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What are you watching now ??; companion to reading
Topic Started: Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:11 am (1,886 Views)
spocklet
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Will be watching Serenity later tonight, the movie version of Firefly. Truly, I don't know anything about it, so is it interesting, or boring as hell ??
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And what a stranglehold FOX has on the whole event as well.

I went to check in with ESPN and other news channels, and not only does FOX have exclusive rights to televise, it seems that there is also something in place that doesnt allow any other broadcast networks to even give updates or mention the game while it is airing. NO ONE was giving updates to showing any highlights during the game. how screwed up is that?!?

This is why I dont watch regular television.
I wonder if the game gets broadcast over radio? Probably subscriber satellite, no doubt.
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And what a stranglehold FOX has on the whole event as well.

I went to check in with ESPN and other news channels, and not only does FOX have exclusive rights to televise, it seems that there is also something in place that doesnt allow any other broadcast networks to even give updates or mention the game while it is airing. NO ONE was giving updates to showing any highlights during the game. how screwed up is that?!?

This is why I dont watch regular television.
I wonder if the game gets broadcast over radio? Probably subscriber satellite, no doubt.
MLB.com has the rights to broadcast it. According to an article in the paper. there's a $10 voucher being offered to subscribers to cover costs.

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ajc.com


Fox rejects Cablevision's new offer to end impasse

By RYAN NAKASHIMA

The Associated Press
10:49 p.m. Wednesday, October 27, 2010

LOS ANGELES — Fox on Wednesday rejected a last-ditch offer from Cablevision Systems Corp. to pay it more for its TV stations' signals, a move that could leave some 3 million Cablevision subscribers in the New York area with few options besides heading to a bar to watch baseball's World Series on TV.

In preparation for an extended blackout, Cablevision e-mailed its customers Wednesday saying it will reimburse them $10 to cover the cost of paying to watch the games online through MLB.com.

Cablevision said earlier in the day that it offered to pay the same rate as Time Warner Cable Inc. for signals from Fox 5 in New York and Fox 29 in Philadelphia for one year, even though the rate is more than it pays for any other New York broadcast station.

The cable operator did not explain what it was offering for My 9 in New York and cable channels Fox Business Network, NatGeo Wild and Fox Deportes, which are also part of the fee dispute.

Fox, a unit of News Corp., said the rate was meant as a package deal, and called Cablevision's statement "yet another in a long line of publicity stunts."

"Cablevision is seeking a discounted 'package rate' without buying the entire package," Fox said in a statement.

Cablevision's subscribers, mostly in New York, have been without Fox signals since Oct. 16.

Fox has the exclusive broadcast rights to this year's World Series between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants, and the first game started Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.

"I would have rather have watched it in the comfort of my home," said Cablevision customer Robert Mercado, 37, of Howell, N.J. Mercado had stopped at T.G.I. Friday's at Penn Station to watch some of the World Series before going home.

"I'm not happy," added Mercado, who said he spent the last two Sundays watching games at homes of relatives because of the blackout.

Bill Monteith, a financial consultant from Hoboken, N.J., said Wednesday he's had to come to the city to watch baseball games.

"I'd rather just drink and watch on my couch," Monteith said while watching the game at Stout, a sports bar in midtown Manhattan.

Fox's broadcast of the National League championship series, which the Giants won over the Philadelphia Phillies in six games, was blacked out to Cablevision customers.

Cablevision said Fox's rejection showed "beyond a shadow of a doubt" that Fox is negotiating "in bad faith."

"We call on the (Federal Communications Commission) to intervene immediately to restore the Fox signals to Cablevision's 3 million homes," it said.

On Tuesday, Cablevision CEO James Dolan sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski urging him to mediate the dispute. Fox has consistently rejected mediation and Genachowski has urged both sides to negotiate rather than attack each other publicly.

Last week, the FCC asked both companies for proof that they were negotiating in good faith.

Such good faith negotiations are a requirement in a law that allows broadcasters to bargain with cable and satellite companies for fees to carry TV signals that are otherwise sent freely to anyone with a proper antenna.

Cablevision told the FCC that Fox had demanded that Cablevision pay the same rate as Time Warner Cable for Fox 5 because of a previous deal that guaranteed Time Warner Cable would pay the lowest rate offered to any other distributor. If Fox dropped the rate, it would have to return money to Time Warner Cable, Cablevision said.

Although Cablevision customers appear to be caught in the crossfire, antenna sales are booming.

Antennas Direct, an online retailer, said it sold around 8,000 units in the New York area this month, up from an average between 1,700 and 2,100. On Wednesday, the site said it sold 500 antennas in the New York area, volume it typically handles in a week.

"We are blessed by the bad fortune and shortsightedness of the cable companies," President Richard Schneider said in a statement.

News Corp.'s widely traded Class A shares closed up a penny at $14.32 Wednesday. Cablevision shares gained 52 cents, or 2 percent, to close at $27.

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Associated Press writer Cristian Salazar in New York contributed to this report.

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October 27, 2010 10:49 PM EDT

Copyright 2010, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Yes, I heard about the $10 voucher and I think that's total bush. I appreciate MLB's efforts, but....If Im going to get credited on my cable account for it, then I want to watch it on my TV - not a computer screen....I have a 65" widescreen for Pete's sake - why the hell would I want to watch it on a 15" laptop monitor, and have to pay for it to do so while waiting for a credit?

I cant wait for the next Tax return...should be enough to replace my old huge HDTV with a newer one I can connect to the internet and do all this sort of stuff along with movie streaming straight to the TV.

When the time comes, anyone interested in making a truck trip out to me for a 65" cabinet projection 1080 HDTV on the cheap?. I'm thinking I'd consider letting it go for around $750.
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Hmmmmm, no. I'll stick with my 50" plasma, thanks anyway though !!
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spocklet
Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:56 am
Will be watching Serenity later tonight, the movie version of Firefly. Truly, I don't know anything about it, so is it interesting, or boring as hell ??
well, i thought it was interesting.
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Oprah: the sound of music cast

now I really want to watch that movie..lol
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Escape from Alcatraz: the true story.

Seems the movie is only loosely based on actual events.
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SGA "The Shrine" This one always makes me :crying:
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Baseball tonight.

Thankfully I'm not a cablevison or DISH subscriber. However if I was and there was a game was that important to me to see, I'd see it no matter if I had to view it on a 15"...heck a 2" screen, I'm gong to watch it no matter what.
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Ltpondwater9
Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:14 pm
Baseball tonight.

Thankfully I'm not a cablevison or DISH subscriber. However if I was and there was a game was that important to me to see, I'd see it no matter if I had to view it on a 15"...heck a 2" screen, I'm gong to watch it no matter what.
Fair enough, but Im not tying up 10 of my cash to get a credit on my cable account.

Cable should create carte blanche packages, where you log into your account and select the channels you want to pay for....having packages is worthless, because you get a bunch of channels that you'd never watch. Im not going to watch the spanish channels, Im not going to watch any of the NBA or Hockey channels, so I shouldnt have to pay for them to get the one or two channels in those packages that I do want - and get rid of the Soap network and that stupid ass game show network. We're all adults here so I dont need Nick or Disney - I want to be able to make my own channel roster and just pay for what I want
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that's what a lot of people think.

but the cable/dish guys are like;
"well, if that happened when FOX news started,
no one would've paid to watch it." i think any new
network should be given free to everyone for 6 months
and if you like it, then pay for it. if you don't then it's taken
off of your line-up.
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Was watching the season finale of Project Runway. I will NEVER watch that program again after who won. So ticked off that the no talent bitch won.

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Granola won huh?
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Am gonna be continuing my SG-1 watch later. Season 4, with 6 seasons to go, so getting there !! :)
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Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:54 pm
Granola won huh?
She did.

She designs for people who shop at Coldwater Creek.

Though someone on PR facebook wall, "not even lesbians in Santa Fe would wear her crap" :rachel:

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Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:40 pm
spocklet
Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:56 am
Will be watching Serenity later tonight, the movie version of Firefly. Truly, I don't know anything about it, so is it interesting, or boring as hell ??
well, i thought it was interesting.
Ok, I watched it, and it is kinda interesting. Now could somebody please tell me wtf it was about ?? :huh:
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I was never bitten by the Firefly bug.

But SG1 is definitely a good thing to get hooked on
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Sherlock... I mean... KHANNNNNNN

CaptDennyCrane
Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:43 am
SG1 is definitely a good thing to get hooked on
Quoted because it's true!
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Fri Oct 29, 2010 9:13 am
CaptDennyCrane
Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:43 am
SG1 is definitely a good thing to get hooked on
Quoted because it's true!
Yup, I'd go along with that !!
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