Fox to Dish: You Got 3 Days Left

tvpredictions.com ^ | September 28, 2010 | Philip Swann

[Las Vegas Dave]

Washington, D.C. (September 28, 2010) -- Fox is turning up the heat on Dish Network in the programming fee battle that threatens to force the satcaster to drop several Fox-owned channels by week's end.

At a web site created to support its argument in the fight, Fox is now saying that Dish has just three days left to make a deal.

Called GetWhatIPaidFor.com, the site says unless a new programming agreement is reached between Fox and Dish by September 30, the satcaster will be forced to drop FX, National Geographic Channel, and 19 Fox regional sports networks on October 1.

The site adds that both the HD and SD editions of those channels would be pulled from Dish's lineup.

Additionally, Fox is starting to run viewer alerts on some Fox networks saying Dish subscribers could lose their channels in the coming days.

Battles between TV providers and programmers have escalated in recent months with programmers asking for increases to carry their lineups. In June, Dish was forced to drop four Disney high-def channels when it could not reach a new carriage agreement with the programmer; the channels are still off the air.

Earlier this month, some local Fox affiliates began posting notices at their web sites saying that Dish may stop carrying the Fox channels on October 1. And the satcaster could stop carrying the local Fox affiliates on November 1, the notices said.

If an agreement is not reached, it would mean that Dish viewers would lose everything from regional sports broadcast by Fox Sports channels to Sons of Anarchy on FX.

There was no official response today from Dish Network on the impasse.

[GeronL]

Radical leftists will be rushing to Dish. lol

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[Qwackertoo]

DISH is really getting on my nerves these days but I think we are “stuck” with them until Feb. or have to pay a cancellation fee. That is the one bill I let my husband deal with and DVR’s and etc. oh that & NetFlix too . . . I just need my FOX and don’t watch much else on TV except a few series of shows.

[jdub]

if they significantly alter the services that they agreed to provide you in the contract you signed, there might be grounds for termination. However they probably covered that base pretty well.

[Frantzie]

Saudi Arabia and other Islamic countries have shareholding, business deals, joint ventures with ALL 6 networks who own the majority of the channels. TV is for dhiminis. Maybe Dish might all one slot for Kelsey Grammer’s Conservative Network versus Fox/Saudia.

Prince Al Waleed has shareholding in Fox/News Corp, TW/CNN, Disney/ABC plus multibillion deals with GE/NBC/MSNBC/CNBC and Bloomberg.

CBS/VIACom is the only one I cannot find with multibillion connections except VH1 Indonesia which gives them access to 1 billion muslims. Keep watching folks - you traded in your liberty for a clicker.

The same Prince Al Waleed is the Saudi King’s nephew and is contributing millions to the 911 Victory Mosque.

[Dixie Yooper]

Billionaires argue and I stand to lose either money or channels.

[camp_steveo]

It is my opinion that DirecTV is much better anyway. :D

[Dacula]

Charlie Ergen is a big time lib supporter. I remember he hosted a ‘fundraiser’ for Hillary.

Betcha Obama is supporting him in trying to poke a Fox.

[catnipman]

I guess if Dish continues to drop channels, I’ll have to switch to Direct TV.

[dmet]

Somehow I fail to see what is going on here.

Either
1)Dish net is trying to hold down programming costs for the viewer

2)Fox is upset with the pricing or availability to the viewer by dish net

Who is the ‘bad’ guy in this?

[oldtimer]

Soros et ilk is attacking Fox News, and if Dish drops Fox News, I drop dish.

[GRRRRR]

DirectTV being installed tomorrow. Got the NFL Sunday Ticket.
I know a person in sales and she tells me that DirectTV sales are going through the roof. So much so, their equipment suppliers are on perpetual backorder. My install was delayed a week because of no equipment.

[Mad Dawgg]

"I guess if Dish continues to drop channels, I’ll have to switch to Direct TV."

I just dropped DirecTV. Hated to. Loved the picture quality and such but they kept sending me refurbed HD DVR boxes and they kept having issues. (Recordings would not playback or would not record at all etc.) I switched to Time Warned which is a disappointment because their HD is 1080I and lacks greatly compared o DirecTV's.

However the DVRs work great and though I don't get as many of the channels I watch (like HDNET Movies and the NFL channel) I get Primetime On Demand which included CBS and NBC also I get AMC in HD (1080i) which DirecTV didn't offer. Which means I get to watch "Rubicon" and "The Walking Dead" with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound.

Another reason I switched was to upgrade our Roadrunner Connection to Turboboost. My new internet connection tests at or over 24 MBPS. We can now watch several HD videos via Hulu and the network sites simultaneously with nary a glitch.

So in short I get a little less HD resolution (1080p down to 1080i) a few less channels I actually watch (NFL network and HDet Movies etc.) A much Faster internet connectio But I pay much less per month (almst 40 Bucks less.) Couldn't pass up the deal.

[Gondring]

What’s TV?

[George from New England]

Article doesn’t say Fox News is affected.

[GeronL]

lol. Fox broadcasting?

who’d notice? except the national IQ would go up a little

[NonValueAdded]

Exactly

[ladyvet]

I hate DISH. They seem to nickle and dime our bill up every couple of months. Lately all I've really been watching was FOX NEWS and the HISTORY channel.

Fox is changing for the worse and the History channel should be called the Nostradamus/Ice-road Trucker channel. I'm ready to just pull the plug.

[ladyvet]

I hate DISH. They seem to nickle and dime our bill up every couple of months. Lately all I've really been watching was FOX NEWS and the HISTORY channel.

Fox is changing for the worse and the History channel should be called the Nostradamus/Ice-road Trucker channel. I'm ready to just pull the plug.