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MSNBC HD on FiOS
nycplayboy78
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‎06-29-2009 03:28 PM

Hello everybody I am in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area (Fairfax County) and I want to known when will MSNBC HD be available on FiOS? I look forward to hearing from Verizon Customer Support 🙂

Thank You

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matcarl
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‎06-29-2009 03:41 PM
From what I hear, no time soon.
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nycplayboy78
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In response to matcarl
‎06-29-2009 08:17 PM

So from your conversations with people how long should it take to get MSNBC HD onto FiOS?

Thanks

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matcarl
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In response to nycplayboy78
‎06-30-2009 03:03 AM
From what a Verizon employee posted on another forum, he said they have no interest in carrying it right now since MSNBC has an exclusive contract with Cablevision. The SD is blocked out of the NY area, so Verizon feels there is no sense right now to even carry the HD elsewhere. I agree with them.
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MarvKirsch
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‎06-30-2009 12:59 PM
does anyone know when the Cablevision exclusive contract to distribute MSNBC is over?  Simple question that no one has, or is willing to give, the answer.
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SteveF
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‎07-02-2009 12:42 PM

To hell with New York. I want my MSNBC in HD in Texas. I don't care what kind of fued they are having with Cablevision. It's not happening im my area. If you want to be one of the top providers in the US you need to act like one - and out scoop your competition. Come on Verizon. This is the kind of new channel offering you promoted when we signed up.

At least put some kind of news out there about it.

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Tested
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In response to SteveF
‎07-03-2009 10:13 AM

Verizon is getting big enough that they can have some sway with a channel.  Verizon wants this channel, but they want that exclusivity thing in New York to go away.  If MSNBC will work that out with Cablevision, everything will be just fine.  If not, there's 1.5 million homes that won't get MSNBC-HD.  Someone will scream "uncle" eventually.  This is what a major provider does.  They don't roll over and acquiesce to the demands of a competitor like Cablevision.  Good for them.

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rmlef2
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‎08-10-2009 08:38 PM
Does Verizon reply to anything????
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Carl
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In response to rmlef2
‎08-11-2009 06:44 AM
@rmlef wrote:
Does Verizon reply to anything????

A VZ employee did reply in another thread about MSNBC.

http://forums.verizon.com/vrzn/board/message?board.id=FiOS_TV_Entertainment&thread.id=2061

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SIMARLOW1
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‎08-11-2009 07:57 AM
The thing is, the exculsiivity agreement doesn't even cover all of New York City...I'm in Staten Island, and I get MSNBC SD, so why can't I get MSNBC HD? Verizon seems to have no intrest in expanding their HD lineup, when their competitors are catching up quickly. There's no reason why we should have channels like BBC America HD, when there is no exclusivity agreements limiting them.
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MarvKirsch
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In response to SIMARLOW1
‎08-11-2009 08:29 AM
Getting back to the Long Island situation.....What really annoys me is the fact that I was unable to get a simple answer to a simple question: WHEN WILL THE EXCLUSIVE MSNBC-CABLEVISION CONTACT EXPIRE?  Not so simple after all.  First Verizon said that Cablevision had the contract, but did not (or would not) tell me the expiration.  No problem, I called Cablevison.  "Are you kidding", they said, "We're not blocking anything, talk to Verizon".  Seeing the frustration level rising, I filed a complaint with the FCC against Cablevision.  Boy they reacted fast, I got a call from the Cablevision legal department.  Since I was not prepared for the call, the lawyers cut me to threads.  "Who at Verizon told you that Cablevision is blocking the staion from being broadcasted on Verizon" is all they wanted to know.  At least I was smart enough to not give out the name of the person I was talking too.  I felt like I was on trial.  To say that I got no satifaction from Cablevision is an understatement.  This goes back about 2 years, at this point.  I still don't know when the contract will end, I even heard that it was extended, but have no proof.  I would think that MSNBC would be smart enough to let the contract just end, so that Verizon could begin broadcasting it on Long Island.  At this point, I just give up.  While I would like MSNBC, I may not see it in my lifetime on FIOS.  I'm not going back to Cablevision!
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alanm47
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‎08-11-2009 04:45 PM
This is a classic case of, you can't always believe what you're being told. I would also like to see MSNBC HD carried by Verizon. If Verizon will not carry it, wouldn't it be nice to just get an honest answer as to why not!
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matcarl
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In response to alanm47
‎08-11-2009 05:44 PM
It's already been stated that until MSNBC allows Verizon to show the channel in all areas, Verizon isn't interested at this time in it. I don't blame them either.
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