Why don't you just come right out and tell us where you're trying to steer the thread? Who do you work for and what ax do you have to grind? This happened on the 21st of October and you're bringing it up now. Why?
I am just trying to do some primary research.
I don't work for DISH or TWX in case you are wondering. But I do own a tonne of TWX. I am just trying to get a sense of how people are reacting to this, i.e. already lost CNN and CN, and given Ergen's tone today, most likely will lose TBS and TNT.
Yes CNN and CN went off a while ago, but what's in contention now is TBS and TNT. With Ergen basically saying today that when he goes dark, he's prepared to go dark for good. But with TBS and TNT still up for negotiation, and the likelihood of renewal on TBS and TNT without CNN and CN is low, I am just trying to figure out how people (DISH customers) would feel about basically losing TBS and TNT.
Also, my 30-35mm comment is really just assuming that DISH will have to pay 10% or more per sub per month in affiliate fees for all four channels, and the 30-35mm figure is an annualized figure. It just doesn't seem like a lot, maybe 1% of total TV programming cost that DISH has to bear. Even if that has to be all passed along to subscribers, it only amounts to 21 cents per month per sub.