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It's probably a case of brinksmanship.... unfortunately.
1 posted on 07/16/2019 12:59:41 PM PDT by Brilliant
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Q: OMG - how will i watch the seeBS evening newz or Stephen Colbert?

A: The same as always ... never.

32 posted on 07/16/2019 1:43:20 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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I just found out yesterday that locally, DirecTV is not broadcasting ABC. A friend told me that has been the case for over a week. Shows how little I watch anything on the traditional networks.


35 posted on 07/16/2019 2:09:00 PM PDT by deoetdoctrinae (Donate monthly and end FReepathons.)
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They’ve already dumped my small market ABC affiliate. AT&T has ruined my directv with lousy customer service and higher rates. And they apparently aren’t interested in doing anything about CNN which they now own along with the cultural sewer HBO.


36 posted on 07/16/2019 2:19:19 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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Didn’t CBS go through this same thing a couple years ago?
ATT charges the networks AND the customers for antiquated “streaming” channels in a world that could provide unlimited channels (urls).

IMO, ATT should be broken up. They own the infrastructure. They have monopoly in each territory they operate. They do not allow 3rd parties to resell access to the cable. And now they own a lot of content. We broke up the old ATT, and we forced the movie industry to divest from theater ownership because it was anti-competitive. These same rationales apply to the new ATT.

ATT should not have been allowed to merge with Comcast. They should be broken into 3 or 4 different companies; one that owns the cable infrastructure and allows competition to lease and resell cable and internet services to customers; one that sells cable and internet to customers; one that owns and distributes content; and one for wifi/cellular/3G-5G etc.


37 posted on 07/16/2019 2:20:58 PM PDT by monkeyshine
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I have Direct Now and go through Roku. It’s cheap but the service sucks. Continually loading every 15 to 20 mins., sometimes more often. Many times, the audio is not aligned with the video and there are no channel numbers and the “last channel” on the remote does not work so you have to page through the damn guide if you want to change channels. They also spread out all the sports channels so if you want to jump from the race to a baseball game, you may have to scroll through 30 channels or more.


41 posted on 07/16/2019 3:33:13 PM PDT by Hatteras
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I have Direct TV and really don't watch CBS nor do I care if CBS is taken off Direct TV. If I have to watch something I have a TV with a antenna in the back room that gets 28 channels,CBS being one of them.
43 posted on 07/16/2019 3:34:10 PM PDT by 4yearlurker (commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of almighty God-G. Washington 1775)
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What will the newest CBS News Anchor Nora (Trump hater on Steroids) O’Donnell do?


44 posted on 07/16/2019 3:35:53 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Socialism is a gateway Ideology.)
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We can only hope...

The Big Four should become The Big No More.


45 posted on 07/16/2019 4:11:38 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (This space for rent...)
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:: It’s probably a case of brinksmanship.... unfortunately. ::

Nah.
BLACKOUT NECESSARY
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46 posted on 07/16/2019 4:16:51 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Did you know that the C_A is the largest venture capital source in the world?)
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This would be a great improvement!


55 posted on 07/16/2019 5:05:06 PM PDT by Retvet (Retvet)
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Who watches CBS?


57 posted on 07/16/2019 5:34:17 PM PDT by MagnoliaB ( You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you will find you get what you need.)
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Small loss.


58 posted on 07/17/2019 6:58:52 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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