"No hockey for you."
Go get 'em, Charlie.
Ping!
All these "packages" are lame. Just offer cable/satellite ala carte and let me choose what I want to watch...
Perhaps OLN is reaching too far, attempting to get more out of their NHL contract than is realty there?
No hockey on cable?
Whatever am I going to do!
< /sarc >
There's hockey on TV?
Who knew?
What's hockey? Is that anything like soccor?
You mean there are actually people who want to watch hockey on television? Amazing!
Oh, I forgot. I'm Texan, have basic cable, not Dish, and could not care less about some silly northerners slipping around on the ice whacking at a biscuit.
:)
"No hockey for you."
Sounds like Dish Network didn't fullfill it's contract with OLN and OLN pulled the channel. Dish Network want's to charge it's customers a premium while cable and Direct TV offer OLN on the basic package. Mmmmm ....
I had Dish Network years ago and their coverage of the Rockies was terrible, maybe 50% of the games. Dumped them. Looks like they are up to the same old game, gouge the customer.
I haven't liked OLN since they pulled the "Sea Hunt" reruns a couple of years ago.
"The contract dispute between EchoStar and OLN revolves around OLN's placement in a higher-priced channel package by Dish Network, which is distributed to fewer viewers."
Sounds like both are trying to take advantage of eachother and forgeting the veiwers who keep them both in business.
So who has the upper hand? Looks like a wash to me.....
We went in for Center Ice. My son is a huge hockey fan and it was kind of a birthday present. There are up to 3 hockey channels on it. I guess it shows every NHL game there is. I think it's 3 payments to Dish of $30 or 40 each, during the season. It pays for itself if you don't go to live games.
I have DISH but I only watch football sports.
Is that the red mark you get on the neck after a passionate night that never reappears after one is married?
Comcast Subsidiary Refuses to Provide OLN Programming to EchoStar's DISH Network; 'Strong-arm Tactics by Comcast Punish EchoStar Customers'ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2005--EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) confirmed today that it is no longer carrying Outdoor Life Network. The Comcast-owned programmer recently demanded that EchoStar force millions of additional DISH Network customers to pay for its outdoor programming as a condition to continued availability. EchoStar was unwilling to impose those additional costs on consumers.
"We work hard to provide choice for our customers and to keep prices low," said Eric Sahl, senior vice president of Programming for EchoStar. "Most of our customers have made the decision they do not want to pay the additional cost of watching that channel."
For customers impacted by the loss of OLN, DISH Network recently added College Sports TV (CSTV), NFL Network and ESPNU at no additional cost. DISH Network offers other channels that provide similar programming to OLN, such as The Outdoor Channel and the Men's Channel. For hockey fans, hundreds of hockey games are available through regional sports networks offered by DISH Network, or customers can subscribe to the NHL Center Ice Package, which offers a variety of hockey games much broader than those offered on OLN.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more than 11.4 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM), the fastest-growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services in the last five years. DISH Network offers hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com.
The benefit of the Center Ice package is the availability of the most popular hockey program in North America, "Hockey Night In Canada", carried on CBC.
We dumped THE DISH a long time ago.
Sorry, but this annoyed the crap out of me last night when I wanted to watch Dallas/Minnesota. I have the NHL Center Ice package - through Dish Network - and I couldn't watch my home-state team. They also announced the US Olympic roster before the game - missed that too.