Dialog to make HD pack "BONUS" channels available to others?

It seems that the replacement of decoders for "Gold" package subscribers is progressing at a rather slow pace. The last time decoder replacements took place too, it was carried out slowly and never progressed beyond a certain point but this time it looks like Dialog will carry it through.

We believe that Dialog is planning on making their HD pack "BONUS" channels available to "Gold" pack subscribers at a price. It's quite unfair that many who don't have HD TV's are deprived of the SD channels in the HD pack at the moment & Dialog should work quickly at making them available to "Gold" package subscribers without them having to pay for the "HD" channels.

We hope that Dialog will make the pricing of the channels affordable. In addition we are sure that "Gold" pack subscribers will appreciate it greatly if the speed at which the replacements are carried out is increased.

We have been receiving queries as to whether non "Gold" subscribers will be issued with the HD PVR. It looks like this will not take place in the immediate future but might take place after Dialog replaces all "Gold" package subscribers with the HD PVR.

We are also receiving information that still two test channels exist on the HD transponder, we hope whether any Dialog TV HD susbcriber will be able to update us on whether any channels are being tested on it.

We also urge Dialog TV to make "Star Sports 2" available as soon as possible. Since subscribers will start missing out on the football action which is being telecast on it.

Dialog TV should stop wasting precious transponder space on the "Dialog Test Channel" which has not been allocated to any channel whatsoever for well over an year or two. Dialog we want you to make 100% use of your resources so the best option would be to add "Star Sports 2" to it. It has been wasted enough already. With certain channels having to share one slot depriving their respective subscribers of the channel 24 hours a day, it's a crime for Dialog to waste a channel slot.

Please keep us updated on the latest on Dialog TV as the days progress.

"Gold" package subscribers - have you received the HD PVR decoder

Over a month or so ago, a sms sent by Dialog TV indicated that all "GOLD" package subscribers will be issued the HD PVR decoder free of any additional charges.

We are carrying out a poll on our facebook http://www.facebook.com/tvradiosrilanka to ascertain as to whether they replacements are being carried out. We request our fellow bloggers/facebook fans/tweeps to visit the link http://www.facebook.com/questions/557184784301569/ and vote.

We do hope that Dialog TV is proceeding with the replacements unlike the last time. Please keep us updated on the latest on Dialog TV as the days progress.

Prepare for Star Sports 2 please....

With Star Sports 2 launching on monday. It's still to be seen if Dialog TV deprives its subscribers of the channel until capacity issues are ironed out or if it will be only the privileged subscribers of the HD package who will get the channel just like they get Ten Action.

However if Star Sports 2 is launched only for HD pack subscribers it will be most unfair since, this channel is much different in comparison to Ten Action. Ten Action initially launched as a football centric channel and only show non football content when "live" events are packed on the other two channels.

However Star Sports 2 will be quite different, Star Sports 3 which is focusing on football will be broadcasting non football content too according to information released by ESPN Star Sports. Until the Ten channels, Star will be broadcasting any cricket content involving India on two channels, one in English and the other in Hindi using Star Cricket and Star Sports 1 or the present ESPN.

This means that other live content such as Formula 1, etc could be shifted to Star Sports 2 to enable "live" broadcast. Additionally ESPN Star Sports have acquired the broadcast right for Indian domestic cricket which would mean more bilingual cricketing content across multiple channels.

It's best for Dialog TV to use the "wasted slot which carries no channels" and Star Sports 3 so that viewers will be able to enjoy uninterrupted "live" coverage of sporting events.

Over to Dialog TV to make a wise decision and we would like to ask our fellow bloggers who are Gold package subscribers whether have received the HD enabled DVB-S2 decoder.

Please keep us updated on the latest on Dialog TV as the days progress.