Not sure that would be it... HBO gone in November... that’s 2 months...So...it proves that AT&T is better off without Dish carrying HBO?
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Did Direct pick up enough Dish subscribers due to the HBO drop to offset the financial loss from Dish dropping HBO? I see no proof of that at all...So...it proves that AT&T is better off without Dish carrying HBO?
But the subscription of HBO Now certainly went up...
And Orby gets $18 a month for four channels of HBO including one HD channel. Such a deal.
HBO Now includes everything HBO provides. It is the same as HBO-Go. And all of it is HD.
And Orby gets $18 a month for four channels of HBO including one HD channel. Such a deal.
My entire point was that the numbers you gave (and the numbers davideo gave) do not prove anything at all. We need the 2019 numbers. However, by the 2018 numbers, it certainly doesn't seem like the loss of Dish carrying HBO for the final two months had much of a negative impact on AT&T's executives' pay.
Yes, there is that. But for the folks that lost HBO on DISH it’s another way for most. The price is the same as DISH was charging and it would seem that they would just as soon people go in that direction.
There's also no way to compare the numbers since AT&T is a much larger company made up of multiple divisions. Maybe comparing the head of the DTV division with Charlie's payout would be a better comparison if that number is published.My entire point was that the numbers you gave (and the numbers davideo gave) do not prove anything at all. We need the 2019 numbers. However, by the 2018 numbers, it certainly doesn't seem like the loss of Dish carrying HBO for the final two months had much of a negative impact on AT&T's executives' pay.
Except of course that a lot of those Dish HBO subscribers had been grandfathered at a lower rate.
My R5000 only works through the VIP211 box and I have DSL there, so there's that...
The other thing that really sucks is that those lost channels were the cleanest presentation on dish's entire line-up, with absolutely no channel bugs, banners or other advertising crap.
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That expired September 20, before the takedown in November.Except of course that a lot of those Dish HBO subscribers had been grandfathered at a lower rate.
Either way, it was a price increase. Then there were those who had free HBO as a promo. I still had free HBO at the time of the takedown. My point is that Dish often had better deals available for HBO than you can ever achieve by subscribing to HBO NOW. I suppose it may be possible to find discounts on HBO NOW gift cards from time to time. However, then you have to go through the hassle of looking for those deals and redeeming gift cards, instead of the convenience of simply calling a traditional pay-TV provider and asking for a lower rate.
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They were 40% off last Black Friday at Best Buy( I bought enough that I have HBO Now until July 2020 ) and they are 20% off right now also at BB, but I would hold off on stocking up until we know what is going on with HBO MAX ( is it replacing Now, separate service).
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See that's the issue. Instead of just updating the existing service, they have to make a new service to a relatively new service that was launch to a new service. It seems that the brass at HBO doesn't know whether to (explative) or wind their watch. How do you expect people to be confident in your service when you continuously go out of your way to complicate things.
And I for one dropped the channels like a hot potato. Prior warning from SG and personal judgement. The channels were not worth more than I wS paying!
