The CBS HD is not a distant network. Its classified as a Special Feed from CBS to CBS viewers in CBS O&O Areas. 
Distant Network Shutoff on December 1st?
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the cbs hd feeds on dish arent considered dns i think so those should stay as scott g said before
Yes, but I live in LA and I'm getting WCBS-DT off of 61.5. Will WCBS-DT be replaced with KCBS-DT since I live in an O&O DMA?The CBS HD is not a distant network. Its classified as a Special Feed from CBS to CBS viewers in CBS O&O Areas.
Great! So to be clear, assuming my NY SD Distants go away on 12/1 and I subscribe to my LA locals (HD and SD via 129), I'll still get WCBS-DT if I keep one dish pointed at 61.5?
Thats correct WCBS / KCBS in HD are not going away.
Great News! Thanks Scott.
Canada is an awful example. There is no local coverage anymore unless you live in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, or Vancouver.
If you live more than an hour outside of one of those cities, forget about anything local.
This had nothing to do with settlements! E* got penalized because they ignored the courts ruling/order from several years ago that they stop giving DNS to subs who were not eligible under the law. The law specifies that the penalty for doing so is shut off of all DNS even for those who can legally receive them. No latitude in the penalty as the law is written.
MAYBE it could have been put aside but it wasn't! We have to find somebody other than E* to put the blame for all this on. It just isn't fair, It just isn't fair!
I think that if Dish has to shut them off, so should Directv! Makes me wonder why Directv always seems to be put on a pedestal...there not perfect nor is Dish, but you won't see me leave Dish for Directv, not over 12 additionals local channels that cost me an additional $18/mo.--hate to lose the distants after going through all the trouble to get my waivers but if it happens, it happens. Thank your government (FCC & the crazy judges!) for that!
Well sure, there is never much coverage from small communities, but it seems to me that the local coverage in even the smaller Canadian cities (St. John's, Winnipeg, etc.) is quite extensive ... just like it is on local TV stations in the USA. The point is that Canadians have access to several cities' programming, whereas in the U.S. the viewer is stuck with the one city closest to where they live.
I wonder if ExpressVu will start having prepaid satellite systems as well. If so would you be able to purchase the networks on their system or do they have restrictions on who can get what network station like we do here in the U.S. ?
No restriction. The basic package includes the affliates from numerous cities across Canada Plus you have the right to purchase the Boston & Seattle US Networks.
After the case has been decided, to suggest that a new settlement exists is rediculous. The Judge spent considerable time evaluating the possibility, but still came to the conclusion that he had to obey the higher court's ruling, which by the way is based on sound findings. After all, E* was apparently told to prove the legality of its Distant Nets subscribers and reportedly provided no information as required by the law. I fail to see how the settlements could in any way change the finding.
If they are included in the basic package on ExpressVu then that is going to be the solution to Americans wanting these channels if they get the PrePaid receivers.
