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Our station is again available on Dish
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They did. The language in the article is talking about any new services going forward. The statement is vague enough that it may or may not be referring to any newly-created cable channels. I just wonder what other types of services that Scripps may want to provide to Dish's competition, while not providing those same services to Dish.Scripps used to own a bunch of cable channels but I thought they sold them to discovery
So Scripps charges several mollion dollars every month for a bunch of stations that are supposed to be free over the air..what a scam
I thought of that. So, it sounds like Dish is fighting for the right to actually carry those digital sub-channels, if Scripps agrees to let cable providers or Directv carry them.Digital sub channels maybe
I go back even farther than that. I remember when they still carried the PrimeTime 24 package, which had a decent selection of network affiliates from around the country, including at least one channel each from NY and LA. While not being exactly "local" it at least improved the odds that you could see something from a little bit closer to your area of the country, while also seeing a variety of other areas of the country.Yep, NY and LA networks were provided by both Directv and Dish in the old days. They were great unless you wanted to watch local news and sports. Dish should go back to what it was and provide antennas to customers who demand their local channels.
That’s awesome if you just want channels, but practicality wise, in today’s market, that wouldn’t be very useful. I know a certain someone that would love that, as long as there was an app to go with it, and they were HD.I go back even farther than that. I remember when they still carried the PrimeTime 24 package, which had a decent selection of network affiliates from around the country, including at least one channel each from NY and LA. While not being exactly "local" it at least improved the odds that you could see something from a little bit closer to your area of the country, while also seeing a variety of other areas of the country.
It depends on which specific affiliates are chosen, and whether you happen to be a fan of the NFL team shown in that region. It would be a way to get out-of-market games without having to subscribe to Sunday Ticket.That’s awesome if you just want channels, but practicality wise, in today’s market, that wouldn’t be very useful. I know a certain someone that would love that, as long as there was an app to go with it, and they were HD.
That’s been my guess this whole time. They want to make it mandatory carriage, compared to if someone wants to use an OTA.Getting back on topic, here is this month's counter-point from Dish on their dishpromise website:
"We appreciate your patience while we continue to work with Scripps on reaching a fair agreement to restore its channels.
We offered Scripps multiple extension options to keep services up while negotiations continued, but they declined all our offers. Scripps made the unfortunate decision to remove their channels as a tactic to restrict consumer choice and raise fees.
The reason behind this all about greed. Scripps is seeking to remove our customers’ ability to choose whether or not to receive and pay for local channels. This elimination of consumer choice is un-American and something we will not accept. On top of eliminating customer choice, Scripps is also looking to increase the rates you pay for their channels today.
Our goal, as always, is to make sure our customers get a fair deal for great content. We don’t think what Scripps is demanding is fair, and that's why we're fighting hard to keep your TV bill as low as possible.
We have been and continue to be open to working with Scripps in hopes of reaching a fair agreement to restore their channels."
The important part that Scripps did not address in their statement is this:
"Scripps is seeking to remove our customers’ ability to choose whether or not to receive and pay for local channels."