Strange messages on TV

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2004-03-07 11:07am

So I'm watching Heatguy J on MTV2 and a message goes across the bottom of the screen, something like this:

Attention (some service I can't remember the name of) and DISHNETWORK subscribers: DISHNETWORK has threatened to take away the following channels from DISHNETWORK subscribers: ...

At this point a large black bar covered the message. I looked at other channels but there wasn't anything like this there. Went back and the bar was still there. It went away after about a minute. This occured around 0728, an hour and a half ago.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-03-07 12:12pm

Maybe it's some sort of subliminal message

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-03-07 12:14pm

I gave up trying to watch that show when they started jerking around the fucking time slot.

spongyblue · Post by **spongyblue** » 2004-03-07 12:18pm

I saw the same message on nick at night. Apperently Dishnetwork is going to do away with Nickalodeon, Nick at night, TV land, Comedy Central, MTV, MTV2 and maybe a few others. Anything that is remotely connected to the MTV network of channels is getting axed for some reason from Dishnetwork. The message wants people to call up Dishnetwork and bitch about it.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-03-07 12:25pm

I saw it too a couple days ago...

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2004-03-07 01:17pm

Did Viacom piss in Dishnetwork's cornflakes or something?

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2004-03-07 01:22pm

SirNitram wrote:Did Viacom piss in Dishnetwork's cornflakes or something?

Maybe all this is cause of Janets boob

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-03-07 01:44pm

Montcalm: That might very well be the case.

I see this message too once in a while on Comedy Central. It "supposedly" has to do with Viacom demanding rate hikes on satellite channels.

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2004-03-07 01:58pm

Saw it on VH1, during, heh, the Inside South Park program. LOL!!!

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-03-07 02:08pm

I saw it on Comedy Central a few days ago. Does this only apply to people with subsciptions to certain cable/sattelite TV companies, or everyone with access to the channels.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2004-03-07 02:16pm

I saw it last night, too.

I have Dish Network, I don't want to lose Comedy Central!!!

The black-out bars are making me think that just maybe, it won't happen, but knowing my luck (bad), I'll lose everything I watch TV for.

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-03-07 02:26pm

Frank Hipper wrote:I saw it last night, too.

I have Dish Network, I don't want to lose Comedy Central!!!

The black-out bars are making me think that just maybe, it won't happen, but knowing my luck (bad), I'll lose everything I watch TV for.

I've never seen black-out bars. I think Dish Network might be tampering with the feed to block out the message.

GoldenFalcon · Post by **GoldenFalcon** » 2004-03-07 02:30pm

Dish Network would be shooting itself in the foot if it did this.

After all, count up all the teens in the world that watch MTV daily.

EDIT ADDITION: Was the other network DirecTV?

Post by **fgalkin** » 2004-03-07 02:31pm

*laughs at the satellite users*

Bwahahahaha.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-03-07 02:50pm

GoldenFalcon wrote:Dish Network would be shooting itself in the foot if it did this.

After all, count up all the teens in the world that watch MTV daily.

EDIT ADDITION: Was the other network DirecTV?

Echostar.

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2004-03-07 04:07pm

I was wondering what those black bars were.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-03-07 04:11pm

I don't remember any black bars when I saw it on several channels yesterday. U of I uses MediaCom, by the way.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2004-03-07 04:18pm

TimeWarner...er, BrightHouse Cable here. Saw the message on Comedy Central last night; I figured it just had to do with the Chappele Show I was watching, until I googled it up and found out it's quite real. No bars here either.

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-03-07 04:20pm

I think the bars are for Dish Network and Echostar customers only...

Post by **RogueIce** » 2004-03-07 04:37pm

Dalton wrote:I think the bars are for Dish Network and Echostar customers only...

That would make sense, wouldn't it?

But isn't that like, y'know, censorship or something? Are they allowed to do that?

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2004-03-07 05:08pm

I need money, I'm going to sue.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-03-07 06:10pm

RogueIce wrote:
Dalton wrote:I think the bars are for Dish Network and Echostar customers only...
That would make sense, wouldn't it?

But isn't that like, y'know, censorship or something? Are they allowed to do that?

Yes, it IS Censorship and IMO Criminal.

No black bars when I saw it: I use COX Cable...

Son of the Suns · Post by **Son of the Suns** » 2004-03-07 06:26pm

I to have seen them. Dishnetwork's probably trying to get away with charging the same amount and paying for fewer channels.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-03-07 06:28pm

Son of the Suns wrote:I to have seen them. Dishnetwork's probably trying to get away with charging the same amount and paying for fewer channels.

I'm sure of it...

Fucking scum. ALL HAIL COX CABLE! Bonus: They're the best ISP I've ever used too

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2004-03-07 06:36pm

some of you will probably be shocked, but i don't have a TV... i'd get cable free thru school, too, but I just don't really care for TV. Much more fun browsing SDnet!