Lots of people complaining on Dish's FB page. Hopefully it'll give Dish enough pressure to come up with an agreement. https://www.facebook.com/DISH?filter=2
ckhalil18 said:Lots of people complaining on Dish's FB page. Hopefully it'll give Dish enough pressure to come up with an agreement. https://www.facebook.com/DISH?filter=2
I'm super ticked off to see this. I just renewed and signed a 2 year contract. There are a few channels I watch, and BTN is one of them. Is there a way to get out of the contract if they drop channels other than pay the early termination fee?
Attention Dish Network Customers, Time is running out!! Tomorrow, Saturday, September 1, DISH Network plans to drop Big Ten Network from its programming lineup. This means you will miss tomorrow's season openers for Wisconsin, Indiana, Purdue and the coaching debut of Urban Meyer at Ohio State. And if it continues, as DISH customers, you will miss over 40 Big Ten football games this season on BTN. We are trying to reach a deal with DISH but it's not looking good. DISH has been involved in 22 of the 42 network blackouts since March 2010 as tracked by the American Television Alliance. No other TV provider is nearly so blackout-prone. We are disappointed DISH does not see the value in BTN in the same way that so many of its customers do, including Big Ten students, alumni and fans across the country. The Big Ten Network is dedicated to covering one of America's oldest and finest collegiate conferences with more in-depth coverage than any other network, coverage that fans value greatly. Act now. Let DISH know that BTN is important to you and that you consider BTN a valuable part of your DISH subscription package. If DISH won't give you the games you want, others will. To find another BTN provider, go to IWantBTN.com or call 1-855-WANT-B10 (1-855-926-8210) for more information. Stay up to date on the latest developments on BTN's Facebook page and on Twitter (@IWantBTN). Thank you for your support.
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btharner said:I hope this works out for those who like BTN. I've had it for five years and watched a couple of basketball games, all the marquee stuff winds up on ESPN or CBS.
True most of the big games are on other channels. Fans of college football teams don't just watch the biggest matchups though. I want to see all my team's and their rivals games every weekend.
BTN is also the only way to see a good majority of the college basketball games in the winter.
riffjim4069 said:Exactly. And not that I'm a big college basketball fan, but there are number of marquee games during the Big Ten season.
I thought I read that the Big ten network had some link with Fox as part owners? Hope This does not have auto hop repercussions with the current fox law suit??
Fox has a 49% stake in BTN. Whether the Fox lawsuit has anything to do with the negotiations would be pure speculation.