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FIOS Verizon Important Announcement
Verizon ^ | 12/26/18 | Verizon Email

Posted on 12/26/2018 9:29:21 AM PST by VanShuyten

From the Verizon FIOS email:

"Despite what you may be hearing from Disney, we have been negotiating a renewal agreement to keep their networks, which include those from Disney and ESPN, as well as ABC affiliates in Philadelphia and New York, in our lineup.

Disney is currently proposing that Verizon pay hundreds of millions of dollars more for its programming, despite the fact that many of its key networks are experiencing declining viewership. ... We’ve given Disney a reasonable offer to continue providing you access to its networks. Unfortunately, as of today, they have rejected our offers and there is a possibility that we won’t be able to reach an agreement with them prior to our contract expiration on December 31, 2018 at 5pm EST.

...

Thank you for choosing Verizon"

(Excerpt) Read more at variety.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: disney; espn; verizon
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Of course, all the big games after 12/31/18 are on ESPN.

A regular article on this can be found here at Variety, which is the URL I used to post this:

https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/disney-fios-carriage-talks-contract-1203095677/amp/

1 posted on 12/26/2018 9:29:21 AM PST by VanShuyten
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To: VanShuyten

VZ should simply ask themselves: ‘What would President Trump do?’.

There’s their answer - don’t give Disney another inch. Not only is espn viewership down, it will be getting worse all through 2019.


2 posted on 12/26/2018 9:36:25 AM PST by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: VanShuyten

End result: Your monthly bill is going up.

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Cable does this with local stations and national networks occasionally. Cable blames them; they blame greedy cable. Some stations may be blacked out for a few days. They finally reach agreement. My cable bill increases.


3 posted on 12/26/2018 9:40:57 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: VanShuyten

Getting rid of Disney would be “addition by subtraction.”


4 posted on 12/26/2018 9:42:16 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Verizon should dump Disney, then reduce the customer’s bills by the same amount, WITH a letter explaining why their bill went down.................


5 posted on 12/26/2018 9:46:08 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: VanShuyten
...despite the fact that many of its key networks are experiencing declining viewership

I love the smell of an establishment media death watch after lunch.

Moral victories are fleeting - financial ruin is where it's at.

6 posted on 12/26/2018 9:48:51 AM PST by AAABEST (NY/DC/LA media/political industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: VanShuyten

They should tie the fees to viewers.


7 posted on 12/26/2018 9:53:01 AM PST by for-q-clinton (This article needs a fact checked)
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To: VanShuyten

Sounds like Verizon is having the same issue with content providers that Dish Network has struggled with over the years - Media conglomerates that require carriers to carry ALL of their channel offerings - even the ones nobody watches - and to pay royalties for ALL of those channels -


8 posted on 12/26/2018 9:57:31 AM PST by TheBattman (Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists - redundant labels.)
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To: Red Badger

Verizon should divest from Yahoo as well, now a combined operation with old AOL and Yahoo and oddly enough called Oath.com.

Oath to who is the question? beats me. It’s just one more front for the Leftists globally.

Walt Disney must be spinning in his grave when he sees what has become of the Magic Kingdom.


9 posted on 12/26/2018 10:06:27 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: VanShuyten

At least I will still be able to watch the College Playoff semifinals. Hopefully negotiations will be ironed out before the championship game. This is Disney foisting the cost of overpaying for Monday Night Football and the NBA on subscribers.


10 posted on 12/26/2018 10:13:05 AM PST by C19fan
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To: VanShuyten

I think my cable bill would drop $10 a month if we were not forced to pay for ESPN.


11 posted on 12/26/2018 10:21:26 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: VanShuyten

Dump the cable package entirely. It was the best thing I ever did. Peace and quiet and when I do want to watch something, it’s a calculated choice and my options are limited to Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube mostly. Still plenty to watch but if it’s not to be found there, I’m blissfully not watching it.


12 posted on 12/26/2018 10:29:15 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Screw Verizon! They have dumped American workers for H1b’s for years.


13 posted on 12/26/2018 10:31:36 AM PST by Taylor42 (Autism - the ignored epidemic)
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To: VanShuyten; All

What needs to have a serious look into are the policies of all the present telephone wire and digital cable providers both local and national. Particularly Of how by congressional act they were required to give a disconnection immediate attention If a system failure happens and your phone goes out. Now you can wait a week or longer to be reconnected.

If you attempt to report a complaint you’re dealing with some foreign sounding person who haven’t a clue of what you’re talking about and get redirected to their sales department then bounced back and forth.


14 posted on 12/26/2018 10:41:54 AM PST by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L,J,Keslin posting here for the record)
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To: SamAdams76

Don’t forget Redbox.

They have all the first run movies, BluRay, DVD or streaming.

Pay as you go.

I only watch 4-6hrs per week, much of that Ancient Aliens lol


15 posted on 12/26/2018 10:55:32 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: TomGuy

I have Verizon internet (100/100) and basic, basic TV (8 HD local channels).

$59 a month including fees and taxes.

Anytime they’ve tried to bump up the price, I’ve called to cancel. Once they hand me off to the person who can flip the switch, I get my pricing back.


16 posted on 12/26/2018 10:58:54 AM PST by ConservativeWarrior (Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. - Japanese proverb)
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To: VanShuyten
Somebody help me out here...

Does anybody really have fiberoptic connection at their house?

If you have only a 'garden hose' at the house, what difference does it make to have a fire hose at the end of the block?

17 posted on 12/26/2018 11:16:39 AM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: MichaelCorleone

It isn’t just “ESPN viewership” and has very little to do with politics. If you look at the data almost all cable channel viewership is down due to folks cutting the cord in order to alacart their preferences. Trust me, once ESPN is able to allow for direct subscription they will be one of the highest in subscribers


18 posted on 12/26/2018 11:31:26 AM PST by Jarhead9297
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To: G Larry

I have straight fiber 1000 mb/s (gigabit service) My data tests at their best are 800 down and 900 up. It makes a huge difference in the number of concurrent connections that utilize the bandwidth. When I have my kids on the weekend they stream, I stream they Xbox I Xbox and it is seemless


19 posted on 12/26/2018 11:34:14 AM PST by Jarhead9297
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To: Jarhead9297
Interesting!

Can you say how central you are to an urban center? (Suburbs or downtown?)

20 posted on 12/26/2018 11:42:25 AM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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