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NHL Network offers free preview this week

March 23rd, 2010, 10:07 pm by

Like hockey but don’t want to pay for it? There’s a free preview of the NHL Network channel in standard and high-definition this week. The free preview ends March 26.

I’ve confirmed that the freebie is available to customers of these paid TV providers:

  • Time Warner Cable: Free to all customers with a digital converter, on Channel 275 and 471 (HD).
  • Dish Network: Channel 403 (HD)
  • DirecTV through March 27, is on channel 215 for both SD and HD.

Not participating in the free preview are Cox Communications in Orange County and AT&T U-verse.

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Free previews for Dish, DirecTV, FiOS and Time Warner

March 16th, 2010, 5:12 pm by

In an attempt to get TV subscribers to pay a bit more for new channels or tiers, free previews are quite common. Here are some current and upcoming freebies for Orange County-area customers:

Time Warner Cable:

  • Showtime On Demand, from March 25 to 28. Go to Channel 1006 (or channel 1 and look for Showtime ONDEMAND) (source: Time Warner)
  • CBS College Sports Network, Channel 261, free through April 5 (more)

DirecTV:

  • Game Lounge (ch. 110): Free Trial from April 2 to 4 (source: DirecTV)
  • Showtime, between March 25 to 28 for the following channels: 537, 538, 539, 540, 542, 544, 545, 547, 549 (source: FreePreview.tv)

Dish Network:

  • Style, channel 115, through April 4 (source: Dish)
  • CBS College Sports Network, Ch. 152, through April 7 (source: Dish)
  • Fuse, Ch. 158, through March 31 (source: FreePreview.tv) Not happening this month, according to Dish.

Verizon FiOS

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Showtime, NHL and History free previews coming to DirecTV, Dish

February 11th, 2010, 3:02 pm by

Free previews on TVThree free previews are coming soon for DirecTV viewers.

  • Showtime (ch. 537): Free Trial from March 25 to 28. Regular charge is $12.99 a month for 9 channels, which includes 6 in HD.
  • NHL Center Ice (ch. 769-786): Free Trial from March 2 to 8. Regular charge is $119.80 for the season.
  • BabyFirstTV, (ch. 293): Free Trial from 2/11 – 2/14. Regular charge is $4.99 per month.

Over at Dish Network, February free previews have already begun. These freebies run through most of February:

  • History International – Ch. 121. Free preview through March 3.
  • Biography Channel – Gold HD Ch. 119. Free preview through March 3.
  • Investigation Discovery Channel – Ch. 192 — free preview through Feb. 24.
  • Crime & Investigation HD – Ch. 387. Free preview through March 3.

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Free NBA preview for Dish subscribers this week

October 30th, 2009, 2:29 pm by

DISH Network has started a week-long free preview of its NBA League Pass, which otherwise costs around $170 for the season.

The free access to channels 560 to 572 ends Tuesday, Nov. 3. The NBA League pass broadcasts up to 40 out-of-market games a week that aren’t typically available from local networks.

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Add Dish, FiOS to TV services offering free preview of CBS College Sports

October 6th, 2009, 11:03 am by

CBS College SportsDish Network and Verizon FiOS are the latest to announce they will offer a free preview of CBS College Sports Network to all customers. Time Warner announced the freebie last week.

Verizon FiOS: Free preview runs through Oct. 10. CBS College Sports is on channel 94 in standard definition. More details HERE.

Dish Network: Free preview runs one week starting Wednesday, Oct. 7, through Wednesday, Oct. 14. The sports channel is on Ch. 152 in standard and high definition. Typically, the CBS College Sports Network is part of Dish’s Classic Silver 200 package for $37.99/month. More details HERE.

Time Warner: This free preview began Monday, Oct. 5, on Channel 261 and ends Sunday, Oct. 11. More details HERE.

The full TV schedule is available on the CBS site,  cbscollegesports.com/schedule

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