Versus: 'Not optimistic' DirecTV deal in place by playoffs

[RockStar36]

"At this time, we are not optimistic that an agreement will be in place with DirecTV in time for the start of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs."

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Versus-Not-optimistic-DirecTV-deal-in-place-b?urn=nhl,218521

[THATHURMANATOR]

HAAAA HAAA DTV DORKS!

[OpIv37]

mother****er. And last week I saw a blog saying there was hope for a deal in ealry March.

I'm really losing my patience with DirecTV.

[THATHURMANATOR]

HAA HAA OP!!! Lick DTV Some more buddy!!!

PS3 and DTV a marriage made in gay hell!

[Dr. Lecter]

To: DirectTV and Versus

From: Dr.Lecter

Two words:

**** and you.

[RockStar36]

The NHL would be best served to get away from Versus as quickly as possible.

Not that this affects me, but having people miss playoff games is unacceptable for a sport that already struggles to reach the fans.

[The King]

Versus looks great on Comcast

[OpIv37]

Versus looks great on Comcast

I'd rather not have VS than have Comcast. They are the single worst company I've ever dealt with in my life. And it's not just me.

My friend moved and returned his cable box. They still tried to bill him for it, then called him claiming he never returned it and they were going to put a mark on his credit if he didn't pay. He had to fax them the receipt 4x and show up with it in person before they finally backed off.

Meanwhile, Comcast had been over-billing his GF for around a year. She found out and called them, and they agreed to send her a check to reimburse her for the over-billed amount. That was 4 months ago and she doesn't have a check yet.

Comcast is a bunch of money-grubbing shysters that rips off their customers as a matter of organizational policy.

[The King]

as someone who has had comcast for 7 years... zero complaints.

Where I live DirectTv dropped out during almost every storm

[OpIv37]

almost everyone I know who's had Comcast has a Comcast horror story. And that's a lot of people- Comcast covers pretty much the entire DC metro area, with the exception of Fairfax County.

[The Spaz]

Add me to the Comcast complaint category. I had to call Comcast 7 times within the first month that I had cable. **** that.

[Slim]

HATED Comcast. Direct Tv has been great. This Versus thing is my only complaint.

[Ebenezer]

The NHL would be best served to get away from Versus as quickly as possible.

Not that this affects me, but having people miss playoff games is unacceptable for a sport that already struggles to reach the fans.

I know I gave Op and a few others a hard time when they talked about missing a Sabres game on Vs...but missing the playoffs is dumber than dumb. This would be huge.

[OpIv37]

I know I gave Op and a few others a hard time when they talked about missing a Sabres game on Vs...but missing the playoffs is dumber than dumb. This would be huge.

see- it's not just me. VS is the NHL's only national TV contract and it's hurting the league by losing viewers, especially if it extends into the playoffs.

[LtFinFan66]

mother****er. And last week I saw a blog saying there was hope for a deal in ealry March.

I'm really losing my patience with DirecTV.maybe VERSUS is at fault?

[RockStar36]

maybe VERSUS is at fault?

I doubt we'll ever know.

Sounds similar to the NFLN and cable companies debate. Arguments could go both ways.

[OpIv37]

maybe VERSUS is at fault?

it's possible but I doubt it. The more I read, the more it seems like the DirecTV side is the one being stubborn. In the meantime, I only get 5 Sabres games on my TV despite paying DirecTV $90 every month.

(yes, I know it's a lot, but I have an expensive package for HD and DVR and NHL Network plus I pay for 4 receivers).

[THATHURMANATOR]

Bedard of course a PS3 lover will have DTV.... :limp:

[trapezeus]

i've heard the comcast horror stories. but my wife has done multiple voiceovers for comcast, so i remain quiet on the issue. i'm stuck with time warner. the sarah palin's of tv. they suck.

[OpIv37]

Bedard of course a PS3 lover will have DTV.... :limp:

don't **** on me because you're a tool of Microsoft and the cable companies. Automaton.





*pause while Thurm Googles "automaton."

[THATHURMANATOR]

don't **** on me because you're a tool of Microsoft and the cable companies. Automaton.





*pause while Thurm Googles "automaton."
***Pausing for a long time because Thurm wouldn't even want to know what a gay word like that means because it obviously a dork PS3 term.***

[bosshogg21]

Comcast owns the rights to versus. They upped their price to directv. Directv would have had to ask us to pay more to carry it, of which they did not want to do. Btw, Comcast is such an awful run company. They offer the least and charge the most.

[OpIv37]

Comcast owns the rights to versus. They upped their price to directv. Directv would have had to ask us to pay more to carry it, of which they did not want to do. Btw, Comcast is such an awful run company. They offer the least and charge the most.

I heard they upped the price because the old price was negotiated when VS was still OLN, BEFORE it had NHL and MMA, so DirecTV wasn't basing the price reasonably. I also heard DTV was being completely inflexible on the price and Comcast was trying to offer them the same deal that Dish Network has.

But I definitely agree about Comcast. Fortunately, Cox Cable has the area where I live now, so even if I dropped DTV, I still wouldn't have to deal with those scam artists.

[Dozerdog]

as someone who has had comcast for 7 years... zero complaints.

Where I live DirectTv dropped out during almost every storm

It doesn't help that the farther north you go, the lower to the horizon the dish is pointed, which really affects signal (more ground obstructions)

[JD]

I <3 digital cable