DirecTV Gets Retrans Blowback

Will the satellite service cave?

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It may have seemed like a good PR move, but DirecTV’s decision to set up a website to take its case in its carriage dispute with Fox Networks directly to the people has blown up in its face.

Of the thousands of comments posted to DirecTV’s “Our Promise to You” site, an overwhelming majority actually express support for Fox. The threat of losing FX appears to be particularly galling. Subscriber “Tim S.” summed up the consensus, writing, “This is some bull shit [sic].

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