Less Quality - More Dollars. ??

Newsmax walked out of future talks, if they return is up to them.  DTV has to raise their base rates every year do to the fact that Newsmax and the other channels want more money when their contract comes up for renewal.

I understand that DirecTV was paying NewsMax next to nothing in comparison to other news channels that were drawing in much smaller audiences, probably including CNN. Be real. I know I have other choices for satellite TV, but I was hoping DirecTV would come to the table with a decent offer to NewsMax. It will be a pain, but I am still weighing my options. PLUS, they already cut OAN, which I was watching prior to losing it. Bluntly, the other news channels leave much to be desired. 

Well, Jupiter, you certainly seem knowledgeable for a casual customer. I saw the increase coming…it just added insult to injury when I received double negatives within days of each other. Your superior attitude and canned replies do not impress. But thanks for an interesting exchange. 😊

I have had pay TV for many years. From getting help on the forum long ago I started discussing and helping others and built my knowledge base up over that time. Everything I have stated is public.

I get having price adjustment and the loss of a channel important to you around the same time to be infuriating. I was just pointing out they are not directly related (this time) with how it works. I wouldn't be bothered if Newsmax made a new offer to DirecTV and succeeded in comming back, as long as I am not paying for that happening.

My replies are not "canned". I state everything honestly and directly. Sometimes that is just pointing out the reality of the situation. Yes I am blunt, but I make no apology for that. I don't like sugar coating my responses and prefer to keep it as straight forward as possible.

And it is Juniper, not Jupiter.

How do you negotiate with a company like Directv that refuses to pay you even a penny ($0.01) per subscriber for your product? Seeing your competitor channels getting paid by Directv, you must come to the realization that the negotiations are over.

You don't. It's free, but you want to pay for it via subscription. Not me - I watch it free.