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leftieNanner

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5. Keep in mind

Reply to Qutzupalotl (Original post)

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 04:53 PM

Mar 2023

That the cable providers have to take ALL of the Fox programs. Fox sports and entertainment channels as a lump.

I have tried to tell our provider that I don't want Fox news. They tell me that I don't have a choice.

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Fox News has to renegotiate 60% of their cable contracts soon [View all] Qutzupalotl Mar 2023 OP

Good Luck NowISeetheLight Mar 2023 #1

Cable companies could drop FOX for ethical reasons, and.... Brother Buzz Mar 2023 #2

Their viewers are used to being taken lame54 Mar 2023 #4

Which raises the question... lame54 Mar 2023 #3

Keep in mind leftieNanner Mar 2023 #5

Our has fox and the Scientology channel Oppaloopa Mar 2023 #21

Talk about a horror two-fer SouthernDem4ever Mar 2023 #23

Coworkers in office tell me that no one, but no one, does celebrity gossip and Torchlight Mar 2023 #6

"Angelo" needs to learn about these contracts. PSPS Mar 2023 #7

I no longer have cable (except as an internet provider), but I'd guess streaming bundles... Silent3 Mar 2023 #8

Is this unrolled somewhere? hurple Mar 2023 #9

It is now. Qutzupalotl Mar 2023 #10

They should shift it to their "Premium" lineup and make viewers pay for it...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2023 #11

Didn't Fox sell off their entertainment division years ago? As I recall, the carriage fee... keep_left Mar 2023 #12

More motivation for me to 'cut the cable'. Prairie_Seagull Mar 2023 #13

I've completely cut the cord and I'm just part of a growing trend. F*ck cable. Joinfortmill Mar 2023 #14

A lot of this information is inaccurate onenote Mar 2023 #15

Well, that's awkward Sympthsical Mar 2023 #24

Kickety Kickin' Faux pas Mar 2023 #16

THIS is the pressure point. UnFox. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #17

We don't pay for cable, BlueSky3 Mar 2023 #18

Thank you Oppaloopa Mar 2023 #19

I block Fox News, Fox Business bmichaelh Mar 2023 #20

I block all fox networks on my channel list SouthernDem4ever Mar 2023 #22