Dish Network dropped Fox channels this afternoon - the broadcast channel, FS1, BTN, FS2.

[UNI1ISU2]

Content generators will always be in the driver's seat. I'm happy to click "Cancel" on service A and then "Sign up" or "Restart" on service B in less that a minute.

Contract disputes will without question hit OTT services. Viacom pulled their stuff off Playstation Vue when I used it. It was still on another service so I could hop over there if I wanted to (I didn't care). No content generator will pull their content from every service

You are due for a rude awakening

 

[Bader]

You are due for a rude awakening

Yes, please teach me. A company who needs eyeballs on their product to convince advertisers to give them money will pull that product off every service.

 

[HoopsTournament]

I think it is awfully naive to believe that these disputes won't be coming to streaming services in the near future. I actually think they could be worse. The problem isn't that cable and satellite have traditionally had little competition, the problem is the individual networks are basically a bunch of monopolies themselves.

If you need ESPN, or CBS, or Comedy Central in your lineup, you as a carrier basically had to bend over and pay what they asked for. Then you passed that cost on to the subscribers. The only thing saving the cable co here was the fact that they often had few competitors and switching was hard so people just paid up.

In the streaming world, the networks are still in the drivers seat. You are buying Sling or Hulu or YTTV to get stuff like ESPN or Fox. The problem for these providers is that the streaming market has been very aggressive on price and as many have mentioned in this thread switching services is very easy compared to the cable world. They can't just give the networks what they want and pass on the costs, or subs will just flock to the next service that hasn't taken the increase yet. Ultimately to stay a cost leader in the segment a streaming service will have to play hardball with the networks, and that often means some blackouts.

The difference is that you will be able to switch in a matter of minutes instead of weeks (or months/years if you have a contract).

 

[HoopsTournament]

Yes, please teach me. A company who needs eyeballs on their product to convince advertisers to give them money will pull that product off every service.

Yeah, not going to happen.

 

[jdcyclone19]

You can get youtube tv on the fire sticks

Not through an official app, only through work arounds and google is closing those loops.

 

[jdcyclone19]

I sill think YTTV plus Philo is the best steaming combination but costs $70. I’ve stuck with Hulu live as it has a decent compromise of channels.

 

[Clonehomer]

I sill think YTTV plus Philo is the best steaming combination but costs $70. I’ve stuck with Hulu live as it has a decent compromise of channels.

What does Philo have that YTTV doesn't?

 

[jdcyclone19]

Comedy Central, History, AMC to name a few.

 

[Cycsk]

What the ****? I have Dish and watch FS1 a lot. SOAB.

Seriously, does this mean that the people who stay at our tailgate when we go into the game won't be able to watch it via Dish TV if it is on FS1?

 

[Rogue52]

Seriously, does this mean that the people who stay at our tailgate when we go into the game won't be able to watch it via Dish TV if it is on FS1?

Yeah, but I’d be mildly surprised if the hold-out goes another week. And the game next week is on ESPN networks anyway.

 

[RoseClone]

NBC Sports Chicago dropped too.

 

[UNI1ISU2]

Yeah, but I’d be mildly surprised if the hold-out goes another week. And the game next week is on ESPN networks anyway.

It is still going. This weekends games are in danger now. Yeah ISU is on espn networks but if tailgaters want to watch any other b12 games on fs1 they cant

 

[SECyclone]

It is still going. This weekends games are in danger now. Yeah ISU is on espn networks but if tailgaters want to watch any other b12 games on fs1 they cant

Yes they can. They are broadcasting on the 300-400 channels. Use the game finder

 

[UNI1ISU2]

Yes they can. They are broadcasting on the 300-400 channels. Use the game finder

Dish network has fs1 again?

 

[SECyclone]

Dish network has fs1 again?

no it’s on alternate channels for games

 

[LarryISU]

Yes they can. They are broadcasting on the 300-400 channels. Use the game finder

Don't know what "game-finder" is, but I just now put my program guide on "all channels" and looked at 300-499 and there are no football games on Saturday (other than SEC and ACC Networks). So, would appreciate it if you can explain better why you think these Big 12 games are on these channels. Will they only show up on Saturday when it is gametime? What is game-finder and how do you use it. Thanks in advance.

 

[CysRage]

Dish network has fs1 again?

How are you going to watch your Hawks if you don't get the BTN?

 

[farm85]

I know this isn't the Volleyball forum, but the ISU/KU match tonight is supposed to be on FSN. Dish guide is showing the game on the alternate channel 412-04, plus some others. Crossing my fingers that it will be on at 7. Go Cyclones!!

 

[CycloneBax]

I know this isn't the Volleyball forum, but the ISU/KU match tonight is supposed to be on FSN. Dish guide is showing the game on the alternate channel 412-04, plus some others. Crossing my fingers that it will be on at 7. Go Cyclones!!

It shows its on RTNW, what ever that channel is. It's 426 on non hopper.

 

[brianhos]

Comedy Central, History, AMC to name a few.

I have AMC on YTTV. But yes, no Viacom channels, MTV/Comedy Central. But we watch Trevor Noah every night on the Comedy Central App.