Losing ABC & ESPN

jmush · 03-02-10, 02:21 PM

what do u have? cable? dish? advertising revenues are down so programmers are chargers cable companies more and more..and the loser is you

GiveMeaBJ · 03-02-10, 02:22 PM

I have io which I guess is cablevision.

whatsgood5 · 03-02-10, 02:23 PM

I'd be suicidal if I saw this message. Thank god I have Time Warner...

teaserpleaser · 03-02-10, 02:32 PM

dish or direct tv would never risk losing abc or espn

teaserpleaser · 03-02-10, 02:33 PM

abc ok but losing espn/espn2 would hurt

GiveMeaBJ · 03-02-10, 02:34 PM

If they do take it off I will be switching to Direct TV in my room.

spartangreen · 03-02-10, 02:36 PM

Direct Tv doesn't have VS anymore, don't watch it much, but sometimes they have good games on that channel.

teaserpleaser · 03-02-10, 02:38 PM

^^^ if you watch mma you need vs college football as well

Boner_18 · 03-02-10, 02:42 PM

It's your servicer and not the networks that are screwing up here. The networks are the ones that source original content and negotiate contracts with sports leagues. The servicers (cable vision, time warner, etc.) simply deliver the product to your house.

Existing cable companies, non-network, already get a premium for sourcing their content. Now that the networks are asking for this premium, which admittedly they never have before, the servicers are playing hardball. I say screw the servicer who is really just an overpriced middle man anyhow. Call your cable company and tell them you want the channels and you don't want the cost passed on to you, or you will switch to dish.

H-BOMB · 03-02-10, 02:47 PM

Cablevision sucks big time. Look at who owns cablevision the same idiot that owns the Knicks. The guy can pay Marbury a huge contract but can't dish out money for ESPN. Switch to a dish before it gets worse.

bigbank · 03-02-10, 02:47 PM

I spent many years working for TWC and this threat gets played out over and over. We even went so far as handing out rabbit ears a few years ago so customers could still get ABC. Never came to that. This will be resolved too. DirectTV vs Versus is a bit different than what's going on with ABC and the cable companies. Don't stress to much about it, neither ABC or the cable company can afford for these channels to go off the air.

jmush · 03-02-10, 03:28 PM

time Warner has shown messages like this in the past..they said they could lose food network..mtv..ect...they always end up reaching an agreement before going black