Statement from Dish Network on Young Broadcasting Removal

**space86** · 12-11-2008 11:52 PM

Is this why E* does not carry Fox Business Network because they won't
to much per sub?

**drdroo** · 12-12-2008 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by space86

Is this why E* does not carry Fox Business Network because they won't
to much per sub?

I believe that's the claim. News Corp owned D* at one point too so who knows what the deal was there. I think whatever tiff they have is connected with why we don't have FBN, FNC HD, FX HD, etc. I think I read that somewhere here actually.

**Claude Greiner** · 12-12-2008 01:05 AM

YAWN

Give it a few days and the stations will be back on the Air....

All it is right now is a big pissing match, the station is blaming DISH Network and DISH Network is blaming the station. I just love it how DISH Network always has to take it to the last minute of the last hour on these negotiations and always has to end up pulling the station for a few days before they can get to a resolution and kiss and make up like nothing happened.

**jbleser** · 12-12-2008 01:51 AM

I think this is going to be common in the future. Not with just E* but with D* and cable companies like TW as well. Just went through this crap with TW and LIN TV which carries our local FOX. It will be a pissing match like mentioned earlier. My guess will be 7 to 14 days before it is back up on E*

**Derwin0** · 12-12-2008 06:47 AM

Congress and/or the FCC need to step in and setup up a standard compensation rate for Locals, the same as they do for Distances and Supers, in order to end this nonsense.

**cincyguy2k4** · 12-12-2008 07:15 AM

Congress is not the answer on this one. Congress already has its hands full going bankrupt and printing monopoly money for bailouts. Maybe a regulation to force negotiations to start at a resonable time but I dont agree on forcing a certian price in this situation.

This is not a monopoly. People can switch to a provider or buy an antenna to get the station just as easy.

Im in the same boat for Cincy HD. Our local 12 has been playing hardball with Dish for quite some time and it does not look like thats going to end anytime soon.

**yourbeliefs** · 12-12-2008 07:29 AM

Maybe this is what us D* subscribers pay that extra money for: "Guaranteed" channels. :-p

**JNEUBY** · 12-12-2008 08:01 AM

I agree, they need to keep our dictatorship (formerly democratic) government out of it. My opinion is E* has to stand their ground. If they give in and the rest of the broadcasters see they can get more $$ then all of them will force E*'s hand. And of course, all the higher costs to re-broadcast are pass thru to us.

**GRExpert** · 12-12-2008 08:05 AM

I agree with Dish. This is a money grab by the locals. They broadcast their signal for free

**drdroo** · 12-12-2008 08:10 AM

The difference here is that we're talking about the public airwaves and redistribution of a signal being transmitted on it, in the clear, for free. If they don't redistribute outside of the DMA, I don't see why sat or cable carriers should have to pay a dime. The FCC really would the the folks to make the rules on this.

Of course, if the FCC forced these broadcasters to actually serve the majority of the DMA with their terrestrial signal, this would also be a non-issue. I'm sure there's plenty of stories where the signal doesn't cover a person yet the person is told to f-off when they try to get a waiver.