So yeah, calling for people to dump DirecTV because of something that they have absolutely no control over is pretty stupid. You really need to get your facts straight.
Pretty stupid? Why because I want them to act faster on pursuing a channel they won access to a year and a half ago? So what if Comcast is still disputing the rights (although they are bigger douche-bags than DTV in this whole scenario, which I clearly admitted earlier.....which no one seems to have read)? Take them to court or whatever needs to be done and move on with it. When you win a court battle and the loser says "well, the verdict still isn't cool with us, so f**k off", you don't say to them "well, I guess you're right, keep your channel". You fight them legally, which we have no news on.
Again, as I stated earlier, a while back there was talk of a court appeal. From all the information I've gotten, it appears to have never developed into another court battle. I have spoken to DTV several times and numerous friends have spoken to DTV, and their response was that they are not going to court, but that they "are negotiating pricing on the channel and they will be gaining access as soon as possible". If you know some behind-the-scenes information on this that the news outlets, DTV or myself do not know, then PLEASE enlighten us. Otherwise, don't tell me I'm stupid for telling Philly Sports fans to bail on a TV provider who won't push harder at obtaining a channel so that these fans can see their hometown sports teams play! Maybe you're not a sports fan, and I'm guessing certainly not a Philly Sports fan, but seeing your teams pplay is a huge deal. Oh and by the way, I never would have posted something like this a couple of years ago, because I KNEW DTV had their hands tied on the matter. Which is why I stayed with cable for the longest time so I could get CSN Philly. Now, it's a different story.
OK, so this brings up the next question. Is CSN price gauging DTV for the channel, which is also likely? Maybe, I don't know. But I do know that since January 20th, 2010, when they won the court battle with Comcast, DTV has added a slew of other channels which cost plenty of money to add to their line-up. It's not like DTV is hurting for money, given that their are more DTV subscribers than any other TV outlet. And if they don't want to fork out the big bucks, perhaps they could lose some channels like the GEM Network, GOD TV (since there's already 6 different Jesus channels in their line-up), Jewelry TV, and the dozen or so other ridiculous channels that take up programming space. That will free up some cash for the folks in the Philly market who want CSN Philly, regardless of it's big price tag.
