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CBS-Viacom merger: Moonves out if he doesn't get on board, analyst says
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MikeD-C05
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Didn't they just separate the two companies a few years back ? Now they want to merge again? WTF?:coco
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They had the same CEO
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MikeD-C05 said:
Didn't they just separate the two companies a few years back ? Now they want to merge again? WTF?:coco
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Viacom bought out the old Westinghouse Corp. that owned CBS in 1999. In 2005, they spun CBS and Showtime off into a separate corporation.
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I am certainly no fan of Les Mooves. He is one of, if not the most significant, inflationary influences in the TV industry. Look at CBS Now. You wanna catch up with our shows if you missed the first airing....PAY UP! Wanna watch the new Star Trek series? Pay Up! He thinks he is positioning himself to the cord cutters, but in the end I think he (by creating shows exclusive to Now, is sacrificing what could be a rock solid, and ad generating cash cow for CBS proper. I would love to see (though we probably never will) seen the P/L's for CBS Now. Now, on the the issue of Viacom, as much as I would love to see Les fired, he is organically right in fighting the merger, because it would slowly eat away at CBS. It's a financial albatross. The Jurassic thinking Redstones would be better off by selling (probably at fire sale pricing) Viacom and finally get that monkey off their back, and perhaps hand it to someone better suited to market and or revise the product to become more profitable.
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KAB said:
I am certainly no fan of Les Moonves. He is one of, if not the most significant, inflationary influences in the TV industry. Look at CBS Now. You wanna catch up with our shows if you missed the first airing....PAY UP! Wanna watch the new Star Trek series? Pay Up!
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For the record, I absolutely hate him. Slightly off-topic, but back in the early 2000s, Moonves was quoted as saying "Every half-hour of a game show that's on the air means a hundred people in Hollywood are out of work, and by that I mean writers, producers, directors." So it's no surprise to me every time CBS treats the genre like a plague, constantly avoiding it at all costs in primetime. They also cancel good highly-rated shows like Million Dollar Password and instead give us garbage like Candy Crush (which barely hits a 0.5 in the demo, telling us how unconnected they are with their audience). That being said, I also wouldn't be surprised if Moonves was the idiot behind all of these decisions as well, considering his feelings toward the genre as a whole.

And on the Star Trek matter... it's sad when a company that's licensing the new series for airing, actually makes better decisions than the company producing the actual show themselves. By that, I'm talking about the fact that in Canada, the entire Discovery series will air on traditional TV, every Sunday night on the SPACE channel. That is how CBS should be doing it; not just airing the premiere and then forcing you to subscribe to All Access for the rest. I wouldn't be surprised if next year, the low viewership and massive amounts of pirating of the episodes will be used by CBS and Moonves as an excuse as to why the series isn't profitable (or as profitable as they anticipated), and then blame that as the main reason for cancellation, when in reality, it's their own dang fault for not airing it on TV.

Even if Discovery was on a premium movie channel like HBO or Showtime, it would still be miles better than being exclusive to a miniscule SVOD service that pales in comparison to the likes of Netflix or Hulu or even Amazon Prime.

Moonves should be fired and replaced by someone who actually has a brain in their head.
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IMHO,

- Star Trek will be a total failure. Anyone who wants to will watch it for free.

- CBS continues to be the #1 network simply because it devotes more hours to quality filmed entertainment and less to game shows and other filler garbage.
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This New Zeekr 7GT Is Bargain-Priced Taycan Alternative You've Never Heard Of!

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Song Name Game Part 3!

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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Take It as It Comes - Steve Winwood
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Take The Money and Run - Steve Miller Band
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Run Joe -- Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
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The Long Run - The Eagles
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Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers
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The Diplomat (Netflix)

Starting a thread klang !

After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.

Keri Russell Wow GIF by NETFLIX
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klang
Finished season 3 last night. Still one of my favorite shows.

Anyone else wonder if there might be something else going on with Callum? Seems to me he has too much access to Russian intelligence.
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One episode into season 4 that dropped today...

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Renewed for season 5.
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klang
Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

They do like to end each season with a Bang!
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klang said:
Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

They do like to end each season with a Bang!
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Great ending, but it ran in circles most of the season.
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Hopper 3 with Hopper plus internet connection problems

Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Almighty1
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mheisen said:
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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Almighty1 said:
I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
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mheisen said:
I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
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Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
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Almighty1 said:
Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
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Might be worth just to ditch the hopper plus. No issues here on h713
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mheisen said:
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Buy a roku and dump the hopper plus you'll be better off. If you have a smart tv you don't need either one. No hopper plus here and no issues!!!
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AI Is Turning Wannabe Hackers Into Cybercriminals #shorts

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Responses to PHP Flash Alert

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Apple's Jump Into the Touchscreen Laptop Market

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Pre-CES Tech Dispatch! 14 Gadgets in 11 Minutes !

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