Comments on: A Classic TV Move to Replace Sports Channel

By: Pergy's friend

Pergy's friend — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:36:21 +0000

They just had one with the Fox networks (like FX) in October, which was settled.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:24:02 +0000

The Antenna TV schedule shows Benny Hill at 1:00 Saturday mornings, for two hours.

By: J. Myrle Fuller

J. Myrle Fuller — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:42:51 +0000

Nah, DirecTV just kicks the bill right down to the consumer. They’re generally the most expensive of them all, because they almost never stand up to the networks when they want an increase. I have never seen DirecTV in a carriage dispute– ever.

By: J. Myrle Fuller

J. Myrle Fuller — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:41:03 +0000

Regarding the whole Antenna TV… that’s a reversal from what WGRZ was originally going to do, which was go with no subchannels at all, isn’t it?

I’ve seen good things about Antenna TV… I like the program offerings, thought I saw once upon time that they had Benny Hill, which has been a favorite of mine, but that appears no longer to be the case.

By: joseph malvestuto

joseph malvestuto — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:25:26 +0000

I’ll keep this simple….i’m not going to get into the nuts & bolts of this issue which is greed on both sides…i dumped Dish network November 2010 because of this issue and switched back to Time Warner….now here we go again….and MSG suggests to switch to Fios..which is not even available in my area, or Direct TV which will probably be next down the road with this foolishness..really irritating

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:42:31 +0000

One thing Time Warner is clearly doing wrong in this dispute is their radio campaign on WGR. The spot never mentions the Sabres and only talks about how MSG will take off the Knicks, Rangers and other MSG sports. I understand having a NYC focused ad but for goodness sake don’t air it here and in Rochester. It just backs up the idea that Time Warner is some giant media company who could care less about serving their customers. Sure it’s true but why point it out in your own radio ad?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:03:09 +0000

This is the same tactic MSG took with Dish Network. “We want you to carry Fuse AND pay more for both channels.” I had Dish and was without the Sabres for almost the full 2010-11 season. I finally switched with about 10 games left in April.

As I argued then, MSG may fancy themselves to be ESPN, but beyond the games, there is nothing worth watching. At least from my perspective. After the Sabres broadcast is over, so is my interest in anything on MSG.

Maybe the people in the tri-state area or more willing to pay for MSG programming, but my threshold was very low for willingness to put up with their tactics.

And music channels are a dying breed. Palladia has better concert movies, and music videos can be streamed on YouTube and elsewhere.

It is unfortunate that Cablevision, the parent company, is trying to strong-arm carriers to include a bundled Fuse.

And unfortunately for Buffalo subscribers, TWC is the carrier for the NYC area, and if there is enough pressure from that part of the state to make a deal, Buffalo customers will be on the hook for that rate increase too.