Dish Could Be Droping More Channels Soon

[lparsons21]

FOX probably wants nice increases for their owned and operated affliates, so they are ratcheting up the PR machine early. They want these companies to be aware they are serious and going to battle over these fees.

I agree. With this early posturing, it seems readily apparent that they are looking for significant increases and want a nice battle to get them.

While I would hate to lose the channels, I'm sure I wouldn't care for a hefty increase in subscription rates either. At some point, it will really start making sense to use other (legal) methods to obtain the programming I want.

Hulu, AppleTV, Netflix and others can already provide much of what I watch right now. Because it is more irritating to use and doesn't quite cover it all, I keep my sat subscription at a comfortable level. But more money might make it a bit less irritating.

 

[sfollenius]

Yeah, more channels lost=move to D*. I am still in a contract but had D* previously and they send me offers to come back several times a month, including a debit card to cover my cancellation fee with E*. It get's old after a while

 

[tomcrown1]

It is okay by me if dish does not carry fox junk!!

 

[vaylon]

Natgeo would be the only one I would miss.

I would much rather loose the stations than to have a 5 or 10 hike on my monthly bill.

 

[multnomah]

Content carriers and providers need to wake up. Their days are getitng numbered. While I am not a fan of the AppleTV I see products such as this putting a dent into their numbers.

Why should I pay $100 a month when I can pay $30 for a series. If I watch say 10 different series shows that is $300 for the year plus I may spend $10 a month for netflix. Throw in Hulu content as well and the need for providers is not as great.

They are going to have to stop packaging all these crap channels with channels we want. I would think the majority of us here could live with 10 to 20 channels....some of the channels could consolidate.....there really is no need for all the garbage.

I could live with 10 channels but they wouldn't be the same 10 channels that you would choose. In fact I doubt if any two people reading this thread would choose the same 10 channels.

Rather than make everyone unhappy by paring down to 10 channels, Dish could start charging monthly for each channel we subscribe to. Once a month, we could change one or two channels to something different. I don't like that idea particularly, but I could live with it. I would pick my 10 channels, probably pay an average of $10 each, and end up paying less than I pay now. Disney and Fox could then charge whatever they wished. There would be no need for negotiations.

I have been wondering ever since the Disney fuss started, if Disney can get $6 for its specialized material, then why haven't the major networks, with many times more viewers than Disney, started asking $6 or $10 each for their content? Or $20, since Fox has so many sports channels? This thread answers my question.

If the content providers want to force us into an a la carte system, I'm not sure we can fight it. I hope it doesn't happen.

 

[pabeader]

A la Carte is where it's at. I would gladly pay more than I am now, just to not have the crap to scroll through all the time!

 

[Jhon69]

What I am wondering is why FOX is posturing this early in the game? From all account DISH's deal with FOX does not even expire until the end of the year.

FOX needs to get deals done with Cablevision and Mediacom before they even get to DISH.

Something don't seem right here.

Maybe that's what happened to my package.Had to call in to get off of the .01 cent Cinemax deal,went ahead and cancelled all my other Premium Movie services,HBO,Showtime,Starz.Got rid of the SuperStations,told the CSR wanted AT250 only.
Now at the bottom of my AT250 it says"No sports" online so I don't have FSW,CSW and Prime.The CSR even quoted me a cheaper price for AT250 than I was paying before.Which to me is no big deal I don't care for sports anyways.Heck they can take all the sports out of my package and give me the cheaper price,I'll be happy.

 

[lsilvest]

For those that complain about paying for sports, how do you think those of us who only want sports feel about having to pay for countless channels we will never watch to subsidize your desires. On the sat/cable channels, there are probably more viewers of sporting events than on the rest of them combined. My opinion is that if all sports were left off the sat/cable channels the subscriber list would be cut in half or more and those left would be paying a lot more or a lot of your channels would disappear.

 

[mike123abc]

A la Carte is where it's at. I would gladly pay more than I am now, just to not have the crap to scroll through all the time!

The point of a la carte is to only pay for what you watch. If you want to pay more, instead just pay the same and lockout all the channels you do not want. You can lock them out of the guide and never have to see them again.

 

[PhillyUnionSoccer]

Fox Soccer Channel

If E drops Fox Soccer Channel HD & does not get Gol TV HD soon we are gone also

 

[Jhon69]

For those that complain about paying for sports, how do you think those of us who only want sports feel about having to pay for countless channels we will never watch to subsidize your desires. On the sat/cable channels, there are probably more viewers of sporting events than on the rest of them combined. My opinion is that if all sports were left off the sat/cable channels the subscriber list would be cut in half or more and those left would be paying a lot more or a lot of your channels would disappear.

On an item like that I could see Dish network start to add more sports channels to their MultiSports package,then everyone I believe would be happy and if you don't subscribe to a channel I like and it goes bye bye?.Not a problem says I.

 

[sbsi]

Expect to lose 50% of its current customers.

 

[Jhon69]

Maybe that's what happened to my package.Had to call in to get off of the .01 cent Cinemax deal,went ahead and cancelled all my other Premium Movie services,HBO,Showtime,Starz.Got rid of the SuperStations,told the CSR wanted AT250 only.
Now at the bottom of my AT250 it says"No sports" online so I don't have FSW,CSW and Prime.The CSR even quoted me a cheaper price for AT250 than I was paying before.Which to me is no big deal I don't care for sports anyways.Heck they can take all the sports out of my package and give me the cheaper price,I'll be happy.

Correction: Just checked my AT250 it's still $64.99.

 

[Ghpr13]

I hope this turns out to be just BS. Losing the Disney channels didn't bother me a whole lot, of course I don't have little ones around anymore, but losing FX would bother me because I really like both Rescue Me & S.O. A. Plus I've just started recording Terriers, and I'm hoping it be as good as the other two.

Also, it's just not a great feeling to be a sub and having more channels dropping then being added.

Ghpr13

 

[whatchel1]

Some good people behind it

Speed on Justin.tv (which streams NASCAR stuff illegally BTW).

You sure about that? One of the partners in this is Leo Laporte, doing this week in Tech (twit live). EMI records, and Levi's have also partnered with them.

 

[fredp]

.... Losing the Disney channels didn't bother me a whole lot, of course I don't have little ones around anymore, but losing FX would bother me because I really like both Rescue Me & S.O. A. Plus I've just started recording Terriers, and I'm hoping it be as good as the other two.

:up:up

 

[Nominal]

You sure about that? One of the partners in this is Leo Laporte, doing this week in Tech (twit live). EMI records, and Levi's have also partnered with them.

Justin.tv in and of itself is a legal site. Like YouTube they showcase user-uploaded video (although in their case it's live streams)...and like YouTube users often upload copyrighted content they shouldn't. So like YT they take down videos/streams in response to DMCA take-down requests.

 

[Juan]

A la Carte is where it's at. I would gladly pay more than I am now, just to not have the crap to scroll through all the time!

lock and hide

 

[Juan]

For those that complain about paying for sports, how do you think those of us who only want sports feel about having to pay for countless channels we will never watch to subsidize your desires. On the sat/cable channels, there are probably more viewers of sporting events than on the rest of them combined. My opinion is that if all sports were left off the sat/cable channels the subscriber list would be cut in half or more and those left would be paying a lot more or a lot of your channels would disappear.

average entertainment channel .50 ..average sports channel $3.00

 

[DK_Sat]

That's nothing new with Dish