So what FSN should be asking (if any) is for extra $ just from the E* subs in the Minneapolis area and not the rest of MN, the entire IA and the other states the Twins claim as their territory.
So far i've not seen anyone else not showing last nights game,So who is the real Villain?
Charlie is in the TV business, and has been since what the early 80's.
Your going to tell me he dosn't know the in's and out's of programmers interworkings.
No , I'll tell you what it is.
Charlie buys these RSN's and then flashes all over town, mail,internet, and on his dumb Charlie chats.
Claiming he carrys 30 HD RSN's and then doesn't pay for anything to be shown on them.
Thats Bate!
So far, Mediacom Cable One, and Charter did not carry it either. so, not the only one. Until some of you come the realization that the RSN's have to be a package by themselves, this will continue. I am betting all your complaints about Dish will sometime soon be against other providers as they can not afford to raise prices for everyone to pay for the RSN's. And in the end, am I going to end up paying because games in Minn, far far from my DMA that were free now are not?
I am very curious, had you paid something like $10 a month for your RSN package, (Just a guess if the only the RSN DMA paid) then were told you now have to pay another $2 a month to get the "extra" games that were previously free, just how loud the screaming would be. I can not imagine Direct or any other provider are going to keep paying like this. At one time Dish was the only one to have disputes. That has already changed. Because some of you don't read the posts before posting, I will repeat. Dish should have paid this time to avoid this. But in the long run this can not continue unless you don't care how much your bill ends up to be, not just with Dish, with any provider.
It is bait. I just switched to Dish a few months ago not knowing that they didn't offer Fox Sports Detroit HD full time. Their online channel list clearly shows FSN Detroit along with all these other RSNs. How could anyone possibly know by looking at the information they put out that these channels aren't full time. It is so misleading and I would have never switched to dish if I knew this before hand. I am so fed up with their service and I will never be their customer again once my contract is up if it isn't fixed before then.
Exactly. Totally misleading. I'm in the same boat. :-(
Should ESPN games be blacked out for Dish subs who can't receive their RSNs at all, like YES & SNY for example??
I understand that, but I was asking about situations where the RSN isn't available from a provider at all.unless its Sunday night they should be blacked out as they want you to watch it on the RSN. MLB Net (yes I know Dish doesnt carry it but I'm using that example too) works the same way...HOWEVER if the RSN in question is not televising the game then it is not blacked out
So far Dish changed the guide again to "to be announced", The receiver is still authorized to auto tune/record though.
Twins President Dave St. Peter said the team is taking the situation seriously. "Accessibility of the product is essential for our brand," he said.
"Minnesota Twins fans may call in regarding the game starting at 5PM MT against the Yankees because it has been blacked-out. This game has been blocked because FOX is asking that we pay for other games that would not be a priority to Twins fans wanting to watch this game. This only impacts customers who are in these markets."
I'm done. Scheduled a Directv install for tomorrow afternoon.
There were actually a lot of things I liked about Dish but in the end I just got tired of the programming disputes. I know Directv has had disputes too but with Dish I'm now afraid of what channels or programs I'll lose tomorrow or the next day or the next day. I feel like with Dish I could turn on The Masters this weekend to find that they've dropped my local CBS affiliate.
I understand both sides of the argument and I understand the networks (FSN) have a hand in this too but at the end of the day the service provider (Dish) has to find a way to deliver the product(s) their customers desire.
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