Dish dispute with Media General looming.....has it been 3 years already?

[bluegras]

Dish Dodges Retrans Bullet, For Now
Dish Network temporarily avoided the blackout of 70 stations in 48 markets across the country Thursday, after broadcaster Media General granted it an extension while it tries to hammer out a long-term deal.
http://www.multichannel.com/news/ne...760?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

[gadgtfreek]

Hopefully "long term" is more than the last one...

 

[sam_gordon]

Although some TVs don't get PSIP. I have one at trailer.

really? I thought all ATSC capable tuners had to decode PSIP.

 

[navychop]

I did too. I was wrong. A Sharp, IIRC. Replaced the Insignia that came with the RV.

We hook it up to a DTV DVRPal, which gets PSIP.

 

[sam_gordon]

Wow. Learn something new.

 

[bluegras]

deadline extented until 7pm eastern so something must be going on?

 

[ChadT41]

MG tripped somewhere??? They did the same song and dance with DatV last year, so let's see...

 

[gadgtfreek]

We are pleased to inform you that we reached a deal with DISH and there will be no disruption to your local programming.

We appreciate your patience and support throughout these negotiations.

This fair resolution ensures that we can continue to provide top quality news, sports, entertainment, and other local programming that is most important to you.

My local CBS...

 

[bluegras]

from swanni website i know you guys do not trust this guy just reporting the news
http://tvpredictions.com/dish040116.htm

Allen

 

[milequatro]

My local station reporting deal (hopefully with new deal we get the CW in our market...Dish last one to not have it

http://wwlp.com/2016/03/25/attention-dish-subscribers/

 

[RobMeyer1]

If that's the Sony I'm thinking of, it won't work anymore. TVGOS gone. No way to set clock either.

Yeah, it is a Sony DHG-HDD500 that no longer gets guide data and has no easy way to set the time. It still worked the last time I used it before unplugging it. If I need it, I can plug it back in, turn it on before Prime time starts, and tune it to the channel I want. I could then watch something on the Hopper for an hour, go back to the Sony, rewind to the beginning, then use the fast forward function to skip thru programs and commercials I don't want to watch. It can buffer 1.5 hours. Somebody even figured out a work around so they can still use the timer function, but that is more work than I'd want to do.

I am glad to read that an agreement was reached, so I don't need the Sony.

 

[navychop]

Yes, I have that spreadsheet. But I'm inclined to cry and toss. It was such a good device. How stupid not to allow a manual time setting option.

I think I still have Forest Gump on it, unseen, and maybe some other stuff.

 

[rdale]

No update at dishpromise.com yet, other than Dish adding this line since the last time I checked:

"Media General is demanding that DISH pay 10% higher fees than our competitors."

So, I wouldn't be inclined to believe the rep that rdale chatted with.

Every once in a while we need to give CSR some credit

 

[pattykay]

Every once in a while we need to give CSR some credit

Well, at the time the CSR said that, the short-term extension had not yet even been reached, much less the long-term deal. So, I would just say that the CSR guessed and was lucky.