Comments on: Verizon FIOS Announces Many New HD Channels

By: Andre

Andre — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:01:21 +0000

FiOS finally got AMC HD this is interesting news because the people who own AMC hate FiOS. AMC is owned by Rainbow media a subsidiary of Cablevison. The Dolan Bros. own Cablevision and they really hate FiOS. Cablevision and FiOS have a well know feud. Many people thought FiOS would never get AMC HD.

By: steven

steven — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:29:18 +0000

stu and john…Unfortunately it has nothing to do with fios not wanting to offer msnbc..the cable companies are not giving verizon the rights to air that channel along with msg hd.They are fighting this with the fcc.I suggest you write to the fcc about this matter.Again verizon would love to offer those channel but cannot because they are owned by cablevision.This is anti-competitive..

By: Stu

Stu — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:28:00 +0000

John, I agree with you. Just today, I refused to close the deal with FIOS–because it didn’t have MSNBC. I told the rep, who was very nice, that the lack of MSNBC was the dealbreaker for me. I have no idea where we can find an online petition. If we had one, FIOS may very well cave in. It’s a shame, because the FIOS internet connections in my office and in my home are really great.

By: john

john — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:59:54 +0000

I just switched over to fios from Direct TV- I was tired of not have any signal whenever it rained, snowed, the wind blew, there were sun spots or a bird passed in front of my dish; the new fios system is most impressive; however almost 2000 channels and NO MSNBC??? 6 Fox National News channels, over a dozen religious channels and there is no room for a little progressive opinion? IN THE NYC AREA?!?(not exactly the bible belt) How UN-American can you get? Looks like I have to go crawling back to my Dish provider! Are there any web sites or online petitions set up yet? People, if I know anything, the large corporations fear an angry public- expressed properly, I suspect Fios would have MSNBC on in a week if we only get a little organized.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:19:41 +0000

I live in Westchester Co. Although I have 2 out of 3 services from FIOS, I will not convert from Cablevision until I see it in writing from Verizon that FIOS offers MSNBC – permanently. They are wasting money on all the flyers they send me until that happens.

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:38:04 +0000

Here it is… March 2009… and I just subscribed to Verizon to get HD and looked for the MSNBC channel… it’s not there!! Does anyone know what the deal is???

By: Ralph D

Ralph D — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:19:27 +0000

where is MLB Network HD on Fios? When will it go live? Also, why doesn’t NHL Network HD work on Fios?

By: fred

fred — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:12:22 +0000

The absence of MSNBC would definitely have been a dealbreaker if I had known in advance. That and my local channel 12 which I depend on to know which Westchester schools are closed during snow days. Thsi really sucks and as many people on this blog note, I would be more than happy to give up a few hundred of the crappy TV-Wasteland channels to have those 2 back.

By: FiOS HD

FiOS HD — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:19:34 +0000

Looks like FiOS is now the HD leader. This is according to a recent HD comparison: http://www.defefx.com/hd-channels/

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:58:21 +0000

Hurray, Verizon Fios just obtained the rights to the new MLB Network and MLB Extra Innings package.