Free Previews from Uverse ... I like free!

[milkman]

Kudos to UV for their aggressive free preview marketing program. Red Zone, Sports Package, Full Moon Horror are a few of the latest for free viewing. Some restriction do apply, of course. What a great way to give members a chance to see what the programs are like. Sure UV wants to sell the extras but free is FREE.

I'm just curious if nothing else. I'm a die hard NFL (Go Pack Go) fan but would never pay for Red Zone but would check it out for free.

Not trying to start a big discussion here but ... We still do not have MSNBC in HD! Don't go there with content discussions. It's already been done, thank you.  It is a major network worthy of HD. IMHO.

[sportsman_1]

A lot of news networks are not in real HD by the way. They might have a few of their primetime news shows in HD but most of them are not in HD. Like CNBC is not true HD, but FOX Business is true HD. I'm not trying to argue what channel is good and what channel is not. I'm just telling you what I hear.

[kryptonite]

For example, CNN still has the black sidebars on a ton of programming.

Still, if MSNBC was added in HD, it would be a very good thing.  It would be up there in the 1200 block for people to easily switch between the channels.  If you don't like MSNBC, you could easily block it.  If you do or don't like it, you wouldn't have to pay anything extra.

[kemphbyers]

YES, PLEASE.

[jjhatch]

Also, certain channels for these networks aren't broadcast in HD... For example, CNN's HLN (Headline News) channel doesn't have an HD version.

[bnichols_1]

Nevertheless, MSNBC HD has been out there for a couple of months and its programs like Hardball, Ed Show, Countdown, etc are in HD. It would be nice to have it available for those who like it. Having all the news channels in the same 1200 area is a good thing for those who like to watch cable news. ATT should get it before Comcast buys all the NBC networks and jacks up the rates.

[sportsman_1]

Ok we get it you guys want MSNBC HD.

I thought this thread is to talk about the free previews.

[bnichols_1]

Now if ATT would just GET IT!

[kryptonite]

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bnichols wrote:
Nevertheless, MSNBC HD has been out there for a couple of months and its programs like Hardball, Ed Show, Countdown, etc are in HD. It would be nice to have it available for those who like it. Having all the news channels in the same 1200 area is a good thing for those who like to watch cable news. ATT should get it before Comcast buys all the NBC networks and jacks up the rates.

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Last time AT&T added HD channels, they added several at one time.

Is it possible that AT&T would be stockpiling until there are a lot of HD channels to add, then doing it all in one push?  It may be easier to add several channels (HD and SD) at one time, rather than repeating the "add one channel" several times over the course of several months.

[bnichols_1]

Adding a couple of channels at once is fine by me--there sure are enough out there people have asked for (BBC America, AMC, MSNBC, etc). I'd just like ATT to do it sooner rather than later. Not sure if adding one at a time or adding in bunches is easier or smarter. It's not like they would be doing a big advertising pitch around these kinds of additions like they would if they were adding Center Ice or the NBA game channels that require subscriptions.