dishstandsbyyou gives you a great credit for fox dispute
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Ummm. No. All of what? My first comment to you was about that I care how all employers treat their employees.
No offense meant my post. In retrospect it seemed trite, however, you can get very passionate about Dish Network Corp.
There are other ways (they are not going to do them) to keep their average income per subscriber the same without raising rates AS MUCH, that would be to reduce SG&A, marketing costs, etc...
I believe he is correct, I remember Charlie saying the value of Fox News was somewhat justified for the asking price. He may even say that in the video he made.
It is embodied here;
"But in this dispute, Fox was demanding a large increase in rates that would have doubled the amount Dish pays for the channel. Now these new rates were somewhat justified because Fox News continues to be a leading satellite news channel.
Both sides came very close to an agreement on new rates. However, during the negotiations, Fox demanded a surcharge that would have tripled the rates on an unrelated, less popular channel. To make matters worse, Dish already had a contract for that channel which doesn't expire for some time. The result of this Fox tactic is that Fox News became hostage to an unrelated channel where the price increase was not justified by our existing contract or its viewership."
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/01/03/dish-network-was-right-to-reject-fox-news-deal.aspx
There is also a news article posted in one of the Fox threads that cites an unnamed source at Fox as confirming that FS1 and FXX are the source of the dispute.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/blackout-fox-news-channel-dish-760990
Clear as day what the issues are. FS1 and FXX are the channels Fox is using in the Fox News saga.
I am going to let you scroll backwards and follow the discussion. I am done talking with you about this silly stuff. You beat a dead horse. Regards.
I agree it is clear to us, but to be honest, we are bias just off knowing that. I am 100% sure it is those channels, but there is always the chance that we are wrong. Just to play Devils advocate.
Brother DDL? I think I need to know where to sign up. I get paid to work in a Dish call center (and I make no secret about that), but I need to sign up somewhere to defend Dish in my off-work hours. Does it pay well?
The current and former employees aren't exactly fanboys, and those that do, or have, worked for Dish tend to be honest about it. We just have insight on some of the processes that others do not. I think it was Chad that posted that the average profit per subscriber is less than $5 per month. Yeah, multiply times 14 million, and 12 months, and you get a lot of money, but when folks start talking about the cost of the service, it should be obvious that Dish does not have a huge margin to work with, and increased costs have to be passed on.
I can only speak for myself, as a current Dish employee, I don't defend everything the company has done, internally and externally. I have my gripes with the company, but they generally don't have to do with the topics that have been brought up here.
The current and former employees aren't exactly fanboys, and those that do, or have, worked for Dish tend to be honest about it. We just have insight on some of the processes that others do not. I think it was Chad that posted that the average profit per subscriber is less than $5 per month. Yeah, multiply times 14 million, and 12 months, and you get a lot of money, but when folks start talking about the cost of the service, it should be obvious that Dish does not have a huge margin to work with, and increased costs have to be passed on.
I can only speak for myself, as a current Dish employee, I don't defend everything the company has done, internally and externally. I have my gripes with the company, but they generally don't have to do with the topics that have been brought up here.
I don't think so. If it was wrong wouldn't Fox be issuing press releases denying it. They have not.
Oh, we're definitely right they are holding the channels hostage to gain leverage over other channels. I was saying on the specifics of FS1, FXX and FS2
FYI - I posted a comment on the dishstandsbyyou website. (I didn't request a credit or make any threats, other than to express my displeasure at the number and duration of these disputes and outages.) Nobody contacted me with any credits or even acknowledgement of my submission. So, I guess that ship has sailed.
It appears that people will need to actively contact Dish and request a credit, if they want compensation for the current loss of FNC, at this point.
It appears that people will need to actively contact Dish and request a credit, if they want compensation for the current loss of FNC, at this point.
Oh we're right. WHY do so many people miss this simple point? It is a lack of education, analytical skills, or something else. It's obvious when its in publication after publication as well, but these same folks won't chastise Fox for doing this when it is Fox that is doing this!!! Incredible reallyI did exactly the same. No response at all. Didn't ask for any credit but certainly would've appreciated one. Been with 'em for 15 years, don't know if I'll make 16......
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