Tag: Directv
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Cable TV provider who donated $40,000 to Colorado AG Phil Weiser was treated differently in probes
Dozens of people with ties to Dish Network ponied up nearly $40,000 in campaign contributions to Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser — many of them giving for the first time — just before, during and after the company was the focus of a deceptive trade practices inquiry that began in 2021, campaign records show. And although two…
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Comcast-Altitude TV blackout: Why Avalanche, Nuggets fans should prepare to miss fourth consecutive season to carriage dispute
DENVER • The Comcast-Altitude TV carriage dispute, blacking out local Nuggets and Avalanche games on the state’s largest cable provider, probably will consume a fourth consecutive season. The Avs return Wednesday night to raise a Stanley Cup banner inside Ball Arena. The Nuggets and reigning two-time MVP Nikola Jokic begin their title quest a week later.…
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Altitude reaches carriage agreement with FuboTV to broadcast local Avalanche, Nuggets games
DENVER — Avalanche and Nuggets fans have a new outlet to bypass the Comcast-Altitude TV blackout. Locally broadcast games for the upcoming season will be available for streaming on FuboTV as part of a multi-year carriage agreement reached with Altitude, an industry source informed The Denver Gazette. Altitude will be included on the “FuboTV Pro”…
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DIRECTV to issue refunds to hundreds of thousands of Coloradans
DIRECTV will be issuing refunds to more than 200,000 Coloradans after continuing to charge subscribers for Altitude Sports despite it being unavailable in September and October 2019, according to the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. Additionally, the satellite TV provider was charging “an obsolete fee for high-definition service” despite it being a household standard, Attorney General…
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Several television stations blacked out in Colorado
DirecTV customers hoping to watch the Broncos play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday will need to make other arrangements. Currently KUSA and KTVD, channels 9 and 20 in Denver, are not on the air for DirecTV customers as an ongoing negotiation of rights agreement between the two parent companies, according to 9News’ website. “Unfortunately,…