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They lost me as a customer. I went to DirecTV to get MLB Extra Innings, and couldn't be happier. The extra HD and NFL Sunday ticket is a nice bonus.

I am also switching to DirecTV for MLB Extra Innings. I am looking forward to DirecTV adding lots of HD by the end of the year. As long as the satellites successfully launch DirecTV should add lots of HD. I am willing to wait for now. DirecTV is also promising to do the entire MLB EI in HD...

Well, so long and farewell I will see everyone in the DirecTV forum. I am calling DirecTV next week and dumping Dish Network and getting my MLBEI (unless my other toughest negotiator company, Cablevision) adds MLBEI in the next week. Assuming they do not, I am dumping Dish and getting MLBEI...

Dish Network is done as far as MLB Extra Innings. I would advise everyone who wants it to switch to DirecTV or cable.

That is where we disagree. I think Congress will do absolutely nothing. They have threatened them with taking away the anti-trust exemption for years, and they never do a thing. I think MLB and DirecTV have their defacto exclusive deal and are very happy with it. They have no intention of...

Bob DuPuy of MLB admitted this much. He said they have a contract with DirecTV and they are there partners in this. He said DirecTV would have to agree to any ownership deal with Dish or In Demand. That is the poison pill that was put in the contract with DirecTV. DirecTV obviously has the...

That point is correct. And just to further it, if DirecTV now basically has veto power over any deal that is the bitter pill they said that would make the deal impossible to match. There is no way DirecTV will give any of their competitors equity in that baseball channel, thus they, in effect...

Yeah, DirecTV might ever let Dish have an equity in the channel ? Since when is DirecTV now running MLB's business. If DirecTV has to agree to any equity for Dish Network there will never be an agreement. Forget it, it is all over for MLBEI on Dish.

Thanks for the info. That sounds really bad. It looks like DirecTV may be the way to go. I think I am going to give Dish a few more days and then make some kind of move.

Could you please expand on the Mlb.tv thing. I am planning on signing up. What was wrong with it ?

Could someone please explain to me what this means ? Does this mean they may continue to negotiate for days or weeks ? How do we make a decision whether to subscribe to something else ? What does this mean ?

This is starting to get ridiculous. A lot of people have decisions to make. I want to sign up for mlb.tv and don't know whether to sign up. Also, a lot of people are planning to switch to DirecTV and they are also being held hostage by MLB and their foes. I really wish they would make a...

I really hope your right, because I want it more than anyone. However, all weekend the articles were saying In Demand and Dish Network were negotiating a deal. Today every update from AP, Multichannel news, etc. has not even mentioned Dish. Having the guide data means nothing. That is...

I hate to say it, but all I have heard in every update all day is In Demand is negotiating with MLB. Other than Scott G saying that Dish was in negotiations no one reporter has even mentioned Dish. I think In Demand is trying to get a deal and Dish Network is out of the loop now.

The silence this morning is defeaning. I really wish they would let us know. A lot of people want to go get DirecTV if Dish is not going to carry it.

I agree. I think MLB is just postering and giving it "every chance" so they can get the government off their backs. They can now say they tried everything possible to get a deal and could not get one. If they negotiated all weekend long and could not get a deal I don't see why they will get...

According to Swanni, Dish Network no longer involved in MLB Extra Innings talks : http://www.tvpredictions.com/mlb040107.htm

From The NY Times, it looks like the deadline has been extended to Sunday :

You're out of your mind. If a deal was done they would want to be shouting it out, because they would want to sign up people. The season starts tommorrow. It is not like they have time to get it done. I bet we will hear absolutely nothing from Dish until they are forced to announce they are...

Absolutely sure of it. MLB offered DirecTV ownership and refused to give this to Dish or cable. They want an exclusive with DirecTV and think that is their best business plan. They never had any plan to make a deal with anyone other than DirecTV. They have shown that over and over again. No...

Well, it looks like In Demand has struck with trying to get a deal with MLB for EI. Here is the post that Comcast has made on their website : http://www.comcast.com/baseball/ I am sure Dish Network will strike out, too. MLB wants an exclusive deal with DirecTV and never had any...

Here is an update from www.bizofbaseball.com :

There is absolutley no chance of legislation at this late time. They have exactly two days to reach an agreement, or they are basically out of the baseball package business for the next seven years. :(

That channel 625 means absolutely nothing. It has been in the program guide since the end of last baseball season. When they removed all the MLB EI channels from the system last October they left that channel 625 obviously as a barker for next season. A next season which unfortunately may...

I have the same thing with OTA many times on my two 211's. The OTA gives me a black screen when changing between two OTA channels, while the satellite channels still come in. The only way to bring back OTA channels is to reset the box. I think it is a software bug, because it did not due...