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Eugene

(62,646 posts)
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 12:18 PM Jul 2019

Dispute pulls CBS off the air for DirecTV customers

Last edited Sun Jul 21, 2019, 04:17 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Associated Press

Dispute pulls CBS off the air for DirecTV customers

July 20, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — A business dispute took CBS off the air for millions of satellite television customers of DirecTV and AT&T U-verse on Saturday.

CBS was black on satellite systems owned by AT&T in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and at least 11 other large cities across the United States. Both the television network and AT&T hurled accusations at each other for failure to agree on what CBS is paid for programming.

CBS said that while it didn’t want its customers caught in the middle, it is determined to fight for fair value. The network warned that the loss of CBS programming “could last a long time.”

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Read more: https://apnews.com/3dc2bd77856e4725996a3dcc749c6ffb
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Dispute pulls CBS off the air for DirecTV customers (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2019 OP
Really, I wouldn't miss it at all. LakeArenal Jul 2019 #1
During the Olympics, Direct had a dispute with a station in Boston JDC Jul 2019 #2
I have U-Verse. House of Roberts Jul 2019 #3
When you deal with AT&T, you deal with The Devil ... Auggie Jul 2019 #4
Part of the reason I cut the cord and went to this... LessAspin Jul 2019 #5
Since AT&T gibraltar72 Jul 2019 #6
The date on that piece is January, Jane Austin Jul 2019 #7
Keying error: I keyed in "January" for "yesterday" AP date. The correct date is July 20, 2019. Eugene Jul 2019 #8

JDC

(10,486 posts)
2. During the Olympics, Direct had a dispute with a station in Boston
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 12:21 PM
Jul 2019

The result was no Olympics prime coverage.

House of Roberts

(5,685 posts)
3. I have U-Verse.
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 12:31 PM
Jul 2019

I have my local CBS station, but not the CBSSN channel.

I have over the air CBS, plus two other channels that aren't on my cable anyway.

Auggie

(31,798 posts)
4. When you deal with AT&T, you deal with The Devil ...
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 12:40 PM
Jul 2019

cable, internet, phone ... and soon, streaming.

gibraltar72

(7,629 posts)
6. Since AT&T
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 02:41 PM
Jul 2019

bought out Direct TV they have had no issue with getting paid a whole lot more. I'll bet what CBS is asking pennies while AT&T increases bills by fives and tens.

Eugene

(62,646 posts)
8. Keying error: I keyed in "January" for "yesterday" AP date. The correct date is July 20, 2019.
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 04:20 PM
Jul 2019

I like to replace relative time with the eventual permanent date they will use in a few days time. "January" was a mistake. You can check the link for yourself.

https://apnews.com/3dc2bd77856e4725996a3dcc749c6ffb

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