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May 16th, 2008

Price reduced on Denver Network Channels !

Good news for C-band customers subscribing to Rocky Mountain Denver Pack or A la carte Denver networks.

Prices for subscriptions to all Denver channels havs been reduced today on 1 year, 6 months and 3 months terms. 

Our C-Band , A-la-carte page, has been updated and price change is in effect right now.

Part#  Digital Networks             Annual   6 Month   3 Month 
500    ABC East (NY, NY)             $79.00   $49.00   $27.00
499    NBC WXIA (Atlanta)          $79.00   $49.00   $27.00
365    CBS East (Erie, PA)           $79.00   $49.00   $27.00
195    ABC (KMGH Denver)         $48.00   $29.00   $17.00
182    CBS (KCNC Denver)          $48.00   $29.00   $17.00
196    NBC (KUSA Denver)          $48.00   $29.00   $17.00
132    FOX (KDVR Denver)          $48.00   $29.00   $17.00
194    CW (KWGN Denver)          $48.00   $29.00   $17.00
193    MNT (KTVD Denver)          $48.00   $29.00   $17.00
140    PBS (KRMA Denver)          $48.00   $29.00   $17.00
177    PBS (KBDI Denver)           $48.00   $29.00   $17.00

Call 403-287-7344 or 1-800-355-8931 to order.

 

May 14th, 2008

Voom HD channels dropped from Dish Network


Just two days after Dish Network launched 22 relatively high-interest HD channels, they have stopped broadcasting the 15 specialty Voom HD channels. The channels, which Dish has long been interested in dropping to make way for more popular channels, include names like GamePlay HD, Treasure HD, Kung Fu HD, and Monsters HD, and programming most viewers have never heard of.

According to Multichannel News via TVPredictions, the satellite TV broadcaster is still in the middle of litigation to terminate its agreement to carry all 15 Voom channels, which are owned by Rainbow Media, a division of Cablevision. The New York area cable operator’s iO cable service will continue to carry the Voom channels at least through June 30, when its own carriage deal with Voom expires.

In an analyst call Tuesday, Dish CEO Charles Ergen said, “We believe we can replace those channels with other channels that have more value for our customers. I think arguably people would say 15 Voom channels probably weren’t as impressive as Disney or Sci Fi or Bravo or CNBC or CNN or TBS or TNT, those kind of channels that we now have up (in HD). Those HD networks will help make Dish Network more competitive with DirecTV’s HD offering.”

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