Why Doesn't Verizon Fios Sue Cablevision so they can get News 12/Metro & Traffic Channels (Nassau: college, legal) - Long Island - New York (NY) - City-Data Forum

smokeymaster · 01-19-2013, 03:39 PM

Verizon Fios sued Cablevision so they can get MSG HD. Cablevision offers News 12/Traffic & Weather channles tailored to Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk, parts of NJ it serves. At the same time, Cablevision offers News 12 to small pocket areas where Time Warner or Comcast run service. Cablevision offered MSG HD to Time Warner and Comcast whom by the way offers NY 1 to the few minor areas in the city Cablevision serves.
Verizon sued to get MSG HD because Cablevision offered that service to the other cable companies. Why doesn't Verizon try again and sue to get News 12 for all the markets they serve?

s13 · 01-19-2013, 04:23 PM

Probably because nobody gives a flying poopy about News12.

I would however like to see a network featuring Elisa DiStefano, Lily Stolzberg, and Christine Insinga 24/7.

smokeymaster · 01-19-2013, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by s13

Probably because nobody gives a flying poopy about News12.

I would however like to see a network featuring Elisa DiStefano, Lily Stolzberg, and Christine Insinga 24/7.

Fios local is pretty useless especially since Westchester doesn't have it and when friends in LI i know say it is crap. Don't know what you are talking about since News 12 gives 24/7 Weather and Traffic. But guess you don't have a job.

s13 · 01-19-2013, 04:51 PM

There's something else that gives you 24/7 traffic and weather, it's called the Internet. Keep looking, you'll find your way there eventually.

I know these things because it's my job to know. You're on a need-to-know basis, and now you know. Ya know?

smokeymaster · 01-19-2013, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by s13

There's something else that gives you 24/7 traffic and weather, it's called the Internet. Keep looking, you'll find your way there eventually.

I know these things because it's my job to know. You're on a need-to-know basis, and now you know. Ya know?

It isn't the same. Maybe when you have the intellect to understand what I am talking about, then you will figure something out.

s13 · 01-19-2013, 04:58 PM

You found my problem: I'm not intellectual enough for News12 and Metro Traffic! I feel much better now.

Lancet71 · 01-19-2013, 05:16 PM

News 12 is just about Long Island so FIOS has no need for it outside of this market.

smokeymaster · 01-19-2013, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lancet71

News 12 is just about Long Island so FIOS has no need for it outside of this market.

News 12 services Westchester county as well as parts of New Jersey. Did you not read my original post or are you dumb?

hotkarl · 01-19-2013, 05:40 PM

The local Fios news channel isn't that bad. They are trying really hard to be News 12. When it first went on the air it definitely seemed like it was being produced in a basement by college kids but the programming and production got better and better over the last few years. I've been back with cable since August so I don't know what's going on with Fios 1 anymore.

bigjretrac · 01-19-2013, 05:44 PM

News 12 sucks. Cablevision tried to make the case that we'd lose News 12 if we left them, all they did was give us another reason to leave

Lancet is right, though, News 12 is regional (like Cablevision) so Verizon (which is national) has little to gain from engaging in a big legal battle for a small fraction of their customers.