Olympics on DISH Network; new way to look at things
by Matt Burns 
posted Feb 7th 2006 at 12:27PM
NBC is
a huge network and they plan on spreading out their coverage of the Olympics
across 5 stations. DISH Network is combining all those stations and another
one so fans can find their favorite event. No word if it is going to be available in HD but chances are it will not be.
What is going to be in high-def is Universal HD and NBC HD. Together the stations will be broadcasting over 300 hours of
the Olympics in high definition. Those stations though are not just on DISH. DIRECTV has Universal and recently Comcast announced they
will add it in time for the Olymipcs. NBC, of course, is a national network and their primetime slots are going to
be filled with Olympic coverage. With 400 hours of the Olympics total (300 being HD), how much do you plan on watching it? The skiing is cool but other then that, I do not see myself watching much of it.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
apeman @ Feb 7th 2006 1:27PM
What about High Def Hockey and Snowboarding? Speedskating should look pretty cool in HD as well.
Woo @ Feb 7th 2006 5:52PM
I think that Dish is adding Universal for the Olympic coverage for their MPEG4 compatible hardware.
Marc James @ Feb 7th 2006 9:21PM
Watch a bunch of people I've never heard of playing a bunch of sports I don't care about? Sounds like fun!
Shawn @ Feb 8th 2006 1:09AM
Hockey ....'nuff said