DirectTV dropping FX and FOX sports channels
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Doghart
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Doghart
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So here's some copy/paste from the Facebook page:
DirecTV says Fox Networks wants a 40% increase. That’s just not true. We've asked them to pay the same price for your favorite networks, shows and sports programming that their competitors pay. AND, we are willing to keep our channels on while we continue our talks, instead, DirecTV has decided to drop your favorite shows and sporting events November 1.
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Fox said late Thursday that it has offered an extension during the ongoing negotiations but that DirecTV "has informed us and their customers that unless we agree to their demands, they 'will suspend our networks on Nov. 1.'"
Fox added that DirecTV sent a proposal out Tuesday.
"They have given us no chance to respond before taking an unnecessarily aggressive posture and going public," Fox Networks said in a statement. "It is disappointing that they have chosen bad faith tactics over meaningful negotiation.
"We have proposed to keep the Fox Networks on DirecTV for the same price, and on the same terms as they are currently carried while we attempt to work out a fair agreement. Unfortunately, DirecTV has decided that unless they get their way, they are going to pull the plug on their customers Nov. 1."
Meanwhile, DirecTV issued its own statement late Thursday.
"After months of making little progress in our talks with News Corp and Fox to renew our agreement to carry their regional sports networks and other national channels we’ve regrettably reached a point where we will be forced to suspend the channels as soon as Nov. 1 unless News Corp is willing to move toward a more reasonable price increase," the company said.
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DirecTV says Fox Networks wants a 40% increase. That’s just not true. We've asked them to pay the same price for your favorite networks, shows and sports programming that their competitors pay. AND, we are willing to keep our channels on while we continue our talks, instead, DirecTV has decided to drop your favorite shows and sporting events November 1.
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Fox said late Thursday that it has offered an extension during the ongoing negotiations but that DirecTV "has informed us and their customers that unless we agree to their demands, they 'will suspend our networks on Nov. 1.'"
Fox added that DirecTV sent a proposal out Tuesday.
"They have given us no chance to respond before taking an unnecessarily aggressive posture and going public," Fox Networks said in a statement. "It is disappointing that they have chosen bad faith tactics over meaningful negotiation.
"We have proposed to keep the Fox Networks on DirecTV for the same price, and on the same terms as they are currently carried while we attempt to work out a fair agreement. Unfortunately, DirecTV has decided that unless they get their way, they are going to pull the plug on their customers Nov. 1."
Meanwhile, DirecTV issued its own statement late Thursday.
"After months of making little progress in our talks with News Corp and Fox to renew our agreement to carry their regional sports networks and other national channels we’ve regrettably reached a point where we will be forced to suspend the channels as soon as Nov. 1 unless News Corp is willing to move toward a more reasonable price increase," the company said.
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Glad I stayed with Dish. What sucks is, there are few college games on the FSN networks.
Huey,
I imagine the local Fox networks would not be dropped. If they are, there's going to be a lot of pissed off customers who have Sunday Ticket. Fox carries the NFC games, so half of the games broadcast every Sunday would be gone. Not to mention the regular programming on that channel.
Huey,
I imagine the local Fox networks would not be dropped. If they are, there's going to be a lot of pissed off customers who have Sunday Ticket. Fox carries the NFC games, so half of the games broadcast every Sunday would be gone. Not to mention the regular programming on that channel.
TitaniumTroy
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I watch a few shows on FX, like Sons of Anarchy, Justified, American Horror Story. Last few years it seems AMC has been coming out with the better shows compared to FX though.
Doghart
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-B- said:
I wonder if by dropping these channels anyone would be able to get out of any contract they would have with DirecTv?
Typically when a company makes changes to it's services or is purchased by another company you have a window to terminate any existing contract you would have with them without recourse.
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Was watching FX yesterday and I love the banner wars that are going on while shows are playing (I'm being sarcastic btw) FX will stream that Directv is dropping FX and NGT and Fox Sports for no reason whatsoever) then a few minutes after that, Directv will run their own banner claiming that Fox wants to increase your entire bill 40%. So many lies.
Kazaam
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Losing Fox Sports would suck. But I'd expect things to get ironed out eventually. It seems like they always do. And, of course, then we end up paying higher prices.
This gets me to thinking about Internet-streaming subscriptions to NBA League Pass (and the NFL, NHL, and MLB equivalents). I wish there was a law that said the major sports leagues couldn't black out local games just because Fox Sports or whomever is broadcasting it (non-OTA) locally. That way we could still get our sports fix without having to pay for cable/satellite and pay for all those other channels that I don't hardy watch. It'd be hard to do, but thanks to the Internet, it'd probably be easier to do now than it was back in the late 1990s when I just had OTA.
Of course, since I'm wishing for laws that'll never appear, I might as well wish for cheaper ala carte cable/satellite pricing, too.
This gets me to thinking about Internet-streaming subscriptions to NBA League Pass (and the NFL, NHL, and MLB equivalents). I wish there was a law that said the major sports leagues couldn't black out local games just because Fox Sports or whomever is broadcasting it (non-OTA) locally. That way we could still get our sports fix without having to pay for cable/satellite and pay for all those other channels that I don't hardy watch. It'd be hard to do, but thanks to the Internet, it'd probably be easier to do now than it was back in the late 1990s when I just had OTA.
Of course, since I'm wishing for laws that'll never appear, I might as well wish for cheaper ala carte cable/satellite pricing, too.
I expect they'll get it settled. They're just paying hardball right now. Providers and media companies do this every so often. Fox has done this with others, they'll nail down a settlement. Their biggest weapon is who does and doesn't drop service. Lots dump it = Fox gets their $. Few do = DirecTV gets a better price.
Had this come up a couple months ago, I'd have been more likely go call Charter. Now that baseball is over, I'll give them a couple weeks. But if they aren't sorted soon, DirecTV will have a hard time keeping us, even though I would prefer their service over cable.
Had this come up a couple months ago, I'd have been more likely go call Charter. Now that baseball is over, I'll give them a couple weeks. But if they aren't sorted soon, DirecTV will have a hard time keeping us, even though I would prefer their service over cable.
Kazaam said:
I just wish you could pick the number of channels you want and be done with it. I don't watch Hall mark, Lifetime, or any of the shopping networks, so why should I have to pay extra for a package containing those channels in order to get channels I like like NatGeo, Science Channel, etc.?
There should be a way where you can pay for just the channels you watch. Maybe make it where each channel is so much a month, but you get a discount if you carry more than 15-20 channels.
Yesfan70 said:
It's because of carrier agreements. Some channels (shopping, religious) they pay to provider to carry. Doesn't matter if you watch it, but DirecTV makes money because they beam it into your home. Other channels the media companies require the providers to take... you want ESPN, you have to take the several other ESPNs and the Lifetime and Lifetime Movie channel.
So yeah, even though you're paying the provider, they still don't see you as their customer, but their product.