02-25-2008, 01:50 AM | #1 |
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DirecTV received just under 3,500 calls in the last 6 months
from people requesting the mtn. That includes people stating that as the reason they cancel their subscription. DirecTV took over 750k calls over that same time period. The mtn commercials were not effective and the braintrust behind the whole thing was sorely lacking. This has been a cluster **** from the beginning. I have very little hope that things will get figured out quickly for Dish.
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02-25-2008, 01:51 AM | #2 |
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Because never for a moment were we convinced that the idiot in this arrangement was DTV.
It looks like, in the end, the mtn/comcast caved. |
02-25-2008, 01:55 AM | #3 | |
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Expect Comcast to get the Big 10 sometime before the football season. At least that was his comment. |
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02-25-2008, 01:59 AM | #4 |
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why the heck would Dish care about the Mtn? For the 3000 subscriptions?
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02-25-2008, 02:00 AM | #5 |
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Direct TV got the MTN because Comcast wants the Big 10 channel? Can only Direct TV negotiate that?
I ask because I have Dish and I get The Big 10.
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02-25-2008, 02:03 AM | #8 |
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DirecTV owns the Big 10. They reached a distribution agreement with Dish Network before the beginning of the season last year. Big 10 fans were mad about cable like MWC fans were mad about satellite. I believe the Big 10 Network changes to a different tier this year for Dish.
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02-25-2008, 02:06 AM | #9 |
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Big 10 channel means zero to me. I haven't watched it once.
I think that bodes poorly for non-zoobs and non-zoots watching the mtn. The next deal won't be for 120 million. It will be for 20 million. |
02-25-2008, 02:17 AM | #10 | |
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I agree. Both BYU and Utah would be better off if they negotiated their own deal. Bad for the conference though. The current format is like the NFL and NBA revenue sharing system. Some teams can demand big bucks and they subsidize the small markets. Everyone in the MWC is literally small market. ESPN knew it. Comcast has learned that the last two years. BYU and Utah can get decent deals. They need to shake the other 7 off and do their own thing. |
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