said by Anon109f4 :Starz should call their bluff. Offer us a 6 months that free trial and see if they can sign a deal with Sling or PSVue to give us an extended trial of their services. Maybe a month or two? That would certainly drive a nail in the coffin for Altice. Wishful thinking but if they did it that would show everyone that Altice isn't the only one that can play serious hardball. Times have changed. This kind of tactic will backfire eventually if Starz has the guts to do it. They're not making money either way. So they lose in the short term but probably will hold onto the customers...
Altice has already "called" Starz's bluff. They clearly stated that they were not willing to pay Starz a per subscriber fee that is more than what the subscriber could otherwise pay directly to Starz...if you want Starz, then go ahead and get it directly from them. Altice can't be more direct about it.
If what Altice says is true, isn't Starz the one playing hardball? Or would you prefer that Altice just pay whatever Starz asks and pass it right on through to you after a nice markup?
