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[bigfetz]

That tactic doesn't work usually. People don't switch their providers over 1 channel.

I'd I remember dish network didn't even lose that many customers missing a channel like AMC

Idk I have seen about 5-6 people here already say they switched to TWC for the channel and heard of many others doing so. Some people are very impatient.

[Hollywood]

I know people who switched from Fios and Direct tv. It was a combo of football and the lakers channel for some and some just got it for lakers channel.

[last stand 2.0]

Idk I have seen about 5-6 people here already say they switched to TWC for the channel and heard of many others doing so. Some people are very impatient.

This is a lakers forum, of course you will see people on a lakers forum switch over a laker channel dispute.

But most smart people won't bite because eventually it will get done and you get to avoid the POS TWC

I'm sick of them constantly posting that complete BS about iwantmylakers.com, as if that really helps, c'mon now. That's just PR crap.

Dish network on the other hand is a question. They went like a whole year without AMC

and still going...

[last stand 2.0]

I'm sick of them constantly posting that complete BS about iwantmylakers.com, as if that really helps, c'mon now. That's just PR crap.and still going...

I thought I heard there was like a 700 million dollar settlement

^ Oh wow! Had no idea! Didn't even bother checking for the longest time cause it was so bad, but awesome! Thanks man! Don't have to watch 'The Walking Dead' anymore on crappy streams in comparison. Sweet HD is back!!!

[kingulee]

dwight howard boo'd timewarner yesterday after the game
He also has Directv :>

[Busty Bluth]

^ Oh wow! Had no idea! Didn't even bother checking for the longest time cause it was so bad, but awesome! Thanks man! Don't have to watch 'The Walking Dead' anymore on crappy streams in comparison. Sweet HD is back!!!

U r slippin.

Dispute, lockout, strike words I never everrrr want to hear.

[SoCalSpider]

Well so much for prime ticket availability - no Kobe or Dwight tomorrow night, the best laid plans...

[Gotrings?]

ATTENTION COX COMMUNICATIONS CUSTOMERS

Important update for Cox customers about negotiations for Lakers programming

Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Deportes, which launched October 1, 2012, have the exclusive English- and Spanish-language TV rights for the Los Angeles Lakers games. These channels also include some Los Angeles Galaxy soccer programming, Los Angeles Sparks and certain area high school and college games.

Currently, only Time Warner Cable and customers of Bright House Networks have access to TWC SportsNet and TW Deportes programming. TWC SportsNet has not secured carriage agreements with any other TV provider.

The price for the Lakers is one of the highest wholesale prices that we have seen, especially when you consider it on a "per game" basis: only 53 of the of the Lakers' 82 regular season games will be exclusively available on TWC SportsNet. The additional 29 games will be available on broadcast and other cable networks including ABC, ESPN and TNT, which are already available on Cox's lineup.

We are working through the negotiations process with Time Warner Cable SportsNet and hope we can come to an agreement that does not burden our customers with excessive price increases.

We have offered to carry their channels on our optional digital tiers, which would enable those who want to pay for the programming to have it. That offer has been refused.

As we do with all programming negotiations, we will continue to work through the negotiations process and fight on behalf of our customers to protect the value of the products and services we provide.

FAQs

Is Cox planning to add Time Warner Cable SportsNet to its lineup?

We are working through the negotiations process with Time Warner Cable SportsNet and hope we can come to an agreement that does not burden our customers with excessive price increases. We have offered to carry their channels on our optional digital tiers, which would enable those who want to pay for the programming to have it. That offer has been refused.

We know that the Lakers are popular sports programming, but that programming comes at an extremely high price. We will continue to work through the negotiations process with TWC SportsNet to fight on behalf of our customers and protect the value of the products and services we provide.

Doesn't Cox get paid for offering programming?

No. There is a misconception that programmers pay cable companies like Cox to distribute their networks and content. In fact, Cox and all video providers are required to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to TV networks for the rights to distribute their programming.

When the wholesale cost of television programming increases, it drives up your (retail) cable bill. In particular, sports programming is the most expensive of all programming. Cox and all programming distributors negotiate fiercely to ensure that our customers' retail prices don't increase by millions of dollars.

Why is sports programming so expensive?

If you "follow the money," it goes like this:

1. Professional teams are paying incredibly large sums of money to sign the best players possible (e.g., The New York Yankees pay Alex Rodriguez $27.5 million per year for 10 years);

2. Television programmers help fund those salaries by buying TV rights to the team's games;

3. Television programmers raise the wholesale cost of this programming for television distributors to distribute those sports programs to their customers;

4. Cox absorbs as much of these cost increases as possible, but inevitably the customer has to pay more through retail price increases on their cable television bill, which is why we work hard to negotiate the best price possible for our customers.

[DaSmoothOperator]

These guys don't negoiate in good faith as they would rather hope to gain customers than charge for the channel.

[bigvee]

The only cable provider in my are is Charter. They have bought the rights to be that monopoly cable company in my area. I have charter, but if it were my choice id have direct tv (my parents make those decisions). To me, it looks like Direct tv has a better chance of getting the deal over Charter, and sooner. If this is the case, I'll probably use it as an excuse to switch when the time comes.

[Hollywood]

When i lived in the IE Charter was also the only cable company.

[maljanNBAfan]

These guys don't negoiate in good faith as they would rather hope to gain customers than charge for the channel.

That's the worst part about it.

[DaSmoothOperator]

Espn now advertises it will have "all the Laker" games smart I listen even when tv airs it. 710 am good news the Lakers have D12 in the line up tonite and although behind at first and sounding dismal they came back to take the lead late first half. Go Lakers!!

[True Lakers Fan]

David Brickley ‏@DavidjBrickley
This just in. Time Warner has reached a deal with Charter Cable.

[True Lakers Fan]

Mike Gabriel ‏@MikedupRadiocom
Charter Cable has signed a deal with TWC for Lakers network channel. Direct TV, Dish Network haven't as of yet. #Lakers

[Michaelyumm]

Congrats Charter subs!

Still waiting on Fios!!

[Michaelyumm]

Heard direct TV and Dish will sign a deal around Monday!

[True Lakers Fan]

Heard direct TV and Dish will sign a deal around Monday!

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