nascar
join:2000-02-28
Verona, NJ
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Comcast
| Epix
Looks like Verizon is getting Epix
»online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-200···247.html
»www.epixhd.com/ |
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matcarl
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY | Can you copy and paste the entire article? It says you have to subscribe to read it. Good find, thanks! |
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nascar
join:2000-02-28
Verona, NJ | reply to nascar
I don't subscribe either. But you can get more here if you'd like...
»news.google.com/news?um=1&ned=us···coring=n |
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| reply to matcarl
There isn't too much more in the article.
quote:
Viacom's Epix Channel Has First Deal With Verizon >VIA
By Nat Worden
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Philippe Dauman, chief executive with Viacom Inc. (VIA), said Tuesday that the company's upstart movie channel, Epix, has signed its first distribution deal with Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ).
The deal, announced on a conference call following Viacom's second-quarter earnings release, will allow Epix to be carried on Verizon's Fios TV service, reaching a portion of its portion of the 2.5 million households it reaches.
The deal marks the first bit of traction for the 15-month-old venture, owned by Viacom, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Media competitors have voiced doubts about the network's prospects for winning paying subscribers, as many consumers already pay for Time Warner Inc.'s (TWX) HBO and CBS Corp.'s (CBS) Showtime.
-By Nat Worden, Dow Jones Newswires; (212) 416-2472; nat.worden@dowjones.com
Other then being oddly worded, the "a portion" part is interesting. I wonder if some areas (e.g Frontier-bound areas) won't be getting it. |
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JeepMatt
Delaware Fios
Premium
join:2001-12-28
Wilmington, DE
2 edits | Cdru-
Or, it could mean it will be part of a "premium" package.
Nonetheless, excellent news! But yes, bad grammar.  |
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KenAF
join:2006-01-23
Arlington, VA
4 edits | reply to cdru
said by cdru  :Other then being oddly worded, the "a portion" part is interesting. I wonder if some areas (e.g Frontier-bound areas) won't be getting it. Remember, not every FiOS customer has HD Extreme. Some still have or Essentials or Premiere.
When Verizon says it "reaches" 2.5 million households, that is a reference to its 2.5 million TV subscribers. Verizon reaches far more households than that. |
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
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said by JeepMatt :Or, it could mean it will be part of a "premium" package. said by KenAF :Remember, not every FiOS customer has HD Extreme. Some still have or Essentials or Premiere. That could be. It's just worded strangely though. |
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Earleyp
join:2008-07-05
West Sayville, NY | reply to JeepMatt
Verizon will offer Epix a la carte and in bundles
»www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con···c39f37c9 |
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nascar
join:2000-02-28
Verona, NJ | reply to nascar
»forums.verizon.com/t5/Verizon-at···0160#A96 |
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Reaper_WA
join:2008-12-15
Lynnwood, WA | reply to nascar
Cool beans! FiOS TV continues to be a leader in HD premium movie content. |
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chitchatjf
join:2008-07-13
Lawrence, MA | reply to nascar
Now the question is what channel/channels will the linear service be on?
perhaps somewhere in the lower 800s. |
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Rattler
join:2001-04-13
Havertown, PA
 ·Verizon Online DSL
·Verizon FIOS
| Seems like it might be logical for the lower 800's. All the SD sports stuff in the low 300's that would have the ir HD counterparts there is down in the upper 500's. They basically have 40 open HD channels to choose from. And, that puts it up with the movie genre. Where to put the SD might be a little more "interesting".
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Greg2600
join:2008-05-20
Belleville, NJ
1 edit | reply to nascar
Additional points from those links....
1. EPIX original series won't start until 2010, but live events will air this fall (music and comedy).
2. Verizon will give FiOS TV customers access to a preview of Epix on-demand and epixhd.com in the coming weeks.
3. EPIX itself launches in October, though Eric Rabe didn't specify whether Verizon would have it right away.
My and most of your question is, how much extra will this cost? I already have a bundle, and frankly I don't know if I want to pay for this channel. I feel they should just add it to the $30 full movie bundle I already have! Especially since the movie assortment on HBO, Max, Showtime, TMC, Starz, and Encore combined isn't anything to write home about anymore. |
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skottey_
join:2009-07-06
Saint Petersburg, FL
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This is worthless to me if they don't add it to the $30 movie package. I'm not paying for another premium channel.
You people need to realize that the Hollywood film companies distributing movies to Epix were previously distributing films to Showtime/TMC. So if it is not included in the movie package, you are going to have to pay more to get a new premium channel that basically covers the same Hollywood movies that you got up until a short time ago on Showtime. You are paying more for the same thing. That is nothing to get excited about and refer to as "good news."
Are they going to have multichannels? It doesn't look like it. So, we have all those HD Showtime channels with nothing to air and one channel of Epix HD that you possibly have to pay extra for.
Sounds like a horrible thing to me. Be careful what you wish for people. It ain't all roses.
I for one will not pay extra for yet another premium channel. If it is included in the $30 movie package, fine, but even then we won't have all the multichannels. It appears to be one linear channel. But no way will most people pay for another premium that adds just about nothing new. Same movies, new channel... some original series.. but will they be second rate like the original series offerings of Starz (oooh, wow... Crash.. WTF?)or will they be good series, comedy, and concerts like Showtime and HBO has historically had?
We'll see.
I'm always up for new channels but I'd have liked to have seen those movie distribution deals remain with Showtime who has an established set of HD multichannels with more on the way as opposed to ONE new channel that may cost extra. Just my opinion. |
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Reaper_WA
join:2008-12-15
Lynnwood, WA
·Verizon FIOS
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Re: Epix
Skottey: where is it indicated in any of the articles that this channel will NOT be included in the $30 movie package, or even in a lower tier package? The only thing that I read about price was a Verizon official saying that they got a good deal.
Don't be so pessimistic. Let's wait and see. |
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Greg2600
join:2008-05-20
Belleville, NJ
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I'm willing to wait and see, Reaper. I think they're nuts not to offer it in the bundles with the other stuff, or include it for those who have the bundles. The real fight will come a year or so from now, or whenever Showtime and others' contracts end for the old movies EPIX will likely take back control of in the future. Regardless, the biggest rip-off in cable TV will continue to be HBO/Max, whose movie selection and original series aren't much better than the rest, and yet they cost twice as much. |
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wmcbrine
Touched by His Noodly Appendage
join:2002-12-30
Laurel, MD
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To everyone referring to "the $30 movie package" -- you realize it's already gone up to $35, right? Or at least it will when your contract ends. Hopefully that covers the cost of Epix, but I don't know.
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skottey_
join:2009-07-06
Saint Petersburg, FL
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said by Reaper_WA :Skottey: where is it indicated in any of the articles that this channel will NOT be included in the $30 movie package, or even in a lower tier package? The only thing that I read about price was a Verizon official saying that they got a good deal. Don't be so pessimistic. Let's wait and see. Do you know the history of how Epix came about?
It doesn't say for sure that Epix will not be part of the $30 movie package. I am saying that if it is a stand alone premium channel I have no use for it. It is supposed to be a stand alone premium. That isn't to say that FIOS won't put it into the movie package (and probably raise the rate). But it goes way beyond them just adding another premium. Showtime is losing/lost 2/3 of their major Hollywood studios in the forming of Epix. Epix is one channel. Showtime has dozens. It is basically the same selection of movies that once was on Showtime, crammed into one channel and intended to charge independent as a premium. They (owners of Epix) want us to buy another premium service, as if HBO/MAX/SHO/TMC/ENC/STARZ aren't enough. It may make it to that movie package but it will not be in a lesser package. Let's just see. I personally won't buy it as a stand alone premium and will nto be happy if the $30 package increases to say $35. It isn't as if we are getting new content. Same content, different channel. |
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skottey_
join:2009-07-06
Saint Petersburg, FL
1 edit | reply to wmcbrine
said by wmcbrine :To everyone referring to "the $30 movie package" -- you realize it's already gone up to $35, right? Or at least it will when your contract ends. Hopefully that covers the cost of Epix, but I don't know. Interesting, I JUST saw an ad for the $30 movie package being advertised as $30. Perhaps it goes by market.
I don't mind paying $35, as it is still a good deal. But would you rather have the SAME movies spread out over multiple Showtime channels at various times or all crammed onto one channel of Epix with even more repeats on Showtime? They should have left well enough alone.
As far as contracts, in the Florida Gulf Coast market I am not on a contract for TV, only the Internet portion, and my movie package is still $30. Not sure about your market.
Edit: Let me correct what may appear as a contradiction to myself. Taking Epix out of the equation, I don't mind paying $35 instead of $30 for the movie package we get. What I am saying is that I don't want to see it raise specifically because of Epix, when all Epix is is the movies that were previously distributed to Showtime. It isn't new content, only a new home for existing movie studios. I would expect the $30 package to go up eventually, as it is the best deal for all premiums I have ever had, given the fact so many are in HD. |
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