DISH Reaches Long Term Agreement with DISNEY / ESPN / ABC

[cosmo_kramer]

When either this thread has a name change or Scott G. posts a new thread about the deal, there is no point in asking when it'll happen. No one here knows. We'll know after the switch has been turned on.

...after those channel logos show up with an HD watermark in the guide...

 

[Teehar]

...after those channel logos show up with an HD watermark in the guide...

Or....the picture quality suddenly stops looking like crap.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Or....the picture quality suddenly stops looking like crap.

I only mentioned the guide because we all know there are some around here who don't watch the channels because they are SD....

 

[Teehar]

I only mentioned the guide because we all know there are some around here who don't watch the channels because they are SD....

snicker snicker..

 

[Scherrman]

Maybe somebody actually does know and when the question is asked enough times that person will finally break down and tell us all.

 

[dare2be]

Maybe somebody actually does know and when the question is asked enough times that person will finally break down and tell us all.

Don't encourage them.

 

[dare2be]

I only mentioned the guide because we all know there are some around here who don't watch the channels because they are SD....

I'm glad I have an HD set that still displays SD decently.

 

[girdnerg]

I'm glad I have an HD set that still displays SD decently.

Me too. But I want my HD as we watch some shows on ABCFamily and I can tell they were meant to be in widescreen because the actors are cut off.

 

[tomcrown1]

What if a deal is struck with ESPN. Disney leaves dish would you be happy or go to direct tv to get Disney?
Dish does get the full ESPN programming.

 

[Scherrman]

What if a deal is struck with ESPN. Disney leaves dish would you be happy or go to direct tv to get Disney?
Dish does get the full ESPN programming.

I have no problem with it. There are enough other cartoon channels for my son as it is.

 

[dare2be]

There is no way Disney would ever accept a deal for the ESPN channels without including the Disney channels. They have to have their forced bundling.

 

[MikeD-C05]

There is no way Disney would ever accept a deal for the ESPN channels without including the Disney channels. They have to have their forced bundling.

Why does forced bundling sound so much like Forced Rape to me?

 

[Juan]

There is no way Disney would ever accept a deal for the ESPN channels without including the Disney channels. They have to have their forced bundling.

Dish is much more likely to strike a deal for the Disney channels and leave ESPN hanging in the wind but that won't happen either

 

[tomcrown1]

There is no way Disney would ever accept a deal for the ESPN channels without including the Disney channels. They have to have their forced bundling.

If reports are correct that dish accepted the high prices for ESPN then yes I can see disney breaking up the package.

These higher prices for ESPN will be the starting point when ESPN contract is up with other providers.

 

[Yespage]

Why does forced bundling sound so much like Forced Rape to me?

An inadequate sense of perspective?

 

[wkomorow]

Why do I keep thinking the joint Dish/Disney statement of agreement will appear on April 1st.

 

[tomcrown1]

Why do I keep thinking the joint Dish/Disney statement of agreement will appear on April 1st.

April fools? Then no more disney?

 

[KE4EST]

Alright lets keep the language clean.

 

[bluegras]

any updates with whats going on with dish and disney?i appreciate it very much.

 

[TheKrell]