Retailer Chat Recap - May 19, 2010

[harshness]

But Malone is gone.

That's not the point. My point was that they all held high offices with Frito Lay at one time or another.

 

[JWKessler]

Actually Scott was thinking nobody has HD in which case the price goes up $2 as previously stated. If Scott is paying separately for his locals, I don't know about that. I pay $62.99 as TravelFan does for AT250 + locals. The net price reduction in these new charts is due to the Free HD (for Life), so it's +$2 - $10 = -$8 for AT250 (minus Platinum).

Just to confirm that, I currently don't have locals and I pay $57.99 for America's Top 250.

 

[No_Brains]

on dont know if anyone else caught a mistake on the first page in the slides. but when it had bluefield beckley planned for june 3rd. they had bluefield, beckley listed as being in Washington, but its in West Virginia

 

[The Meal]

on dont know if anyone else caught a mistake on the first page in the slides. but when it had bluefield beckley planned for june 3rd. they had bluefield, beckley listed as being in Washington, but its in West Virginia

And I saw text saying Alpena, Michigan, not Mississippi.

 

[d777jj]

Just to confirm that, I currently don't have locals and I pay $57.99 for America's Top 250.

When Binghamton locals come on line 6/3, I would think your bill will go up to $62.99 + $2 for a total of $64.99.
I live in the same DMA and that's what I expect.

What is the pricing for SD customers?
If I read this correctly they got a $2 increase as well.
Thanks

 

[yaz96]

That's not the point. My point was that they all held high offices with Frito Lay at one time or another.

I understand what you are saying, I just want to know who Charlie was referring to, that is currently a CEO.

 

[tillerr]

And I saw text saying Alpena, Michigan, not Mississippi.

But there is an Alpena, Michigan...so it could be either?

 

[ljdonato]

Kelly joins the show to talk tech.

...Then goes on talking about the TV Everywhere Adapter which turns any ViP receiver into a slingloaded receiver....

Scott:
Any VIP? Even the VIP211 with EHD? Because that would be great news.

 

[timbiotic]

arrrgh still now word on 3d. Looks like Direct TV really is going to be 3d king.

 

[david_jr]

And I saw text saying Alpena, Michigan, not Mississippi.

The slide says Alpena, MS. That is Mississippi. MI is Michigan. I have never heard of Alpena, MS. Does it have a TV market?

 

[Laddyboy]

The slide says Alpena, MS. That is Mississippi. MI is Michigan. I have never heard of Alpena, MS. Does it have a TV market?

I think it is just a mistake. Should be Michigan. There is no Alpena, MS, to the best of my knowledge and no Alpena DMA. The only Alpena DMA is the Michigan one, I believe.

 

[Scherrman]

arrrgh still now word on 3d. Looks like Direct TV really is going to be 3d king.

They are having 3D. They talked about it at Team Summit. They didn't say what the channel line up will be other than a Sony Entertainment channel.

Are you really concerned at who has the most 3D right now?

 

[kryptodobe]

i live in Ms and never heard of Alpena, there sure isn't an Alpena DMA here. It was a mistake.

 

[david_jr]

Wouldn't be the first time a slide had a mistake on it. Wonder how much prep time they put into their state of the art graphics?

 

[navychop]

arrrgh still now word on 3d. Looks like Direct TV really is going to be 3d king.

That might be the same as king of SACD. Might turn out to be a tiny market.

Anyway, I believe it's been posted that Dish will have 3D. Today there's just little content and only a tiny part of the installed base that can display 3D. Trumpeting future 3D plans is making a tempest in a teapot.

 

[DISH Network Talk]

Hello, all,

3D is a gimmick, and I believe it is being hastily introduced to the consumer market. As a sales partner for DISH I am not even slightly concerned about 3D, or Directv's promise of a "future service or feature". Directv is always talking about 'what it will have in the future'. What a joke.

Finally, the Silver-Screen Industry brought a truly different and exciting experience to its users, and now these manufacturers are quickly trying to take that away by introducing the consumer market. It's stupid.

There are so many reasons it's stupid, and ridiculous, that I'm not even going to get it it. What I will say is that we are STOKED about this new promotion. One of the best I've ever seen DISH have. Definitely a landmark event.

 

[stacker]

It's funny to me that Charlie will sue FTA for stealing from him
but, it's alright for him to steal from Tivo