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

[Peter Parker]

I don't see state regulation of TV working particualry well. But this could turn intoa pit topic pretty quickly.

 

[KAB]

I don't see state regulation of TV working particualry well.

It just WON'T. And they (states) won't even consider mucking up their agendas now that Big Brother FCC has established a new precedent..for now.

 

[ChadT41]

Well, my friend (and I mean that), think twice about how much any state legislature is really gonna give a crap. They can't maintain basic, physical infrastructure, let alone "TV". Greatly over simplified, but I trust you get the point.

I did. They won't give two craps about nothing, until it affects their people and they risk getting voted out without doing something. That's why it might work better, smaller agencies with control over just the area that affects them. What's good in Washington is not what is good in AZ which is not good in NC. And Geronimo. I know they will cut any corner they can and call it whatever they want, but it is still more "locally" grown than say shelved produce that is shipped cross country. Let's be upfront and we both acknowledge the fact that they will short change and screw over anyone they can to make a buck but that is not a conversation for here. My point is just simply that more Federal involvement rarely has any positive effects, and what's even worse is we are talking about actual locals which should be regulated on a local level. This may be the right in me, or the extreme disdain I already have for the FCC or any other non elected law making agency... I don't know, but that is my peace.

 

[TheKrell]

Why are you bad-mouthing the FCC all of a sudden? They were the poster child for "regulatory capture" until Wheeler started doing something to help out consumers. Did he not in this case? Seems so.

 

[Yespage]

Glad to see the channels are back. The FCC may have cattle prodded Sinclair.

Complete deregulation is bad but minimal regulation is great. Also, I would much rather states set their own regulations for companies to operate in.

The Fall of 2008 doesn't come to mind?

 

[ChadT41]

Why are you bad-mouthing the FCC all of a sudden? They were the poster child for "regulatory capture" until Wheeler started doing something to help out consumers. Did he not in this case? Seems so.

I have always bad mouthed the FCC. I will admit that I appreciate what Wheeler did here, but this one act isn't enough to change years of disdain for the agency.

 

[KAB]

Glad to see the channels are back. The FCC may have cattle prodded Sinclair. The Fall of 2008 doesn't come to mind?

It certainly comes to mind but for much grander issues than broadcasters transmission spats.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

That didn't take long.

 

[navychop]

May the masters of Sinclair burn in Hell.

 

[PortlandChris]

Complete deregulation is bad but minimal regulation is great. Also, I would much rather states set their own regulations for companies to operate in.

TV is a domain of the feds.

 

[TheKrell]

I have always bad mouthed the FCC. I will admit that I appreciate what Wheeler did here, but this one act isn't enough to change years of disdain for the agency.

One act? OK. How about real, genuine, net neutrality? That was a breath of fresh air.

 

[Voyager6]

One act? OK. How about real, genuine, net neutrality? That was a breath of fresh air.

That has yet to be decided, urr litigated.

Still no uplink report. Time to kick the uplink computer?

 

[Poke]

Blacked Out Dish Network Channels Back On The Air

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Blacked-Out-Dish-Network-Channels-Back-On-The-Air-134924

 

[harshness]

Still no uplink report. Time to kick the uplink computer?

The operator is on vacation.

Do you need an after the fact report to tell you what has obviously already happened?

 

[harshness]

That didn't take long.

It should be noted that it isn't necessarily over yet.

The parties had an agreement in principal before the blackout on what they were technically allowed to negotiate yet a blackout happened anyway.

The blackout seems to have happened because Sinclair didn't want to come back to the table shortly to renegotiate for their pending acquisition.

 

[Voyager6]

The operator is on vacation.

Do you need an after the fact report to tell you what has obviously already happened?

Other sources show that there were additional changes other than just the Sinclair stations being turned off/on. Some may like to see them or maybe not.

 

[Peter Parker]

I realize that DISH is just copying the guide data on the satellite feed for the OTA feed but do they HAVE to do that. IS there any technical reason they could not give us the proper guide data for OTA in cases like this.

 

[Yespage]

One act? OK. How about real, genuine, net neutrality? That was a breath of fresh air.

Some seem to think that in protecting that, the Government was encroaching on it. Therefore, they see it as bad, instead of the good it is. Oddly, no where to be heard with regards to the metadata farming.

 

[ChadT41]

TV is a domain of the feds.

I get that, but why? Let each state decide what is appropriate and handle that. There is no real reason it should be a domain of the Feds.

 

[Yespage]

I get that, but why? Let each state decide what is appropriate and handle that. There is no real reason it should be a domain of the Feds.

If communications ceased transmitting across a state border, there would be a case for the States to do so. But because over-air communications cross state borders, it becomes a Federal domain.