INHD Dead issue??

[FlyingJ]

Looks like INHD has a lot of MLB games on their schedule this year. I don't know the backround facts of this one. Is there some reason that D* can't get INHD. Is this one of those cable vs SAT fights?

 

[CRendall]

I think it has to do with the way INHD wants to charge DirecTV for the channels. INHD, which is owned by a number of cable companies, if I remember correctly, is charging per digital customer. On cable systems the HD customers are a digital customer. INHD is not charging cable companies for customers who don't have the digital package. On DirecTV 100% of the customers are digital, even though only a small percentage are HD subscribers, so it costs DirecTV a lot more to offer INHD. I believe DirecTV is in the courts now to get this changed so they are only charged for the actual number of HD subscribers and not every subscriber.

 

[Brewer4]

I remember reading the same thing. Anyone have any status on this complaint or is it never going to happen?

 

[riffjim4069]

I believe VOOM DBS also took the INHD matter to the FCC prior to their going out of business. It's a shame the rules regarding cable TV carriage (especially when it comes to regional sports channels) have not been updated to prevent these ongoing shenanigans.

 

[Hogarth]

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/aboutus/headline.jsp?newsId=06_29_2005B
^^^ the official issue

It looks like the complaint is still pending.

There's also this:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-274A1.pdf (warning PDF link)
which specifies a bunch of legal mumbo jumbo when DirecTV asked for some data re number of digital subscribers from the defendants of their complaint.

I doubt we'll see resolution anytime soon.