Altitude Sports

Please resolve the Altitude Sports contract situation ASAP.  Altitude is the #1 reason I subscribe to comcast/xfinity for cable and without it, there's really not a reason for me to continue paying for it.

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@AvsFan-95 wrote:
I am going to partially contradict my own original post. I’m sort of tired of getting kudos on the original post.

Blame for this rests with both parties. It is true Comcast won’t extend the same contract terms it provides to the networks it operates. We can have an anti-trust debate about that later.

Let’s also be clear that Keonke and Altitude are to blame as well. Their network is not as good, doesn’t have the variety of quality entertainment needed to draw large numbers of viewers outside the primary sports broadcasts.

It was Altitude that pulled the network. Comcast is actually making more money with it off the air, even considering the small number of people who may cancel. Altitude is in the weak spot for negotiating, and that is why they are running the add campaign.

Bottom line, we are all getting screw-ed over some really rich people having a childish argument over more money for them. Neither party really cares about the people posting on this forum.

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What do you mean by "Altitude...pulled the network"?  You mean they didn't give Comcast permission to broadcast without paying them?  If so, that's a strange way of wording it (which both sides are guilty of).

Yes, it's childish.  Rich people fighting over pennies.  But at the end of the day, we are customers of Comcast, not altitude.  We can find fault all we want with Altitude, but its not them we are paying to deliver channels.  It's comcast.  They need to find a way to deliver the channels that were advertised when we signed up.  If Altitude were asking for some crazy fee increase instead of simply extending the status quo, I'd agree with you more.

As for leverage, you are correct. Altitude is in a terrible negotiating position.  That's why this has continued for so long and likely will continue for a while longer.  Doesn't mean that: A.  We should be satisfied with that, and B.  Comcast is no longer charging us.

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@wayninja wrote:

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@AvsFan-95 wrote:
I am going to partially contradict my own original post. I’m sort of tired of getting kudos on the original post.

Blame for this rests with both parties. It is true Comcast won’t extend the same contract terms it provides to the networks it operates. We can have an anti-trust debate about that later.

Let’s also be clear that Keonke and Altitude are to blame as well. Their network is not as good, doesn’t have the variety of quality entertainment needed to draw large numbers of viewers outside the primary sports broadcasts.

It was Altitude that pulled the network. Comcast is actually making more money with it off the air, even considering the small number of people who may cancel. Altitude is in the weak spot for negotiating, and that is why they are running the add campaign.

Bottom line, we are all getting screw-ed over some really rich people having a childish argument over more money for them. Neither party really cares about the people posting on this forum.

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What do you mean by "Altitude...pulled the network"?  You mean they didn't give Comcast permission to broadcast without paying them?  If so, that's a strange way of wording it (which both sides are guilty of).

 

Yes, it's childish.  Rich people fighting over pennies.  But at the end of the day, we are customers of Comcast, not altitude.  We can find fault all we want with Altitude, but its not them we are paying to deliver channels.  It's comcast.  They need to find a way to deliver the channels that were advertised when we signed up.  If Altitude were asking for some crazy fee increase instead of simply extending the status quo, I'd agree with you more.

 

As for leverage, you are correct. Altitude is in a terrible negotiating position.  That's why this has continued for so long and likely will continue for a while longer.  Doesn't mean that: A.  We should be satisfied with that, and B.  Comcast is no longer charging us.

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Altitude absolutely put themselves into an awful position by having contracts with the 3 most prominent providers in the area all expire at the same time.   If they were still available on DirectTV we likely wouldn't be seeing this fight with Comcast.  (DISH is another matter, they have a bunch of Fox Sports networks blocked too.)

I get that the regional sports networks charge more than the carriers might like.  What Comcast has to keep in mind is that in the land of DVRs and On Demand programming, sports is one of the few things that people will insist on watching live.  It's also one of the things people get really passionate about.

I'm sure Comcast is saving money seeing they don't have to pay Altitude yet still pass along that entire regions sports fee to it's customers.  I doubt there have been many cancellations yet.  I guess we'll see how things change once the regular seasons start for the Avs and Nuggets.

Comcast wanting to get a better deal w/ Altitude for its customers is laughable.  Get a deal done with them so that I can watch the Avs home opener on Thursday!

This needs to end.  Get it done.  

Avs season opener vs Flames is  7:00P tomorrow (10/3/19) and you are not negotiating in good faith with Altitude to broadcast all of Kronke's sports teams (Avs, Nugs, Mamoth, and Rapids) and local/regional sports.  ESPN just ranked all 32 NHL teams from a 'fun to watch' perspective, and the Avs came in at #4.  I am a huge hockey fan, Avs fan, and truly disappointed at not being able to watch the opener and the Avs other games for the forrseeable future.  As I am writing this, I also realize that I won't be able to see any of the DU hockey games, as they are on Altitude. That really stinks! Comcast is being disingenuous with the drivel that you are putting out about the dealings with Altitude. Saying that you don’t have right to broadcast Altitude is not accurate. Comcast is refusing to pay a reasonable fee to Altitude so that they can broadcast their programming.  ALtitude wants the same deal that it's had in the past. This is not unreasonable. Both the Avs and Nugs have good, young, and exciting teams to watch. Viewership will be on the upswing. Do a deal w/ Altitude or I'm looking elsewhere for data, TV, and VOIP.

The Rockies aren't on Altitude TV. They're on AT&T Sportsnet, which Xfinity won't allow access to stream on the AT&T Sportsnet app. They have little care for customer needs. 

PLEASE DON’T BLOCK MY AVS!!!!!!  Best sports on TV!!!!!