prime2099 said:
Except that would imply that we all side with AMC in this, which is not the case.
DISH Drops AMC Networks (AMC Back on DISH channel 131)
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Except that would imply that we all side with AMC in this, which is not the case.
Yeah, LOTS of channels they could replace these with. Lost 4 channels and gained none. Fearnet, anime network, funimation, smithsonian... All would be good "replacements" for now. I will miss Hell On Wheels, The Walking Dead, and Mad Men, but they are easily downloaded and watchable at my convenience.
Why would anyone think they are going to run out and add new channels right away? They issue a press release with some standard marketing drivel, we all know the deal. There is at least a two week window that an AMC deal could still break out.
Hopefully this will open up transponder and money for some new content, but they aren't going to enter into a new commitment right now. They are probably going to step back and let this settle before even entering into any new serious negotiations. The only fair comparison will be to compare line ups a year from now - at that point is your overall package count and content up, down, or about the same?
Hopefully this will open up transponder and money for some new content, but they aren't going to enter into a new commitment right now. They are probably going to step back and let this settle before even entering into any new serious negotiations. The only fair comparison will be to compare line ups a year from now - at that point is your overall package count and content up, down, or about the same?
Maybe this is Dish's way of telling us that we should be glad they didn't drop those channels too!
Dish already made its mind up when they dropped those channels from the PDF Channel Line-Up cards. They've had at least six weeks to get at least one new replacement lined up. And I wouldn't be surprised if they decided that AMC Network channels were going to disappear long before their announcement.
I thought that they would move channels down to the AT200 tier, screwing over higher tier customers. I never would have imagined that they would have moved around channels that were already in the At200 tier and screw those subscribers too! Remember Dish voluntarily made the announcement that those channels were going to be replaced with "high quality" channels. Nobody twisted their arm on this.
This would have about as much impact as those who, out of protest to rising gasoline prices, "ban together" and refrain from buying gas for one day.
Why is HDNetMovies in SD? HD is in the damn name, will they change this or is it SD only since IFC was SD only?
Edit: Nevermind I see the HD feed now, guess I just needed to post about it for it to show up.
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Edit: Nevermind I see the HD feed now, guess I just needed to post about it for it to show up.
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I totally agree with Dish and AT&T on this...I am tired of my bills going up. All it is is greed on everyones part. Not as annoying as OTA channels asking for money since they send it out for free, but everyone wants a bigger piece of the pie and someone is always left short...usually the consumer.
Bottom line is this:
All any of us want to do, regardless of what system/provider we use, is watch our "stories" It shouldn't be this difficult...for any of us...ever.
All any of us want to do, regardless of what system/provider we use, is watch our "stories" It shouldn't be this difficult...for any of us...ever.
Considering that Dish is removing a a channel that has some shows I watch and replacing it with channels that I already have. I'd rather have the credit for the fees Dish doesn't have to pay for the channel anymore or use the savings to bring some new channels in.
I would love it if DISH would drop both Disney and ESPN. Don't watch either channel and if it would drop my monthly bill by $5.00- $10.00 a month I would love it even more. But.... just like we won't see a drop in our monthly bills when we lose AMC, IFC, WE and Sundance, we wouldn't see a drop in price if the ESPN and Disney channels were dropped .
Those were my thoughts too, expressed in an earlier post. I still think the video providers like DISH ,DIRECTV, ATT and other various cable companies should work together and stand strong against any, and ALL price hikes, demanded by ANY channel, like AMC and Cablevison. If they all agreed to drop the offending channel or channels , they could force a real price suppression and we would all see our bills stay the same or even go down. They could form a TV Mafia Consortium and offer the offending channels a " price they couldn't refuse" , so to speak.
smithsonian is still uplinked somewhere out there in dish land.lol and bring on some FEARnet!
MikeD-C05 said:Those were my thoughts too, expressed in an earlier post. I still think the video providers like DISH ,DIRECTV, ATT and other various cable companies should work together and stand strong against any, and ALL price hikes, demanded by ANY channel, like AMC and Cablevison. If they all agreed to drop the offending channel or channels , they could force a real price suppression and we would all see our bills stay the same or even go down. They could form a TV Mafia Consortium and offer the offending channels a " price they couldn't refuse" , so to speak.
That would be illegal.
thanks!! and yes i lost 3 channels today because i have the top 250 and bb@homeI want FEARnet!!!
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I guess amc will be hit hard with both att and dish dropping them. Wonder who else may drop them next???
