With all the junk programming available, VZ now decides to remove an information TV program. I cannot help but to believe this decision is more about politics than viewers. VZ publicly talks diversity but their action speaks of clear resistance to diverse views.
Reverse your decision and reinstate The Blaze.
I will just give you the benefit of the doubt that you are just assuming you know the Blaze’s ratings...
MSNBC, CNBC, and yes, even CNN fall below them...
i don’t see MSNBC or CNBC being dropped. this move is purely political.
cutting Disney would save money,
theBlaze runs on a shoestring budget..they cannot be super expensive to carry this is a political move, with the election cycle warming up
it’s also a bigoted one, just like when FIOS dropped RFDTV the same week they okayed a second channel for HD with them...now THAT was a cheap station!
they handed it off to Logo which failed, rather quickly..and had to change its programming to royalty free reruns inside of six months.
going from a rural network to a LGBTQ+ targeted one was pure prejudice.
before theBlaze became a network, they tried to buy Al Gore’s network when he put it up for sale... he sold it to Al Jazeera. For less than theBlaze bid. Way less.
and then, Al .jazeera stiffed him on the agreed price...by $65M!
instand Karma anyone?
now, when theBlaze gets its network going, hits it’s stride, merges with a competitor, and seems primed to become a full fledged media outlet, FIOS pulls the plug.
they can cry poverty all they want, but they kept the pricey Disney...I waited until the very last minute to renew my current contract, because I was unhappy with the service, a service I have had almost a decade, less than 50 days ago, I renewed, after specifically asking if theBlaze would be in the channel lineup.
i know companies have fine print.
if I can find another broadband speed in the area that equals FIOS, I am paying the penalty and being done with a decade of FIOS, DONE!
Considering dropping Verizon because of no more blaze. Should be more options not less!! Lots of other ways to get programming besides Verizon and many less expensive...
I notice Verizon keeps removing content without a bill reduction. I also notice the content usually leans to the right. Maybe it is time for a change. Obviously our hard-earned $220/month means little to Verizon.
How about a bill reduction when you remove a station which I watch frequently. Verizon took away Bloomberg, Disney, and now Blaze TV. What is next to go? Perhaps they will remove Fox News, as it doesn't coincide with their left-wing viewpoint? There are other carriers/cable and phone. Time for a switch seems nearing.....
Channels get removed (especially low viewer ship ones) to help even out costs.
new Disney deal is going to cost more. Can't say that dropping blaze will offset Disney costs, but will help.
CRobGauth, so, we meet again (sinister laugh) 😉
You explain,
"Channels get removed (especially low viewership ones) to help even out costs.
new Disney deal is going to cost more. Can't say that dropping blaze will offset Disney costs, but will help."
Perhaps by that same token, they should drop MSNBC as i'm pretty sure their ratings are in the proverbial toilet (laughs again)
Doesn't look like it:
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/27/msnbc-fox-cable-ratings-number-one-1075872
The fact that only one other major cable company carries Blaze should be an indication of its ratings.
Um, if that were true, there are dozens of channels with less viewers than the.blaze.
MSNBC, CNBC for starters..and most nights that beat out CNN as well.
talk about saving money!
That's the point i was making!
MSNBC, CNBC have LESS viewers!
One would have to assume that less viewers equal less interest and value.
They remain, and the Blaze is cut?
I don't for one second believe that those loser channels cost less to air than theBlaze did. I do for one second believe this is purely politcal, and i am outraged that after over a decade of taking my $$$... and We have the Highest premium package, and always have... that Verizon has decided, what we need to see politcally.
This is the same thing as Facebook deciding what pages' posts we see, or Twitter and Instagram "de-platforming" those who they disagree with politically and yet claiming venue status to avoid lawsuits...
Those are free, but we pay for Verizon... and to rob us of one small different voice is just reprehensible.
Luicee2 explains,
"That's the point i was making!
MSNBC, CNBC have LESS viewers!
One would have to assume that less viewers equal less interest and value.
They remain, and the Blaze is cut?
I don't for one second believe that those loser channels cost less to air than theBlaze did. I do for one second believe this is purely politcal, and i am outraged that after over a decade of taking my $$$... and We have the Highest premium package, and always have... that Verizon has decided, what we need to see politcally.
This is the same thing as Facebook deciding what pages' posts we see, or Twitter and Instagram "de-platforming" those who they disagree with politically and yet claiming venue status to avoid lawsuits...
Those are free, but we pay for Verizon... and to rob us of one small different voice is just reprehensible."
Thanks for that, so i didn't have to waste time and post a similar reply.
I am still seething over the removal of The Weather Channel, but I was willing to stay the course as Verizon carried The Blaze - now that too is gone. Verizon, as other cable companies, are becoming extinct by their own devices. The millenials are not choosing cable. We are moving to Hulu, SlingTV, Netflix, Roku etc where we will be choosing and buying our own content. Anything we enjoy watching on Verizon, they rid us of - mostly intellectual TV. There are hundreds of stations we receive we have NEVER, EVER watched - nor will we. Verizon is pushing its remaining customers out the door. My mother left them over The Weather Channel debacle. My children - millenials - don't watch or have cable TV. If The Blaze does not return, it may be time to get my television content elsewhere.
VerizonFios is slowly but surely burying itself. It's customer service is non-existent. The programming decisions like eliminating the Blaze and CRTV from Mark Levin is wrong. Verizon's take-it-or-leave-it approach with content vendors is no different than its approach to customers. Unfortunately, the 50+ crowd like me are a dwindling number. Young folks don't purchase these cable contracts. So, good luck Verizon. You are killing the golden goose!
Terrible choice to remove one of the more thoughtful channels on FIOS. You keep dozens of stupid, mindless channels. You are contributing to the dumbing down of America.
Does anyone know if the Blaze is still being offered in the "custom" TV packages? We wanted to switch to one of the "news" packages, but dont want to sign up for a 2 year contract if they can just eliminate channels.
OUTRAGED OF GLENN BECK BLAZE CHANNELS REMOVED. I WILL BE SEARCHING OTHER OPTIONS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE WATCHING THE BLAZE.
I two will be switching from Verizon the blaze offers a lot of great content
My family is disgusted that VZ has dropped BlazeTV and are looking to switching to SlingTV or DISH network where BlazeTV is available for only $5. We were looking forward to the merger with CRTV bringing in tons of new content to the channel on Fios. My family is now looking at dropping all services from Verizon including phone and internet. We are paying $225/mo for outdated internet speeds, overpriced boxes and DVR that are more than a decade old and a phone that nobody uses. Removing The Blaze after cutting a multi-hundred million dollar deal with far-left Disney is the final straw.
Verizon FiOS lost over 150,000 customers last year and now you're going to lose even more. Optimum also just sent me a personal ad telling us they now have 1 gigbit internet service available in my area for $5 less than Fios. They also brag that their fiber internet goes directly into your house and their wi-fi service is superior to Verizon's.
One thing we are considering is getting both a Directv Now and SlingTV subscriptions for cheaper than what a Fios TV subscription costs. DirecTV offers HBO for $5 and SlingTV offers BlazeTV for $5.
Thanks! I had no idea Sling offered theBlaze for $5!
And i had no idea about another Gigabit service out there!
We were already looking at Amazon & Hulu's merged Showtime and HBO channels... since VZ cut them out of our Premium packages while keeping the price the same...
Thank you so much for the options!
I hate the computer but i love my verizon tv. I also like 2 programs on blaze wich i dvr.glen at 5pm and then news and why it matters. I would pay verizon extra for this chanel. steve g
Even though Comcast/XFINITY offered a better price, we chose to stay with Verizon. A very big reason that we didn’t switch was because Verizon carried TheBlaze and OAN. In fact, the Comcast sales guy hung up on my wife when she asked about it.
The timing with regard to BlazeTV being dropped right after merging with CRTV is very troubling to us. Attributing financial and contract issues to this change seems disingenuous and our confidence of staying with Verizon is greatly diminished.
What a week of announcements from Verizon FIOS! Not only did they drop WUSA 9 (DC's only CBS affiliate), but they dropped the recently reorganized Blaze network. Timing says a lot as this comes directly on the tails of a recent announcement that Glenn Beck and Mark Levin have joined forces on this network, offering another anlternative to MSNBC, CNN, and the other mainstream networks. I've had to install a terrestrial antenna to receive CBS and, you know, the picture quality may actually be superior to FIOS. Makes me wonder if the cable cutters don't have something!
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