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Dish Network has teamed up with The Weather Channel to launch a new weather service on Dish Network’s satellite TV platform. DISH subscribers now have access to an interactive weather program offered in tandem with the weather-related network.

Effective immediately, the company said, DISH Network customers watching The Weather Channel on DISH channel 214 will have ongoing access to extensive local and national weather information including current conditions, Doppler radar, and 24-hour/five-day forecasts. The interactive service also allows viewers to access weather data from across the country and save up to five favorite markets.

DISH said before this announced service expansion, viewers could only access the interactive feature through DishHOME channel 100.

“The innovative ITV application for local weather for DISH Network customers enables The Weather Channel to provide viewers with truly personalized weather forecasts that give customized, targeted information to help them plan their day,” said Becky Powhatan, The Weather Channel EVP, distribution and business affairs. “And now it’s become even easier and faster to obtain.”

DISH Network’s iTV service offers an interactive menu that includes more than 40 different virtual and enhanced channels including The Weather Channel’s Interactive Weather Application, CNN! Enhance d and Showtime Interactive. DISH said it has the most iTV-enabled set top boxes with more than 12 million households.  

Source: www.SkyReport.com

Question: Do you find yourself watching the pregame, the game itself, and then chasing your sports passion with a tall glass of re-cap, to only then tune into the 11:00 news to watch the highlights…of the same game? Question: Were you one of the thousands of unfortunate parents that broke the bank trying to buy your child tickets to a Hannah Montana concert? Have you watched High School Musical so many times that you yourself should probably have an “I love Troy” shirt? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions then let me tell you all about the 2 new Interactive channels Dish Network will be releasing. Recently the popular satellite TV provider Dish Network boasted about new plans to add Interactive ESPN and Disney Ineractive to its growing channel lineup. Available to all of Dish Networks interactive platform, ESPN’s Interactive Zone will allow viewers play-by-play, minute-by-minute news and scores on all major games being played at the collegiate or professional level. It will also allow the 16 and unders in your household to receive show information from a sub-menu and interact with show related content, along with allowing viewers to program their DVRs for the network’s featured content. So grab a soda and some popcorn and invite the neighborhood over because Dish Network invites you to interact.

Some good news on the Dish Network home front regarding beam openings and beams that are remaining open to new subscription opportunities. Dish Network High-Speed Internet powered by WildBlue has new beam coverage open for customers located within Southern Texas, from the lower Rio Grande Valley to the lower Texas Gulf Coast. These new beams just reiterate Dish Networks commitment to leading the satellite industry. For more information on Dish Network please contact 1-866-989-3474 or visit their website at dish-network.com.

Dish Network allows customers to expand their DVR storage capacity with an external hard drive. If an external hard drive is connected, TV2 users now may access the recordings on the connected external hard drive. Please keep in mind that if the person at TV2 is using the external hard drive, the person at TV1 will have to wait until TV2 is finished; it’s now first-come, first-served between TV1 and TV2!

With Dish Network’s IP Callback, a customer’s ViP622 DVR or ViP722 DVR that is connected to their broadband-enabled home network would allow these receivers to “call in” to download Pay-Per-View purchases without needing a phone line. The IP Callback with can also be used for various other features such as PPV Ordering, DISH on Demand Ordering, and Saving $5 since the Programming Access Fee Waived. Subject to applicable terms and conditions, the home networking IP connection provides certain Pay-Per-View ordering capability via remote control and a continuous connection may satisfy the requirements for waiving the $5.00 Additional Outlet Programming Access Fee.

Dish Network models ViP622 DVR & ViP722 DVR receivers use DishCOMM technology to communicate with each other using the power lines in the home via HomePlug. By using HomePlug, you only need one Dish Network receiver connected to a phone line and the other receivers will be able to dial out through the receiver connected to the phone line.

Two connectivity options include:

1. Plug the receiver directly into the wall – The receiver needs to be directly connected into the wall power –but not a GFI or switched outlet.

2. If using a surge protector, plug the receiver into the HomePlug port of a HomePlug-compatible, surge-protected power strip – Do not use a Panamax power strip. A Panamax power strip does not have the HomePlug outlet needed, so it will not transmit the data through the power lines.

Dish Network is currently moving their International programming to different satellite orbital locations to free up capacity for future DISH Network programming. This migration initiative will also help minimize the need for many International programming subscribers to have multiple antennas.

This migration is an on-going initiative, which is expected to be completed around Q1 2008. Different International programming language groups will be migrating to their new orbital locations at different times. Dish Network said that even though International programming orbital locations will be changing, most corresponding channel numbers will remain the same.

Dish Network has already begun migrating International programming currently transmitted from the 121° orbital location to the 118.7° orbital location. Additionally, select International programming currently transmitted from the 61.5° or 148° orbital locations will also be moving to the 118.7° orbital location. When the migration is complete, International programming will no longer be simulcast from the 121° orbital location, but will instead ONLY be broadcast from the 61.5°, 148° or 118.7° orbital locations. Again, please note that this migration is occurring in phases.

On Monday October 22, Dish-Network unveiled its newest triumph over multichannel content transport and distribution.  IPTV otherwise referred to as Internet Protocol Television, is a system where digital television is delivered to the viewer by using Internet Protocol over a large network infrastructure, which may include delivery by broadband connection.  ViP-TV is an IP-based service that will send more than 300 of your favorite Dish-Network channels delivered via satellite to telco, private and rural cable companies, municipalities and video providers. 

Still confused? Okay, so basically Dish-Network is raising the bar in technology and using state of the art, high tech, comprehensive satellite services to bring its viewers more than just programming and standard services.  ViP-TV includes Vip-Premier, ViP-HD, ViP-Movies, ViP-Latino and ViP-International along with providing subscribers with local networks from more than 165 local DMAs.  ViP-TV will have the essential features for of all modern computers, as it allows devices to transfer data without subjecting the CPU to a heavy overhead”, thank you Wikipedia!  So lets review: Dish-Network is unveiling ViP-TV for more than 300 channels, promising customers affordable, scalable, and aggregated audio and video programming from a high powered satellite, proving once again that there is a reason Dish-Network is your #1 satellite provider. 

For more information on Dish-Network please call 1-866-989-3474 or visit our website at www.dish-network.com.

Many customers ask how does a Dish Network receiver get 37 DishHD channels plus 500 other channels of Dish Network programming? I can understand the confusion when digital cable only delivers a max of 10 HDTV channels or the other satellite company uses a large 5 LNB antenna that was 32 pounds! Well leave it up the Dish Network engineers to come out with the DISH 1000 and DISH 1000.2 antennas. The Dish Network DISH 1000 and DISH 1000.2 antennas receives signals from the 110°, 119°, and 129° orbital locations. The DISH 1000.2 antenna reflector size is slightly larger than a DISH 1000, but about the same surface area as the 20” DISH 500.

Keep in mind that DISH Pro Plus (dual-tuner) receivers include:
• DISH 322
• DISH Player-DVR 522
• DISH Player-DVR 625
• DISH 721
• DISH Player-DVR 921
• DISH Player-DVR 942
• ViP222
• ViP612 DVR
• ViP622 DVR
• ViP722 DVRAs opposed to the “other guys” 32 pound beast, the DISH 1000.2 is pretty easy to install. The mounting and installation requirements are similar to DISH 1000. There are additional skew holes are provided on the mounting bracket for extreme skew angles (greater than 110 or less than 70). The DISH 1000.2 mast uses a heavier gauge steel and is slightly longer than DISH 1000. Only the DISH 1000.2 mast/foot assembly should be used with the DISH 1000.2 reflector.For those of you with big houses, there are cable length restrictions. The DISH Pro (DP) and DISH Pro Plus (DPP) receivers shouldn’t be installed more than 200 feet from the furthest LNBF and Legacy Dish Network receivers shouldn’t be no more than 100 feet away from the DISH 1000.2.