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Cattledog

(6,542 posts) Sat Dec 28, 2019, 02:07 PM Dec 2019

Fox News, Could Go Dark Soon For Millions of Cable TV Subscribers.

Many small cable TV company contracts with Fox are coming to an end on December 31st, 2019.

According to some providers, Fox is asking for a 10x jump in what they are paying right now for Fox News, FS1, FS2, and Fox Business networks.

Link to tweet

https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/fox-news-fs1-more-could-go-dark-soon-for-millions-of-cable-tv-subscribers/

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Fox News, Could Go Dark Soon For Millions of Cable TV Subscribers. (Original Post) Cattledog Dec 2019 OP

That, would be a breath of fresh air!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2019 #1

Sports channels are one of the win reasons cable prices go up underpants Dec 2019 #2

Good elleng Dec 2019 #3

Good riddance! RainCaster Dec 2019 #4

A shot in the arm for democracy!! Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #5

They are not worth a penny UpInArms Dec 2019 #6

What's the bad news? CaptYossarian Dec 2019 #7

That is reason #1 why 2020 might be a better year BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #8

Couldn't happen to a more deserving company. Karadeniz Dec 2019 #9

Make the "believers"pay xtra Mopar151 Dec 2019 #10

Good. Get them off the air I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2019 #11

Won't happen. They may go off temporarily, then the Trumpers will scream bloody murder and Marie Marie Dec 2019 #12

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

1. That, would be a breath of fresh air!!! n/t

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 02:10 PM

Dec 2019

underpants

(192,325 posts)

2. Sports channels are one of the win reasons cable prices go up

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 02:10 PM

Dec 2019

Everyone thinks they can compete with ESPN but even they are bleeding money.

elleng

(140,465 posts)

3. Good

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 02:10 PM

Dec 2019

RainCaster

(13,033 posts)

4. Good riddance!

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 02:21 PM

Dec 2019

Thekaspervote

(35,705 posts)

5. A shot in the arm for democracy!!

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 02:26 PM

Dec 2019

UpInArms

(53,283 posts)

6. They are not worth a penny

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 02:28 PM

Dec 2019

Hopefully, the companies will tell them to shove off.

Our fellow Americans, deprived of their propaganda, will be better off for it.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

7. What's the bad news?

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 03:14 PM

Dec 2019

BigmanPigman

(53,472 posts)

8. That is reason #1 why 2020 might be a better year

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 07:33 PM

Dec 2019

than the past few years.

Karadeniz

(24,632 posts)

9. Couldn't happen to a more deserving company.

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 10:02 PM

Dec 2019

Mopar151

(10,328 posts)

10. Make the "believers"pay xtra

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 10:31 PM

Dec 2019

Works for the church and shopping channels!

I_UndergroundPanther

(13,189 posts)

11. Good. Get them off the air

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 10:34 PM

Dec 2019

I won't miss faux.

Marie Marie

(10,476 posts)

12. Won't happen. They may go off temporarily, then the Trumpers will scream bloody murder and

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 10:48 PM

Dec 2019

a deal will be made. In the meantime, I can dream of a future without their poison on our airwaves.

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