WGN - Dish Network Dispute
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:03 pm
Here we go again...was watching WGN and a crawl says Dish Network will stop carrying WGN on December 1st in another apparent dispute. This is getting old.
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radioandtventhusiast wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:37 pmThe main Chicago station or the national Feed?
Lawmakers on both sides are trying to put an end to disputes and blackouts, but broadcasters lobby all the time to keep the system. The FCC won't do anything either. Something needs to be done so people never have their channels blacked out because of greed.Big Signal wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:26 amThese networks and local stations are very greedy when it comes letting systems carry them. It's beyond ridiculous, as an example, Fox Sports Detroit is no longer available on Dish now for about a year and a half. Sinclair wants a crazy amount of money and Dish said no way, so the channel was dropped completely. The cord is being cut more and more because of all the content pricing that continues to be passed down to the consumer.
That's the problem right there. Some customers pick certain packages to get a certain channel they want, and if they get dropped in a dispute, they're out of luck.
That is why I've called and negotiated a new deal with Dish. We shouldn't have to do that, prices should be decreased accordingly to the percentage paid on the channels dropped. In my opinion, cable and Sat TV are one of the biggest scams going.That's the problem right there. Some customers pick certain packages to get a certain channel they want, and if they get dropped in a dispute, they're out of luck.
I've had Dish for about 15 years now, and have enjoyed the service for the most part. Pay-TV is one of the most unregulated industries there are.Big Signal wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 5:36 pmThat is why I've called and negotiated a new deal with Dish. We shouldn't have to do that, prices should be decreased accordingly to the percentage paid on the channels dropped. In my opinion, cable and Sat TV are one of the biggest scams going.That's the problem right there. Some customers pick certain packages to get a certain channel they want, and if they get dropped in a dispute, they're out of luck.