But the effect is still the same. All Meredith stations are currently not subscribed, forcibly.
Next day AutoHop is the priority for us. That is why I quit the DISH Sat locals. However, I sure miss the single tuner PTAT capability and I sure don't like having OTA conflicts now. I might just re-subscribe to the DISH Sat locals again. Time will tell.
I'm not sure it's all that important to advertisers either. Yes, they want eyes on their ads. But if autohop isn't available, users will use skip forward, or fast forward, or walking out the room to go to the bathroom, make a sandwich, whatever, just like they've been doing pre-autohop for decades. All autohop does it make it EASIER to skip ads. It's not like if there's no autohop viewers must sit through commercials.
I have had an in-attic OTA for several years,
I think Dish has installed enough OTA antennas in meredith areas that Meredith’s leverage is being reduced to nothing. Even on Merediths Facebook page for one of the locals... almost 100% of the customers are talking about how Dish installed OTA antennas and now they are not only getting their channel, they are saving the $12. Meredith was getting beat up pretty good on their Facebook post and it was hilarious, considering the post itself was to tell it’s customers to switch providers as that was the only way to get the channel.I have had an in-attic OTA for several years,
I get both meredith PHX (3,5) OTA.
So, not 'missing' anything.
Was just curious if start of season would pressure agreement, end meredith holdout.
Hoping for future 4-tuner OTA (1 each network),
Or work 2 two-tuner OTA.
Then could drop sat-locals and not have tuner-timer conflicts.
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Why though? The words “they better”... or what? That goes back to what that leverage is. They better do what’s right for the majority of their customers, not cater to the minority. The threat of leaving is expected, so “they better” doesn’t mean very much.
