Posted on 07/01/2018 6:00:55 PM PDT by 11th_VA
It just became a bit harder to watch Spanish-language TV in the US, whether or not it's online. Dish and Sling TV have lost a trio of Univision stations (including its main channel, UniMás and Galavisión) after the two failed to end a carriage pricing dispute before a contract ended.
Dish insisted that Univision was "drastically" raising rates to make up for declining viewership, charging "almost double" for Dish and Sling customers as it was for Univision Now. It even took to offering free over-the-air antennas to viewers in some regions to win them over. Meanwhile, Univision framed Dish's demands as discriminatory, claiming that the satellite giant only wanted to pay "a fraction" of what it paid English-language channels. Dish's last-minute offer was an "insult" to viewers, it said. There's little doubt that the war of words will abruptly end if and when the two sides reach a deal, of course....
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They should learn English, or better yet, go back where they (sh@thole country) came from.
Toro caca.
Every year one of the big TV providers—Commiecast, Dish, or DirectTV—gets in a wizzing contest with one or more channels and they go dark for a couple of days.
Then they come back on and the TV bills get higher.
Nothing to see here.
How do you say “whatta shame” auf Spanish?
The only thing Univision and Telemundo are useful for is the soccer announcers yelling “Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!”.
I thought Sling was one of those “pay for what you want” deals. That being the case, why would they be in a price dispute. Just charge the illegals and the liberals who get the channel to be “chic” more for the privilege and be done with it.
Because, white privilege.
Lo siento.
No really, I’m series.
I resent having to PAY Univision.....I don’t speak Spanish.
Screw them
Cable and local/network channels do this at negotiation time. Each blames the other for wanting to increase their share of $$$
Regardless, the final result is an increase in the cable bill.
One of the area Medicare Advantage insurance companies pulled the same stunt by dropping local medical groups from the network.
Uh, you forgot the #1 draw for non-Spanish speakers: telenovela hotties!
Hmmm, that’s a pretty good Duck search with safesearch turned off . . .
Actually, Comcast has very few of these clashes with program providers in recent years—it’s in their best interest to keep it that way. But Dish has a notorious history of getting into way too many clashes with program providers over the years—the list is a long one.
STORRIES! Whadijudo to my STORRIES!! Ay-yi-yi! No can see my STORRIES!
¡Qué pena!
And boxeo!
Plus the ring girls.
One time I wish govt would get involved. Allow consumers to pick their channels and not have to subsidize undesired stations. Make it illegal to force me to pay for msnbc.
Thanks!
Why should beaner tv even be on in America, if you can’t speak English get the hell out!
I actually prefer watching soccer with the Spanish commentators, can’t stand the Fox commentators for the World Cup games.
I thought the south of the border folks were mostly socialists. Why doesn’t univision offer their program for free?
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