GolTV toils w/ DishNetwork

[beat junky]

Dish replaced Goltv with Setanta for now but I also would rahter watch Goltv over Setanta.

[Makandal]

Dish replaced Goltv with Setanta for now but I also would rahter watch Goltv over Setanta.

Over here all I get is FS en espanol... do you have Dish Latino?

[rafaelj]

Over here all I get is FS en espanol... do you have Dish Latino?

Same here. I have GolTV as part of my DishLatino package ... and I now get FSE which I already have on a different channel.

I think we will see GolTV back in action on Dish. This channel is just too important to most DishLatino subscribers (like me) to drop it.

I wish we had legislation to force cable and satellite providers to offer a la carte programming. We're all paying huge amounts of money for a bundle of channels when all we usually want are 15-20 channels out of the 150 or 250 we pay for ....

[kgilbert78]

Same here. I have GolTV as part of my DishLatino package ... and I now get FSE which I already have on a different channel.

I think we will see GolTV back in action on Dish. This channel is just too important to most DishLatino subscribers (like me) to drop it.

I wish we had legislation to force cable and satellite providers to offer a la carte programming. We're all paying huge amounts of money for a bundle of channels when all we usually want are 15-20 channels out of the 150 or 250 we pay for ....

At some point this will likely happen--but then we will have probably have to pay $5 per channel, thus making the option moot.

[beat junky]

Over here all I get is FS en espanol... do you have Dish Latino?

Same here. I have GolTV as part of my DishLatino package ... and I now get FSE which I already have on a different channel.

I think we will see GolTV back in action on Dish. This channel is just too important to most DishLatino subscribers (like me) to drop it.

I wish we had legislation to force cable and satellite providers to offer a la carte programming. We're all paying huge amounts of money for a bundle of channels when all we usually want are 15-20 channels out of the 150 or 250 we pay for ....

Yeah, search for the Setanta channel its not gonna be on the same channel that goltv was on, for me Setanta is channel 852 but i'm in Cali.

[texgator]

"Cheap Charlie" has saved Dish Network customers and DirecTV customers lots of money, by opposing greedy price increases by channels.
While that might make "Cheap Charlie" feel good about himself, it doesn't do a heck of a lot for DISH customers, though, does it. If you are correct, and his efforts result in better prices for DISH and Direct customers, wouldn't subscribing to Direct make more sense? You still get the better rates, and you don't have to deal with these periodic programming disruptions. Doesn't seem like Charlie, in all his grand wisdom, has really thought this strategy out very well.

[REBOLLOS]

I don't have inside information, so I don't know who is at fault, but I know that Goltv is in their final contract with LA LIGA and Bundesliga, so if they don't have LA LIGA for the 2009-10 season, Goltv will be gone, gone and gone.....

[Real Corona]

Same here. I have GolTV as part of my DishLatino package ... and I now get FSE which I already have on a different channel.

I think we will see GolTV back in action on Dish. This channel is just too important to most DishLatino subscribers (like me) to drop it.

I wish we had legislation to force cable and satellite providers to offer a la carte programming. We're all paying huge amounts of money for a bundle of channels when all we usually want are 15-20 channels out of the 150 or 250 we pay for ....


Then you will be paying $5-15 a month per channel. You get 150 channels because there are 149 other people who want those channels and pay as well. Assuming :

ESPN = 10
ESPN 2= 10
ESPN Classic= 10
Goltv = 10
FSC = 10

That's $50 a month for 5 channels. Now maybe if you pay $5 you will get it for 25. I don't know how they would charge for it.

[Kryptonite]

At some point this will likely happen--but then we will have probably have to pay $5 per channel, thus making the option moot.

Yeah.

Keep in mind that many channels are operated by the same company. Under such ala carte options, if you want ESPN, you'd probably have to receive ESPN2, ESPN News, ESPNU, and maybe channels like ABC Family as well.

If you want FSC, you may have to sign up for Fox News, Fox Movie Channel, FSE, and whatever other NewsCorp channels exist in the USA.

Say you want NBC? What about CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo, USA, etc.

[lberga]

So is there a certain email address for goltv or dish that we should all be flooding?

ps how realistic do we think it is that they'll bring gol back?

[Robdog]

the GolTV announcers are pretty lousy, but it makes a convincing argument nonetheless.

Sorry, but Ray Hudson is the best US English speaking commentator for footie ball. Hudson is exclusively on GolTV
v/3x7gu-7WXvI


So is there a certain email address for goltv or dish that we should all be flooding?
ps how realistic do we think it is that they'll bring gol back?


info@goltv.tv

http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/customer_service/contact_us/index.shtml

[Cool Rob]

info@goltv.tv

http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/customer_service/contact_us/index.shtml

Thanks for the addresses. Somebody better turn my La Liga back on now.

[kgilbert78]

Yeah.

Keep in mind that many channels are operated by the same company. Under such ala carte options, if you want ESPN, you'd probably have to receive ESPN2, ESPN News, ESPNU, and maybe channels like ABC Family as well.

If you want FSC, you may have to sign up for Fox News, Fox Movie Channel, FSE, and whatever other NewsCorp channels exist in the USA.

Say you want NBC? What about CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo, USA, etc.

And this is likely why Dish replaced Gol TV with Fox Sports Espanol. Bet they got a special deal for Fox as Fox might well be worried about the market share in soccer Gol TV has been taking away. This is one way for Fox to try to kill a competitor. Remember, FSC *used* to have the Bundesliga. Anyway, some of this may be even more of a moot point as German courts are looking at the Bundelsliga TV deal and turning a thumbs down to it (on anti-trust grounds, as near as I can make out) which may open the way for the individual teams to market their own TV games. So the "Bayern Canal" may be coming soon to a tv near you.... Of course, those who are not Bayern fans may get shut out.

[DefenseWinsCliche]

so is la liga covered by fox sports en espanol. This is bullshit. I can't believe this is happening.

[REBOLLOS]

I checked with 13 people, some of them friends of mine, all have Dish and love soccer. 11 of those 13 will switch to a company that will carry Goltv by the end of the month if the problem is not resolved. The other will consider swithing but they will like to have more info, like who is at fault in this situation. If we apply this spercentage nationwide with this many people willing to swicht, and they don´t care who is right or if they have to pay more in order to have Goltv, I think Dish could be facing losing a lot of customers.....

[Visca...]

And this is likely why Dish replaced Gol TV with Fox Sports Espanol. Bet they got a special deal for Fox as Fox might well be worried about the market share in soccer Gol TV has been taking away. This is one way for Fox to try to kill a competitor. Remember, FSC *used* to have the Bundesliga. Anyway, some of this may be even more of a moot point as German courts are looking at the Bundelsliga TV deal and turning a thumbs down to it (on anti-trust grounds, as near as I can make out) which may open the way for the individual teams to market their own TV games. So the "Bayern Canal" may be coming soon to a tv near you.... Of course, those who are not Bayern fans may get shut out.
How would that work for Dish Latino subscribers though?

Fox Sports En Español in two different channels showing the same exact thing? :rolleyes:

[kgilbert78]

How would that work for Dish Latino subscribers though?

Fox Sports En Español in two different channels showing the same exact thing? :rolleyes:

That's probably why they are giving Setana Sports to the Dish Latino subscribers as a "replacement" but not the main Dish Network subscribers.

[Visca...]

That's probably why they are giving Setana Sports to the Dish Latino subscribers as a "replacement" but not the main Dish Network subscribers.
I find it hard to believe that Dish will give Setanta to Dish Latino subscribers for free from now on :eek: It's just a free-preview.

Unless the package's price jumps up "magically" by 15 dollars :D

[richo]

I find it hard to believe that Dish will give Setanta to Dish Latino subscribers for free from now on :eek: It's just a free-preview.

Unless the package's price jumps up "magically" by 15 dollars :D

It is just a free preview for a month. I can't believe that just us Dish Latino subscribers got this “courtesy”. I have e-mailed both Dish and GolTV and GolTV seemed more apologetic. In my e-mail to Dish I stated that I may at a minimum cancel Dish Latino (as GolTV and ESPN Deportes are about all I watch) and am actually considering cancelling Dish. They responded by saying that if I want to cancel I need to call, I can't do it by e-mail. Not exactly the response you would expect from a company that cares about its customers.

[Palermo10]

So if I am going to cancel Dish Network, what would it cost me?

And can we get these channels at DirecTV?

FSC
GolTV
Setanta
NFL Network
All the Fox Sports regional channels
WorldsportHD (not necessary, but they show la liga in HD)