I don’t want to pay for YOUR RSNs. I don’t watch sports.
And I watch few movies, so I’m just as glad I’m not subsidizing other’s HBO.
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Sure, none of us want to pay for channels we don't watch but others do. But until the days of a true a la carte option, which isn't going to happen any time soon due to the way providers work, I'm sure there are channels you watch I have no interest in and vice versa.
But cheering for Dish dropping channels we don't watch eventually comes around when they drop ones we do. I remember when it was a HUGE deal when Dish drop AMC and the two CEOs were in a big public ego battle. And that was freaking AMC. But now dropping RSN's (a LOT of people watch their local teams) and FS1 and a group of Fox locals impacts a lot of people We pay Dish to watch TV. Period. Yeah, the channel owners may be asking for big increases, but when Dish decides hey, we're just gonna drop them forever, that's a slap in the face of people who rely on Dish for their TV viewing.
And they wonder why the cord cutting accelerates. So many people say screw this, I'll just subscribe to various streaming options. If I could get the channels I watch, including my local networks, all via some reliable streaming service with reliable DVR type viewing options, for a decent price, I'd drop Dish.
FWIW, this goes on with Directv/ATT (I'm in temp housing right now in Birmingham AL and the banners are going for the lost of the ABC affiiliate and the CW one for DTV/ATT, and the apartment has ATT uVerse.) And everyone else that are major providers. I'm not sure how many channels Directv has permanently dropped like Dish has started doing.