Dish does a lot of things right, but waking up to find Glenn Beck in place of the hotties I am used to every morning has crossed the line. If they don't get this resolved soon and if these "outages" don't stop, it will be time to move on from Dish and I don't care who is at fault or supposedly looking out after my interest. My ~$!80 check I write to Dish each month should be enough for both sides to find a profit.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/21/...news-business-chan/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000602
According to Dish, Fox wants early renewal and rate increase for FS1 FX and FXX included. So overpaid athletes and actors can be blamed for Foxnews going dark.
I can see why Dish would not want these contracts synced. If they were, the blackout would be even worse for Dish as 3 channels would be out instead of just one. Having all three out at the same time would let Fox raise prices more since they would have more leverage.
Trying to cancel now, 10 minute hold time.
That is when Dish counters with the whole suite, FS2 HD in a lower tier and/or MS, and dropping the lawsuit.http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/21/...news-business-chan/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000602
According to Dish, Fox wants early renewal and rate increase for FS1 FX and FXX included. So overpaid athletes and actors can be blamed for Foxnews going dark.
Bye bye thanks for posting.
uhh they are trying to keep profits UP lets be realisticIf that report is true I can see both sides to that. Less amount of future disputes and possibly longer term deals, VS less channels affected in disputes.
However in the end why even have a contract if you can be held hostage over simply wanting it to be honored? If DISH does not see the benefit of having all of them in the same contract that should be the end of it.
Sorry but this yet again shows how DISH is at the disadvantage in trying to keep prices down. They have a contract yet are being punished for wanting to enforce it. If that is the true stumbling block it means it isn't over cost of Fox News at all and explains how it could go dark. (I didn't think DISH would let it at least not for long)
Fox wants to tie in FS1 and FXX into the contract with Fox News and FNB. You know, the channels they rebranded within an existing contract? Fox lost sports programming rights (ignoring the whole issue of who they had calling Champions League fixtures problem) and has the balls to demand more money?!Say it isn't so,Dish has dropped another channel,in a continuing effort to be the low cost leader.
That seems to be a knee-jerk reaction to something that will most likely not last long. If you just have to have your right wing fix, watch Blaze or go to fox's site online.I have been on hold for over an hour trying to cancel Dish. This is ridiculous.
They could make the whole Fox line-up a la carte, AFAIC. Of course, if Fox had their way, it would probably cost $20.00 a month, and no autohop for 6 months.I for one support Dish. Fox bullying dish into cutting short existing contracts with other channels seems like extortion.
Dish should move fox news to alacarte to let loyal fox news customers pay for this nonsense and save everyone else from it.
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