Showtime vs. AT&T

If a contract is not worked out, at what time do the channels go dark and which time zone.?

If the channels do go dark, I do not feel that it will be long term, but instead a couple of day thing like it was with Scripps.

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@linuxgeek wrote:

@dwinth, the deadline for the contract dispute is today. Today, at 12:00 AM Eastern time, I turned on Showtime to see if Showtime went dark and Showtime was still on. Today, at 12:00 PM Eastern time, I turned on Showtime to see if it went dark and it was still on. I have not heard more news about the CBS and U-verse dispute as of recent. I was assuming that Showtime and the rest of the CBS owned channels were going to go dark today at 12 AM or PM but as I am typing this, they are still on the air on U-verse. I don't know what time the channels will go dark.

 

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No, it's tonite at midnight, the end of June 30.

Chris
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@mibrnsurg wrote:

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@linuxgeek wrote:

@dwinth, the deadline for the contract dispute is today. Today, at 12:00 AM Eastern time, I turned on Showtime to see if Showtime went dark and Showtime was still on. Today, at 12:00 PM Eastern time, I turned on Showtime to see if it went dark and it was still on. I have not heard more news about the CBS and U-verse dispute as of recent. I was assuming that Showtime and the rest of the CBS owned channels were going to go dark today at 12 AM or PM but as I am typing this, they are still on the air on U-verse. I don't know what time the channels will go dark.

 

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No, it's tonite at midnight, the end of June 30.

 

Chris
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Chris, I knew it was tonight, but I was not sure whose time zone they were going by. I will know at 11 PM St. Louis time tonight.

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I am prepaired for if it happens.  Hulu Plus has entered in an agreement with Showtime to sell their service through hulu for 8.99.  I hope AT&T makes and agreement but this is one option so you will not have to leave Uverse altogether because they have a lot of good points in their favor.

@jmb04061991 CBS is also available on-line, Be interesting to see what you actually get & what the geo restrictions are - http://www.cbs.com/all-access/?ftag=AAM03c5ced&vndid=google$null$null$cbs&ef_id=U94pLgAAAIH58vXO:20150630205733:s

Showtime is $8.99 in addition to the Hulu monthly fee of $7.99.  The first month of Showtime will be free.  That way people here won't suffer if Uverse drops Showtime for a couple of months.  I personally don't care if Showtime goes away, I pay for it but don't ever watch it.

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@dwinth wrote:

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@mibrnsurg wrote:

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@linuxgeek wrote:

@dwinth, the deadline for the contract dispute is today. Today, at 12:00 AM Eastern time, I turned on Showtime to see if Showtime went dark and Showtime was still on. Today, at 12:00 PM Eastern time, I turned on Showtime to see if it went dark and it was still on. I have not heard more news about the CBS and U-verse dispute as of recent. I was assuming that Showtime and the rest of the CBS owned channels were going to go dark today at 12 AM or PM but as I am typing this, they are still on the air on U-verse. I don't know what time the channels will go dark.

 

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No, it's tonite at midnight, the end of June 30.

 

Chris

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Chris, I knew it was tonight, but I was not sure whose time zone they were going by. I will know at 11 PM St. Louis time tonight.

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Well, CBS O&O here in metro Detroit is still playing CSI w/the CBS eye in right corner at 12:12am.

Chris
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Showtime is still on!!

Yay! One less thing for OPWs to complain about.

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@rdljr wrote:

Yay! One less thing for OPWs to complain about.

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FatsDillon and DobieGillis worried about this for no reason. Did POP TV show up since apparently there is a new contract? I did not feel like searching the channel guide to see if it was there.

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Probably just a temporary extension of carriage rights.  They did this 3 years ago.  The deal didn't get done until the end of August.

EDIT: I stand corrected, deal is done:

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/cbs-and-att-reach-new-distribution-deal/142273