Comments on: No End In Sight For Scripps-Cablevision Spat; No HGTV, Food Either

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:56:46 +0000

Is Cablevision lying about the the so-called $20,000,000.00 it would cost if they paid the so-called 200% rate increase to Scripps? I wouldn’t be surprised, and the math seems to support the idea. Cablevision has roughly 3 million customers in the tri-state area. Currently they pay Scripps about 25 cents per customer, about $750,000 a year. If the rate is increased to 75 cents per customer, the cost would go up to $2,250,000. The last time I checked, 2.25 million does not equal 20 million. As a former Cablevision employee, I am legally obliged to not speak ill of the company, but it’s no surprise that they pay less than any other cable provider does for programming. After all, look at how they pay their own employees.

By: janices

janices — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:46:48 +0000

I agree with all the comment s here.I paid to have The Food Network and HGTV included in my package.Now wheres my discount for losing the channels. Dolen Family what you don’t make enough money already? What Scrpps is cuttng into your multi millions. I’ve been on unemployment for a year and you are bitching about having to pay more.Everytime something happens you seem to know how to raise our rates…that you know how to do well.I think we should all call everyday harrassing Cablevision till they do the right thing.

By: ManhattanMatt

ManhattanMatt — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:28:41 +0000

“Holding its customers hostage”?? Lord, there’s no shortage of drama queens around here. Get a grip, people, it’s HGTV and Food — it’s not like they’ve cut off your telephone or electricity service.

By: Warren

Warren — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:35:06 +0000

Cablevision is greedy and it’s disgusting how they are asking us to get involved by going to Scripps. I don’t care who Scripps is and the deal they have with cablevision. In the end, they are my provider and the service I bought includes these channels. If they can’t and won’t provide it because of their greed… I’ll go to DirectTV or Dish Network.

By: carolyn

carolyn — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:25:00 +0000

I don’t know if anyone else received a hike of $4.20 on the last cablevision bill. With over 3 million viewers that’s about $12 million to start the new year off!!!! They just keep raising the rates & taking away or changing the programming. Come on Dolan Family give us a break….aren’t you making enough….give us back our HGTV & FOOD NETWORK & stop holding your customers hostage! I don’t know or care who the villian is here, just stop playing the schoolyard antics & have a little respect to those who keep your companies in business!!!!

By: CABLEVISION LOVES FIOS

CABLEVISION LOVES FIOS — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:36:16 +0000

What I really don’t understand is this:
they give us SO many Spanish language channels. (I’m part Spanish….but that isn’t the point).
I find it unfair that people who are Filippino or Russian, have to pay 19.99 more a month to see programs in THEIR language.
I think that Cablevision really should take all those Spanish channels off, or, better yet, if people want it in Spanish, PAY for it like Russians and Filippinos do.

My neighbor called Cablevision today, and he was told that they have so many “wonderful” cooking shows and gardening shows on WLIW ….please. We don’t NEED Cablevision to get Public Channels…
what point are they trying to make?

When my neighbor asked how much money he’ll be reimbursed for the 2 channels he isn’t getting, the CV rep didn’t give him an answer, just went on and on about the “many other quality” cooking and gardening channels CABLE has to offer.

My neighbor is now switching to FiOS TV, as well.

I wonder how many people have left Cablevision so far over this?

Cablevision seems to be pretty smug in all of this, stating in a few reports that I’ve read, that it would really be a “hassle” for people to leave them, especially their Triple Play customers.

They seem to think that people will just accept this because they don’t want to go through the “hassle” of getting a new set-up?

I had Triple Play, and by this time tomorrow, I’ll be watching HGTV and FOOD NETWORK…on FiOS.
No hassle……..

Jim Dolan really should be concentrating on business here…instead of entertaining Tiger Woods at his Long Island Estate.

Come ON, Jim. Tiger lost ELIN…
YOU are gonna lose CUSTOMERS………..

8 months of talks….and Jim won’t budge. Shame on you, Jim. I’ll bet your father, Charles isn’t thrilled with this latest debacle……

Jim and Charles (aka Chuck) have been at odds in the past over how Jim handles things, and at one point, the company was almost split in 2..with Charles and son Tom, running one half, Jim running the other.

Charles..HELP US!!!

By: LOVE FOOD NETWORK

LOVE FOOD NETWORK — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:07:53 +0000

After all the money we subscribers pay for Cablevision, they have the nerve to drop Food Network & HGTV? Why not drop one of their numerous sports channels? The Dolans are money grubbing misogynists. Come on everyone send Dolans a real message,switch to Verizon !!!!!!!!!!!!

By: CABLEVISION LOVES FIOS

CABLEVISION LOVES FIOS — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:08:22 +0000

After following the story and remembering how the YES thing went down…(we had to wait a year to get it back), I finally did make the call today.
Fios will be installed Thursday.
I’ll be able to catch re-runs of what I missed on New Year’s Day….and be done with Cablevision’s selfish B.S.
It’s such a good feeling to know I’ll be able to watch my favorite programs again.
I’m a happy camper.

By: zooky19

zooky19 — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:05:22 +0000

Hi im chris im 10 years old and i loved food network they cant just bail out. We should protest. i tried calling they dont even pick up there just not picking up.

By: H. Woflin

H. Woflin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:52:16 +0000

Cablevison must back down or they will lose my subscription for sure. Fios is looking better and better as each day passes without my favorite channels.