Dish Network to add nine HD pay-per-view channels on September 12th

Shortly after playing down DirecTV's claims of offering up 100 HD channels, Dish Network is apparently readying nine more of its own. Of course, these additions will be pay-per-view only, but it's more HD regardless. According to a page in the latest issue of Dish Magazine, the satellite operator will "add nine new pay-per-view HD movie channels to its lineup on September 12th." The channels will occupy numbers 531, 534 - 537, 540 - 542, and 539 (which will be a simulcast of channel 9467). Keep an eye (or both) out for the new options to open up in just three weeks.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 22nd 2007 6:11PM]

i havent watched pay per view in close to two years now i watch HDVOD

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 22nd 2007 5:25PM]

well theres 9 of the 100.. but again Dish words things funny.. cuz I dont consider these HD channels per-say.. Cuz with cable we use OnDemand.. So just 1 HD PPV channel instead of their 9 PPVs..

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 22nd 2007 6:01PM]

Actually Dish is getting smart and playing Directv's game. Directv is counting any channel that shows HD as one of their HD channels and that includes PPV channels to. SO if everyone is crediting Directv for 100 HD channels (some of which will be PPV) even before they launch, why shouldn't Dish get some HD love also?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 23rd 2007 4:12AM]

I suppose no one has noticed that Dish was the first to pick up Discovery Channel HD, TLC HD, and Animal Planet HD which are all live right now. Mythbusters in HD is freakin' sweet.

We're waiting DirecTV.