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  1. Stuart Sweet

    What is “rain fade” and is it a big problem with satellite TV?

    Rain fade is the term for interruption in your satellite service due to bad weather, whether it’s raining, snowing, or doing something else. The weather in front of your dish is so intense that it just can’t let in the signals. Is rain fade a real problem? Obviously if you’re experiencing it...
  2. Stuart Sweet

    How often should I refresh my DIRECTV receiver?

    Are you having problems with the DIRECTV Guide? Is the receiver acting fishy? Are you getting strange error messages like “721?” Refreshing your receiver can fix a lot of problems. The best part is that you can do it by yourself, day or night, right from the web. Here’s how you do it First, go...
  3. N5XZS

    AM at low power

    I think it's has to do with Earth's daylight west side moving away and incoming nighttime from the east. Normally around sunset the skips signals comes in pretty good, but as soon at least 2 to 3 hours after the sunset skips signal will settle down to normal levels, but may vary from night to...
  4. Juan

    EchoStar/Dish raises doubts about 'ability to continue as a going concern'

    Dish would do something like a w4 hour Charlie chat channel or bingo tv
  5. Stuart Sweet

    THROWBACK THURSDAY: When people cared about Nielsen ratings

    Back in early 2013, I published an article saying that Nielsen ratings were going to include streaming. I’m sure they do by now, but I don’t think I wrote a followup article. Here’s why: People stopped paying attention to Nielsen ratings. Not all people, just regular people. The Nielsen...
  6. Bruce

    EchoStar/Dish raises doubts about 'ability to continue as a going concern'

    DirecTV tried that, did not work. Dish in 5 months, unless they get a loan ( with awful terms) or investor(s), who also will be wanting some kind of guarantee or collateral, will not have enough money to continue services. So they definitely do not have enough to finance exclusive TV shows...
  7. Bruce

    HBO Max/Discovery+ Merger

    And I was correct- WBD’s overall net loss for the first quarter of 2024 was $966 million. Free cash flow stood at $390 million. The company paid $515 million in net interest expense in Q1. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/warner-bros-discovery-q1-earnings-max-streaming-subscribers-1235996514/...
  8. Bruce

    HBO Max/Discovery+ Merger

    While I am good till April with MAX, if this allows me then to pay Hulu for MAX, then I can use the Hulu gift cards I get with my CC points, so saves me cash since I use them now to pay for Hulu, Disney and ESPN. Also reading the naysayers at other sites about this, basically becoming just like...
  9. Bruce

    Bally Sports RSNs Are Reportedly Preparing For Bankruptcy

    Also, June 18 is the big Bankruptcy Hearing, so a little over the month to make a deal with Comcast, without them, losing a lot of revenue- According to Sportico, the three MVPDs (Comcast, Spectrum, DirecTV) account for 81% of total affiliate revenue and collectively, reach 38 million household...
  10. ncted

    HBO Max/Discovery+ Merger

    https://qz.com/warner-bros-discovery-q1-earnings-streaming-profit-hbo-1851465677
  11. Bruce

    Bally Sports RSNs Are Reportedly Preparing For Bankruptcy

    Better answer, I missed this when it was announced- In February, commissioner Rob Manfred said he hoped to launch a national, in-market streaming package in 2025 with about half of the league’s teams. Bringing that to fruition would be a huge deal. Not because it would make a lot of money at...
  12. Bruce

    DirecTV Makes Diamond Sports Renewal Official

    This shows I was correct- According to Sportico, the three MVPDs account for 81% of total affiliate revenue and collectively, reach 38 million household subscribers. In addition, the three MVPDs account for about 69% of total traditional pay-TV households. So, without Comcast, they lose about...
  13. T

    AM at low power

    Thanks also. These rules would go along with the original mandate for station operators to serve the public. When license is granted there is an expected coverage. Interesting observation- In IL I could also say that I seem to receive better from the east (and south) than west (and north)...
  14. Bruce

    EchoStar/Dish raises doubts about 'ability to continue as a going concern'

    Also giving up on postpaid cell phones for now- Officials from EchoStar's Dish Network acknowledged Wednesday that the company's first foray into the postpaid market for 5G services wasn't ideal. And they said the company is preparing to try again later this year. "Our initial approach to the...
  15. Bruce

    EchoStar/Dish raises doubts about 'ability to continue as a going concern'

    “We do not currently have necessary cash on hand, or projected future cash flows, to fund fourth quarter operations or the” debt maturing in November, Orban said. “We are in discussions with funding sources at all levels in our capital structure”. Moffett stated EchoStar would struggle to find...
  16. charlesrshell

    Two Hopper 3 DVRs Installation

    Did you get a replacement for your fried H3? You can leave gear in place in case your other H3 bites the dust.
  17. Nebugeater

    Two Hopper 3 DVRs Installation

    If the reaming H3 is working, why mess with anything?
  18. Mister B

    AM at low power

    Thanks "Radio" for the reply. I had actually forgotten about this item. KWML did return to full daytime power with the drastic reduction at night. Unfortunately, they have switched to a type of music that I am not interested in.
  19. ncted

    Disney and Warner to bundle streaming services

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51nz9d2w3ro
  20. Almighty1

    Hopper 3 H373 update 04/24/2024

    I think if you can rewind, or go back 10 seconds or even skip, it's satellite. Stream will not allow those functions.
  21. SandFarmer

    Two Hopper 3 DVRs Installation

    Now that my Owned H3 fried itself. What gear can I remove for just one H3? Already took down the 129 Wing Dish.
  22. SandFarmer

    What are you Watching?

    "The Boys" now "Obliterated"
  23. SandFarmer

    Song Name Game Part 3!

    "Unconditional" – Simon Collins
  24. long_time_DNC

    Song Name Game Part 3!

    In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins