patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to MyDogHsFleas
Re: ATT said by MyDogHsFleas:As far as "piping in DirecTV programming", well, I don't think that makes sense. DirecTV has its deals with programmiers and U-verse has its deals. Even if AT&T bought DirecTV those deals would still stand. They would have to cut new deals if they wanted to carry DirecTV unique content (e.g. NFL Direct Ticket) over U-verse. No it wouldn't, all contracts have a survivors clause. Whoever buys the company, inherits its contracts. But AT&T might have to pay penalties to terminate the UVerse contract if programmers play hard ball. Plus the programmers might raise rates just for the heck of it because they know AT&T has more $ than DirecTV. |
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| said by patcat88:No it wouldn't, all contracts have a survivors clause. Whoever buys the company, inherits its contracts. Obviously I don't have access to the contracts. But I assume that of course if AT&T bought DirecTV, the contracts continue.
But it would shock and amaze me if the DirecTV contract somehow allowed AT&T to suddenly carry the DirecTV programming over U-verse, if AT&T bought DirecTV. That would almost certainly need to be a new deal. |
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