| moderator | Thanks for joining us today. Mike would like to welcome your questions. |
| Bill | Anything new on the iptv? |
| Mike_Mountford | Nothing new on IPTV. It's looking dimmer and dimmer. |
| cbandforever | any new channels in the works |
| Mike_Mountford | Yes. We're still working on Fox Soccer. |
| cbandforever | any new HD |
| Mike_Mountford | No. Not at the present time. Although, we are investigating the NFL Network in HD. |
| Bill | How close are we to getting wgn, spike tv and tbn? |
| Mike_Mountford | WGN is off the board. Spike TV is in limbo. There's been no further progress on TBN. |
| cbandforever | tbn is in mpeg 2 fta |
| Mike_Mountford | Ok. Thank you for sharing that. |
| cbandforever | its on g5 |
| Bill | Is Espn's completely gone for sure then since iptv is probably not happening. |
| Mike_Mountford | I never like to say "never"...but this is about as close as it gets. |
| cbandforever | no talks at all with abc/disney? |
| Mike_Mountford | Not in the last 9 months. They are not interested. |
| cbandforever | bummer |
| Mike_Mountford | I still have a friend there. And hopefully he can come through for us. |
| moderator | Are there any other questions from the room? |
| cbandforever | when is tbs going digital? |
| Mike_Mountford | You mean WTBS, right? WTBS is most likely going digital at the end of the year. We plan to re-uplink it and continue to carry it in digital. |
| Foxman | What is the lowest package that contains Discover HD? |
| Mike_Mountford | You can by Discovery HD a-la-carte. |
| Foxman | Thanks |
| cbandforever | If IPTV dies will NPS look into uplinking more channels for the 4DTV? |
| Mike_Mountford | We are basically at a point where we have filled up two full transponders, after allowing space for WTBS and CNN. Purchasing any more transponders will require a major commitment, and we would have to survey our customers to see if they could bare that cost. |
| Bill | what about tnt? Do you plan to keep it as well? |
| Mike_Mountford | Oops, I forgot TNT. Yes, we intend to keep it. |
| cbandforever | couldn't you move the atlanta feeds for dishnet to powervu like the san fran west feeds? that would give you more space for c banders |
| Mike_Mountford | Yes, but it's space we would have to pay for. Currently, because we have those Atlanta feeds on 1 transponder, we allocate all the cost of that transponder to our distant network P&L. |
| onionscd | Just joined the chat late, so my question may have already been answered, but is the IPTV issue dead, as far as NPS is concerned, or is it still a possbility? |
| Mike_Mountford | We answered that in the first question. But the answer is pretty much. We're not saying for sure, but it doesn't look good at this time. |
| cbandforever | Is HITS planning on anymore channels added to w5 once DMX moves to GB? |
| Mike_Mountford | HITS doesn't include us in their plans at this time. That would be great if they did. |
| cbandforever | Hits has been a big player for us. Glad there at least working for c band |
| Mike_Mountford | I agree |
| moderator | If there are no more questions from the room, we will wrap up for today. Please note that there will not be a c-band chat in August. Please check callnps.com for the next chat date and time. |
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