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Saw this news. DTV is moving to a new unit and wont be under the AT&T Entertainment Group anymore and Stankey and Donovan are switching roles. Donovan will now be in charge of the DTV and Telecom Group. Stankey will oversee the AT&T Entertainment Group will now just be the Time Warner media division.

AT&T Plans Major Changes After Buying Time Warner


Sorry I misspelled Reorganize in the title
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goaliebob99
Saw this news. DTV is moving to a new unit and wont be under the AT&T Entertainment Group anymore and Stankey and Donovan are switching roles. Donovan will now be in charge of the DTV and Telecom Group. Stankey will oversee the AT&T Entertainment Group will now just be the Time Warner media division.

AT&T Plans Major Changes After Buying Time Warner


Sorry I misspelled Reorganize in the title

I really like John. He is a very good leader and knows the ins and outs of the business very well. They are doing this to make sure that the media side doesn't interfere with the distribution side of the house. It will keep the regulators at bay as it's two separate divisions of the company that really wont interact with each other. DirecTV does it's thing, and Time Warner part does it's thing. Keeping them separate is a smart move on multiple levels.
king3pj
I really like John. He is a very good leader and knows the ins and outs of the business very well. They are doing this to make sure that the media side doesn't interfere with the distribution side of the house. It will keep the regulators at bay as it's two separate divisions of the company that really wont interact with each other. DirecTV does it's thing, and Time Warner part does it's thing. Keeping them separate is a smart move on multiple levels.

I hope this ends up being true in practice and not just appearance. I hate the idea of HBO belonging to a cable/satellite provider as large as AT&T/Directv for a couple reasons. I'm sure they will continue to offer HBO to other providers but I hope it's not offered in the way that CSN Philly is offered where it's technically available but the price is so high that no one is willing to pay it.

The other reason is that the current ownership is doing a great job managing HBO. They are willing to invest major budgets to make amazing shows like Game of Thrones that other networks can't or won't match. Surprisingly the pricing has actually gone down a few bucks over the last few years because of offerings like HBO Now. I really hate to see the ownership change to anyone new because there is no guarantee that the new ownership will follow the same path they are currently on.
Juan
I hope this ends up being true in practice and not just appearance. I hate the idea of HBO belonging to a cable/satellite provider as large as AT&T/Directv for a couple reasons. I'm sure they will continue to offer HBO to other providers but I hope it's not offered in the way that CSN Philly is offered where it's technically available but the price is so high that no one is willing to pay it.

The other reason is that the current ownership is doing a great job managing HBO. They are willing to invest major budgets to make amazing shows like Game of Thrones that other networks can't or won't match. Surprisingly the pricing has actually gone down a few bucks over the last few years because of offerings like HBO Now. I really hate to see the ownership change to anyone new because there is no guarantee that the new ownership will follow the same path they are currently on.
Ummm time Warner used to own a huge cable network
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Ummm time Warner used to own a huge cable network

If I understand it correctly the Time Warner TV networks were spun off from the cable company a long time ago. Either way I don't think Time Warner Cable was ever nearly as big as AT&T/Directv. I said I would hate to see HBO owned by a cable/satellite provider as large as AT&T/Directv.

In general I don't think TV networks being owned by a cable provider/satellite provider is a good thing but I think it's probably even worse when it's owned by a cable company with that large of a market share.

A big part of my reasoning for not liking this was that I don't want to see HBO ownership change period. The current regime is doing a great job with programming and new owners could always jeopardize that.
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Juan
If I understand it correctly the Time Warner TV networks were spun off from the cable company a long time ago. Either way I don't think Time Warner Cable was ever nearly as big as AT&T/Directv. I said I would hate to see HBO owned by a cable/satellite provider as large as AT&T/Directv.

In general I don't think TV networks being owned by a cable provider/satellite provider but I think it's probably even worse when it's owned by a cable company with that large of a market share.

A big part of my reasoning for not liking this was that I don't want to see HBO ownership change period. The current regime is doing a great job with programming and new owners could always jeopardize that.
hbo was started in 1971 or and was run by a cable company that eventually became part of time warner..but yes they spun the cable part off
Don in CT
hbo was started in 1971 or and was run by a cable company that eventually became part of time warner..but yes they spun the cable part off
Don't forget Time Warner was bought by AOL before the parent got eaten by the kid and spit out.
Juan
Don't forget Time Warner was bought by AOL before the parent got eaten by the kid and spit out.
thats recent
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
dishstaller
Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Not alot of dish customers any more
Foxbat
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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I really dislike change for the sake of change
TheRatPatrol
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.

I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Would you rather have LaRoche ???
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
Jimbo
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
dishstaller
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Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
meStevo
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.

Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!




Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
TRG
TRG
"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
dishstaller
.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
meStevo
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.

Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place. :eek:
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


View: https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2111074303185989663?s=20
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dishstaller
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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.

I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.


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Scott Greczkowski
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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White Wedding - Billy Idol
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White Christmas - Elvis Presley
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Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
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Tickle Me (Dirty, Dirty Feeling) - Elvis Presley
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Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson