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Posted on 9/1/23 at 10:29 am to cutigersfan
Posted on 9/1/23 at 10:29 am to cutigersfan
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Cutting off right at game time was a bullshi* move. This is between Disney and Spectrum. Disney showed what they feel about people. need to sell ESPN.
If Disney has a deal by the weekend than it was brilliant.
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Posted on 9/1/23 at 10:59 am to bamameister
Just prior to this blackout, I got a letter from Spectrum about the new lineup starting in a couple weeks.
They're canceling 52 current stations (several of which I watch often) and adding 15 other channels (all of which I've never heard of, or I'm not interested in...The Word Channel, ASPIRE, The Impact Network, Cleo...what the hell are those?)
Spectrum smells like big trouble brewing.
They're canceling 52 current stations (several of which I watch often) and adding 15 other channels (all of which I've never heard of, or I'm not interested in...The Word Channel, ASPIRE, The Impact Network, Cleo...what the hell are those?)
Spectrum smells like big trouble brewing.
This post was edited on 9/1/23 at 11:00 am
Posted on 9/1/23 at 11:23 am to Literalist
Alright,
So let’s hear the best non-cable-non-groomer way to watch college football.
I haven’t the slightest.
So let’s hear the best non-cable-non-groomer way to watch college football.
I haven’t the slightest.
Posted on 9/1/23 at 11:27 am to Literalist
Whether you're on cable, streaming or satellite content providers pull this crap every couple of years to get more money. Disney has been losing money between their streaming service, the previous CEO making decisions that alienated a large number of park goers as well as an overly "woke" attitude with most of their films. So, they looked at where they could generate cash quickly and the subscribers get screwed either way. They are doing it to Spectrum today but every service will get their turn for their subscribers to be screwed over.
Posted on 9/1/23 at 11:34 am to Literalist
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According to Spectrum, they made a "fair offer" but Disney refused and demanded "an exorbitant amount."
The cable provider ALWAYS says they made a fair offer and ALWAYS says company XYZ is demanding an exorbitant amount.
IDGAF what Disney is demanding b/c Spectrum is going to raise our bill regardless. Even if they fully dropped all Disney networks they sure as frick aren't going to reduce our bill so they can STFU and bend the knee.
Boo hoo for the Charter CEO who makes $15m a year and has $93m in stock not getting a performance bonus this year. He can get fricked. Only worthwhile reason to have cable anymore is live sports and if they don't get this shite fixed by the time games kick off tomorrow I'm done w/Spectrum forever. I've had them since they were Time Warner for like 20 years, waste money on the max package to get all the sports channels, and then they pull shite shite w/zero warning when in years past you at least got a week or two heads up on possible carriage disputes? frick them. YouTube TV is suddenly looking really nice.
This post was edited on 9/1/23 at 11:42 am
Posted on 9/1/23 at 11:37 am to Grim
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Thanks Ron
DeSantis has nothing to do with this. Its all about Disney/ESPN needing to cough up more $$ to the conferences going forward.
Posted on 9/1/23 at 11:38 am to Literalist
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Just prior to this blackout, I got a letter from Spectrum about the new lineup starting in a couple weeks.
I got jack shite from them. No letter, no email. Nada.
Posted on 9/1/23 at 11:39 am to HighTide_ATL
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Blows my mind my parents (and other ppl their age) keep their cable despite me showing them how the streaming TV services are superior
Streaming is only superior if you don't watch sports. If you do watch sports streaming is nowhere near as good.
Posted on 9/1/23 at 11:43 am to DawgsLife
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Now I have Internet, Netflix, HBOMax, Amazon Prime, and YouYbue TV for $170 during football season and drop YouTube and pay $105 a month in off season. Internet is 1000MB speed.
I have all that with Spectrum and pay $180 a month. Again, during Football season when I want to watch NFL Network and Redzone, it’s not much different than streaming.
I get that streaming makes a lot of sense if you don’t need all the premium sports stations, but it isn’t much better if you do.
Posted on 9/1/23 at 11:53 am to Tammany Tom
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I have all that with Spectrum and pay $180 a month. Again, during Football season when I want to watch NFL Network and Redzone, it’s not much different than streaming.
I get that streaming makes a lot of sense if you don’t need all the premium sports stations, but it isn’t much better if you do.
Interesting. Do you have to do a contract with Spectrum? I am not familiar with them. With streaming you do it on a month by month basis, so during off season my costs go way down. Also, I don't have to rent any extra equipment or pay anything extra for cloud storage. As stated before my internet speed is at 1000MB, too.
That said, we have more stuff than we have time to watch.
This post was edited on 9/1/23 at 11:59 am
Posted on 9/1/23 at 12:45 pm to bamameister
Always seen messages prior to "dead-line" prior to this. Allows people to call spectrum and raise cain about cutting ESPN, or call Disney and raise cain. IF I were thinking about taking the kids/grandkids to a trip to Disney, this move would have changed my vacation plans.
Posted on 9/1/23 at 12:46 pm to Literalist
Good job Snakey ... tied us to this greedy corporation.
Posted on 9/1/23 at 2:59 pm to bamameister
Inside video of negotiations
Posted on 9/1/23 at 3:04 pm to ColoradoAg
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Good job Snakey ... tied us to this greedy corporation.
Grow up. CBS and local networks have been threatening cable companies for decades. You act like you just got here.
Posted on 9/1/23 at 4:38 pm to Literalist
This isn't surprising. This is how these disputes go. The provider wants to pay a small amount. The broadcast company wants a large amount. If they can't come to an agreement, the channel goes black.
If people are mad, the broadcast company wins (because if people drop their cable due to a lack of ESPN, Spectrum will cave).
If people don't care the provider wins.
If people are mad, the broadcast company wins (because if people drop their cable due to a lack of ESPN, Spectrum will cave).
If people don't care the provider wins.
Posted on 9/1/23 at 4:41 pm to bamameister
Snakey sucks at his job. The B1G did a much better job of negotiation. The man is just incompetent to the extreme.
Worst commissioner I've seen in quite awhile.
Worst commissioner I've seen in quite awhile.
Posted on 9/1/23 at 4:50 pm to DawgsLife
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YouTube TV for $170 during football season and drop YouTube and pay $105 a month in off season.
Fubo during football season: $84
4K during season: $105
Feb-August: 0$
This post was edited on 9/1/23 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 9/1/23 at 5:03 pm to HighTide_ATL
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I don't know how ppl aren't doing Youtube TV or Hulu TV by now Blows my mind my parents (and other ppl their age) keep their cable despite me showing them how the streaming TV services are superior
I'm probably older than your parents, and the streaming vs. cable thing has been no secret to me for several years.
Posted on 9/1/23 at 6:37 pm to scrybe
All I know is this suxs.
Posted on 9/1/23 at 6:40 pm to GamecockUltimate
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streaming was an awesome solution but its becoming like cable again.
I agree. Certain headaches have evolved from the streaming race. As such, streaming when nobody was doing it was awesome.
This post was edited on 9/1/23 at 6:41 pm
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