It always comes to that old, tired argument. How come Dish can't do it if Joe Blow inc can. The answer is always the same. No one knows. those who do aren't talking.
Argue to your heart's delight the merits of the reason. The explanation remains the only true explanation. Dish and the local channels cannot come to an equitable agreement REGARDLESS of the other agreements made with other companies. Dish had Indy locals uplinked and ready to go at 118° for MONTHS... they eventually pulled them because they could not come to an agreement with the local channels. It doesn't matter that any other company did come to an agreement... Dish and the locals in Indy couldn't. Same goes for Cincinnati locals... same goes for New Orleans locals.
With a new direction taken when Voom and R1 (E*12) was purchased, all other things were put on hold as the new business plan was taking shape. With the disolution of Sky Angel and the additional transponder purchase, yet another course correction delaying implementation of new local markets and other services.
Accept or reject the monetary issue, the reason remains valid. It is the stations that stopped Dish from carrying the Indy and Cincinnati local market earlier.
But of course I am of the opinion that on PAIN OF DEATH (and loss of broadcast license) a local channel should not be able to charge a cable or satellite company a NICKEL for rebroadcasting the station to within its own market. And, by the same token, a cable system/satellite company must provide the local channels to any subscriber at any level at no additional cost on pain of DEATH and loss of franchise/sat license.
But I'm a radical.
See ya
Tony
Argue to your heart's delight the merits of the reason. The explanation remains the only true explanation. Dish and the local channels cannot come to an equitable agreement REGARDLESS of the other agreements made with other companies. Dish had Indy locals uplinked and ready to go at 118° for MONTHS... they eventually pulled them because they could not come to an agreement with the local channels. It doesn't matter that any other company did come to an agreement... Dish and the locals in Indy couldn't. Same goes for Cincinnati locals... same goes for New Orleans locals.
With a new direction taken when Voom and R1 (E*12) was purchased, all other things were put on hold as the new business plan was taking shape. With the disolution of Sky Angel and the additional transponder purchase, yet another course correction delaying implementation of new local markets and other services.
Accept or reject the monetary issue, the reason remains valid. It is the stations that stopped Dish from carrying the Indy and Cincinnati local market earlier.
But of course I am of the opinion that on PAIN OF DEATH (and loss of broadcast license) a local channel should not be able to charge a cable or satellite company a NICKEL for rebroadcasting the station to within its own market. And, by the same token, a cable system/satellite company must provide the local channels to any subscriber at any level at no additional cost on pain of DEATH and loss of franchise/sat license.
But I'm a radical.
See ya
Tony
