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    Could Viacom Channels Go *Poof* This Week?

    Viacom needs to hook up with CBS again or find a buyer ASAP. They are in deep trouble to say the least.
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    YES Network on Sling but not Dish?

    Can someone explain what the situation is here? Sling TV added YES (along with other FOX owned RSN's) last week. This is a bit amazing considering DISH's history with YES. Are they now negotiating contracts for Sling that aren't tied to the satellite service? If so, this presents a lot of...
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    Any idea where the N will fall in the channel lineup?

    As everyone knows the N is currently on 9576, are they ever going to reposition this? I mean it took forever just to get the N so I can't imagine they are in a hurry to find a better spot for it. Also, why is Nick GAS still on the air? What is going on with this?
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    NYC local outage?

    Figured as much. The storm is terrible.
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    NYC local outage?

    Was watching the tail end of 24 and now I am seeing a "Sorry for the interruption" slate. WABC is out as well here in NJ.
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    Distant Network Shutoff on December 1st?

    Has anyone lost distants in the NYC DMA? I have the all LA feeds (ABC, CBS, NBC) with the exception of FOX. They have yet to be turned off. Are they turning off people in rurual areas first then O&O or is it just totally random? I am trying to prepare myself for the inevitable. At least...
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    Weighing A Potential EchoStar-DirecTV Merger

    Not sure if anyone has discussed this yet as I haven't read through the entire thread, but this merger would become more likely if Dish/DirecTV agreed to give spectrum to another interested satellite party as a result. To those of you who say, whats the point of that? Well, a combined company...
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    Dish's Future Plans for Satellites?

    It seems to me from what I read on here week to week that DISH's satellite capacity seems to be somewhat messy and disorganized. Obviously, E* 10 will clear a lot of that up with the spotbeams and the locals. Will DISH ever convert all its programming to MPEG4 in order to increase capacity on...
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    SportsNet New York, Now Available!

    I never thought I would say this. Charlie actually came through.
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    SportsNet New York, Now Available!

    Hell freezes over, Film at 11
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    SportsNet New York, Now Available!

    I know we can all debate the SNY situation forever. In my opinion, its like this. If we don't have SNY by this upcoming weekend, we're never going to have it. It is THAT simple. Think about it. If they really wanted to add this, they aren't going to do this in like July around the...
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    SportsNet New York, Now Available!

    SNY on E* is a LOST CAUSE. I would not be surprised if it disappears in the uplink activity this week or next. If you want SNY, YES, and the other two RSNs, give DirecTV a call.
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    SportsNet New York, Now Available!

    In NY, the best option for baseball if you don't want to switch to D* is digital cable. More baseball in HD than anyone else can offer.
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    SportsNet New York, Now Available!

    Well, once again DISH acts like the #2 Satellite Company. Why am I not surprised? I cant wait to see the dishes go down and the DirecT ones go up.
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    SportsNet New York, Now Available!

    I'm probably going to get flamed for this. These RSN examples prove that a flat-rate pricing scheme DOES NOT work. The price of packages should be based on region (zip code). Of course, this will never happen but as you go from place to place within the United States, its really an economy of...
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    SportsNet New York, Now Available!

    SNY = Probably not going to happen. Why? Not because Charlie is cheap because the market penetration in the NY DMA is weak ever since YES. I live about 10-15 miles west of NYC and there are hardly any DISH Network dishes up. However, I see at least 3-5 DirecTV dishes PER STREET...
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    SportsNet New York, Now Available!

    It is truly unbelievable that MSG/FSNY are basically junk and their costs INCREASE when they LOSE professional teams. What is the deal with that?! I've really had enough of this nonsense. I partly blame DISH for screwing everyone in NY but this is really getting out of hand. Why should...
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    SportsNet New York, Now Available!

    I would love SNY on E* but I have a feeling everyone including myself is going to take yet another RSN fall when we don't get this channel and D* does. Unfortunately, my parents control the TV in my house or I would have had D* years ago for YES. The odd's of E* ponying up some dollars to...
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    Is Charlie a seller?

    I don't normally post but I've been reading all the threads talking about Charlie selling out to Viacom. Scott, are you just speculating at this point or do you have some sort of information from one of your contacts?
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    Yankees on MLB Extra Innings?

    Well I just can't see how 4 RSNs will survive in New York City. It is completely unnecessary to have this many regional sports networks for one location. With the Mets new network, I am assuming they will get a contract with another sport to fill programming holes in the offseason. I read...
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    Yankees on MLB Extra Innings?

    any updates on YES? my gut is telling me that if it isnt up by time the season starts it will never be there... i guess the only positive thing is that it is being uplinked so something must be happening
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    YES Network

    Haven't seen many postings over here regarding YES. It is currently uplinked on channel 408 (Not available to subs). According to JohnH over at dbstalk, there is EPG info in the stream. Scott, can you dig up some information? Is there a possibility YES is on its way?
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    Rumor: Dish close to adding YES

    I tried not to get too excited when Scott first reported the rumor. I don't usually post simply because I don't have the time but I felt the need to here. I think we should all return to reality about the YES situation. I truly believe we will never get YES. I hope I am wrong but I've...