DirecTV Might Drop Fox Cable Channels (NOT FOX NEWS THOUGH)

[alp227]

Source: Broadcasting & Cable

Fox says that DirecTV is threatening to pull the plug on its national and regional cable networks on Nov. 1 unless a new carriage fee agreement can be reached.

In a statement on a site set up by the satellite provider, DirecTV CEO Mike White says that Fox parent News Corp. "has demanded that DirecTV customers pay nearly 40% more for the same channels they already received. If a new deal is not reached, we will be forced to suspend the channels as early as Nov. 1."

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The networks affected include FX, National Geographic Channel, Speed, Fuel TV, Fox Soccer, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Movie Channel, Fox Deportes and the 19 Fox regional sports networks.

Not affected are the Fox broadcast network and Fox News Channel.

Read more: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/475558-DirecTV_Might_Drop_Fox_Cable_Channels.php

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WHAT???? DirecTV subscribers can't watch local college sports or Sons of Anarchy yet the lies of O'Reilly and Hannity still are allowed? I was hoping that Fox News would get blacked out on DirecTV, but I guess FNC struck some sweetheart backdoor deal with the formerly News Corp-owned DirecTV. Can you imagine how many heads would explode if DirecTV really had a Fox News blackout?

[LeftyMom]

1. I guess they're really pissed about Juice.

:shrug:

[alp227]

2. Juice as in...?

[LeftyMom]

3. If you watched this week's Sons of Anarchy, the joke makes sense.

If you don't follow the show don't worry about it.

[alp227]

5. I've only seen that show twice, and I mentioned the show as a ref to the FX channel

However I've seen two seasons and a half of The Shield and just now started watching Always Sunny.

[madrchsod]

4. direct is`t owned by news corp.....well it`s complicated.

[alp227]

6. Newscorp used to from 2003-2008 and the '90s actually

i was skimming the facts on wikipedia

[mwooldri]

7. Not anymore... and only one ex-Newscorp director on the DirecTV Board. nt

[MaineDem]

8. The only one I'd miss would be SPEED

It's the reason I got satellite in the first place.

[alp227]

13. Aww, now youre stuck with NASCAR

the REPUBLICANS fave auto racing not your snobby socialist European racing you lib elitist! :sarcasm:

[pipoman]

9. I would expect my bill to go down if they do this..

We have Sons, Kitchen Nightmares, and Hells Kitchen on our record list.. I am sending an email to Fox and Directv.

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[Politicub]

10. This type of news story comes around every few months like clockwork

They always reach an agreement.

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