Putting HDTV on the map in Oklahoma

DirecTV and Panasonic announced a partnership to start broadcasting 3D channels starting in June. DirecTV HD receivers will receive an update so that the 3D picture and can seen on 3D compatible HDTVs. You will also need a pair of active-shutter glasses.

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ESPN is going to create a 3D network starting in June 2010 and televise 85 live events.
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DirecTV launched a new satellite, DirecTV 12 yesterday. The new satellite should be deployed sometime in March to launch more HD channels as well as 3D services.

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Newshawk writes:
Yesterday (8/19/09), DirecTV added OETA stations KETA in OKC and KOED in Tulsa to those cities’ HD line up.

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Dish Network has added 10 new HD channels this year, including major additions from Viacom this weekend.

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Scott Greczkowski over at satelliteguys.us has manged to get the list of new HD channels coming in 2009 to Dish Network.

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Comedy Central
CMT
Crime & Investigation
Fashion TV
FX
MTV
Nickelodeon
SHOTO
Showtime Extreme
Showtime (West) HD
SPEED
Spike TV
VH1

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Dish Network is now broadcasting HD locals in the Lawton area. Are they carrying all the big networks?

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On Monday, Dish and I finally hooked up to upgrade my MPEG-2 receiver (Dish 811) to an MPEG-4 receiver (Dish 211). They also replaced my Dish 500 dish with a Dish 1000 that sees the 110, 119 and 129 satellites.
I upgraded my programming package from the 5-channel HD legacy pack to 44 channels of Dish [...]

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DirecTV 11 is up and broadcasting. DirecTV now simulcasting the lower 100 MPEG2 HD channels in MPEG-4 format on the channels below. So if you have problems getting a satellite signal from 119 you may be in luck.
ESPN-HD (206)
ESPN2-HD (209)
TNT-HD (245)
HD Theater (281)
HBO-HD (501)
Showtime HD (537)
Universal HD (259)
In addition, the following channels have new channel [...]

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DirecTV will be launching around 30 HD channels on August 14th, some of these channels include Showtime Extreme HD, Showtime Showcase HD, Planet Green HD, ABC Family HD, additional DIRECTV HD pay per view channels and an additional 23 Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) in HD 24 hours a day.
DirecTV will be also launching some movie [...]

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Reuters reports:
DISH Network Corp's plans to roll out more high definition video channels received a boost in the early hours of Wednesday after the successful launch of its EchoStar XI broadcast satellite.
DISH gets HD boost with successful satellite launch.

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DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) today announced plans to launch 17 national HD channels, surpassing its goal of reaching 100 national HD channels five months ahead of schedule.

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Dish Network has announced that the Sherman-Ada area is going to get HD locals soon sometime this summer or fall.
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The end is near. Today, I received a phone call from Dish Network saying that my Dish 811 receiver would have to be replaced or I would stop receiving HD programming. Online research shows that I probably have until sometime in August before I have to make the switch.

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Bobarino writes:
I am a longtime subscriber to Dish network and I recently switched to their HD only package.So I was elated to see that Dish is launching many new channels this week.This is todays press release.
DISH Network Charges Forward With Another Round of National HD Channel Launches
New channels are:
ABC Family HD (Ch. 180)
Biography HD (Ch. [...]

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