New Dish HD channels coming in 2009

[Skaggs]

14 new HD channels on their way to DISH Network

The DISH Network press event isn't until 1pm EST on Thursday but Scott over at Satellite Guys managed to get a list of the up and coming HD channels in 2009 -- some of which are not available anywhere. The most notable is Comedy Central, but there are other welcome additions like CMT, Nickelodeon, FX, and Spike. Unfortunately there is no word on exactly when any of these will go live, but sometime in the next 365 days is about as good of a guess as we can give you.

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

[dkennedy]

DISH Network(R) Lights Up More National HD Channels

Announces More HD Channels Coming This Spring

March 12, 2009

PR Newswire

Today, DISH Network(R) launched the high definition feeds of:

Showtime Showcase HD
SHO2 HD
The Movie Channel HD
BET J HD

Expanding its national HD count to up to 128 channels.

In addition this spring, DISH Network also announced that it will add:

BET HD
Comedy Central HD
CMT HD
MTV HD
Nickelodeon HD
Spike TV HD
VH-1 in HD

"We are excited to add new national HD channels to our growing programming line-up," said Dave Shull, senior vice president of Programming for DISH Network. "Our subscribers are asking us for more HD, and we're responding by continuing to launch new local HD markets and new national HD channels, making DISH Network the best value in the pay-TV industry."

Showtime Showcase HD, SHO2 HD and The Movie Channel HD are located in the Showtime Unlimited package, available for just $12.99 per month. BET J HD is part of PlatinumHD, which can be added to any programming package for $10 per month. Existing DISH Network subscribers who upgrade to HD programming will receive PlatinumHD free for the first three months.