Earlier this month we noted how Disney and ESPN had sued Sling TV for the cardinal sin of actually trying to innovate. Sling TV’s offense: releasing new, more convenient day, weekend, or week-long shorter term streaming subscriptions that provided an affordable way to watch live television.
These mini-subscriptions, starting at around $5, have already proven to be pretty popular. But, of course, it challenges the traditional cable TV model of getting folks locked into recurring (and expensive) monthly subscriptions. Subscriptions that often mandate that you include sports programming many people simply don’t want to pay for.
So of course Time Warner has now filed a second lawsuit (sealed, 1:25-mc-00381) accusing Dish Network of breach of contract. In the complaint, Warner Bros lawyer David Yohai argues that this kind of convenience simply cannot be allowed:
“The passes fundamentally disrupt this industry-standard model by allowing customers to purchase access to the most sought-after programming, such as major sports events, essentially a la carte for a fraction of the cost that the consumer would have had to pay to watch the event on a pay-per-view basis. For example, a sports fan could simply purchase a day pass and watch select programming, such as a highly popular sports game, without purchasing a month-long subscription or paying a higher pay-per-view fee.”
Not disruption and convenience!
The passes fundamentally disrupt this industry-standard model by allowing customers to purchase access to the most sought-after programmin
Wait wait wait, I thought disruption was good? 🤔
Only when Silicon Valley does it to someone else!
This is basically mafia. Boycott them, people!
“For example, a sports fan could simply purchase a day pass and watch select programming, such as a highly popular sports game, without purchasing a month-long subscription or paying a higher pay-per-view fee.”
WOW. The greed is insane! What total pieces of sh*t! They’re not even hiding it
To paraphrase:
“For example, someone could purchase a single sandwich, instead of a loaf of bread, several pounds of meat and cheese, various produce items, and a few jars of condiments.”
Do they not see how dumb they sound!?
So it’s the lightbulb syndicate again eh?
I always wonder why people venerate Edison so much. He did innovate, but man was he a shifty barron.
Edison’s lightbulb invention story makes for a really good rugged individual story. Dude keeps trying after 400 failures finally finds the one that worked and becomes rich and famous for it
Ah yes, American exceptionalism. Silly me. Have to win as an underdog. If only we had education and learning history as part of our American ethos.
…access to the most sought-after programming, such as major sports events, essentially a la carte for a fraction of the cost…
KEK, this sounds like the best add ever for Sling TV.
This is so petty and a perfect example of why american capitalism is horrible and the government does nothing to control corporations or monopolies.
The passes fundamentally disrupt this industry-standard model
Funny how they didn’t care about how streaming in general disrupted cable. Or how cable disrupted broadcast. Or how tv disrupted radio …
“Video Killed The Radio Star”, even, was distributed in Canada and Brazil by WEA [Warner, Elektra, Atlantic], according to Discogs. Interesting!
EDIT: But wait for their next big release with a more aggressive tone: “Sling TV Pissed Off Conglomerates”…
There’s maybe a bit of an argument here if Sling is subsidizing their low prices with losses or debt or revenue from other projects. And let’s be real here… that’s absolutely what they’re doing, cause that’s what they ALL do. Offer services at unsustainable prices, in the hope of cornering a chunk of the market, and exploiting it for profit, later.
i ask everyone i meet if they’ve accepted their lord and saviour jellyfin into their lives.
I pray to no false gods. But I do cherish Jellyfins daddy Emby. I would probably use Jellyfin but I have a lifelong emby paid from donating when they first took over MB.
I too have lifetime Emby and still use it today. Media browser renamed to Emby. They took the M and B from the old name to get the new one.
Wake me up when Jellyfin does live sports
It’s a little annoying to get going but it’s doable.
It already does. Just google iptv on jellyfin and find one of the articles that teaches you how to load a .m3u into jellyfin. Boom live tv.
Jellyfin can use .m3u playlists for live TV. It’s a bit of work to get it going, but it is possible.
Wrong prophet but I like the religion.
The quote is chefs kiss they’re not even trying to hide that shit. Imagine you could watch a sports event without getting virtually mugged
I expect them to come after Pluto and Tubi in the future…
We can’t have nice things. Either those two get sued or outright bought.
Also, choke on a dick, Yohai, you fucktard.
I wonder if these guys somehow have something to do with the DRM lockdown that ATSC 3 is trying to pull for OTA broadcast TV as well.
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Normally I’d say Sling didn’t have a prayer under this administration, but Disney has pissed everybody off - including the Grand Cheeto - so I’m just gonna go stock up on some popcorn…
