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    Not really. Deportes was a throw-in. It is "free". Trust me. You get Deportes if you take TWC, but you can't take TWC without paying about $4.00. It becomes an accounting gimmick. Yes, I get where you are coming from in terms of the subscribers and how they bucket all of this, but at the...
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    There is a reason why Dan York left Uverse as the President of Uverse's content strategy to go work for DTV as Exec VP for DTV. I know you were in love with Uverse for a brief 12 minutes in the last few weeks, but they are what they are. Uverse has many quality issues depending on where you...
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    It's a negotiation, both sides had to give something up. If you are going to use the word "caved", then you need to properly use it for both. Neither side got what they wanted outright. DTV was never going to get it on a specialty tier and everyone knew that, including them. That was...
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    Well, I was 4 days off on my prediction and for that I beg forgiveness. I had actually heard the two parties were extremely close to a deal over last weekend and was surprised it wasn't done under my original prediction. The reality is that this is a bad deal for consumers in the long run even...
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    Take a good look at what's on the Lakers channel. Horrific.
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    Good point. Those are two big mistakes right out of the shoot. 30 million is so wrong it makes you wonder how much other nonsense is in there. And to use Desser...that makes me laugh. Desser is an interesting guy, but the author of the story should be disclosing that he will make even more...
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    Is this supposed to be joke post? :lol: DTV, smartly, went into Latin America and is absolutely killing it down there. Absolutely killing it. They are becoming the dominant player in countries that are still growing like crazy. Absolutely brilliant move. While Dish, they are trying to...
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    :nono2: MFNs. Most Favored Nation. If you violate the contract, even if it is with your parent company, you are now violating EVERY contract and have to renegotiate all of them. Pac 12 isn't a RSN, not sure why you lump them in together. 7 channels. Is any network worth 7 channels of...
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    Slow news day and priorities out of whack. L.A. is also a town where 1/8" an inch of rain comes down and that's the top story with leads like "STORM 2012, how to prepare, how to drive, how to survive" :lol:
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    That is exactly right. Smaller footprint is a layup. Don't even need a lawyer quite frankly.
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    Because the RSNs want all of it. They want every eyeball they can get to monetize the advertising sales AND they want the huge subscribtion fees from the distributor. That's the problem. DTV would pay $3.95 in a heartbeat if it was only on a Sports Pack or Choice Ultimate level as you suggest...
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    Yes, Comcast covers the Lakers market. Of course they are talking and of course they are testing the signal so when a deal is done, it launches immediately. Who knows what Dish will do. You guys have to understand that the cable guys and the telco guys can take on ridiculous contracts and...
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    Actually, I do know Mike White. Well, I've met him several times and have had conversations (small talk). I know a number of people at DTV just as I know people at just about every other distributor and many on the programming side. Secondly, you said the same fees. You are wrong, they are...
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    Sure, and violate a contract that says those sports channels have to be distributed in a certain way with a minimum number of eyeballs. What a great idea....violating contracts and such. What could possibly go wrong? :rolleyes:
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    I made a correct response about your supposition that DTV is ready to not have the entire season on. It is beyond ludicrous. The icon was appropriate. I am no more a fanboy for DTV than anyone else, I just give you the reality from someone that has been around this industry for a long time...
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    At least you are honest about it. :)
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    Yes. The Lakers are getting clocked again, but I doubt David Stern and the boys want them to go 1-4 so I'm sure the zebras are going to bail them out. On Saturday I said next week, that was 4 days ago and you guys are already panicking. Nothing is guaranteed in this industry. Nothing. Do I...
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    Weird that you missed these TWC:kickbutt:COMCAST (largest tv provider in the United States) TWC:kickbutt:DISH Network (3rd largest tv provider in the United States) So you're right, "quite obvious <fill in blank> is at fault.
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    Root Sports isn't collecting the same rights fees, not even close. Secondly, those deals were done before Mike White stepped aboard DTV. My guess is that you don't know Mike White or what issues he has nor doesn't.
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