Paramount, dreamworks, CMT, MTV, Comedy Central, Rhapsody, Spike, Bet Networks
There is a video here on it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJbCWJNQUYI
Investors and analyst have high expectations for EchoStar and its recently spun-off holding company.
After completing the split of EchoStar Holding (nasdaq: SATS - news - people ) from EchoStar Communications (nasdaq: DISH - news - people ) on Wednesday, some analysts think the company has opened the possibility of hidden value. According to Lehman Brothers analyst Vijay Jayant, “both pieces are undervalued.”
The Englewood, Colo.-based company announced in September that it would split its satellite broadcast service, Dish Network, from its fixed satellite services and set-top box business called EchoStar Holding. EchoStar Holding’s Class A common stock will trade under the symbol “SATS” on NASDAQ, while Dish Network will continue trading under its “DISH” ticker.
Jayant believes that each company should now be better able to focus on a specific core area. The separation should help Wall Street assign value to the newly divided companies, especially in their nonsatellite operations.
Under the separation arrangement, EchoStar shareholders received one share of common stock in the new EchoStar Holding for each five EchoStar shares they owned as of Dec. 27.
Shares of EchoStar gained $1.07, or 3.3%, to $33.17 on Thursday , while the new EchoStar Holding was up 8.9%, or $2.91, to $35.50, in its second day of trading.
Rumors of a possible AT&T (nyse: T - news - people ) buyout of the Dish Network swirled throughout the fall, perhaps fueled by analysts like Oppenheimer’s Thomas Eagan, who said soon after EchoStar announced its divide that it looked ripe for a buyout from the telecommunications giant, even predicting that AT&T would pay more than $56.00 per share. (See: AT&T Hovers Over EchoStar)
In September, Chief Executive Charlie Ergen said that after the split the companies will separately pursue the strategies that best suit their respective long-term interests. Also, the spin-off transaction should allow “employee incentives to be tied to their respective company’s performance, and improve opportunities to effectively develop and finance expansion plans.”
Pats-Giants Game to be Simulcast on NBC, CBS
The Saturday night game in which the New England Patriots will be trying to set an NFL record by finishing the regular season with an undefeated record will be simulcast on CBS and NBC, the NFL has just announced.
Originally the 8:15 p.m. game against the Giants in East Rutherford, N.J., was scheduled to be carried only on the NFL Network. Because of a dispute with Time Warner and Comcast, that network is available in fewer than 40 percent of the nation’s homes that have televisions.
“We have taken this extraordinary step because it is in the best interest of our fans,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a written statement. “What we have seen for the past year is a very strong consumer demand for NFL Network. We appreciate CBS and NBC delivering the NFL Network telecast on Saturday night to the broad audience that deserves to see this potentially historic game. Our commitment to the NFL Network is stronger than ever.”
This will be the first three-network simulcast in NFL history and is the first simulcast of any kind for the NFL since Super Bowl I (between the AFL and NFL) on CBS and NBC on Jan. 15, 1967.
The Patriots-Giants simulcast will be the NFL Network’s feed, featuring broadcasters Bryant Gumbel and Cris Collinsworth.
Of course, the game isn’t exactly interrupting Must-See TV; the Saturday night lineup is traditionally one of the weakest for over-the-air networks. Here’s what was scheduled for CBS and NBC on Saturday:
NBC — “Dateline NBC” and “Law & Order: SVU”
CBS — “Good Night and Good Luck” (the 2005 George Clooney movie) and “48 Hours Mystery.”
I am normally not overly concerned about privacy. I am the kind of person that gladly signs up for a grocery store rewards program (surrendering all my personal information in exchange for a 3% discount on “club card” sale items). That said, I was a little bit freaked out when I discovered my Dish Network digital video recorder (DVR) had connected to the Internet without any help from me. What’s more, it doesn’t even have an Ethernet cable or a WiFi adapter.
So how did this all happen? When I bought (uh, leased) my Dish Network ViP622 DVR™ it came with an Ethernet port on the back panel, which was label “for future use.” Since it didn’t do anything, no use plugging it into my home network (maybe someday, I thought…). However, sometime in the middle of the night a few days ago, Dish Network downloaded new software to my DVR which enabled my DVR to connect to a broadband network. Dish Network says this will allow me to download movies to my DVR from their Internet web site and will allow for new kinds of services from Dish Network.
But back to the scary part…my DVR connected itself to my broadband Internet connection all by itself. I didn’t connect it to my home network with an Ethernet cable or install a WiFi adapter. My DVR, apparently, connected to my home network and then out to the Internet through its own power cord. How is that possible? Thanks to a technology called HomePlug or Powerline Ethernet you can network computers around your house using special Ethernet adapters that plug into your electrical wall sockets. I, in fact, have a couple of these devices in my house to network various computers that I either don’t want to run cables to or don’t have WiFi adapters for. Having a Powerline Ethernet adapter connected to my DSL modem allows these devices to talk across my home network and access the Internet.
So, as it turns out, my Dish Network ViP622 DVR™ has a built-in Powerline Ethernet adapter (unbeknownst to me). When Dish Network sent my DVR new software to allow it to connect to a broadband network, that’s exactly what my DVR did. It connected out through its Powerline Ethernet adapter (through the power cord) and received a DHCP address from my DSL router (which is attached to my electrical wiring through a Netgear wall-plugged Ethernet bridge, pictured on the right). After that, my DVR “phoned home” to Dish Network and has been connecting back to dishnetwork.com and dishonlinebeta.com every few minutes ever since.
So what information is my DVR sending to Dish Network? I am sure I agreed to let my DVR do this somewhere in the fine print of my contract or end user license agreement (EULA). Nevertheless, I am now looking at all my home appliances with a suspicious eye… Is my toaster oven also connecting out via the Internet and telling some bread company how often I make toast? Is my refrigerator reporting to some interested party how much filtered water I’ve been drinking or how much ice I’ve been making?
Connecting to the Internet is nothing new for mobile devices, but products that connect themselves to any available broadband connection is, perhaps, the wave of the future. If you want to find out what’s connected to your home network, familiarize yourself with your home router’s DCHP or “active user” client list. My DVR shows up as “unknown PC.” You may be surprised what you find—I was!
New packages for the next season are here: Football packages
ABC FAMILY
180
ALTITUDE SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
410
AMC
130
AMC
890
ANGEL ONE
262
ANGEL ONE
9701
ANIMAL PLANET
184
ANIMAL PLANET
887
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
118
Alma Vision Hispanic Network
9413
BBC AMERICA
135
BBC AMERICA
879
BEAUTY & FASHION CHANNEL
225
BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION
124
BRAVO
129
BRAVO
880
BYUTV
9403
C-SPAN
210
C-SPAN2
212
CABLE NEWS NETWORK
200
CARTOON NETWORK
176
CCTV-9
265
CCTV-9
694
CD-ACOUSTIC CROSSROADS
969
CD-AURA
977
CD-BACKPAGES
957
CD-BYU RADIO NETWORK
980
CD-CASHMERE
956
CD-CONCRETE BEATS
963
CD-EASY INSTRUMENTALS
973
CD-ENSEMBLE
971
CD-ESTILOS
821
CD-ESTILOS
964
CD-FEEDBACK
960
CD-FIESTA MEXICANA
965
CD-FREQUENCY
966
CD-HAWAIIAN MUSIC
981
CD-IMPRESSIONS
968
CD-INK’D
961
CD-INTERMEZZO
972
CD-JAZZ TRADITIONS
967
CD-JUKEBOX GOLD
953
CD-KIDTUNES
976
CD-KINGSTON
979
CD-LUCILLE
978
CD-NASHVILLE USA
952
CD-NUJAZZ
962
CD-PLAZA
970
CD-RAWHIDE
951
CD-ROCK SHOW
959
CD-SCREEN DOOR
950
CD-SONGBOOK
954
CD-STROBE
958
CD-SWING KINGS
974
CD-THE LIGHT
975
CD-UNFORGETTABLE
955
CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE
0406
CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE
9406
CNBC
208
COLLEGE SPORTS TELEVISION
152
COLOURS TV
9396
COLOURS TV
9407
COMCAST SPORTS NET CHICAGO
429
COMCAST SPORTS NET WEST
409
COMCAST SPORTS NETWORK MID-ATLANTIC
424
COMEDY CENTRAL
107
COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION
166
COURT TV
204
Current TV
196
DAYSTAR
263
DISCOVERY CHANNEL, THE
182
DISCOVERY HEALTH
189
DISCOVERY HEALTH
885
DISNEY CHANNEL (EAST)
172
DISNEY CHANNEL (WEST)
173
DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL
197
E! ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION
114
ESPN
140
ESPN ALTERNATE
145
ESPN CLASSIC
143
ESPN2
144
ESPN2 ALTERNATE
146
ESPNEWS
142
ETERNAL WORD TELEVISION NETWORK
261
Educator TV
9417
FEC/PAEC
9418
FOOD NETWORK
110
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
205
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
205
FOX SPORTS ARIZONA
415
FOX SPORTS BAY AREA
419
FOX SPORTS CINCINNATI
427
FOX SPORTS DETROIT
430
FOX SPORTS FLORIDA
423
FOX SPORTS MIDWEST
418
FOX SPORTS NEW ENGLAND
435
FOX SPORTS NEW YORK
413
FOX SPORTS NORTH
436
FOX SPORTS NORTHWEST
426
FOX SPORTS OHIO
425
FOX SPORTS PITTSBURGH
428
FOX SPORTS ROCKY MOUNTAIN
414
FOX SPORTS SOUTH
420
FOX SPORTS SOUTHWEST
416
FOX SPORTS WEST
417
FREE SPEECH TV
9415
FUSE
158
FX
136
FX
878
Fox Sports West 2
411
G4
191
GALAVISION
273
GALAVISION
273
GALAVISION
833
GALAVISION
833
GAME SHOW NETWORK
116
GOOD SAMARITAN NETWORK
9416
HALLMARK CHANNEL
185
HALLMARK CHANNEL
185
HALLMARK CHANNEL
896
HALLMARK CHANNEL
896
HEADLINE NEWS NETWORK
202
HEALTHY LIVING CHANNEL
223
HISTORY CHANNEL, THE
120
HITN
843
HITN
9401
HOME & GARDEN TELEVISION
112
HORSERACING TV
404
HSN
222
HSN
84
Health & Human Services Television
9402
INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL
131
INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL
894
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FEED
157
ION
181
ION
882
Jewelry Television
227
KBS WORLD
652
KBS WORLD
652
KBS WORLD
704
KBS WORLD
704
LEARNING CHANNEL, THE
183
LIFETIME
108
LINK TV
9410
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
412
MENS2
219
MSNBC
209
MUSIC TELEVISION
160
MUSIC TELEVISION 2
161
Mens Outdoor and Recreation
218
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
432
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network Alternate
433
NASA
213
NEW ENGLAND SPORTS NETWORK
434
NFL NETWORK
154
NICKELODEON/NICK AT NIGHT (EAST)
170
NICKELODEON/NICK AT NITE (WEST)
171
NOGGIN
169
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY/UNIVERSITY HOUSE
9411
OXYGEN
127
PENTAGON CHANNEL
9405
QVC
137
REELZ
299
RESEARCHCHANNEL
9400
RESORT & RESIDENCE CHANNEL
216
RFDTV
231
RFDTV
9409
SCI-FI CHANNEL, THE
122
SHOP
224
SHOP
9602
SHOPNBC
228
SIRIUS - BBC Radio 1
6011
SIRIUS - BOOMBOX
6034
SIRIUS - ELVIS
6013
SIRIUS - LOVE SONGS
6003
SIRIUS - MARGARITAVILLE
6031
SIRIUS - UNDERGROUND GARAGE
6025
SIRIUS 100′S VIBRATION - 100′S HITS
6006
SIRIUS ALT NATION - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
6021
SIRIUS AREA 63
6033
SIRIUS BACK SPIN-OLD SKOOL RAP
6043
SIRIUS BIG 80′S-80′S HITS
6008
SIRIUS BLUEGRASS-BLUEGRASS MUSIC
6065
SIRIUS BLUES - CLASSIC BLUES
6074
SIRIUS BROADWAY’S BEST-BROADWAY MUSICALS
6077
SIRIUS BUZZSAW - CLASSIC HARD ROCK
6019
SIRIUS CLASSIC REWIND-RECENT ROCK
6015
SIRIUS CLASSIC VINYL - EARLY ROCK
6014
SIRIUS FACTION-ROCK/HIP-HOP/PUNK
6028
SIRIUS FIRST WAVE-CLASSIC ALTERNATIVE
6022
SIRIUS HAIR NATION-80′S HAIR BANDS
6023
SIRIUS HARD ATTACK-HEAVY METAL
6027
SIRIUS HEART & SOUL - R&B HITS
6051
SIRIUS HIP HOP NATION-UNCUT HIP HOP
6040
SIRIUS HOT JAMZ-HIP HOP & R&B HITS
6050
SIRIUS JAM ON-JAM BANDS
6017
SIRIUS JAZZ CAFE-SMOOTH JAZZ
6071
SIRIUS LEFT OF CENTER-COLLEGE ROCK
6026
SIRIUS MOVIN EASY-EASY LISTENING HITS
6004
SIRIUS OCTANE-PURE HARD ROCK
6020
SIRIUS OUTLAW COUNTRY
6063
SIRIUS PLANET JAZZ-CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
6070
SIRIUS POPS-CLASSICAL FAVORITES
6086
SIRIUS PRAISE-GOSPEL MUSIC
6068
SIRIUS PRIME COUNTRY - 80′S & 90′S COUNTRY
6061
SIRIUS PURE JAZZ-CLASSIC JAZZ
6072
SIRIUS REMIX- DANCE CLUB MIX
6012
SIRIUS RUMBON - Reggaeton/Tropical
6092
SIRIUS SHADE 45
6045
SIRIUS SIRIUS GOLD - 50 & 60 HITS
6005
SIRIUS SIRIUS HITS ONE - TOP 40 HITS
6001
SIRIUS SOUL REVUE-CLASSIC SOUL
6053
SIRIUS SPA 73 - NEW AGE
6073
SIRIUS SPECTRUM - WORLD CLASS ROCK
6018
SIRIUS SPIRIT - CHRISTIAN HITS
6066
SIRIUS SUPER SHUFFLE
6002
SIRIUS SYMPHONY HALL-SYMPHONIES
6080
SIRIUS THE COFFEE HOUSE
6032
SIRIUS THE METROPOLITAN OPERA CHANNEL
6085
SIRIUS THE PULSE-THE 90′S & NOW
6009
SIRIUS THE ROADHOUSE-CLASSIC COUNTRY
6062
SIRIUS THE STROBE-CLASSIC DISCO
6037
SIRIUS THE VAULT-DEEP CUTS CLASSIC ROCK
6016
SIRIUS TOTALLY 70′S - 70′S HITS
6007
SIRIUS UNIVERSO LATINO-LATIN POP MIX
6090
SITV
159
SITV
874
SOAPNET
188
SPEED CHANNEL, THE
150
SPEED CHANNEL, THE
891
SPIKE TV
168
SPORTS ALTERNATE 1
445
SPORTS ALTERNATE 2
446
SPORTS ALTERNATE 3
447
SPORTS ALTERNATE 4
448
SUN SPORTS
422
Sirius Lithium
6024
Sirius Punk Rock
6029
Siriusly Sinatra
6075
SportSouth
437
Sports Alternate 10
453
Sports Alternate 6
444
Sports Alternate 7
450
Sports Alternate 8
451
Sports Alternate 9
452
SportsNet New York
438
SportsTime Ohio
431
Starfish Television Network
9408
TELEFUTURA EAST
271
TELEFUTURA EAST
271
TELEFUTURA EAST
830
TELEFUTURA EAST
830
TELEFUTURA WEST
272
TELEFUTURA WEST
272
TELEFUTURA WEST
831
TELEFUTURA WEST
831
THE WATER CHANNEL
217
TOON DISNEY
174
TOON DISNEY
847
TRAVEL CHANNEL, THE
215
TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK
260
TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK
260
TURNER BROADCAST SYSTEM
139
TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES
132
TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION
138
TV GAMES NETWORK
405
TV Guide Network
117
TV LAND
106
The Bridge - Mellow Rock
6010
Three Angels Broadcasting Network
9710
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
9412
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
9404
UNIVISION
270
UNIVISION
270
UNIVISION
827
UNIVISION
827
UNIVISION WEST
828
UNIVISION WEST
828
USA NETWORK
105
V-ME
9414
VH1
162
WE: WOMEN’S ENTERTAINMENT
128
WE: WOMEN’S ENTERTAINMENT
889
WEATHER CHANNEL, THE
214
WGN SUPERSTATION
239
WGN SUPERSTATION
881
iDRIVE TV
221
iSHOP
229
I don’t usually talk much on our websites, I figure articles usually say it better the I would. 
But This week I just got my Dish Network upgraded and thought I would share how I got there for the lowest price.
First I have been wanting a High Def and a Recorder forever, I had it years ago but switched to Direct TV because my new apartment had it built in for a lower price. And even when I moved back I was stuck in the contract and they wanted way too much to upgrade to HD. Seriously they wanted over $600 for the player and another $11 a month for HD and $6 a month for the Recorder option.
Too much money
So I bit the bullet and relied on my Xbox 360’s HD DVD player for my HD experience. Which BTW get Planet Earth by the BBC if you have a HD DVD it’s amazing!
The good news is that my contract ended and now I can go back to Dish Network and get the options I want. ;)
So I went my special price program (the banner up top or this link work too Cheap Dish Network) I got a two year contract, the movie package HD, the medium channel package, and the recorder, all for no major up front costs like the $600+ Direct TV wanted.
Now I actually pay $10 less then Direct TV and have HD and the Recorder and the same channels AND too be honest I always liked Dish Networks menu better.
Anyways I hope this helps and I hope I didn’t bore anyone too bad.
Also remember too go for walks, watching too much TV means your breathing recycled air which can get toxins into your blood. You need fresh air to help your body clean it out. Or at least open a Window