Cartoon network is pulled from dish

[Xenomit]

http://www.cnet.com/news/dish-loses-channels-in-contract-dispute-with-turner-broadcasting/

[xXSp1cyN1njaXx]

no more adultswim and toonami for me

[SubparTony]

First world problems

[DoctorStrongbad]

At 10/23/14 05:18 PM, xXSp1cyN1njaXx wrote: no more adultswim and toonami for me

That sucks. Glad that I do not have dish.

[DeftonesFan665]

Makes me glad that I have DIRECTV.

[Painbringer]

At 10/23/14 05:25 PM, SubparTony wrote: First world problems

Only in America problems.

[ZJ]

At 10/23/14 05:50 PM, DeftonesFan665 wrote: Makes me glad that I have DIRECTV.

Same here, but I don't think the bill was paid for it this month. Only thing I watch on live TV these days is sports.

C'MON TED TURNER. PLAY NICE.

[Sense-Offender]

Hasn't this sort of thing happened with Dish before? I seem to remember them being in dispute with several channels like 2 years or so ago. I think I even remember that serious sounding voice over guy on AMC who goes like "last tiiiime on the Walking Deeeeaad" saying for a very brief time "AMC... nooot available on Diiish".

[TheMajormel]

optimum is god tier

[Xenomit]

At 10/23/14 06:05 PM, TheMajormel wrote: optimum is god tier

lol, that's like saying internet explorer is god tier

It's pleb tier you pleb

[Viper]

Yep ehhhh.....times like these I'm glad I'm poor and have basic cable.

[Lepy]

go outside instead of watcheng cartoons!!!!!

[All-American-Badass]

They'll get it back within a week. these contract disputes don't last that long.

[SNAPCRACKLEANDPOP2]

Doesn't affect me, I don't have cable. I just watch most things on Netflix. Still, that sucks for whoever this affects.

[Monster-64]

I shall summon @Anonymous to settle this debacle.

[fieldertiger]

It's a good thing that I have Verizon FiOS because I actually like having Boomerang on television. Cartoon Network is not one of my networks that I watch nowadays.

[WahyaRanger]

At 10/23/14 07:28 PM, Lepy wrote: go outside instead of watcheng cartoons!!!!!

Yeah I never got the whole "I'm on the internet but I'm going to tell you to go outside, look how holy I am" argument.

[orangebomb]

These are the kind of things that are largely petty on both sides, and they for the most part generally get it resolved pretty quickly due to consumer pressure and they don't want to be the only ones who have a popular channel blacked out. Say what you will about the quality of Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, but a lot of people still watch that channel even if they are only there for one thing. (Not like they can't get it anywhere else, but still.)

At the end of the day, it's about the $$$, but I'm sure that trying to piss off their customers, even unintentionally, is not a wise marketing move, and neither the networks themselves or the cable/sattellite companies can afford to do that. (Unless you're Comcast, where you don't even try) especially with Netflix, Hulu and the Internet growing in popularity for watching shows.

[scoutthesoldier]

Good thing I switched a while ago, even though I don't watch much TV anymore..

[Tony-DarkGrave]

dont worry one side will fold like always because customers will get pissed.

[Radaketor]

Doesn't affect me but it sucks for some people.

[DoctorStrongbad]

Another reason why cable is better than dish.

[FurryGod]

I like my dishes dish

[SentForMe]

It sure seems this contract disputes are happening more often then they used to, at least in the US.

[Amaranthus]

Nothing to add, so here's a funny picture.

[Alexborn]

we have cable so we dont loose it

*btw glorious cable master race

[Ronald-McDonald-LoL]

At 10/23/14 06:01 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: Hasn't this sort of thing happened with Dish before?

Yeah, happens a lot to satellite providers. The channels are only gone for a week or two before the two parties negotiate a new deal.

[kanef]

did you know that kids in america have been watching cartoons less and less since 2012
yeah

shame since a certain one they have is currently #1 in nielsen for all channels

[kazumazkan]

At 10/23/14 07:28 PM, Lepy wrote: go outside instead of watcheng cartoons!!!!!

but its dangerous outside.
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This sucks i like watching most of the cartoons on cn and some adult swim and also halloween cartoons

[Bremaine]

It always seems that dish or directv are the ones who cut channels, while cable seems to do just fine. I don't remember any time when Charter put a channel.