Directv A&E opt in or out

[TheTechGuru]

Update: NextTV.com reported on Wednesday, December 15, that DIRECTV has restored the four A&E channels to the lineup of existing customers without them having to opt-in. The removal generated significant criticism online which apparently led to DIRECTV returning the A&E networks. However, they remain off the Entertainment package for new customers.

 

[Jimbo]

You do understand that Dish Network last launched a Satellite in 2010 ( 2 of them-Echostar 14 and 15) with no more planned or launched since then, that means their newest Sats are already 11 years into a planned 15 year life span, kind of hard to have a Satellite TV business without operational Satellites.

Which makes my point more true, make as much money as you can now before the end, hence the double price increase in a year.

As you know, a Sat with a lifespan of 15 years typically will last a whole lot longer than that.

 

[TheTechGuru]

You do understand that Dish Network last launched a Satellite in 2010 ( 2 of them-Echostar 14 and 15) with no more planned or launched since then, that means their newest Sats are already 11 years into a planned 15 year life span, kind of hard to have a Satellite TV business without operational Satellites.

Which makes my point more true, make as much money as you can now before the end, hence the double price increase in a year.

and since no one is prioritizing "fiber to all" once Direct/Dish satellites go defunct those in the middle of nowhere will have to go back to C-Band/Ku-Band FTA and OTA antenna since crappy slow capped wireless internet can't handle whole households streaming TV needs. StarLink is already slowing down, it won't be able to handle everyone going to streaming who are currently using Direct/Dish along side it for TV right now.

Hell I have Direct sat running along side my fiber and I still use over 1TB of data a month.

 

[Joe The Dragon]

and since no one is prioritizing "fiber to all" once Direct/Dish satellites go defunct those in the middle of nowhere will have to go back to C-Band/Ku-Band FTA and OTA antenna since crappy slow capped wireless internet can't handle whole households streaming TV needs. StarLink is already slowing down, it won't be able to handle everyone going to streaming who are currently using Direct/Dish along side it for TV right now.

Hell I have Direct sat running along side my fiber and I still use over 1TB of data a month.

ATSC 3.0 can have pay channels ON OTA so maybe some live streams can move there.

 

[TheTechGuru]

Several channels stopped working. (Seems to be the A&E owned networks). At first I thought my package got changed from SELECT to FAMILY but I checked and the channels that are in FAMILY and not in SELECT did not start working.

I logged into the site to refresh the receivers and it says:

Is there a sudden dispute with these channels?

I had already done the opt-in.

 

[TheTechGuru]

Just checked. Live TV works on the A&E, History, and Lifetime apps on my RoKu.

 

[TheTechGuru]

Is anyone else experiencing these channels not working?

 

[Jimbo]

Is anyone else experiencing these channels not working?

I checked yesterday and everything was fine.
And fine today as well.

 

[raoul5788]

Working fine for me, too.

 

[Joe The Dragon]

channel has been way down in ratings after the loss of live pd

 

[TheTechGuru]

channel has been way down in ratings after the loss of live pd

I thought Ancient Aliens on History was pretty popular?

 

[TheTechGuru]

So I called retentions today and they said there is a system issue preventing some accounts from opting in to keep the A&E networks and that it should be fixed within a day or so. We'll see...

For those of you that are still getting them...

1. Did you opt-in to keep them?
2. What package are you on?

I'm wondering if it's only affecting those of us on select...

 

[Jimbo]

So I called retentions today and they said there is a system issue preventing some accounts from opting in to keep the A&E networks and that it should be fixed within a day or so. We'll see...

For those of you that are still getting them...

1. Did you opt-in to keep them?
2. What package are you on?

I'm wondering if it's only affecting those of us on select...

I'm thinking its package specific ...

I did Not Opt In or Out
I am on the Ultimate package

 

[ejb1980]

Since when do we have to "opt in" for channels?

 

[TheTechGuru]

Looks like I'm not the only one:

Watching DIRECTV | DIRECTV Community Forums

Watch your favorite shows and channels on DIRECTV.

forums.directv.com

 

[Jimbo]

Since when do we have to "opt in" for channels?

DirecTV Dropped A+E Channels For Some Customers, But You Can Opt-In to Get Them Back

In an odd move that could be a harbinger for the future, DirecTV removed four A+E-owned channels from its lineup that users “weren’t actively interacting with” but users could opt back into the …

thestreamable.com

Looks like it effects anyone on Entertainment package and below ...

 

[TheTechGuru]

Just checked. Live TV works on the A&E, History, and Lifetime apps on my RoKu.

and now they're not...

"0033:The customer is not authorized for the content requested."

 

[Jimbo]

and now they're not...

"0033:The customer is not authorized for the content requested."

Go online and Opt IN, see if they come back that way.

 

[TheTechGuru]

Go online and Opt IN, see if they come back that way.

See image in first post...

 

[TheTechGuru]

So I called retentions again today, call was 44 minutes. The rep's supervisor was able to restore the channels.

I now see a "A&E $0.00/mo" add-on on the account.