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mechaphil
PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:25 pm 
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NHL.com story

In this article, the old argument is reborn as the president of VS declares that DirecTV tried to re-tier the network into a more expensive package, and not that (as DirecTV claims) they want more money from DirecTV to show the network.

Don't know who to believe, but I'm more inclined to believe the president of VS because I hate the hell out of the satellite networks when they re-tier for no damn reason besides climbing interest equaling more profits for them.

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Howie Hodge
PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:15 pm 
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Cable, Satellite TV; don't really trust either.

Oh; is my NFL Network back up on TW Cable yet??

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I don't know the bitch, I had to order the sports tier on my cable network to get Versus. I have a feeling this is a classic case of "you pissed in my cornflakes" with total disregard to hockey fans on DirectTV

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wollt ihr die sabres oben sehen müsst ihr die tabelle drehn.

It's a phrase that basically means, if you wanna see the Sabres at the top, turn the rankings.


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PuckSniperPensel
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To Whom it May Concern,

Ice hockey is among the 4 major professional sports in the United States. Baseball, Football, and Basketball are all aired on networks like ESPN, TBS, and FOX.

How can you deprive fans of the last major sport in the country by trying to air their games on a package that costs more?

I recently moved out on my own, and I chose to become a Dish Network customer, due to your inability to show Versus on a basic cable package.

Stop trying to nickel and dime hockey fans, make yourself competitive with the other major satellite and cable networks by airing Versus on your basic package, and find other creative ways and new services to generate revenue.

Thank you for your consideration.

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VS has never been a basic package on any Dish program guide.

It has always been in the third tier of programs, which include the Cinema packages and HBO channels and such.

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PuckSniperPensel wrote:
To Whom it May Concern,

Ice hockey is among the 4 major professional sports in the United States. Baseball, Football, and Basketball are all aired on networks like ESPN, TBS, and FOX.

How can you deprive fans of the last major sport in the country by trying to air their games on a package that costs more?

I recently moved out on my own, and I chose to become a Dish Network customer, due to your inability to show Versus on a basic cable package.

Stop trying to nickel and dime hockey fans, make yourself competitive with the other major satellite and cable networks by airing Versus on your basic package, and find other creative ways and new services to generate revenue.

Thank you for your consideration.

Cordially,


Adam.


Unfortunately, it's not the cable systems fault that hockey isn't shown on basic cable. It's the networks who have decided that hockey isn't important to their bottom line.

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Yhoshi wrote:
wollt ihr die sabres oben sehen müsst ihr die tabelle drehn.

It's a phrase that basically means, if you wanna see the Sabres at the top, turn the rankings.


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