-$250 (new LNB, maybe a switch, maybe a new dish, plus installer service call). At $5/month it would take Dish a long time to recover the costs.
I hear you.
How about folks like me who have 118? I had it installed to get Eurochannel and Euronews a couple of years ago.
I paid the upgrade fee for the new dish.
So, I think for those of us who have the capability to get foreign channels
or add on pack should be able to.
As mentioned by others that's not true. It's not lost revenue if Dish has to come out and install a 118 Dish/LNB. If they do that for free, then you drop the $5 channel after a month or two they have lost revenue. If you don't have 118 now, are you willing to pay $95 to get the dish? Many might, and that is what we are saying. Offer it to those who have 118, and if needed charge the $95 or so to get the 118 installed.....
I have 110 and 119. 118.7 would't be loud enough for this? (not sure I'm doing it right, but I show 110 118 119 etc. and I get signals up to 129). I think I'm western arc SD. If an LNB is what I think it is, would a new one of THOSE be enough? (Got to be a quick and dirty fix for this!). Jan in Iowa
I received an email from Brian after sending an email to the CEO address. He asked me to give him my account, so he can see if there is a way to add it without the international package. I have 118 already so keeping my fingers crossed. Guessing Monday I might hear back.
Regardless, its something that should be made available without adding an international package.
I see you are in agreement with that.
Like you I have 118 as well. Already subscribbed to Euronews. It would be
nice to pay a few more bucks and get world news.
Please keep us posted on the outcome. Id like to add the world news package as well.
I managed to get it on as long as I added an International ala carte channel. I add TV5 Monde for $9.99. That enabled me to get the news package. I had to do it on an online chat. The "do it yourself" system online wouldn't allow it.
No, no way to add it as of yet. You are required to have an international
base package in order to have world news.
French monde (base pack) starts at 9.99. Funny its just one channel.
A complete waste.
World Music Pack $5.00
808 B4U Music
7158 Arabica
9861 Trace Urban
World Pack $5.00
280 Russia Today
579 NDTV 24*7
9790 Fashion TV
9791 Ebru TV
9792 Blue Ocean Network
9793 EuroNews
9860 EuroChannel
9861 Trace Urban
World Sports Pack $10.00
150 The Speed Channel
400 Tennis Channel
401 Golf Channel
402 Universal Sports
406 Fox Soccer Channel
9794 One World Sports
Brian (Who answered my CEO email) called me after talking to the programming department, and at this time they just are not allowing adding this package without an International package. He did go to this site and saw the posts, he said he is sending the information here that there are people who would get it along to see if that policy would be changed. I suggest if you want it to also email to perhaps have changes made......
I have the world pack(5.00 with French Monde 9.99. I must say I like the world pack.
Blue Ocean Network and RT news are very interesting.
Now if only dish will drop the fact that we need an international package
it would be perfect.
1. Not letting people add this International News pack without an International base package is just stupid, if the sub already has a dish capable of receiving 118, or if they are willing to pay for a dish upgrade.
2. The International News channels that are most wanted are BBC World News and CNN International. It's that simple. They are the steak and lobster of International News. And, Dish is offering the burgers and filet o fish from McD's in their place.
2. The International News channels that are most wanted are BBC World News and CNN International. It's that simple. They are the steak and lobster of International News. And, Dish is offering the burgers and filet o fish from McD's in their place.