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  1. DIRECTV Programming
    Who knows. DirecTV could go IP distribution under AT&T. I don't worry about things that are that are so far off that would take years to implement once decided on. Either PBS is worth it to you now - or it is not. Then again, write you Congressman and tell them to stop all funding to PBS if...
  2. DIRECTV General Discussion
    So you say AT&T should have no issue purchasing DirecTV? Interesting in a statement today they had to acknowledge it: The bonds are contingent on AT&T's ability to acquire DirecTV. Company leaders told analysts during a first-quarter earnings call that they are confident the deal would go...
  3. DIRECTV Programming
    Not according to what TWC is claiming in the press as how they have this positioned on their financial books. Under Federal law, especially since the bank failures during the last 8 years, if the value of the asset decreases at any time, it must immediately be written down. TWC has made a...
  4. General Satellite Discussion
    I have continued to tell you that the programming costs for MVPDs are not what people think over and over.....and people still do not get it. Here are some facts everyone needs to digest.... Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are expected to split $300 million - here's where the money comes...
  5. General Satellite Discussion
    Your analogy is the equivalent of saying I pay $10 for a movie ticket so I should only pay $10 for a Sporting Event.
  6. General Satellite Discussion
    Local OTA Channels account for 35% of the viewing on any MVPD. It was even higher in the late 90s before all the RSNs. That is why DBS did not take off until local channels were included.
  7. General Satellite Discussion
    PPV per Sporting Event. It's coming. NFL told you as much this year.
  8. General Satellite Discussion
    The "core" package on any a la carte, even without programming, will be high - as stated above. FiOS is just playing with words as a la carte is a buzz word now. All FiOS is doing is putting in a "non-sports" basic package as most MVPD now have. Their "Sports" add on package is just a new...
  9. DIRECTV Programming
    Comical how people openly lie to DirecTV to try and get lower rates - but outcry when someone uses a little white lie with DirecTV to get a receiver they are legally entitled to.
  10. DIRECTV Programming
    MLB controls the rights. MLB EI has rights to all feeds. If channels were tight, as DirecTV is not "legal" for Canadian Residents, they might have chosen to simple use that feed.
  11. DIRECTV Programming
    Supposedly a C61 client will solve that issue.
  12. DIRECTV Programming
    I realize from multiple threads that an installer is not given research and information that the business and programming offices of DirecTV has, but regardless, your post that claims there is data to suggest the correlation works in reverse, please provide sources and links. It certainly is not...
  13. DIRECTV Programming
    You can get PBS-HD for free off AMC-21 (125W) with a small Ku Band Satellite Dish (about the size of the DirecTV Dish) and a FTA Receiver for several hundred dollars. Even better, the quality of the picture will be FAR superior than anything you get from your local PBS Station, especially as...
  14. DIRECTV General Discussion
    You missed the point. MVPDs are charging Netflix to install servers at their locations. If one understands how the internet works, one knows that the weak point is where the 2 Companies hand off the internet connection to each other. Depending on what backbone the MVPD used, the entire...
  15. DIRECTV General Discussion
    If you would bother to look at HBO revenue and divide by 30M subs x 12 months, you would see your number is wrong. But god forbid anyone here do something so simple. Besides, the number is widely known by financial analysts - who have long discussions with CFOs in order to issue buy or sell...
  16. DIRECTV General Discussion
    That would seem sensible if 55%-60% of MVPD revenue was not coming from Video. If you think it is MVPD's wet dream to lose almost 2/3rds of their revenue, then you do not understand business. Furthermore, hard costs are distributed across Video and Broadband fees (and hard costs are over half...
  17. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Totally incorrect. TWC and Comcast do not compete against each other..... DirecTV and AT&T compete against each other in every market AT&T is in. Furthermore, DirecTV/AT&T would become the largest MVPD in the Country if approved and Comcast/TWC was not.
  18. DIRECTV General Discussion
    That's your opinion. I could say the same thing for water, but the Companies that sell water disagree (you do realize that water can be more expensive than Gasoline?) And you have the option to put up an antenna and disconnect service - saving a whole lot more! If you did not support the...
  19. DIRECTV General Discussion
    On the very first page I noted that the UHD in Best Buy was obviously better than anything else being shown from 1/2 a showroom away. The first 30 pages of this thread are people telling me it was my imagination (even though I did not know it was a UHD set from 1/2 a store away). Then for the...
  20. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Yes, they wanted $1.00 instead of 33 cents.....or $2 by 2018 instead of 66 cents. So Greedy.....not. A steal when one considers how much they watch ABC/CBS/FOX/NBC (average 35% of the time on MVPD).
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