Pay to watch Olbermann on MSNBC???

[bpeale]

just now on Thom Hartmann, COMCAST is moving MSNBC from basic cable to the expanded cable so you have to pay for it if you want to see it.

[truebrit71]

1. I wish they'd remove Fux Noise instead...

...

[Freddie Stubbs]

2. Unlikely, as Fox get more viewers

[Virginia Dare]

11. Or not as many people would be willing to pay for FAUX...n/t

[gateley]

3. That's scary - really. Why should a single news network be removed from the

basic lineup?

Well, wait. I keep saying it's always the money, so maybe it's because MSNBC is doing so well they feel they can get revenue from viewers?

[Virginia Dare]

7. That's my guess, it's about the money, not censorship...n/t

[me b zola]

14. My guess is that it is about the upcoming election. n/t

[AllieB]

19. Bingo!

We have a winner.

[LisaM]

4. CNN, FOX, and MSNBC are all on expanded cable here (Seattle)

already. It must vary by market.

I have noticed a trend in hotels, on JetBlue, etc., to only have Fox - no CNN, no MSNBC, which is disturbing.

[TomInTib]

13. Here, too (SF Bay area). nt

[CatWoman]

29. MSNBC has always been on extended cable here in Atlanta

however, I just noticed that they moved Oxygen, Hallmark and a few more to extended.

The bastids!! :grr:

[meegbear]

5. Is this for all Comcast markets or just Hartmann's area?

[bpeale]

17. it's for all markets

[meegbear]

20. I have expanded so, I'm all set ...

I am pissed at them for moving Turner Classic Movies to premium when they took over the Boston area market. :grr:

[bpeale]

27. i have the highest package they have (over $100/month)

but it concerns me that those who can't afford that will miss Keith.

[FormerDittoHead]

6. Just one more nail in their coffin when the Verizon Fiber Optic salesman calls... n/t

[Virginia Dare]

10. I'm chomping at the bit to throw my cable overboard too..

they've been pulling the FIOS like mad in my neighborhood, it won't be soon enough for me.

[halobeam]

15. I must be missing something

who's pulling the FIOS? I know FIOS doesn't have msnbc.. but what am I missing here. IOW, what do you mean?

[Virginia Dare]

23. I believe it does in the D.C. area...n/t

[FormerDittoHead]

25. "I know FIOS doesn't have msnbc" How do you "know" that? MSNBC is on channel 84

MSNBC is on channel 84

http://www22.verizon.com/content/fiostv/channel+lineup/channel+lineup.htm

[halobeam]

35. maybe it's my area? I don't have 84, it goes from 83 to 85.

I don't get msnbc, I have FIOS. I'm in NY... I saw this right above the channel listing in the link you provided.




National Channel Lineup
Please note: For specific programming in your area, select the printable version of your local line up above. Not all programming is available in all geographic areas at all times. Please note MSNBC is not carried in certain areas of the New York and New Jersey markets.

edit to add: gees snarky much? I "KNOW".. because I have FIOS and I DON'T have msnbc.

[halobeam]

16. FIOS doesn't offer msnbc

[Virginia Dare]

18. It'll still be worth it...

on edit: It seems to in the D.C. area, but I can't get it yet.

[crazylikafox]

24. Verizon FIOS definitely DOES offer MSNBC

here in Maryland. What area are you referring to?

[halobeam]

36. thanks.. I'm in NY... the FIOS site claims there are areas in NY that don't have it.

an above poster provided me a link, and it says that some NY and NJ areas do not get msnbc. I'm in one of those areas.

[SoCalDem]

8. Most cable companies are moving stuff into the digital (higher cost)

range.. That way they can DROP the cost for the basic cable charge and claim to be cheap.. Of course when you find out what that cheapo price includes (or does NOT include) the old bait & switch goes into effect..

They set up these tiers very carefully, so that in order to get what MOST people want, you HAVE to pay the highest price:grr:

When WE first got cable all those years ago, it was commercial-free and included ALL available channels and then some...and was under $10 a month..

[tridim]

9. They already moved it here in Denver.

I had to upgrade to digital to get MSNBC. It wasn't too painful because they didn't charge me extra.

Are they going to move it even higher on the dial? If so, I'm going to have words with Comcast. It's the fastest growing cable news station on television, they should be moving it from premium to basic, and not the other way around. Unless of course they have an agenda.

[Purveyor]

12. Making room for the new Faux Business Channel which debuts next week, no doubt...

BTW, I couldn't find any confirmation on this doing a google news search.

Also, MSNBC, Faux and CNN have always been on our expanded basic service for $50 a month.

[jojo54]

21. Guess it's time for ANOTHER letter to Comcast.

But this time, I think I'll tell them to just tell their CEO and Board of Directors to shove it.

Anybody know how Verizon is???

edited to add: or maybe I should just get off the tit of ALL utilities and go back to living off the land.

[madrchsod]

22. that`s why i loves my dish...

current , documentary channel ,link, free speech, bbc news and the university channels...

[mitchtv]

31. also Deutsch Welle and CCTV

Problem with Dish for us was no local or distant Networks TWC won't allow it.

[0007]

33. You and me both! I wouldn't go back to cable if they gave it to me free.

[ima_sinnic]

34. I have Dish but no MSNBC

They put MSNBC in some higher-priced pkg--all I get for "news" is CNN, but also BBC, LinkTV, Democracy Now, Free Speech, Doc, also CSPAN and CSPAN2. I'm disappointed in the few movies I can get--Lifetime once in a while, also USA (blech, so many damn commercials with 3rd-rate movies), a couple others. Still, I refuse to upgrade to a more expensive pkg--I already watch too much TV.

It appeared they were going to preview 8 HBO stations this month, but they went off after a few days, probably a mistake.

[Stinky The Clown]

26. Cable seems to be moving to a three (or more) tier system

We just switched from Comcast to Verizon FIOS.

On Comcast, you got all the broadcast channels in the Basic Package. Add in about 30 or 40 other channels for the Expanded Basic package. Add more in the Digital Basic package. Etc.

On Verizon, it is pretty much the same thing except their equivalent of the Expanded Basic has over 200 channels. The only thing we opted not to get are the premiums (HBO,SHO, Etc.), the Spanish language and foreign language (German, Italian, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Korean, etc., etc.) stuff, and the sports.

For all that, our internet and our telephone (with no long distance charges at all) we pay $40 a month LESS than we did for Comcast's inferior signal, lackluster service and support, and rude telephone support.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

28. XM removed MSNBC from their news lineup several months ago.

Which I hated, because now I can't even listen to Keith. I have to wait an hour and a half or so to see him on the Net, since I refuse to get cable TV. Haven't had it since 1988.

[Bitwit1234]

30. This is another attempt to spin the news in the republicans favor

people said these type of things will happen. They know people can't afford it so, they do this to shut him up.

[IDemo]

32. If it weren't for Keith, I wouldn't miss MSNBC

The Prisons & Predators channel.

[1monster]

37. I can't even get MSNBC on Expanded cable in my area. I have to wait two years

for it to be available.

The funny thing is, that Time/Warner Cable, which had our market before Comcast took it over, had MSNBC and a lot of other cable stations which Comcast doesn't have. And we are paying more for the service than with Time/Warner.

(Okay, Comcast seems to have more sports stations than Time/Warner did, but I don't like sports on television. So there!:evilfrown:)