Dish / Gannett Dispute Settled! No Channel Removals!

[Dah-Henny]

Wow! The tip of the iceberg has been exposed.

 

[riffjim4069]

I can see why Ergen is getting more gray hairs...

 

[gdodd12]

Christ sake.... Guess I need to start thinking about DirectTV. This is getting ridiculous.

 

[syphix]

Ugh. Time to invest in a good OTA antenna. Hey, Dish: how's that OTA update coming for the Hopper?? Will it be out by Sunday???

Also, aren't DISH and DirecTV REQUIRED to carry the locals?? If so, how can Gannett hold them hostage???

 

[HDRoberts]

Ugh. Time to invest in a good OTA antenna. Hey, Dish: how's that OTA update coming for the Hopper?? Will it be out by Sunday???

Also, aren't DISH and DirecTV REQUIRED to carry the locals?? If so, how can Gannett hold them hostage???

Broadcasters have the choice. They can make themselves must-carry, but then they are not allowed to get retrans fees. Or, they can choose to have a retrans agreement which gets them money.

Man, if this is a test case on AutoHop, I don't see this getting resolved soon.

 

[3HaloODST]

What's the point in autohop if everyone pulls their channels and you can't even do it via OTA anyway?

 

[3HaloODST]

Not exactly sure about the current ETF rate, but at least $12.00 per month left on 24. But, my advice, keep your hand on your knee and be patient.

$17/Mo for each remaining month.

 

[hankster211]

Dish Dropping WBIR Knoxville TN?

The Knoxville TN NBC affiliate, WBIR channel 10 has been running announcements and top of screen banners saying that as of Sunday at midnight, Dish may drop it. What's up with that?

 

[KE4EST]

See here: http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/293245-Dish-Gannett-Dispute

 

[KE4EST]

and here http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads...ng-on-Dish-if-ad-skipping-feature-not-removed

 

[mdram]

these are no longer called disputes, they are dishputes.

a new one will be announced weekly, please stay tuned. coming soon to your market

 

[Voyager6]

What's the point in autohop if everyone pulls their channels and you can't even do it via OTA anyway?

The broadcasters are not going to pull their channels over Auto-Hop. It is just a negotiating point.

 

[Teehar]

My spidey senses suggest the FCC is going to get involved pretty soon.

 

[Tampa8]

1. Another owner of stations (not as many) also said that, then came to terms.

2. (To go along with what Teehar said) It jumps out at me, they may not actually be able to stop Dish if they simply refuse to be carried unless demands other than money are met and other than what is normally agreed to. That is what the lawsuit is for. If Dish wins the suit, and are doing something legal, and Gannett still refuses, I would bet Dish would then be granted permission to use another channel or some remedy. Then it becomes a question will every local follow Ganett, or will others realize they can get carried in a larger area and take the place of Gannett. What really needs to happen is another carrier have the guts to come up with something similar. If they can refuse to be carried over this, what else can they use, DVR's ??

3. Yes, we know, that's it, you're leaving Dish......

 

[Roxor]

It's always something with DISH!!!

 

[Voyager6]

It's always something with DISH!!!

Just another Media Group seeking a big increase in retransmission fees.

 

[pickone4me]

Gannet destroys everything they touch, they are have destroyed there newspaper branch and alienated there customer base, the forced fakebook switch, you have to sub to use the local news forums, complaints about the slowness of the online digital paper, delivery issues. Yeah just go away gannett! Doesn't surprise me that they are the same way with the broadcast portion of the company.

 

[Tampa8]

It's always something with DISH!!!

Yep. And has been like that in all the many years I have been with Dish.

Sometimes more entertaining then what the channels actually provide....

 

[Ltrain23]

Re: Gannett to stop broadcasting on Dish if ad-skipping feature not removed

But in this case, they are giving them 4 measly days to negotiate. I was okay with the loss of AMC and the Big Ten (temporarily), but if I am out of one of my big 4 locals, that may be the tipping point.

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[pickone4me]

A 300% rate increase for a broadcast channel!? They are nuts! Maybe for cable tv channels, but not broadcast!