Directv Dropping all regional fox sports channels November 1st

[sherbert1421]

DirecTV Might Drop Fox Cable Channels - 2011-10-21 03:15:52 | Broadcasting & Cable

this is fucking bullshit

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Already contacted the Dish Network number FSD listed on the bottom scroll of last night's game.

Yes, it IS total bullshit.

Guy on the phone said that DirecTV got into some kind of spat with Rupert Murdoch or something.

So fuck DirecTV. There's no way in hell I can do without my Redwings. I can't imagine how many customers they are gonna lose over this. Serves them right, too.

 

[sherbert1421]

Already contacted the Dish Network number FSD listed on the bottom scroll of last night's game.

Yes, it IS total bullshit.

Guy on the phone said that DirecTV got into some kind of spat with Rupert Murdoch or something.

So fuck DirecTV. There's no way in hell I can do without my Redwings. I can't imagine how many customers they are gonna lose over this. Serves them right, too.

apparently fox wants a 40% increase in the price to carry their channels so i dunno whose fault it really is

I've been with directv since 1997 but i am seriously considering switching come november 1st if they haven't reached an agreement

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Will Direc TV be giving Center Ice customers their money back?

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

I JUST FUCKING GOT DIRECT TV 2 MONTHS AGO!!!!


WTF


Guess we should all think about buying Gamecenter Live before they see the opportunity to jsck up prices 40% due to demand.

fuck
this would suck sooooooo bad

 

[TiLoBrown]

The funny thing is they use to be owned by the same people.

 

[forty_three]

This isn't Direct TVs fault. It's another typical attempt at a company (Fox this time) that owns cable companies and wants to get their hands on the NFL Package. It's a big reason why Direct TV offered the NFL Package this year for free, because they knew Fox was going to pull this once the contract was up and wanted to put a dent in Fox's plan to claim they are "losing" xxxxxxx revenue. Direct TV can say "we only make <small amount> per subscriber". I am a Direct TV customer, and have been for five years. I called and said I wanted it free, and they gave it to me.

It's the same fight they went through with Comcast and Vs.

If you want to make a difference in the battle, write to all the people who advertise on your local Fox affiliate and let them know angry you are at Fox. Fox can't afford to lose 20 million Direct TV subscribers. They charge for commercials based on who is able to see them. If their advertisers start dropping out because they won't be able to reach their audience, the battle is over.

I had a professor once point out that while they say "This show is brought to you by <advertiser>" in actuality You are brought to the advertiser by the show.

Although, I'd be okay with a world where Fox News doesn't come into my home at all.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

This isn't Direct TVs fault. It's another typical attempt at a company (Fox this time) that owns cable companies and wants to get their hands on the NFL Package. It's a big reason why Direct TV offered the NFL Package this year for free, because they knew Fox was going to pull this once the contract was up and wanted to put a dent in Fox's plan to claim they are "losing" xxxxxxx revenue. Direct TV can say "we only make <small amount> per subscriber". I am a Direct TV customer, and have been for five years. I called and said I wanted it free, and they gave it to me.

It's the same fight they went through with Comcast and Vs.

If you want to make a difference in the battle, write to all the people who advertise on your local Fox affiliate and let them know angry you are at Fox. Fox can't afford to lose 20 million Direct TV subscribers. They charge for commercials based on who is able to see them. If their advertisers start dropping out because they won't be able to reach their audience, the battle is over.

I had a professor once point out that while they say "This show is brought to you by <advertiser>" in actuality You are brought to the advertiser by the show.

Although, I'd be okay with a world where Fox News doesn't come into my home at all.

Unfortunately it doesn't matter who's fault it is the customer takes it up the ass.

 

[sherbert1421]

i think both companies are at fault. fox wants a ridiculous price hike but fox said they were willing to let directv air their channels while they negotiated a new deal but directv pulled the plug

 

[forty_three]

i think both companies are at fault. fox wants a ridiculous price hike but fox said they were willing to let directv air their channels while they negotiated a new deal but directv pulled the plug

Because Direct TV holds all the cards in the negotiations. They take their 20 million subscribers out of the equation, and Fox caves faster.

That is one of the centerpieces of the Capitalist way that Fox touts so often. The Golden rule. He who has the gold makes the rules.

 

[Caps Revenge]

This isn't Direct TVs fault. It's another typical attempt at a company (Fox this time) that owns cable companies and wants to get their hands on the NFL Package. It's a big reason why Direct TV offered the NFL Package this year for free, because they knew Fox was going to pull this once the contract was up and wanted to put a dent in Fox's plan to claim they are "losing" xxxxxxx revenue. Direct TV can say "we only make <small amount> per subscriber". I am a Direct TV customer, and have been for five years. I called and said I wanted it free, and they gave it to me.

It's the same fight they went through with Comcast and Vs.

If you want to make a difference in the battle, write to all the people who advertise on your local Fox affiliate and let them know angry you are at Fox. Fox can't afford to lose 20 million Direct TV subscribers. They charge for commercials based on who is able to see them. If their advertisers start dropping out because they won't be able to reach their audience, the battle is over.

I had a professor once point out that while they say "This show is brought to you by <advertiser>" in actuality You are brought to the advertiser by the show.

Although, I'd be okay with a world where Fox News doesn't come into my home at all.

Are you saying that all you did was called and asked for the same free subscription that they offered to new customers and they went for it?

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Are you saying that all you did was called and asked for the same free subscription that they offered to new customers and they went for it?

Please answer this question. Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[rares]

Yes, you can get free programming (or $X off your bill a month for Y # of months) if you call and ask for it but it depends on a lot of factors such as how long you've been a subscriber, how much you pay them per month, how often you call and ask for free stuff, which CSR or retentions rep you happen to get on the line and what kind of mood they're in (calling back and talking to a different one will most likely mean you'll get offered something different) and on and on...

As for this DTV/FOX dispute, I'm not really worried about it... They'll work it out eventually. I've been a DTV subscriber for 10+ years and have no plans on switching.

I find it kind of funny that the KeepMyNets.com website tells people to go to Dish Network instead... Didn't Dish go through the same dispute a few months back and cut off all the FOX networks from subscribers for a while (I assume they're back now)?

 

[sherbert1421]

Yes, you can get free programming (or $X off your bill a month for Y # of months) if you call and ask for it but it depends on a lot of factors such as how long you've been a subscriber, how much you pay them per month, how often you call and ask for free stuff, which CSR or retentions rep you happen to get on the line and what kind of mood they're in (calling back and talking to a different one will most likely mean you'll get offered something different) and on and on...

As for this DTV/FOX dispute, I'm not really worried about it... They'll work it out eventually. I've been a DTV subscriber for 10+ years and have no plans on switching.

I find it kind of funny that the KeepMyNets.com website tells people to go to Dish Network instead... Didn't Dish go through the same dispute a few months back and cut off all the FOX networks from subscribers for a while (I assume they're back now)?

the dish dispute lasted a month i believe.

my neighbors switched from dish to directv last year when dish was in the dispute with fox and now they have to deal with it all over again.

I've been with directv since 1997 so i'm pretty sure i will be able to get some bill credits and it's not like i have much choice for providers anyways. my only options are either directv or dish network. I wouldn't mind it so much if i had good internet options available to me to stream the games but where i live, that's not going to happen.

 

[PIBuckeye]

Can someone list exactly which DIRECTV channels would be gone???

 

[rares]

Can someone list exactly which DIRECTV channels would be gone???

Due to regional sports channels differing quite a bit, you can find out the exact ones you'd lose by punching in your zip code over on the right here:

KeepMyNets.com

These are the national-feed ones that everyone will lose (in addition to your local sports channel if it's a FOX owned one and your local FOX network affiliate, etc.):

FX
FOX Soccer
FOX Soccer Plus
FOX Movie Channel
National Geographic Channel
FOX Deportes
FUEL TV
SPEED

 

[elocomotive]

Oh, my god... not FUEL TV!!! PLEASE!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!

 

[sherbert1421]

so i called directv and they said that all the center ice games on the regional fox networks will NOT be blacked out on the center ice package.

But any games in your local market will be blacked out due to broadcasting rights

 

[vancelot23]

Fox did this same thing last year, or the year before with Time Warner, and a while back with Dish Network.

 

[higgyfan4]

Fox Sports, DirecTV reach last-minute pact

by George Malik on 10/31/11 at 07:33 PM ET
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Good news for hockey fans who receive DirecTV, per Fox Sports Detroit’s Tim Bryant:

STATEMENT FROM FOX NETWORKS AND DIRECTV REGARDING THE STATUS OF PROGRAMMING NEGOTIATIONS
October 31, 2011

Fox Networks and DIRECTV have reached an agreement for DIRECTV to continue carrying all Fox Networks (including FX, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, SPEED, FUEL TV, FOX Soccer, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes), Fox’s regional sports networks, Fox Broadcasting (FOX), the FOX local stations, Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. We both know the past ten days have been challenging, but we’re pleased that both sides could eventually come together to ensure our viewers continue to enjoy Fox programming.