Customers do not have to get in a contract. That is solely a choice of the customer. They can purchase all the equipment and leave whenever they would like. The contract protects the investment the company made into the customer. There is a reason the contract is not dependent on price or channel selection. It is based on service availability upon installation. That is why there is also a clause that moving does not void the contract. Dish made the investment in the initial installation and proven service could be provided there. They don't sell any channel. They sell packages, and those are sold as subject to change.
What Happened to Esquire?
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I recall during the growth years when channels were added but no one said they should pay more. But when a channel got dropped, the demands for refunds would fly.
national version of METV in HD would be much much better..just sayin
Did BBC World News agree in their recent contract to be allowed to be added to another tier in case another channel goes away? People assume that Dish can call any shots they want, but it's really the channel owners who call the shots.
Also, it's a bad assumption that the savings goes directly into Dish's pockets. At best it's more likely that Dish has a little more wiggle room in negotiations in the next channel owner's upcoming contract renewal, which are constantly upcoming.
Also, it's a bad assumption that the savings goes directly into Dish's pockets. At best it's more likely that Dish has a little more wiggle room in negotiations in the next channel owner's upcoming contract renewal, which are constantly upcoming.
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Fair point. DISH could give a channel that many watch a little more in the give and take of a contract.
That's Dish's business model......squeeze every penny you can out of the customers you have & don't worry about those that leave. Why should they? They are making basically the same profit with many less customers to service. Those that are paying the top tier $ expect to be able to view any new channel added, yet Dish added some new channels a month ago for just a specific package.
Obviously BBC World News wants to be seen by as many people as possible. That's a no-brainer for any advertising supported channel.
I'd like to see it. I saw stuff listed today I wanted to record. But my 250 subscription ain't gonna get a ten dollar News pkg added to it. I'm guessing Dish wants to market that $10 pkg.
Hi, this is an Esquire thread... btw. Let's reign things back into Esquire, before it catapults into a completely separate discussion. One that can have its own thread.
For what it's worth, the Esquire Network billed itself as the "Metrosexual Network". Does anyone know what that means? Apparently there were less metrosexuals than they thought there were.
Why are you laughing? Navy is pretty close to the actual definition... and Mitch is correct in the channel demographic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrosexual
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrosexual
