Dish Network not showing Red River Rivalry in Dallas, fans are not pleased
Dish Network made some fans more than a little upset by not carrying the Red River Rivalry
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Dish Network is currently in a dispute with several local broadcasting stations around the country regarding contracts. As a result, some of those stations are currently unavailable for Dish Network subscribers. One of those stations is the ABC station,WFAA, in Dallas, TX. That’s more than a little troublesome considering that the Red River Rivalry matchup between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners is being broadcast on ABC.
@DISH customers: WFAA is no longer available to you, but the TX/OU game is available over the air w/ an antenna, or the WatchESPN app.
— WFAA (@wfaa) October 10, 2015
As you might expect, this has gone over like a ton of bricks with fans trying to watch what I’m sure they consider their biggest game of the season. Some fans are just mildly disappointed by the whole thing.
So it's Texas-ou rivalry weekend and Dish network dropped ABC because they can't agree on a deal with broadcasters....#Fml
— Chris (@4realchris82) October 10, 2015
Unless you have dish network.... pic.twitter.com/uK5Y8npgYU
— Justin Ferguson (@ferg1012) October 10, 2015
@kvuenews @dishnetwork Work it out! I'm not happy about having to watch the biggest game … http://t.co/EgBSD5eMce pic.twitter.com/t9vzQBS3cv
— ((Michele Schwartz)) (@atxmichele) October 10, 2015
Other fans are considering this the last straw and are denouncing the TV provider altogether.
Hey @dishnetwork you prolly gonna lose some customers in Texas lol
— All Brakes No Gas (@craigfloyd) October 10, 2015
However, the best of the bunch are those that are saying that Dish Network hates sports fans because of the whole debacle.
Dish Network not showing Texas - Oklahoma game... dish Network hates sports fans #dish #dishnetwork #texas #oklahoma #ou #orangebloods
— Crazy Weather (@Weather_Cult) October 10, 2015
@dish why does dish network hate sports fan? Not showing Texas -Oklahoma game #dish hates their customers
— Texas News Report (@Texas_Report) October 10, 2015
If you’re trying to compete in the crazy world of cable and satellite companies, making moves like this over contract disputes seems like a poor way to go about it. The last thing Dish Network or anyone wants is a bunch of angry Texans coming after them.
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