DISH Reaches Long Term Agreement with DISNEY / ESPN / ABC

[hvarma2008]

They can also then raise our rates in February to account for the new contract!

 

[mike123abc]

They can also then raise our rates in February to account for the new contract!

I expect a rate increase no matter how the ESPN deal goes... I bet they are negotiating more over autohop than pricing right now.

 

[navychop]

Got to remember, the autohop technology allows for other things, such as tailored commercials. May be some of that going on.

 

[KAB]

looks like Dish's deal with Disney to extend the current contract as they negotiate the new long-term deal might be until ether Dec 1 or at the end of the year where it would make more sense so the new contract starts as soon as the new year starts.

Curious as to why you think the first of the year makes more sense than any other time.

 

[EricfromTx]

So this "extension" of a couple of days has now been a month. I continue to think that no news is good news and that there has been no signs online or ads that Dish is dropping any of the channels.

Here's some news, I guess?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-01/ergen-says-dish-disney-relationship-strained-as-talks-continue.html

 

[Teehar]

If a deal falls through,I wonder how much it will cost Dish for the grace period?I would imagine it would be for full asking price from Disney.Of course that would lead to another long drawn out lawsuit.

 

[jmccurrytech]

I'd rather lose the channels for a few days, maybe I can get a bill credit like when we lost AMC

 

[Yespage]

Curious as to why you think the first of the year makes more sense than any other time.

Well, like a wedding anniversary, it is best to keep important dates as simple as possible, so you don't forget them.

 

[Gobucks]

Here's some news, I guess?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-01/ergen-says-dish-disney-relationship-strained-as-talks-continue.html

Thanks for the article and news!

 

[mike123abc]

Here's some news, I guess?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-01/ergen-says-dish-disney-relationship-strained-as-talks-continue.html

Ouch sounds like things are getting rougher, rather than just few minor details to go... I speculate Disney is not going to make it easy for Dish to keep autohop on its channels.

Dish's problem of course is if they give in to Disney over autohop the other networks will demand the same.

 

[KAB]

Ouch sounds like things are getting rougher, rather than just few minor details to go... I speculate Disney is not going to make it easy for Dish to keep autohop on its channels.

And that would be solely ABC.

 

[jmccurrytech]

Disney knows Dish will be the one blamed for it if they drop the channels. Wish more people were reading forums like this!

 

[LASooner]

They're waiting for Bowl Week to pull the plug.

 

[navychop]

I'd rather see Disney and ESPN go away. Give great leverage to DTV and cablecos and be good for us in the long run.

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[Teehar]

They're waiting for Bowl Week to pull the plug.

I doubt that.If they wanted to get the most attention,now would be the time to do it.College football Thursday,Friday,and Saturday,Nascar,MNF,plus college BB is starting up.Talk about getting a bunch of subscribers in a tizzy.That would sure do it.That's why i lean towards a deal getting done,the only question that remains is how much it will cost.I'm sure Charlie doesn't want to give up autohop,come too far to back down now.

 

[navychop]

Autohop has other features. That may be the point of discussion.

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[LASooner]

I doubt that.If they wanted to get the most attention,now would be the time to do it.College football Thursday,Friday,and Saturday,Nascar,MNF,plus college BB is starting up.Talk about getting a bunch of subscribers in a tizzy.That would sure do it.That's why i lean towards a deal getting done,the only question that remains is how much it will cost.I'm sure Charlie doesn't want to give up autohop,come too far to back down now.

If they did it during college football bowl week, that's when the college basketball starts conference play, the bowl games are on every day for over a week, BCS games as well as the championship are all on ESPN and MNF is still going with playoff implications. You want to get people in a tizzy, turn off the channels when their teams are playing the most important games of the year.

 

[dare2be]

No way does ESPN take a chance of messing with ratings or their sponsorship during Capital One bowl week.

 

[Gobucks]

I'd rather see Disney and ESPN go away. Give great leverage to DTV and cablecos and be good for us in the long run.

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Not me. Now I'm not going to hope your favorite channels go way.

 

[whitewolf8214]

Ergen Says Dish-Disney Relationship Strained as Talks Continue

Ergen Says Dish-Disney Relationship Strained as Talks Continue http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...ip-strained-as-talks-continue.html?cmpid=yhoo Looks like it is going to be awhile till we get the HD channels back we lost and some new channels in HD!!