You know that cheapskate will cash the check too!
Looks like It’s official Directv Buying Dish
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You know that cheapskate will cash the check too!
Then take it to Vegas and turn it into a couple million bucks
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He might get kicked out, like he was in Lake Tahoe.
In 1980, a few months before Charlie Ergen co-founded the company that would become Dish Network, he and a gambling buddy strode into a Lake Tahoe casino with the intention of winning a fortune by counting cards. Ergen, then 27, had bought a book called Playing Blackjack as a Business and studied the cheat sheets. Unfortunately for him, a security guard caught his pal lip-syncing numbers as the cards were dealt. The two were kicked out and subsequently banned from the casino.
Dish Network’s Charlie Ergen Is the Most Hated Man in Hollywood
His company has been labeled the "worst place to work in America," he's being sued by all four networks, and his ad-skipping Hopper could decimate TV industry economics as THR examines the troubling potential outcome of the entertainment business' ugliest fight.
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Don't forget the $2 billion fronted to Echostar for bond payment relief.
I not sure where to put this but look like the loyalty numbers atlest the ones i have
are no longer direct to loyalty/retention department anymore and you have to actual ask.
was calling to ask them why both my h3 are barely getting 1mbps connection mean while everything else wireless is happy getting 100-400mbps. they want send tech, I said sure know I was grandfathered in to dish protect cause we never pay for visits just to be told someone removed and no ever removed and would be charged 95$
888-496-1260 and 888-289-2309
was calling to ask them why both my h3 are barely getting 1mbps connection mean while everything else wireless is happy getting 100-400mbps. they want send tech, I said sure know I was grandfathered in to dish protect cause we never pay for visits just to be told someone removed and no ever removed and would be charged 95$
Either way, I'd like to disabuse everyone of the the idea of a dollar or two acquisition of DISH from Echostar by DIRECTV.
Called in to get a loyalty discount. Been with them for 20 some years.,They told me they don’t offer loyalty discount anymore the most I can get off is 10 dollars for a one year contract. My bill is currently 220 . A month. Looks like hula live tv package is my new choice.
Proving what I have been saying. Whether combined in to one company or separately operating like before. They refuse to change what they are doing that is chasing subs away in droves. Add to it the cheaper streaming packs you can go with and all they are doing is re-arranging the chairs on the deck of the sinking Titanic. I say in less than 5 years there won't be any more satellite TV. Either through sub attrition or bankruptcy or both. There time is past.
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I wonder if TPG ends up cancelling Dish Network's latest satellite order? Or will they keep it? If they keep it, I would think they would have to come up with some cheaper packages to get more people to subscribe to satellite? Or they could just use the new satellite for the rural areas? If they decide to cancel the satellite order, they would need to offer cheaper packages on their streaming services. If they keep raising the prices on their streaming services, why would anyone want to subscribe to those? Especially if they want to eventually get rid of DTV Stream and just have DTV via the Net?
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Again, cheaper packages are not in the cards.
Along with $27 Billion in debt, if the sale goes thru, they need to made big $$$ to merge the two companies afterwards.
Buying a company and merging a company are two different expenses.
And having a cheaper packages is no guarantee that will bring more people to a service.
One of the reason streaming services ( like Paramount+, who just added 3.5M new subs, now has 72 Million subscribers, 22M more then Satellite and Cable combined, also P+ is now profitable) are attracting new customers, is it has the vast majority of CBS and the Viacom/Paramount owned Cable Channels new Content that is on Paid Live TV, it also has the extra streaming shows and movies, a lot of it in 4K, including the majority of PrimeTime CBS shows, along with a Live CBS and Showtime channels in 1080P.
If DirecTV offered a lower price package, it still would not have that extra streaming content, hence why it will not attract that many new subscribers.
Also this-
just 29.2% of cord cutters select a live TV streaming service like YouTube TV to replace it. That means more than 70% of all new cord cutters go directly to an on-demand only service like Disney+, Peacock, or Paramount.
Just 29.2% of New Cord Cutters Subscribe to a Live TV Service Like Fubo & YouTube TV | Cord Cutters News
One of the questions cable TV executives often ask is how many cord cutters can they get to subscribe to a live TV streaming service like YouTube TV, Hulu, or Fubo. Now, thanks to a report from MoffettNathanson, we have an idea of how many subscriber who cancel cable TV switch to a live TV […]
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Why 70%, the extra content, Paid Live TV content, better quality and the less expensive price.
The world of TV is changing, has been since it started, when the only way to receive programming was a antenna, Satellite is now old tech, that why this merger is a bad idea and a waste of money.
Wasn't Skydance thinking of getting rid of Paramount+ after the buyout because it would be cheaper to license their content to other streaming services? Or have they changed their mind about that?Again, cheaper packages are not in the cards.
Along with $27 Billion in debt, if the sale goes thru, they need to made big $$$ to merge the two companies afterwards.
Buying a company and merging a company are two different expenses.
And having a cheaper packages is no guarantee that will bring more people to a service.
One of the reason streaming services ( like Paramount+, who just added 3.5M new subs, now has 72 Million subscribers, 22M more then Satellite and Cable combined, also P+ is now profitable) are attracting new customers, is it has the vast majority of CBS and the Viacom/Paramount owned Cable Channels new Content that is on Paid Live TV, it also has the extra streaming shows and movies, a lot of it in 4K, including the majority of PrimeTime CBS shows, along with a Live CBS and Showtime channels in 1080P.
If DirecTV offered a lower price package, it still would not have that extra streaming content, hence why it will not attract that many new subscribers.
Also this-
just 29.2% of cord cutters select a live TV streaming service like YouTube TV to replace it. That means more than 70% of all new cord cutters go directly to an on-demand only service like Disney+, Peacock, or Paramount.
Just 29.2% of New Cord Cutters Subscribe to a Live TV Service Like Fubo & YouTube TV | Cord Cutters News
One of the questions cable TV executives often ask is how many cord cutters can they get to subscribe to a live TV streaming service like YouTube TV, Hulu, or Fubo. Now, thanks to a report from MoffettNathanson, we have an idea of how many subscriber who cancel cable TV switch to a live TV […]
Why 70%, the extra content, Paid Live TV content, better quality and the less expensive price.
The world of TV is changing, has been since it started, when the only way to receive programming was a antenna, Satellite is now old tech, that why this merger is a bad idea and a waste of money.
That's wild, a month ago I got $40 off per month for a year and I'm not a high revenue customer, I only have a Wally, no locals and Top 120. I only still have it because it's only $60/mo. If I don't get a loyalty discount next year I'll probably end up cancelling.
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No, the plan is keep Paramount+, always has been.
The ones saying they should cancel it, sell content, were the financial analysts, who kept saying it would never be profitable, well guess what.
The DTV CEO said the merger would allow them to offer cheaper packages and I think he said that customers don't want to subscribe to hundreds of channels that they don't watch.
Just remember CEOs are wolves in sheeps clothing. Cheaper packages with fewer channels will probably be setup so that you might need two or more packages to get ALL of the channels you want and will probably end up costing you more than the single package you are paying for now. Ask them about letting the customer create the packages where they can choose which channels are in their custom package. They are never going to offer deals that makes TV cheaper for you in the long run.
The primary mechanism that TPG hopes to use is the bargaining power of being one of the largest providers. Having some hope of breaking down content owner bundles is surely a close second.
Which never happened when they had 24 million subscribers.
This is something that DIRECTV management failed to prioritize until well after good options were available.
DISH had been battling with some success for several years to gain finer granularity.
They claimed it was a priority when AT&T bought DIRECTV. They just failed to accomplish it.
