Univision Warns Dish Customers of Potential Blackout

[Scott Greczkowski]

Univision Communications began warning Dish Network customers Saturday (June 23) of a potential blackout of the Spanish-language network, claiming that it has hit a snag in retransmission-consent negotiations with the satellite TV giant that won’t likely be resolved soon.

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[dare2be]

ay caramba

 

[comfortably_numb]

A dispute with Dish? Imagine that!!

 

[dare2be]

Hold them over the fire. Stop the out of control increases.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Regardless of which side you support, I think we can all agree that these disputes put the customer in the middle by blacking out the channels. These disputes are endless; there’s a new one every week it seems.

 

[Voyager6]

Money seems to be the problem.

Dish claims that Univision is demanding a 75% increase to its current carriage fees, a boost that the satellite company says is exorbitant, given that its ratings have declined by nearly one-third over the past five years. Univision also lost the Spanish language broadcast rights to the World Cup soccer – currently airing on rival Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo – not only for this year but for 2022 and 2026, according to Dish.

 

[pattykay]

I checked the dishpromise page, and it looks like this affects one of my local channels. So, there may be another free antenna from Dish in my near future.

 

[comfortably_numb]

I checked the dishpromise page, and it looks like this affects one of my local channels. So, there may be another free antenna from Dish in my near future.

Which model did they send you? They sent me one of those amplified RCA mudflaps and it was pure junk. Maybe I got a dud. But the $12 mudflap I bought at Dollar General works better. I sent the RCA back.

 

[pattykay]

Which model did they send you? They sent me one of those amplified RCA mudflaps and it was pure junk. Maybe I got a dud. But the $12 mudflap I bought at Dollar General works better. I sent the RCA back.

I got the Winegard "mudflap" during the Tribune dispute. I still have it, but no longer use it. It provided better reception of a nearby low-power PBS station, but almost nothing more distant than that.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

You guys were upset the other day that DISH hasn't been in any big disputes lately... well this proves DISH LISTENS.

There ya go.

(It's a joke folks)

 

[navychop]

Somebody oughta warn Univision of a pending drop in their revenue.

 

[zippyfrog]

I am shocked at the article - "Univision claims it is the third most-watched network on Dish in any language, and its Univision Deportes channel is Dish’s second most watched sports channel in any language". I am trying to figure out how they come up with those stats. Is it just for those who subscribe to Dish Latino packages? Or is from the OTA channels?

 

[The Fat Man]

The old retransmission dispute doesn't discriminate. Whether in English or Spanish, Dish shall be there nickle and dime the network in question.

 

[pattykay]

I am shocked at the article - "Univision claims it is the third most-watched network on Dish in any language, and its Univision Deportes channel is Dish’s second most watched sports channel in any language". I am trying to figure out how they come up with those stats. Is it just for those who subscribe to Dish Latino packages? Or is from the OTA channels?

I am guessing that Univision lumped all of their channels together (including their lifestyle channels that Dish already dropped) to get the combined ratings. Then, they lumped all of the ESPN channels together at #1, to make Univision Deportes #2, which probably only works if each of the Fox Sports networks gets counted separately instead of being lumped together with each other.

 

[Claude Greiner]

Glad I’m not a dish customer anymore. Really going to miss watching some qualify Spanish programming on Univision.

 

[Bobby]

Glad I’m not a dish customer anymore. Really going to miss watching some qualify Spanish programming on Univision.

We’re glad you’re not a Dish customer too. If you were we’d have to call you a masochist!

 

[JSheridan]

Glad I’m not a dish customer anymore. Really going to miss watching some qualify Spanish programming on Univision.

Now that's funny. I didn't think 'Greiner' was spanish.

 

[Claude Greiner]

Now that's funny. I didn't think 'Greiner' was spanish.

Only when Dish is in disputes with Spanish channels.

 

[dare2be]

I can't wait for the dispute with Time Warner channels, I mean Directv, er, AT&T

 

[Claude Greiner]

I can't wait for the dispute with Time Warner channels, I mean Directv, er, AT&T

I’m going to be on cloud 9 when that happens, especially when all the Time Warner channels start telling customers to switch to Directv.

And you know it’s going to happen