Disney TV rates

[BillPA]

This notice arrived by e-mail to day, looks like DVC isn't the only Disney unit to stick it to ya!!!

As you may know, we must periodically renew our agreements with TV content providers to be able to provide you with the programming available on Fios® TV.

Despite what you may be hearing from Disney, we have been negotiating a renewal agreement to keep their networks, which include those from Disney and ESPN, as well as ABC affiliates in Philadelphia and New York, in our lineup.

Disney is currently proposing that Verizon pay hundreds of millions of dollars more for its programming, despite the fact that many of its key networks are experiencing declining viewership. In addition to the proposed rate increase, Disney is also demanding we include, and pay for, another regional sports channel, the ACC Network, in order to continue bringing you all the other Disney and ESPN networks we do today. The rising cost of programming is the biggest factor in higher TV bills and we are standing up to networks like Disney, refusing to accept these huge increases.

We’ve given Disney a reasonable offer to continue providing you access to its networks. Unfortunately, as of today, they have rejected our offers and there is a possibility that we won’t be able to reach an agreement with them prior to our contract expiration on December 31, 2018 at 5pm EST.

Rest assured, our goal is to reach a fair agreement allowing you to continue to have access to the networks you enjoy today while securing an agreement that is in the best interest of our customers.

Thank you for choosing Verizon.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

They've been doing that with ESPN for years now. In order to get ESPN they've required other fluff channels to go along. "Take them all and pay for all or you don't get the one that has the most interest".

It's one of the issues of the media mergers and just how much of all content a single group owns and controls. And there's been a lot of mergers in the past few years.

 

[DebbieB]

Verizon got into a dispute with The Weather Channel a few years ago. We never got it back. They replaced it with Accuweather, which is horrible. I miss their coverage when there's a major storm.

 

[GrumpyInPhilly]

Verizon got into a dispute with The Weather Channel a few years ago. We never got it back. They replaced it with Accuweather, which is horrible. I miss their coverage when there's a major storm.

Me too!

 

[Deb & Bill]

Verizon got into a dispute with The Weather Channel a few years ago. We never got it back. They replaced it with Accuweather, which is horrible. I miss their coverage when there's a major storm.

I liked Weather Nation until they took it off and gave us Accuweather. Weather Channel never covered the areas I needed covered.

ESPN has to be the worst sports network on television.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I liked Weather Nation until they took it off and gave us Accuweather. Weather Channel never covered the areas I needed covered.

ESPN has to be the worst sports network on television.

For us the thing is that they bid on and own the rights to many of the events we watch. But other than that I don't watch them for anything else anymore.