Current Events > The Walt Disney Company Removes All Channels From Spectrum

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Evol
08/31/23 8:51:57 PM
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That includes ESPN, Disney Channel, FX, and ABC Locals.

https://twitter.com/Ask_Spectrum/status/1697405444593971539

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SaikyoStyle
08/31/23 8:52:51 PM
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I called them and asked them about this but they told me Im just some dumb hick and hung up.

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Crimsoness
08/31/23 8:53:12 PM
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"Spectrum is on your side"

No corporation is on your side lol

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__aCEr__
08/31/23 8:53:26 PM
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Right as they were kicking off the Florida/Utah game.

Fuck all those corporate assholes.

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Blue_Target
08/31/23 8:56:23 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

you'll be surprised at what Disney owns

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ScazarMeltex
08/31/23 9:02:00 PM
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They have for years. ABC bought a controlling interest in ESPN in the 80s, then merged with another company in the 90s that Disney bought, thus inheriting ABC and ESPN in the process.

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The_Popo
08/31/23 9:02:04 PM
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I work at Spectrum. Someone called and asked about it. I told him he was just some dumb hick and hung up.

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lilORANG
08/31/23 9:02:58 PM
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Down with cable!

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I4NRulez
08/31/23 9:03:14 PM
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The_Popo posted...
I work at Spectrum. Someone called and asked about it. I told him he was just some dumb hick and hung up.

I used to work there as a lead when viacom was lost and i know a lot of people who still work there and apparently they are getting fucked lol

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Evol
08/31/23 9:03:33 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]


Yes heres a list of everything.

ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPNU, ESPN News, SEC Network, ACC Network, Longhorn Network, FX, FX Movie Channel, FXX, Freeform, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, BabyTV

ABC On Demand programming and the following local ABC stations: ABC7 Chicago, ABC7 Los Angeles, ABC7 New York, ABC7 San Francisco, ABC11 Raleigh-Durham, ABC13 Houston, ABC30 Fresno.

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EmilyTheCEman
08/31/23 9:03:42 PM
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Dont fuck with the mouse.

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Zikten
08/31/23 9:03:58 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Yes. That's why there is a streaming bundle where you subscribe to

Espn plus
Disney plus
Hulu

Its all the same company
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TroutPaste
08/31/23 9:04:38 PM
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This is how DeSantis wins .. right before Florida / Utah

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Gritty
08/31/23 9:05:36 PM
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SaikyoStyle posted...
I called them and asked them about this but they told me Im just some dumb hick and hung up.
Good
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ForsakenHermit
08/31/23 9:08:37 PM
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Motherfucker, that means no ATH or PTI for me. And a lot less college football.

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Compsognathus
08/31/23 9:11:10 PM
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I love these disputes. Both sides frame it as the other actively fucking the customers over but they are on your side, fighting for you.

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TheBreadedOne
08/31/23 9:13:50 PM
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What about Corncob TV?

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FLAMING_EVIL_HOMER
08/31/23 9:27:25 PM
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__aCEr__ posted...
Right as they were kicking off the Florida/Utah game.

Fuck all those corporate assholes.


Really? Lol

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Sariana21
08/31/23 9:34:21 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Maybe not much longer though? There are rumors Disney may split off its television division.

Well see.


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bknight
08/31/23 9:36:00 PM
#21:


Huh, people still have cable.
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nexigrams
08/31/23 9:36:46 PM
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Millionaires fighting with billionaires. And who loses out? Regular ass people who're still dumb enough to pay for cable in 2023.

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Kloe_Rinz
08/31/23 9:37:14 PM
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Dont really care about pay tv or Disney
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Error1355
08/31/23 9:40:13 PM
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Compsognathus posted...
I love these disputes. Both sides frame it as the other actively fucking the customers over but they are on your side, fighting for you.

As someone who works for a cable company I might be a little biased, but pretty much any cable price increase (at least for the one I work for) is due to channels demanding more money, not because the cable company is pocketing more cash.

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Axiom
08/31/23 9:41:32 PM
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Error1355 posted...
As someone who works for a cable company
All the hate you have ever received here has now been justified
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Evol
08/31/23 10:33:54 PM
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Error1355 posted...
As someone who works for a cable company I might be a little biased, but pretty much any cable price increase (at least for the one I work for) is due to channels demanding more money, not because the cable company is pocketing more cash.

Yes, and thats definitely the case here. Disney wants significantly more money, and Spectrum knows that will cause subscription prices to spike, which are already so expensive, and they will lose subscribers.
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WilliamPorygon
08/31/23 10:51:54 PM
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Fuck Disney

Now all we have for kids is Nick Jr. and Peppa the Pig-Headed Bitch

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animebop
08/31/23 11:03:42 PM
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They also used to own the Angels and Ducks.

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Questionmarktarius
08/31/23 11:17:40 PM
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So, the bill is going down because the disney channels are gone?

...right?
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Tyranthraxus
08/31/23 11:25:45 PM
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Compsognathus posted...
I love these disputes. Both sides frame it as the other actively fucking the customers over but they are on your side, fighting for you.

No in this case I'm pretty sure it's just "We want more D+ subscriptions pay it or fuck off"

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Tyranthraxus
08/31/23 11:26:43 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
So, the bill is going down because the disney channels are gone?

...right?

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R1masher
08/31/23 11:30:26 PM
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Pffft, Disney probs gonna buy spectrum and kill it like marvel

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Questionmarktarius
08/31/23 11:30:54 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
No in this case I'm pretty sure it's just "We want more D+ subscriptions pay it or fuck off"
Disney insists that all its channels are carried at once, on the "basic" tier. A provider can't have a cheap no-sports package - it has to have ESPN in the base plan, or no XD or NatGeo.

Also the fee-per-subscriber is increasing again.
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Evol
09/01/23 8:03:39 AM
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Good ol capitalism.
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PeteyParker
09/01/23 8:09:57 AM
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TheBreadedOne posted...
What about Corncob TV?

We're allowed to show em nude because they ain't got no souls

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tripleh213
09/01/23 8:11:51 AM
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Who watches cable anymore?

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Purple_Cheetah
09/01/23 8:13:46 AM
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I remember when all Viacom channels got yanked/dropped from our cable several years ago.

I didn't give a shit about MTV or VH1, but I did miss Comedy Central and the Nick channels. It's ok, we got BBC america and some other stuff that worked out for the better. idk how I'd feel if it were more general channels like this topic.
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FLAMING_EVIL_HOMER
09/01/23 8:15:25 AM
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What areas actually use Spectrum?

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Compsognathus
09/01/23 8:20:06 AM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
No in this case I'm pretty sure it's just "We want more D+ subscriptions pay it or fuck off"
Reading into it, it looked like it was time fir contract negotiations. Disney wanted a fee increase, Spectrum thought it was too high. Now we are seeing the hardball negotiations. It's all routine stuff that has happened since the invention of cable. The only difference is that it didn't get to the channel blacking out stage as often because everyone on both sides were making so much money back then, it was easier to meet in the middle.

Disney isn't trying to lose actually profitable cable money in favor of unprofitable D+ subscriptions. It's quite the opposite, they are asking for higher fees to get more profitable cable money.

I will say kudos to Disney's sales team on the contract timing. Having renegotiating time run right before the football season gives them insane leverage.

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Bass
09/01/23 8:23:18 AM
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Crimsoness posted...
"Spectrum is on your side"

No corporation is on your side lol
Yeah, that message is just so awkwardly written and transparent imo.

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SaikyoStyle
09/01/23 11:16:36 AM
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tripleh213 posted...
Who watches cable anymore?
I have it but never watch it. And I only have it because I tried to cancel it and they let me keep it for free.

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MuscleRobo
09/01/23 11:28:44 AM
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I hate when people very obviously bump their own thread but this thread is rad for giving us another to reason to hate on mods. More on topic though, I was at the gym when this happened and pretty confused. That's the only time I'm "watching" cable though I guess.
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Thermador446
09/01/23 11:32:02 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]


Who do you really think developed the McRib?

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Euripides
09/01/23 11:40:16 AM
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I use DirecTV and we haven't had NBC for like 3 months

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Cocytus
09/01/23 11:41:14 AM
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What the hell is spectrum?

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DnDer
09/01/23 11:43:08 AM
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Error1355 posted...
As someone who works for a cable company I might be a little biased, but pretty much any cable price increase (at least for the one I work for) is due to channels demanding more money, not because the cable company is pocketing more cash.

Then why is there a whole other thread about them losing their shit over sharing those details in people's bills? If their fees go up, wouldn't they want to show consumers, "Hey, this isn't us. It's the mouse."

WilliamPorygon posted...
Fuck Disney

Now all we have for kids is Nick Jr. and Peppa the Pig-Headed Bitch

I'm sure PBS still has plenty of quality content for kids. They always have.

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Questionmarktarius
09/01/23 11:43:48 AM
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DnDer posted...
I'm sure PBS still has plenty of quality content for kids. They always have.
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DnDer
09/01/23 11:44:42 AM
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Cocytus posted...
What the hell is spectrum?

Cable provider in the South East. I think they've pretty much carved out Florida as their territory in the same way Comcast and Time Warner shook hands and carved up places like New York.

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