DJariya

http://awfulannouncing.com/soccer/at...in-sports.html

DirecTV drops BeIn sports.

They’re the channel that televises mostly soccer. It’s on the sports pack.

Josh-da-man

My sympathies to the seven people who watched it.

Deftones

Maybe our bills will go down now.

JeffTheAlpaca

Directv added Hallmark Drama on channel 564

JeffTheAlpaca

What do people think of the genie menu update that came out in 2018?

They did another one with bigger fonts in Dec 2018

The only thing I don't like is when you want to see all the upcoming episodes for a show it just shows one episode and just the airdates for that one episode and not all the episodes past and future unless you enter the title of the show in the search engine.

Jeremy517

Calling the retention line to get discounts still works well. I wasn't able to get my bill down to $10 per month like last year, but they knocked $50 off per month for a year.

whotony

I just lost the CW network.

Usually when this happens there is a note on the channel saying there is a dispute with the network but this one just says it's no longer available.

Used the channel locartor and it is not listed.

Was there until a couple days ago and there is no dispute listed on the dispute checker.

DJariya

Well, you can always fall back on the CW streaming app. Free with short commercials. They carry the last 5 episodes of all their shows.

whotony

That’s what I’m doing for the flash which is fine but I haven’t watched any of Supergirl and the dvr didn’t record the first show this season.
So catching up and staying up on that one might be a no go.
Guess I’ll,just delete that one and wait till it pops up on Netflix.

JeffTheAlpaca

Can you ask Directv for the NY or LA CW Feed if that is possible?

whotony

JeffTheAlpaca

I get the ABC and FOX NY and LA feeds but i have to pay extra for them.

How come when you download a show off directv on demand it looks like the picture is going fast or in fast forward?

That is why I hope I don't forget to record a program instead of downloading it.

whotony

JeffTheAlpaca

I hope that does not happen.

Such a pain in the ass and hope this gets settled.

dex14

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DJariya

Unfortunately carriage disputes are always part of any cable or satellite subscription.

I've been with DirecTV since 2003 and it's continued to get more and more expensive every year. I'm paying $157 with promotional credits, but when those run out or if they decided to not offer me anymore, I may have to bail for one of the Internet Live TV things like Hulu or YouTube TV. Apparently DirecTV Now sucks and they took away channels. Only thing is that I would lose access to watching the Lakers since no live Internet TV provider carries their channel and that would suck.

Noonan

You should be able to get it if you add a HD antenna to your setup with a streaming service. I think?

I'm also close to ditching DTV. Not sure which service would be a good choice for me yet though.

DJariya

No....All non-national Laker games in Los Angeles are exclusive to Spectrum SportsNet. The Lakers became cable-exclusive about 6 years ago with a 25 year deal.

Only way I can get Spectrum SportsNet aside from DirecTV is joining Spectrum cable.

Noonan

Really?? WTF...I thought all markets had (non-national) games available on public TV for their market. So if you're poor and can't afford a cable service you can't watch your home team?

DJariya

Yup, same thing happened to the Dodgers. They're on a 25-30 year deal with Spectrum. All Dodger games are cable exclusive and no other provider took their channel, so they are as of right now cable exclusive solely to Spectrum.

Yeah if you can't afford cable and love the Lakers or Dodgers in LA, you're hosed.

Noonan

Wow; what a shitty situation for sports fans out there who either can't afford cable or want to cut the cord.

fujishig

Yeah. On the one hand, it gives them a ton of revenue to go out and spend on players. But paying a mint for DirecTV and not being able to watch the Dodgers or even a lot of USC/UCLA games (because of no Pac 12 network) really sucks.

I'm also out if I don't get the next round of discounts. The current Genie DVR interface sucks really badly.

DJariya

Yup...tell me about it.

And I just double checked. Only DirecTV/AT&T U-Verse and Spectrum cable carry the Lakers channel Spectrum SportsNet in my area.

So I would be hosed and lose access to pretty much the entire Lakers season if I dropped DirecTV, so that's why I reluctantly stay with them even though they're so freaking expensive.

JeffTheAlpaca

https://www.att.com/tvchannelupdates/

whotony