LewisD
join:2008-03-11
| reply to machpost
Re: [CATV] [DC] Channels disappearing from the lineup
I have to question RCN's motives... did they deliberately decide not to carry Aljazeera English due to the channels reputation among some? If so, that's unfortunate. From what I understand, Aljazeera English is more like BBC World and France 24, than it's Arabic parent channel.
Did RCN decide not to carry this channel in fear of a negative backlash from some customers? |
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machpost
join:2002-01-11
Washington, DC
| A bit of clarification, directly from MHz Networks in response to an e-mail I sent:
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For clarification, RCN has elected to not carry MHz Networks 5 (channel 34) as of July 1. As a local educational broadcaster, all of our multicast channels are provided to RCN, just as they are to all the other service providers in the metro region.
MHz has not had any role, technical or otherwise, in the channel not being available to RCN subscribers.
So it sounds as if RCN has deliberately decided not to offer Al Jazeera English to its subscribers  |
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JamiLeeD
join:2004-01-03
Silver Spring, MD
| This is extremely disappointing.
And even worst, RCN has said nothing about it, whatsoever, and they said nothing about it when the first announcements and press releases came out about the channel airing in the DC metro area. |
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