Versus Removed Sept 1 from DirecTV

**MSHAW2715** · 08-30-2009 04:20 AM

Program guide listings for versus sd station now match those of the sportsman channel starting 9/1 at 6am eastern time. HD feed still shows versus info though.

**lee78221** · 08-30-2009 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by robx46

Versus, just sign a damn deal. If you aren't on DirectTV, then all of a sudden most of the nation goes from having you, to not having you. Think of all the ad revenue lost.
I don't know the nature of the negotations, but both sides need to get this done.

I'll be honest, I do need versus. Most of the year I don't. However my dad does watch a lot of the outdoors shows.
I need it for my hockey, as my team is on Versus a number of times each year, and most importantly, most of the playoff's are on Versus.
I am a pens fan, & you can't imagine the s**t fit I would have thrown this past spring if I wasn't able to watch one of the finals games, or the 3rd round. Hell, even the 1st 2 rounds there are a few games on RSN, but Versus still has a bunch of those exclusively as well.

Oh hell no. No way will I sit here and not be able to watch my local pro hockey team play on TV, in the regular season and the playoff's. I cringe at the thought that I might have hundreds of channels from D*, yet somehow am still gonna have to head to a bar somewhere to catch some games.
Nah, honestly I'll go to a neighbors house that has Dish Network and watch it there, as I comtemplete throwing my D* reciever out the window.

Versus needs D*, for themselves. But for us, we need D* to have Versus. I switched to D* back in the spring due to them surpassing E* in every which way, but as far as programming E* has caught back up, I would say. And D* losing Versus, would actually put them a step behind, easily.

The thing about Versus is that it doesn't seem to be something a lot of people watch all day long, yet nobody wants to lose it cuz its still a vital channel on certain days of the year due to the NHL, football, racing, ect.

NHL is around the corner guys, and I'll be real damn pissed if there is no versus. Period.

This kinda gets me. Everyone here complains when DirecTV up's prices each year, yet everyone throws a fit when they remove a channel(Which is very rare) because the programmer wants to charge more and DirecTV doesn't believe that's the price the channel is worth.

You can't have it both ways. Either you don't mind having a big bill for DirecTV and getting every channel no matter what price they ask or you want to have low subscription charges.

Someone need to make up their mind and tell DirecTV that.

**royrdsjr** · 08-30-2009 07:43 AM

I'm getting D* installed this Thursday. I'm still keeping Charter,because I have triple play with them & 4 rooms set up with them. By keeping Charter,I'll still have Versus,I'll just never have seen Versus in HD since our local Charter doesn't carry it in HD,only SD. So no big deal to me,if I want to watch Versus,I'll turn on the Charter STB,otherwise,I'll be watching D*.

**Jimbo** · 08-30-2009 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by ETS

lol DirecTV has a new message on the screen. "Comcast is demanding DirecTV drop Versus after August 31st, unless DirecTV agrees to Comcast's unreasonable demans." It then says to go to D*'s website for more info.

(and btw I have been a lurker here since May when I got D* and you all do a great job here, so I finnaly joined ya lol)

Welcome to the site ETS, glad you decided to join us !

**Jimbo** · 08-30-2009 09:01 AM

I wonder what they are doing in the NHL offices about now ?

I would hope they have a back up plan in case D* and VS can't get along.

I suppose the NHL could start actually using the NHL Network for showing GAMES, something they rarely do, till this gets worked out.

**jclewter79** · 08-30-2009 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I wonder what they are doing in the NHL offices about now ?

I would hope they have a back up plan in case D* and VS can't get along.

I suppose the NHL could start actually using the NHL Network for showing GAMES, something they rarely do, till this gets worked out.

The NHL has a contract with Versus. I doubt that contract can be broken just because Versus is fighting with D*. The NHL may not like but, there is not much they can do about it. Do you really think Versus would pull this stunt if could not use the NHL for leverage? D* keeps telling everybody that they are the sports leader now Versus has taken them serious.

**MSHAW2715** · 08-30-2009 10:50 AM

This statment I think everyone will find very interesting. I would take it to mean that they feel they don't need Directv survive and oculd carless if Directv has the station at all.

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Angstadt said Versus officials aren't worried about resolving negotiations with DirecTV.

**Lkr** · 08-30-2009 10:54 AM

Versus will take the largest hit if they don't get a deal done. They lose 24 million viewers just like that.

**iceturkee** · 08-30-2009 10:57 AM

i'm not real concerned over a quote from a versus spokesman, probably a pr hack trying to put a positive spin on this. call it a hunch from this retired reporter.