Sinclair warns of 112 channels being dropped by DISH next Monday (8/16)
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My favorite quote from that article (emphasis is mine):
While the DISH co-founder has been involved in more carriage disputes than any executive in the history of American television, he occasionally changes his mind—providing the other guy blinks first.
While the DISH co-founder has been involved in more carriage disputes than any executive in the history of American television, he occasionally changes his mind—providing the other guy blinks first.
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No Relief for Bally Sports RSNs Despite Sinclair-DISH Detente
A new wrinkle in the TV carriage dispute threatens an upcoming direct-to-consumer launch.www.sportico.com
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This is the same thing over and over again. So we have an extension! We need to know how long this extension is going to last? Are they going to wait till football season starts and then pull the plug. Right now there's no reason to pull the plug because there's nothing on the 4 networks anyway. Unless your a Bachelorette fan.
No Relief for Bally Sports RSNs Despite Sinclair-DISH Detente
DISH Network and Sinclair Broadcasting this week agreed to a brief extension of their expired carriage deal, and in so doing ensured that 97 CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox affiliates would remain on the air in some 3.5 million of the homes serviced by the satellite TV provider. While precedent suggests...www.yahoo.com
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My guess it will be extended until right before the Fall TV Season, then it will be pulled and Sinclair will have more leverage.This is the same thing over and over again. So we have an extension! We need to know how long this extension is going to last? Are they going to wait till football season starts and then pull the plug. Right now there's no reason to pull the plug because there's nothing on the 4 networks anyway. Unless your a Bachelorette fan.
I don't see Sinclair as having much if any leverage. They need to re-fi to restructure and without an agreement in place with Dish that's a non-starter. And if they don't reach an agreement you can bet the farm the FCC will step in if they pull all those channels. The Govt's view is going to be that we have a re-emerging pandemic and TV is vital to keep the public informed. Like I said before, they painted themselves in a corner.
Once RSNs are uplinked we will know they have a dealThis is the same thing over and over again. So we have an extension! We need to know how long this extension is going to last? Are they going to wait till football season starts and then pull the plug. Right now there's no reason to pull the plug because there's nothing on the 4 networks anyway. Unless your a Bachelorette fan.
Well I guess you will never know then, because that ain't happening.
I’m one of the lucky ones because that really doesn’t affect me, since I don’t watch sports on TV. A live game in person once in a while is all right for me but that’s about it for me.
The RSNs are already uplinked. They are used for the various out of market sports packages.
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I'm putting this here even though the embedded link is behind a paywall. It's the first news I've seen of supposedly how long the Dish/Sinclair extension is...
View: https://twitter.com/Ourand_SBJ/status/1429961424428802056?s=20
View: https://twitter.com/Ourand_SBJ/status/1429961424428802056?s=20
Is there good news on the horizon for fans trying to watch Bally Sports North?
After months of pessimistic reports on the impasse between Sinclair and several carriers, a report suggests there could be an agreement on the way with Dish Network — one that could pave the way for other carriers to start once again carrying regional sports networks.
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Not correct. They are only turned on for the games and they move around. They are not uplinked all the time.
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Guessing (of course) I say they have narrowed it down to maybe one item they can't agree on, or needs more work to agree on.
I can’t wait for the articles in four or five years, Sinclair threatens to take away 198 local channels, Bally Sports, and the former Discovery owned channels in a dispute with Dish.
Than you Scott for clarifying that. It’s annoying when people who think they know all the answers without fact checking thus making an incorrect statement.
Exactly. Or Dish has a great deal from their perspective or needs to iron our minor things. If Dish wasn't close to a deal, based off of their previous willingness to drop channels, they would have dropped the locals and not paid for them for a month. Plus, to extend a deal into mid September - that is right when NFL season starts. Not sure Dish would want the publicity of dropping channels right at the start of NFL season.
