A relative of mine works for DirecTV. Supposedly this is a big deal, but he has got all of ONE person whining about their removal and “she sounded like a prissy feminist doofus”.
My guess? 90% of the population will not care once they get over the name change. TWC is throwing a tantrum but DTV is doing what they do very well on negotiations. Their strategy amounts to the following: to plant their feet and tell recalcitrant content providers “there are 100 other places we can get the cr@p you’ve got and we’re not paying a dime more for your non-unique, non-exclusive ‘content’ in this economy!”
Wow! That is great to hear! Thanks for giving us the scuttlebut on what is going on.