Unbelievable Message Sent by DirecTV!

Jupiter - Yes, it made me feel better :)

You know, this is not the first time that DTV has had contracts expire and cut channels off to customers.  I recall at least one other time in the last few years.  We can either take our business elsewhere or, if we want to continue to use this product, express our displeasure as best we can to help drive change.  DTV knew when this contract would expire.  They did not do their homework and/or work hard enough on behalf of their 11 MILLION subscribers who now suffer the loss of access we expected.  They need to do better.  Posting on a public forum is one way in which I express my frustration and bring some shame to those responsible.   And the ridiculous email they sent today was the straw that broke this camel's back about finding a way to vent...if someone at DTV truly cared, they would have pulled the plug on it and suffered the consequences in doing so rather than rubbing salt in our wounds.

DTV doesn't cut off the channels the owners remove the feed when they could leave them on.

a friend of mine has Dish.   due to a non-carriage agreement renewal w/local Fox channels, they went without local Fox for about 2 yrs.     

I wouldn't be surprised if this  happens in streaming when those companies change their products/offering.

DTV still hasn't reach an agreement with White Night to return Fox channels to parts of the US and you are correct carriage agreements effect streaming services also.