Dish / Gannett Dispute Settled! No Channel Removals!

[Peter Parker]

I don't understand why people think they have to have an OTA tuner on their receiver to get OTA channels...I don't know of many TV's that don't have multiple inputs that you can't hook up an OTA antenna to and switch to, so no you can't hook to the receiver and record the OTA channels, but that doesn't mean you can't get the OTA channels and they are always free OTA, you choose to pay for them to be in the Dish line-up. Just sayin...

In most cass they want the ability to record the chanels.

 

[Peter Parker]

So are the stations still up?

You had the wrong day in the front page announcement, It is the 8th when the shutdown happens.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yes we already established that.

 

[Ltrain23]

Re: Dish / Gannett Dispute?

Apparently Gannett is already mailing it in. My SNF feed is horrendous. Not having issues with any other channel in the MSP market.

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[tjsjr1977]

I agree 100% Ltrain.. It's borderline unwatchable and getting worse as the game goes on...

 

[cloudy]

Actually all my MPLS locals are having Pixelation.
I don't think it has anything to do with the Gannett situation.

 

[syphix]

It has nothing to do with the Gannett dispute, and is affecting all MSP HD locals. They are aware of it, and working on a resolution.

 

[Ltrain23]

Re: Dish / Gannett Dispute?

I didn't look at CBS before. That and NBC are the 2 I am having trouble with. Sorry Gannett. I apologize for making you seem like a-holes 3 hours early.

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[Peter Parker]

Yes we already established that.

Sorry. I thought you were asking. My bad.

 

[CulpeperUplink]

T- 1hour 15 minuets.

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[oldave]

WMAZ has a crawl encouraging DISH subscribers to tell DISH to keep WMAZ on... frankly, removing their chief meteorologist from homes is not a bad thing... it could literally save lives.

I'm ok with it going away. The Amazing Race is available online (the only CBS show we watch)

 

[bonipie]

Have we started to create a list of all the locals involved? I know NBC in Phoenix, but haven't watched the other channels, so couldn't tell you. OTA is out for us-we live in a small outlying town 200 miles from Phoenix. I think they only have FOX locally. Really only watch FOXNews and a few others, but it is football season.

Boni in Southwest Arizona

 

[krauser1]

Have we started to create a list of all the locals involved? I know NBC in Phoenix, but haven't watched the other channels, so couldn't tell you. OTA is out for us-we live in a small outlying town 200 miles from Phoenix. I think they only have FOX locally. Really only watch FOXNews and a few others, but it is football season.

Boni in Southwest Arizona

WXIA and WATL in Atlanta, both HD are affected.

 

[Mr Tony]

Have we started to create a list of all the locals involved? I know NBC in Phoenix, but haven't watched the other channels, so couldn't tell you. OTA is out for us-we live in a small outlying town 200 miles from Phoenix. I think they only have FOX locally. Really only watch FOXNews and a few others, but it is football season.

Boni in Southwest Arizona

it was posted prevously.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/293245-Dish-Gannett-Dispute?p=2988681&highlight=kare#post2988681

 

[CulpeperUplink]

It will be interesting if they cut all feeds with one change or if they make four one for each time zone. Better yet I bet the contract is based off one time zone.

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[meStevo]

Re: Dish / Gannett Dispute?

Iceberg posted a list in the first several pages of the thread.

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[anonymouse99]

Gannett is just resorting to blackmailing by having those runners displayed in tonight's national NBC football game SD vs NO. Wow! I am able to get OTA locals during the day, but the signal becomes weak during the evening and as nightfall sets in. May need to get a bigger antenna for my attic and get rid of locals altogether. Hopefully Dish will have price increases more on the local channel subscriptions next year.

Who sets local channels pricing? I mean is there any kind of mandate by local franchising authority to set locals (Dish) pricing?

 

[meStevo]

Re: Dish / Gannett Dispute?

That's hardly blackmail, it's their last chance to tell their side before they're gone outside of press releases which will reach a much smaller audience. Most will only care about when it's coming back.

Surprised at how pro-DISH this thread is compared to others. Even DISH said that a 200% increase would be the market rate - so they've been underpaying for some time - and that they're asking for a 300% increase of of some figure we don't know. The answer naturally lies somewhere in the middle.

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[kjer]

It appears NBC will be the biggest network affected. Anyone have an idea as to how most are leaning, a poll? I don't want to compete with Direct Tv with price. If one gets their way they will all return to the well and prices will go up. I vote for more internet content through my Hic to replace the down stations.

 

[Tyralak]

I just sent a very pointed letter to my local Gannett station. Basically, I told them they had better knock it off or they will lose a viewer permanently. I can get OTA locals from another DMA easily, also ABC has all their shows online a couple of days later anyway.