One of the more convenient aspects of satellite television is its focus on consumer-oriented premium television solutions. When a consumer chooses a service such as DISH TV, he then must sit down and decide which channels to include with his service. In the early days of satellite television, a consumer had to commit to two or more dishes on his property if he wanted premium channels. These days, the technology allows all channels to be provided by one dish and that helps to enhance the choices for each person.

A primary market that is covered by satellite providers that cannot be reached by cable companies is people in rural areas. There are some beautiful homes in the farm country of America that has been unable to enjoy premium television programming for decades. Satellite service took care of that, but it was not the only thing that satellites took care of.

Most people who live in rural areas do not have immediate access to movie theaters. That makes seeing the best new releases extremely difficult. Satellite television providers saw a need in this market and created a huge variety of "on demand" and pay per view movie channels. Some of the most popular DISH TV channels are the ones that allow consumers to see first run movies either as they are being released into theaters, or before they are shown on the cable movie networks.

Some DISH TV channels are networks that can only be seen by subscribers to the satellite service. The entire premium television programming industry has recognized the potential profitability of having networks that are proprietary to each company. When a show catches on for a proprietary network, that results in more subscribers to that service. There are several DISH TV channels that cannot be seen on any other service, and they offer original programming as well.

One of the most significant choices a consumer will have to make when he decides to take on the DISH TV system is what channels he will want for his service. They come in a variety of packages and some of them are networks that cannot be seen anywhere else. A consumer should take his time and look over the comprehensive list of channels that his satellite provider offers to make sure he is getting everything he wants. It only takes one dish to deliver more channels than cable could ever hope to provide. That is one of the many advantages of satellite television.