Dish dispute with Sinclair...reached deal in principle

[navychop]

heres the big question
will the ota add a tuner like the vip series
or replace one like directv?

Asked before. It is expected to add a tuner, not replace one. We should know for sure "soon."

 

[yaz96]

Try an OTA antenna.

SERIOUSLY!!???!!!???




Why should he have to do anything?

He is PAYING for those channels already.

 

[navychop]

You can complain, or take action to mitigate the loss.

 

[Pepper]

How do they get away with three stations in one larket? another Cunningham style corporation?

1996 Telecommunications Act deregulating media ownership.

100% libertarian here, but I strongly believe this is one thing that should NOT have been deregulated.

 

[dakeeney]

I just sent Sinclair and email to their corporate people and told them what I thought of them and their stations. It made me feel better although it won't do any good.

 

[mdram]

I just sent Sinclair and email to their corporate people and told them what I thought of them and their stations. It made me feel better although it won't do any good.

how do you know its them, until actual numbers are released?
its a he said she said situation

 

[Tampa8]

how do you know its them, until actual numbers are released?
its a he said she said situation

Not when virtually every carrier goes through this with them. And Dish would have to be just about outwardly lying becasue they didn't say a percentage or any vague amount, they said more than any other locals channel is asking. And Sinclair in their response did not dispute that, instead compared themselves to cable only channels who get more. (Cable only is a completely different situation - they are not protected from compitition like Sinclair is) And for good measure mentioned about the auto skip feature of the Hopper.

 

[dakeeney]

how do you know its them, until actual numbers are released?
its a he said she said situation

Because corporations like them get greedy after awhile. The more they have the more they want.

 

[dakeeney]

Sadly Ilook for all the Sinclair stations to be gone starting tomorrow. I just hope they're back on in time for the fall premiers.

 

[whitewolf8214]

Both companies are greedy

 

[Bings]

SOOO.... Now does this make me eligible for my Atlanta ABC affiliate WSBTV Channel 2 ?. Ice do you have any thoughts?

 

[dakeeney]

I guess I'll just check back occasionally to see if there's any breakthrough in negotiations.

 

[cave1376]

These stupid disputes make me wish both D* and E* made locals a ala carte option.

 

[Gobucks]

Damn first AMC and now this!!! I can't switch if we will lose our Fox, ABC and CW stations. There is no OTA with Hopper. My wife and I rely on our DVR our work schedules are different so DVRing those channels are a must.

 

[cave1376]

Both companies are greedy

And we are the ones who pay for that greed.

 

[whitewolf8214]

And we are the ones who pay for that greed.

Amen we pay for the greediness of these companies more and more

 

[gjh3260]

looks like my OTA may come in handy for WUCW in the Twin Cities not that I watch it very often anyway.

 

[dare2be]

I may have to move to Altoona for a while.

EDIT: Never mind.

 

[SQUEEZON]

This is starting to really get old! I'm sitting here watching my local news and I get a scrolling message across the top of my screen saying that this channel (WTVC in Chattanooga) will no longer be available on Dish after August 16th. What is the deal with this company? I appreciate the fact that they fight to keep our rates low. But at some point something's got to give. I've learned to deal with the fact that I can't watch ESPNU in HD (along with Disney and Fueltv). And I wasn't happy losing AMC, but the fact I really only watched one show on that channel, the free Roku helped with that issue. But I cannot handle losing my local channels. Especially with the new tv season approaching. I wonder how many pennies this squabble is over? I really hope this gets worked out. I love my Hopper and the technology that Dish offers but I think I would have to change providers if there's no ABC. I wonder if Dish would provide an ABC from another market in its place?

Suggest you read the following article indicating Sinclair wants to raise re-trasmission rate over 100% Sinclair Broadcast Group Calls for Massive Price Increase for DISH Customers: Marketwire Business News - MSN Money

 

[mdram]

Suggest you read the following article indicating Sinclair wants to raise re-trasmission rate over 100% Sinclair Broadcast Group Calls for Massive Price Increase for DISH Customers: Marketwire Business News - MSN Money

100% of what? 1 penny a customer? or $5 a customer?
it does make a difference