DirecTV to acquire rival Dish Network, subject to regulatory approval. Regulators shut down a similar merger in 2002.
  • foggy@lemmy.world
    67·
    2 months ago

    Lmao.

    DISH bought the town of Clark, TX’s name. Paid for 10 years of cable for all 437 residents in exchange for… Map advertising. Clark TX became, and still is, “DISH, TX” (yes, all caps).

    Not only did they lose their free cable in 2015, but now they’re named after a company that was never good enough to last the test of time.

    It’d be like going to work at NYNEX stadium or something equally absurd.

    Love it.

    • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
      35·
      2 months ago

      I don’t know, if I already lived in a tiny town that nobody ever heard of I wouldn’t mind getting 10 years of free cable in exchange for living in the exact small town that is now called DISH. Who the hell even cares at that point?

      And it isn’t like they changed the name of a city/town with a rich history steeped in tradition. The town of Clark was only incorporated in the year 2000 by a guy named Clark and only had 201 inhabitants at the time.

      • frezik@midwest.social
        8·
        2 months ago

        I don’t care much about this particular case, but I don’t want this to be the norm, either. I don’t want to have to drive from McDonalds, OH to Walmart, KY on the I-71 brought to you by Microsoft.

        • Billiam@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 months ago

          I don’t want to have to drive from McDonalds, OH to Walmart, KY on the I-71 brought to you by Microsoft.

          You should have taken the Apple iWay instead of Microsoft’s I-71. The ride is much smoother, as long as you accept you can only exit where Apple says you can. And have the “courage” to hold your pee since they removed all the rest stops on the way.

          Seriously kids, don’t vote Republicans if you don’t want every mile of your trip privatized and monetized.

      • SendMePhotos@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 months ago

        If you don’t care then you win. I’ll still make fun of you from across the internet every time I see the name.

  • Billiam@lemmy.world
    26·
    2 months ago

    From a different article:

    But DirecTV claims it “will benefit US video consumers by creating a more robust competitive force in a video industry dominated by streaming services owned by large tech companies and programmers.”

    HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

    From another article:

    In a statement, DirecTV chief executive Bill Morrow said a merger between the two companies “will be better able to work with programmers to realize our vision for the future of TV, which is to aggregate, curate, and distribute content tailored to customers’ interests, and to be better positioned to realize operating efficiencies while creating value for customers through additional investment.”

    Corpo-speak 101: how to use a lot of words to say absolutely nothing.

    • Vanon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Agreed. Competition is gone. This is also a sign that there will be very little investment or improvement in the industry, so it now exists primarily to extract wealth from the most desperate folks, until it all crumbles and the golden parachutes are deployed.

  • Pacattack57@lemmy.world
    8·
    2 months ago

    The sad part is if cable was cheaper, I’d have it. Unfortunately the value isn’t there. The Sell point at the beginning was less ads then tv Because it’s a paid service. Now it has more ads then regular tv.

    Cable companies are paying the price for corporate greed. If they had a legitimate business model with great service when they had a monopoly on the service, they would be killing it. Cable should always have come with on demand. Instead they made us pay for it in addition to the $200 cost.

  • TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 months ago

    We have dish at out retirement community.

    It’s dogshit. Techs tell me their software has been taking a shit lately (even more than usual)

    Curious how this will impact the situation here.