win directv for life sweepstakes

[jcrandall]

round 2 (Again) will be drawn May 10, will be interesting to see what words they use for additional rounds. Win DirecTV for Life Anew?

https://sweepstakes.directv.com/WinForLifeAgain

 

[Don in CT]

If so, that means Dish will need, at least, about 20 Million Hopper and Joeys for DirecTV subs, not just for the single Box Households, but the multi-boxes also, imagine the costs.

Then the expense of sending installers out to exchange and exchange the dishes, it costs Dish/DirecTV about $600-800 on each new install, similar costs will be involved with a switch over.

That is why I said they will need Billions in capital to run a combined company, neither of them has that right now.

I really doubt, even if available, they want to get loans from the banks right now with the high rates.

There was a reason why we seen so many mergers before, interest rates were extremely low, it was a no brainer for Disney to buy Fox for example, those days are gone.

If a merger does happen, say goodbye to the RSNs when the contracts are due to be renewed.

Could they just leave the sats separate and go to SXM route? Just run 2 parallel feeds.

 

[Bruce]

Could they just leave the sats separate and go to SXM route? Just run 2 parallel feeds.

For a little while, from what I understand the DirecTV boxes are getting pretty old and are need of replacement anyways.

 

[Don in CT]

For a little while, from what I understand the DirecTV boxes are getting pretty old and are need of replacement anyways.

They were old when I had DTV years ago.