Sounds like you worked for a bunch of idiots! Whom don't care what their customers want. Your better off working as a teacher at least it's a secure job that you really can't be fired from.
No-matter what you subscribe to it all faces the Southwest. Dish Network and DirecTv each have their own satellites and do not share "birds" Dish Network is still owned by Echostar and DirecTv is now owned by News Corp 'FOX'