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The Programming Disputes Thread

Now Raycom is in a dispute with Dish Network. On another forum they're saying that WCSC Charleston SC could get dropped if there's no deal by August 4.
 
Does anyone else get the impression that since the FCC has announced they won't step in on contract disputes that Dish's management thinks they can go crazy now? I'm more glad than ever I dumped them years ago.
 
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Does anyone else get the impression that since the FCC has announced they won't step in on contract disputes that Dish's management thinks they can go crazy now? I'm more glad than ever I dumped them years ago.
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If that's the case, it could come back to haunt them in lost subscriber numbers
 
If Raycom is in a dispute with Dish that will affect WMC NBC 5 in Memphis as well. If that goes off that will put both them and WREG CBS 3 (Owned by Tribune) off Dish in the Memphis area.

I think more and more that laws need to be changed to where cable and satellite systems are required to refund customers and pay fines over these kinds of disputes.
 
anotherguy said:
If Raycom is in a dispute with Dish that will affect WMC NBC 5 in Memphis as well. If that goes off that will put both them and WREG CBS 3 (Owned by Tribune) off Dish in the Memphis area.

I think more and more that laws need to be changed to where cable and satellite systems are required to refund customers and pay fines over these kinds of disputes.
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I have an idea that would probably significantly slow down or end these network carriage disputes: Allow importation of an out-of-market affiliate so network programming remains available for satellite customers
 
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/32564503/editorial-attention-dish-subscribers

Update WMC and WSFA are in a contract dispute with Dish Network. how the hell could there be thousands of complaints by Dish Network sent to the BBB and Consumer affairs and yet they are still in business.
Im not shocked at this point about TV station owners and Network owners suing Dish and Customers suing Dish on various consumer and business complaints.

www.wsfa.com/story/32564503/editorial-attention-dish-subscribers
 
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This morning was a head-scratcher with WTIC-TV (FOX) channel 61 of Hartford:

On a pre-recorded segment inserted into their Saturday morning news, sports reporter Bob Rumbold mentions their dispute involving "parent company Tribune Broadcasting" and Dish Network. The teams one might not see on the screen next to him? Logos of the Yankees, Red Sox, football Giants and Patriots. Two things that make this odd...

1- Their sister stations, WCCT-TV (CW) channel 20 of Waterbury/Hartford and WPIX-TV (CW) channel 11 of New York City, both air select New York Mets baseball games. The Mets and football Jets were never mentioned.

2- Can't most people get channel 20 and 61 over the air for free? (And maybe channel 11 in other parts of Connecticut?)

If Dish Network is this problematic with near-constant local channel disputes, why do people still sign up for their service? I don't get it! :confused:
 
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