You forgot best national basic channels since I only have SD I believe that goes to DirecTV.I did check to see if I could get FIOS in my area it said not available,but Verizon then said they could sell me DirecTV.
Versus Removed Sept 1 from DirecTV
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You forgot best national basic channels since I only have SD I believe that goes to DirecTV.I did check to see if I could get FIOS in my area it said not available,but Verizon then said they could sell me DirecTV.
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DirecTV says it will no longer carry Versus network -- latimes.com
DirecTV says it will no longer carry Versus network
The network that carries the NHL, Tour de France and some Pac-10 football games is in a negotiating dispute with the satellite TV giant.
For the last couple of days, DirecTV satellite television subscribers have been seeing a crawl if they've watched any Versus network programming telling them that as of Aug. 31, DirecTV will no longer carry Versus.
For college football and NHL fans who get their television through DirecTV, this could be bad news.
Five Pacific 10 Conference games (as yet undetermined) as well as an assortment of Big 12 and Mountain West games, and an NHL package of 54 games could become unavailable to DirecTV subscribers just when those seasons start. The first Pac-10 game on the Versus schedule will be Sept. 26.
According to Versus, it is now seen in 75 million homes. Besides college football and the NHL, Versus is the home of the Tour de France, IRL auto racing and cage fighting.
Robert Mercer, director of public relations for DirecTV, said, "Versus' overall ratings are poor and have not increased nearly enough to justify what we're paying them, let alone the significant increase they're asking for," Mercer said.
"It is a significant rate hike and the deal is discriminatory because Versus is not offering the same package options as other distributors."
Versus is owned by Comcast, a cable carrier that competes with DirecTV. Versus responded in a statement released Friday that said it has added "many marquee properties" and has become "the fastest-growing sports cable network in the country."
According to Nielsen ratings numbers, Versus is averaging 3,000 more viewers at any given time since rebranding itself from the Outdoor Life Network to Versus in 2006-2007. On DirecTV, Versus ranks 61st among 74 English-advertising supported cable networks.
Duane Lindberg, who handles the Pac-10 television contracts, said he had been unaware of the DirecTV-Versus dispute. "It's in our best interests to have Versus be as widely distributed as possible," Lindberg said.
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DirecTV says it will no longer carry Versus network
The network that carries the NHL, Tour de France and some Pac-10 football games is in a negotiating dispute with the satellite TV giant.
For the last couple of days, DirecTV satellite television subscribers have been seeing a crawl if they've watched any Versus network programming telling them that as of Aug. 31, DirecTV will no longer carry Versus.
For college football and NHL fans who get their television through DirecTV, this could be bad news.
Five Pacific 10 Conference games (as yet undetermined) as well as an assortment of Big 12 and Mountain West games, and an NHL package of 54 games could become unavailable to DirecTV subscribers just when those seasons start. The first Pac-10 game on the Versus schedule will be Sept. 26.
According to Versus, it is now seen in 75 million homes. Besides college football and the NHL, Versus is the home of the Tour de France, IRL auto racing and cage fighting.
Robert Mercer, director of public relations for DirecTV, said, "Versus' overall ratings are poor and have not increased nearly enough to justify what we're paying them, let alone the significant increase they're asking for," Mercer said.
"It is a significant rate hike and the deal is discriminatory because Versus is not offering the same package options as other distributors."
Versus is owned by Comcast, a cable carrier that competes with DirecTV. Versus responded in a statement released Friday that said it has added "many marquee properties" and has become "the fastest-growing sports cable network in the country."
According to Nielsen ratings numbers, Versus is averaging 3,000 more viewers at any given time since rebranding itself from the Outdoor Life Network to Versus in 2006-2007. On DirecTV, Versus ranks 61st among 74 English-advertising supported cable networks.
Duane Lindberg, who handles the Pac-10 television contracts, said he had been unaware of the DirecTV-Versus dispute. "It's in our best interests to have Versus be as widely distributed as possible," Lindberg said.
diane.pucin@latimes.com
Copyright © 2009, The Los Angeles Times
You forgot best national basic channels since I only have SD I believe that goes to DirecTV.I did check to see if I could get FIOS in my area it said not available,but Verizon then said they could sell me DirecTV.
DirecTV does not have the best basic SD offerings by any stretch of the imagination. They're even worse with SD than HD offerings. At least they are up there above many cable operators when it comes to HD. But not with SD. Examples. Well, let's see. Bright House Networks and Knology in my city both offer all the HBO/MAX/SHO/TMC/Starz SD feeds and BHN offers most of the west too. They offer just about every basic channel except for Boomerang that DirecTV doesn't have and many more.
I don't know what your cable operator provides, but I have two in my town that blow DirecTV away on basics in SD.
At this point, I am pretty much interested in HD though and DirecTV is good for complimenting FIOS (or being there instead of until I get FIOS again)
Thanks. I had seriously considered buying it a couple months ago but they aren't HD and the 101 has it in HD. I may still buy it. Best show out of Canada these days, that is for sure....haha.
We have Charter and they don't blow anyone away they just blow.So it's between DirecTV and Dish which when you compare national basic channels in SD DirecTV offers more.Premium Movie services it's Dish,but because I like family programming I like that DirecTV offers both channels(East and West) of HBO Family.Plus if you order any Premium Movie service with DirecTV they give you The Sundance Channel also.
I doubt Directv will not come to an agreement with VS, they over pay for just about every other sports network just so they can say they are the leader in sports. Directv's entire business model is built around their sports packages, I seriously doubt they are going to let this agreement crash and burn.
If they do for some reason remove VS on September, I'll just call Directv and bitch that im missing some game and they will give me more money off my bill so I don't cancel.
If they do for some reason remove VS on September, I'll just call Directv and bitch that im missing some game and they will give me more money off my bill so I don't cancel.
I am an NHL & cycling fan. I emailed DTV that if they don't renew Vs reasonably soon I will change providers. I suggest that others who have the same interests email DTV with the same message. I have been a DTV sub since the beginning, but this would be a deal breaker for me.
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Only the final season, seven, was shot in HD. The first six seasons were shot in SD, on video, 4x3. Showcase HD shows those framed properly. The seventh season, and last years special "Say Goodnight To The Badboys" was shot on film, in HD, 16x9. If DirecTV is showing the first six season "in HD" and "16x9", it's not how the show was shot. They must be stretching the frame, then.
So thats it then, its over, no more negotiating? That headline is a little misleading.
I read somewhere that Showcase aired them in SD and that they were all filmed in HD. Some of the comments were that people had wished the HD versions or at least 16x9 would have been released instead of just an SD DVD. Since I have only seen part of seasons five-seven I wasn't sure. I guess 1-6 must be stretched on 101 but it doesn't look bad. It already is supposed to have that handycam documentary feel so it isn't noticeably stretched like a TNT HD stretching of the SD feed.
As long as seven maintains 16x9 on the box set that would be fine. It doesn't have to be HD for such a show in my collection. It was more the OAR that concerned me if they were cropping it for the whole series.
Thanks for clearing up the details. I'll probably buy the set soon. It is cheap on Amazon.
This is a MAJOR DEAL breaker for me.. I will leave Dtv in a heart beat, if Dtv cuts VS's... It is the only place to watch Pro Cycling......
I agree :up
It's been several years now , right ?
Do you think they will get back into the EI package anytime soon ?
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