It's Dec 7 and Verizon just notified us via email that Bloomberg TV (ch 604) would be dropped. on Dec 8!
I like this station and it is not the same as their mobile offerings. I am disturbed that Verizon is reducing my service
Start watching Bloomberg. You will learn lots!
Isn't Bloomberg a bsuiness channel?
Verizon is making a business decision just like they did for TWC.
They have to consider what their costs are (keep in mind they pay a fee for every subscriber that has a channel in their package whether they watch it or not as well as there are fixed costs to connect and carry the channel) and look at the number of sunscribers who actually watch.
Then make the decision of how much they may lose if the drop and some subscribers leave.
And also take in to account that a large number of subscribers have fixed pricing. So if they accept too many increased charges before they can increase subscriber rates, they can lose money. So even though they may save money when they drop a channel, they may be using those savings to offset increased costs on other content.
I want to hear Verizon's spin when they lose more customers who desire Bloomberg and do not wish to be forced to purchase sports channels and other worthless channels that offer content that is strickly mind poison.
Wrong.
Everybody, at least in the North East must pay the Comcast sports fee to Verizon.
Regardless of the package you choose.
The biggest joke of that tax / fee / extortion. Is, even if you get your TV through Comcast / Xfinity, you still have to pay it!
@Shellyg37 wrote:
Wrong.
Everybody, at least in the North East must pay the Comcast sports fee to Verizon.
Regardless of the package you choose.
The biggest joke of that tax / fee / extortion. Is, even if you get your TV through Comcast / Xfinity, you still have to pay it!
You only pay that fee if you have sports channels.
Verizon does offer packages that do not have sports channels and therefore, you would not pay the fee.
It is also in the Philadelphia area. Verizon needs to learn a lot about customer service. I hope the government does not protect them when they are going south. They deserve it
@CRobGauth wrote:This appears to be a NY area only issue.
I ahve not received an email about Bloomberg being dropped.
As for sports, you can choose pacakages that don't have sports to avoid those fees.
We all have to pay for channels that are part of our package we don't want or watch.
Verizon makes these choices (like they did with Weather channel) based on their costs and the amount of people that watch.
To tell you the truth, I didn't even realize we had Bloomberg.
And it may be the same with channels I watch and you don't.
PA also. This is a terrible decision.
What about the dollars we are paying for our packages...what will be added back or how will a credit work...we choose our packages based on channels offered not on channels lost.
totally agree, I'm distrubed by media manipulating the viewing community with rediculious financial excuses. Kill off the only show that has zero bias, great content. Seniors should be flipping out over this. I have a contract, it included a tv listing of channels, now they removed one. I should be able to prorate my tv listings and get a refund.. Just another example of greed in corporate america. fools folly, they will pay when I get an offer that's in my community offering the bloomberg channel.
LET Me see, I pay my cable bill that is over $150.00 month X 12 months = $1,800 year.
AND now right before Christmas and the Stock Market has had the best performance.
I turn on BLOOMBERG TV and see a message that Verizon Cancelled the Channel.
And they make up a story that I can watch it with a link for free.
Problem is the streaming information is not on their link?
Econinomically they appear to be making a Major mistake.
Welcoming my new Cable TV provdier with a Happy 2018 !
Why should Verizon help bloomberg?
BTW, a quick Google will give you the link to their live feed.
I watched Bloomberg Channel througout the day. I found it the most informative, most serious, best international business coverage of all the 3 major business channels. I am very disappointed that Verizon dropped this channel, and I will definitely be renewing my cable tv options in 2018. I am hopeful that Verizon will come to terms with Bloomberg and BRING THEM BACK! It was my favorite most watched channel.
Contract is not for a specific set of channels.
Terms of contract allows Verizon (and other providers as well) to add and delete channels at will.
i am plannig to leave your service, the app is not the same AS TV PROGRAM.
it was easy to check when it was easy to get information while watching without going to my computer. Bye the way you have discontinued afew channel over trhe past year without lowering your price for less service
an inordinate amount of my time in front of the t.v. screen is allotted to watching bloomberg. i seriously doubt i will be renewing my service contract if this station is dropped.
This is a deal breaker for us. We will definitely be leaving the FIOS family. The one day notice was particularly bad. FIOS gave its customers no chance to provide feedback before making this unfortunate decision. Time to buy stock in Cablevision. Cut the sports and let us keep Bloomberg.
Verizon needs to rethink this decision. Without a doubt Bloomberg is one of the best channels available on fios. Could be a deal breaker for me. What were the exec's thinking? Sometimes you have to give a little to keep your customers happy. Bring back Bloomberg TV.
It was a bad decision by FIOS to drop Bloomberg TV. When my contract with FIOS runs out I will change providers if FIOS does not rethink this decision. Why does Comcast carry Bloomberg if it is such a bad business deal?
This is an important channel for me and one of the few that I watch consistently. Support the people, like me, who are paying these high cable bills to subsidize ESPN and other sport channels.
Sounds like the Verizon shill pushing the "New and Improved" Net Neutrality laws. Are working out exactly as planned.
The rules aren't even official yet and Verizon is already strong-arming a provider and ultimately having the consumers.
Sure, it's not the exact way envisioned by apponents of the new Net neutrality laws.
But the effects are the same.
Instead of charging the provider more for their content to be promoted. They are coming at it from another angle. Want us to provide your content. Give it to us Free!
Only in Trump's America. God help is all
A few years ago, Verizon dropped the Weather Channel. We live in the Northeast, and this forced us to begin watching the weather channel online. Now, they are dropping Bloombeg, one of our favorite networks. I just renewed with FIOS, but I soon will make a different decision. Forcing me to stream my content online is only showing me how easy and affordable that is and is leading me to choose one of the many options besides cable
I am very unhappy that FIOS is dropping Bloomberg News. It is one of the few unbiased sources of news available on Fios. Would rather see you drop some of those fake news channels that are nothing more than propaganda machines for Trump and his followers.
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