It is not DIRECTV's job to strong-arm content providers. DIRECTV's job is to get the channels to my set-top box. MY job is to complain about sub-standard content by direct contact with the providers or by not watching.
DirecTV price increase coming?
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It is not DIRECTV's job to strong-arm content providers. DIRECTV's job is to get the channels to my set-top box. MY job is to complain about sub-standard content by direct contact with the providers or by not watching.
ok my mistake but what i meant was what other espn 's are in HD as the person was complaining about lack of the other espn's in HD. i know the alts are in hd if you subscribe but are the others in HD yet ?
D*'s HD-DVR is $199 upfront -after an instant rebate. They could get a lot more cable and DISH customers -if the DVR was better and it was free (like DISH's), albeit with the DVR charge.
I would hope that the company would just include them as part of their basic packs and not increase prices for the hd version of the same sd channels. I can see going up for hd channels that have no sd equivalent as they are new channels not provided before; Hdnet, Smithsonian, MGM etc. What I understood about the hd channel is that the providers have already paid for the sd basic pack of hd channels like HBo /Showtime etc, and that the hd version is already negotiatied in the price of the pack ,so why the increase?
IF they were to include the hd channels without an increase they could advertise this big time and gain a ton of customers at the same time. Increase in volume customers would pay for the hd channels in a small bit of time. THey would slaughter the competition if they did this. IT would also set a precedent that all competitors would have to follow to stay in the game. We, the customers would win big time.
IF they were to include the hd channels without an increase they could advertise this big time and gain a ton of customers at the same time. Increase in volume customers would pay for the hd channels in a small bit of time. THey would slaughter the competition if they did this. IT would also set a precedent that all competitors would have to follow to stay in the game. We, the customers would win big time.
All carriers are required to give notice to customers on price changes. The earliest a price increase can go into effect would be 30 days notice.
The backlash started here, beginning in 2006. Because of a DirecTV increase, I dropped my package from Total Choice Plus down to Total Choice. This year, I switched over to Dish Network and went with their $29.99 a month package, which offers more than DirecTV's similarly priced loss leader "Family" package...lost a few channels that I liked in the process, but the price was easier for me to live with.
DirecTV has tried recently, several times, to win me back in recent weeks, with free installation, and one year of guaranteed prices that are $10 cheaper than the normal rate. Quite a surprise, considering that someone in another newsgroup claimed that DirecTV was no longer interested in subscribers such as myself, who only desire their lower tiered packages.
Regardless of the provider, if these increases continue, my days with subscription TV are numbered. I don't watch most of the channels often enough to justifty $45 or more out of my paycheck each month.
I can understand wanting a cheaper package.What I can't understand is having a package like Dish's that is called a Family package,but it does not have Disney channels.
DirecTV will probably offer a Free HD DVR if they ever become #2 in HD like Dish knew they were going to be.
I can understand wanting a cheaper package.What I can't understand is having a package like Dish's that is called a Family package,but it does not have Disney channels.
My $29.99 package with Dish is the one above the Family Package...it includes both east and west coast feeds of Disney, though I've been disappointed in the channel for years. I miss the early days of the Disney Channel, when commercial free Disney movies made up the bulk of their programming.
The Disney channels are relatively expensive. At the $19.99 price point, I'd guess they just couldn't pull it off.I can understand wanting a cheaper package.What I can't understand is having a package like Dish's that is called a Family package,but it does not have Disney channels.
There is also a school of thought that thinks the Disney channels are more about full-press marketing to kids than helping them to become better citizens.
Was there really someone under the delusion that any channel was in the business of helping kids become better citizens?
Channels are in the business of selling at least one of the following: product tie-ins, advertising, subscriptions or donations.
There's a giant conglomerate out there controlling our airwaves. Not even the FCC can control them. It's all about making money and satisfying their investors.:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/cable-t...ums/116045-size-limits-cable-look-likely.html
Looks like the FCC is trying to limit size of Comcast, or stop them from acquiring other cable operators. This could mean the same for all carriers including DirecTV if they have their way.
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