DISH and Sinclair extend contract talks (Update 8/25 Stations Removed)

[Jhon69]

I suspect that you will miss it if the guide data is not there for the OTA station.

OTA Data available at www.titantv.com

 

[RONZ]

Not buying it.

Don't care your wrong

 

[dare2be]

I would honestly rather near complete deregulation, and if they both want to operate as profit businesses, allow them to do what they need to do. If they want carried on Dish rather than have an imported station, then produce prices and product that Dish customers would be willing to pay(as far as Dish or any MvPD claims). You don't see anyone telling Walmart they HAVE to sell produce grown and sold locally, but they choose to do it as there is a demand for it.

It was deregulation in 1996 that allowed this Sinclair monster to grow in the first place, and what has created the conglomerate bundles we are all now saying need to be broken up.

 

[ChadT41]

What about things like monopoly laws and things of that nature.

 

[dare2be]

They were all relaxed in the name of deregulation.

 

[ChadT41]

Well hen with deregulation, allow dish to import stations during negotiations. And DTv and Comcast and everyone else. Is the part you are talking about being deregulated was when companies could own more stations?

 

[dare2be]

Well hen with deregulation, allow dish to import stations during negotiations. And DTv and Comcast and everyone else. Is the part you are talking about being deregulated was when companies could own more stations?

Yep, stations and content alike.

 

[ChadT41]

Im actually not against that. It's a business move that has worked in many models, and Sinclair can be the conglomerate they are... As long as there are options. Right now, they have the option to expand and extort with almost no accountability from the free market. By allowing imported stations, they are at the mercy of the free market, no matter how big they are. And I bet a few mom and pop shops wouldn't mind making some extra money on the import while Sinclair loses that revenue.

 

[jerryez]

Dish should at least let us keep our guide on the OTA channel. That Sucks. They pay someone else for the guide. why do they remove it for the OTA ABC.

 

[osu1991]

OK, I'll say it... they don't really have one aside from just getting more eyeballs on their product. So, are you willing to answer my question?

Simple, the consumers in most cases want their locals, the MVPD's want more customers and will negotiate for locals carriage as they have been, but the local affiliates have/had ZERO motivation to negotiate in good faith

 

[Yespage]

What about things like monopoly laws and things of that nature.

Monopoly laws, HAW!!!

Im actually not against that. It's a business move that has worked in many models, and Sinclair can be the conglomerate they are... As long as there are options. Right now, they have the option to expand and extort with almost no accountability from the free market.

Heh... the free market. That's like saying the Easter Bunny will handle it. There is no such thing as a free market.

By allowing imported stations, they are at the mercy of the free market, no matter how big they are. And I bet a few mom and pop shops wouldn't mind making some extra money on the import while Sinclair loses that revenue.

Absolutely not! If they want a conglomerate, there should be a price, and that price should be no asking for money (or at least in addition to whatever it actually costs to share their signal, if any) from sat/cable companies to rebroadcast the channels they already broadcast for free. You want to own 100 stations, that is the price.

But this is America and the people that matter the least are the consumers.

 

[RONZ]

Monopoly laws, HAW!!!
Heh... the free market. That's like saying the Easter Bunny will handle it. There is no such thing as a free market.
Absolutely not! If they want a conglomerate, there should be a price, and that price should be no asking for money (or at least in addition to whatever it actually costs to share their signal, if any) from sat/cable companies to rebroadcast the channels they already broadcast for free. You want to own 100 stations, that is the price.

But this is America and the people that matter the least are the consumers.

Bring on distance channels Dish is allowed to do it in short markets

 

[ChadT41]

Tell Colt that there is no such thing as a free market... Or the previous maker of the Twinkie. When the government gets out of the way, the free market works best. Even with conglomerates.

 

[Todd Nicholson]

Lat time we lost our ABC here in Seattle (about 5 or 6 years ago) it took them about 9 months to come to an agreement and restore it. I sure hope it's not drawn out that long again.

 

[sam_gordon]

the local affiliates have/had ZERO motivation to negotiate in good faith

I disagree. They still want/need viewers. More viewers = more ratings, more ratings = more ad dollars. It would be interesting to see how much money comes in via ad dollars vs. retransmission rates.

 

[Tampa8]

I disagree. They still want/need viewers. More viewers = more ratings, more ratings = more ad dollars. It would be interesting to see how much money comes in via ad dollars vs. retransmission rates.

I agree with you there. Especially in very competitive markets (which both places I live the Tampa market and Hartford market are) it's important to keep viewers particularly for local news. I travel quite often and you can see the difference in markets that have put alot into their news and who they hire for the broadcasts. That's very expensive.

 

[osu1991]

Not as expensive as you think

 

[Mo Fly]

well heck, i may have to get the OTA module. i watch golf, football and survivor on CBS.

 

[sam_gordon]

Depends on your definition of "expensive".

 

[stejamand]

Just in from my GM. I think he meant "finalize."