Bonten Media Group......DISPUTE OVER
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At least the scroll says good faith negotiations so they may extend it while they work out a deal.
I'll give them today to work this out or work something short term out but if it's not up by tomorrow I'll probs start a chat. 2 disputes in a row affecting my locals is NOT good.
Actually I may be able to survive since our OTA picks up WYDO as opposed to WFXI (not sure how they are not both connected) thus I still have guide data for our FOX affiliate. So it's just WCTI not being able to be seen off of OTA and not having guide date. I think I can wait a few more days before chatting up Dish.
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A Facebook comment on WCTI: "These stations are owned by Bonten Media, a company in NYC. You might like to see their stock report, though from last year it shows that their credit is drawn and was due to mature this year. They are cash poor and that's why they are trying to "play hardball" with the big boys. This is an act of desperation and it unfortunately punishes the viewers alone. Here's the S&P report: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/25/idINWNA608820120925 "
Looks like this may be another Media General case of someone trying to get more money.
Looks like this may be another Media General case of someone trying to get more money.
TRI-CITIES
WEMT 39 - Screen says Esteem Broadcasting has blocked access to this channel. :rant:
WCYB 05 - Screen says Bonten Media Group has blocked access to this channel.
Are they owned by the same group?
WEMT 39 - Screen says Esteem Broadcasting has blocked access to this channel. :rant:
WCYB 05 - Screen says Bonten Media Group has blocked access to this channel.
Are they owned by the same group?
TRI-CITIES
WEMT 39 - Screen says Esteem Broadcasting has blocked access to this channel. :rant:
WCYB 05 - Screen says Bonten Media Group has blocked access to this channel.
Are they owned by the same group?
For all intents and purposes, yes...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonten_Media_Group
Yep, rarely does DISH (Or DIRECT) take down the channels during extortion negotiations, it's the channels that refuse to continue to be viewed.
NBC, FOX & the CW...gone
Not too good,I really hope they can reach an agreement quickly.Sad part is,it's not very easy to get any of those channels ota.WCYB is vhf,plus the CW is carried as a sub channel.We used to get WEMT here in the analog days,since the digital change over,not even a blip on the meter.
yes an noTRI-CITIES
WEMT 39 - Screen says Esteem Broadcasting has blocked access to this channel. :rant:
WCYB 05 - Screen says Bonten Media Group has blocked access to this channel.
Are they owned by the same group?
WEMT is owned by Esteem but Bonton runs it. (Basically to get around the ownership rules in smaller markets)
I'm in one of those local markets but don't give a rat's a.. about ABC (never watch it) and with FOX I only watch 49er games. I wondered why the 49er game today did not record. I have OTA so if I really need to watch their future games I can do it that way...although I hate watching anything live.
The extortion buy these groups is ridiculous.
How does that compare to what Dish was paying before? How does that compare to what Dish has paid for other local channels? They're trying to distract and confuse. Reminds me of the "You can help this starving child for the cost of a cup of coffee per day"
Useless data, comparing apples and oranges.
It's "spin". No different than Dish saying the group wants "three times more than before"? Three times what? Hasn't Dish claimed the last 2-3 negotiations ALL wanted "three times more"? Isn't that a strange coincidence?
Just because they WANT OTA installation for free doesn't mean they get it. That's a business decision. Heck, charge $50 for OTA installation on a new installation ($99 or $150 if added later). I'd gladly pay $50 one time in order to save $5 a month. It shouldn't be that hard to determine what addresses CAN get OTA, which ones SHOULD, and which ones CAN'T. Then, Dish has less subscribers to locals, which means they have to pay less to the affiliates.
Everybody pays about $6/month for ESPN. 20% of $6 = $1.20/month. Are these channels really worth that much?
