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Dish/Dish Network/Sling/Echostar have been involved in these carriage disputes on and off over the decades. The CEO doesn't willingly give into price hikes and

Dish/Dish Network/Sling/Echostar have been involved in these carriage disputes on and off over the decades. The CEO doesn't willingly give into price hikes and unilateral changes without a fight. He'll just switch the network off (or let it get cut off) and apply the viewer pressure until something is worked out. 2018, Univision: https://www.multichannel.com/news/ergen-univision-blackout-is-probably-permanent https://www.multichannel.com/news/ergen-univision-blackout-i... 2017, CBS: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dish-network-drops-cbs-stations-contract-dispute-1060631 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dish-network-drops-cb... 2016, Viacom: https://deadline.com/2016/04/viacom-dish-network-resolve-carriage-dispute-1201741471/ https://deadline.com/2016/04/viacom-dish-network-resolve-car... 2012, AMC: https://www.npr.org/2012/09/13/161019358/wheres-my-amc-dish-network-dispute-drags-on https://www.npr.org/2012/09/13/161019358/wheres-my-amc-dish-... 2010, Weather Channel: https://www.reuters.com/article/industry-us-dish-weatherchannel-idUSTRE64J6X320100520 https://www.reuters.com/article/industry-us-dish-weatherchan... 2010, Disney: https://technology.ihs.com/402822/disney-dish-spat-the-battle-over-hd-carriage-premiums-is-underway https://technology.ihs.com/402822/disney-dish-spat-the-battl... Full list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Dish_Network#Programming_disagreements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Dish_Network#Prog... Granted, the landscape has changed and it's a lot easier to change streaming providers than the old days when you had to physically switch out your satellite system for DirecTV or go back to CATV/Cable.

notyourday 8y ago
I once have sat at the war room table in such a dispute. Typically a carrier has a weapon which it can use abet reluctantly ( because it can only be used once every few years ) -- it is dropping the multiple channels associated with the content provider. Since typically a carrier has a local monopoly on access, such drop impacts cash flow of the content provider, which needs the cash flow to create new content. The problem is that this weapon does not work against AT&T which owns DirectTV -- Dish would need to drop all AT&T controlled content a the worst possible time for AT&T - such as right before the elections ( CNN would take a major hit ) as well as channels such as TBS/TNT/etc, which may not be possible due to other contracts while betting that AT&T's campaign to switch Dish users to DirectTV won't be successful ( it will - there's really no difference between the two providers it is just a question of AT&T having the installation operation ready ) Dish is a dinosaur of the carriers - it has too many channels and no content to put on it. Its only long term play is heavy investment in creating its own programming. Even Netflix and Amazon realized it.
- joezydeco 8y ago
  I always considered RFDTv to be Dish's original programming... =)
vel0city 8y ago
For many Americans who live in rural areas and have very limited/poor choices for internet service, satellite TV is still one of the best ways to get live or near-live media. WISPs are often oversold so during peak hours (the hours you'd really care to watch) streaming becomes unreliable. 4G connectivity is really expensive if you tend to consume a lot of video. This is satellite TV's market.
- arminiusreturns 8y ago
  Im hoping 5g will change the landscape on this subject.
  - voltagex_ 8y ago
    Does the backhaul capacity exist for 5G in those areas? From a quick Google it seems lots of people are betting on microwave links rather than fibre for that.
    - arminiusreturns 8y ago
      I think it is beginning to. not to mention, its not outside the realm of possibility to use microwave backhaul in front of the 5g. Sure, it wont perform as well as it could, but for those in rural areas the coverage of LTE with good antennas is easier/better than microwave (mostly because of line of sight needs)

notyourday 8y ago

I once have sat at the war room table in such a dispute. Typically a carrier has a weapon which it can use abet reluctantly ( because it can only be used once every few years ) -- it is dropping the multiple channels associated with the content provider. Since typically a carrier has a local monopoly on access, such drop impacts cash flow of the content provider, which needs the cash flow to create new content. The problem is that this weapon does not work against AT&T which owns DirectTV -- Dish would need to drop all AT&T controlled content a the worst possible time for AT&T - such as right before the elections ( CNN would take a major hit ) as well as channels such as TBS/TNT/etc, which may not be possible due to other contracts while betting that AT&T's campaign to switch Dish users to DirectTV won't be successful ( it will - there's really no difference between the two providers it is just a question of AT&T having the installation operation ready ) Dish is a dinosaur of the carriers - it has too many channels and no content to put on it. Its only long term play is heavy investment in creating its own programming. Even Netflix and Amazon realized it.

joezydeco 8y ago
I always considered RFDTv to be Dish's original programming... =)

vel0city 8y ago

For many Americans who live in rural areas and have very limited/poor choices for internet service, satellite TV is still one of the best ways to get live or near-live media. WISPs are often oversold so during peak hours (the hours you'd really care to watch) streaming becomes unreliable. 4G connectivity is really expensive if you tend to consume a lot of video. This is satellite TV's market.

arminiusreturns 8y ago
Im hoping 5g will change the landscape on this subject.
- voltagex_ 8y ago
  Does the backhaul capacity exist for 5G in those areas? From a quick Google it seems lots of people are betting on microwave links rather than fibre for that.
  - arminiusreturns 8y ago
    I think it is beginning to. not to mention, its not outside the realm of possibility to use microwave backhaul in front of the 5g. Sure, it wont perform as well as it could, but for those in rural areas the coverage of LTE with good antennas is easier/better than microwave (mostly because of line of sight needs)