Funny how that comes up right at the start of Q4 when various seasons of entertainment collide with the fiscal year. (I went back and forth on marking this topic with a sport tag, still might.)
Funny how that comes up right at the start of Q4 when various seasons of entertainment collide with the fiscal year.
(I went back and forth on marking this topic with a sport tag, still might.)
It also coincides with Dish exiting bankruptcy. (Sling is owned by Dish) Whether that actually had anything to do with it I don't know, but it was fairly obvious from the start that this day pass...
It also coincides with Dish exiting bankruptcy. (Sling is owned by Dish) Whether that actually had anything to do with it I don't know, but it was fairly obvious from the start that this day pass was likely dead once their contracts with networks came up because they were utilizing the fact that there was apparently a loophole in their existing agreements to offer it and the networks obviously didn't like it based on their reaction.
That 'promise' url is interesting because Dish used that earlier this year on their own site when they had a dispute with Gray Media for carrying the local network stations.
I guess enough tv networks said they wouldn’t renew their deals unless Sling got rid of them.
Weird URL for that announcement though…
Funny how that comes up right at the start of Q4 when various seasons of entertainment collide with the fiscal year.
(I went back and forth on marking this topic with a sport tag, still might.)
It also coincides with Dish exiting bankruptcy. (Sling is owned by Dish) Whether that actually had anything to do with it I don't know, but it was fairly obvious from the start that this day pass was likely dead once their contracts with networks came up because they were utilizing the fact that there was apparently a loophole in their existing agreements to offer it and the networks obviously didn't like it based on their reaction.
That 'promise' url is interesting because Dish used that earlier this year on their own site when they had a dispute with Gray Media for carrying the local network stations.