VOOM and MPEG-4 updates for Dish Network
I give Charlie Ergen a ton of credit. Each month, either he or his tech folks over at Dish Network feature a one-hour program to give you the latest "dish" on the satellite service. The "Charlie Chat" for this month aired earlier this week and DBSTalk has a great summary for those that missed it. There are also rebroadcasts throughout the month and hey, why not PVR the darn thing?
Highlights from the Erg-meister this month include some high-def updates:
New HD programming will be in MPEG-4 format
HD locals launch in January in five cities
New York, L.A., Boston, Atlanta and Chicago are the first for HD locals
Expect five new markets for HD locals each month
5 more VOOM channels will hit Dish in January via MPEG-4
The 21 VOOM HD channels will be condensed to 15 on Dish
ESPN2-HD available in January
The biggest question I have: why the heck wasn't the town called "Dish" on the first list for HD locals? They wuz robbed...
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