[mythtv-users] FIOS copy protecting national Fox channels

[Lee Koloszyc]

Also in Northern Virgina with FIOS and having the same problem.
Uggh. Guess I need to break the Mohu out and see what it can do.

Lee

On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Brian Sanders <brian.sanders at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thank you for the thread, I was just troubleshooting this same issue on
> FiOS in the Norther Virginia area.  You are correct mine are all CCI locked
> as well.  I haven't looked into the HD-PVR in quite some time.  It seems
> the older model is the only one supported, but perhaps I'll look into that.
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 10:15 AM David Engel <david at istwok.net> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 09:46:22AM +0100, Mike Perkins wrote:
>> > On 16/07/15 06:01, Kris Jensen wrote:
>> > >On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 11:07 PM, David Engel <david at istwok.net>
>> wrote:
>> > >>On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 09:07:15PM -0400, Kris Jensen wrote:
>> > >>>Perhaps it is short sighted. However it is fox and I feel by voicing
>> my
>> > >>>dissatisfaction about their choice limiting their content. They may
>> get
>> > >>the
>> > >>>wild assumption I enjoy their content.
>> > >>
>> > >>It doesn't really matter that *you* don't enjoy their content.  They
>> > >>*are* still taking away some of your freedom.  First they came for the
>> > >>Fox channels, and I did not speak out...
>> > >
>> > >However , "They" are fox and only fox. And from the Verizon response
>> you
>> > >posted:
>> > >
>> > >" > Sorry for the inconvenience, after doing some digging around we
>> > >   > found that the copy-once was implemented on those national
>> services
>> > >   > at provider request."
>> > >
>> > >So the provider (fox) requested the "One Copy" flag not Verizon or any
>> > >other content provider, just fox.
>> > >
>> > >And if there is a day when fox run's the media and media providers.(
>> > >Mr.Merdoch wet dream, I bet )  That's the day I pull the plug on TV for
>> > >good.
>>
>> Yes, it is only Fox *this time*, but it is also Verizon that agreed to
>> the change.  If no one expresses displeasure to Fox *and* to Verizon
>> this time, it could very well be Disney/ESPN or Universal/NBC next week.
>>
>> > Has it been verified that this statement, that it was FOX which asked
>> for
>> > the copy-once flag, is actually true? Could it have been BS by Verizon
>> > because they couldn't be bothered to actually figure out what you were
>> > talking about?
>> >
>> > I would view a statement like that with some reservation until I had
>> > verified it by other means. How about contacting FOX and complaining
>> that
>> > you can no longer see their programming? That would (i) confirm or
>> refute
>> > the original statement, (ii) if it wasn't them, they would push the
>> > complaint back to Verizon, since others might not see their content
>> either
>> > or (iii) make FOX consider unintended consequences.
>>
>> I have not yet had time to contact Fox this week (been very busy), but
>> fully intend to.  I'm still trying to find the best contact information.
>> The best I have so far is
>>
>> Fox Entertainment Group
>> 10201 W Pico Blvd
>> Los Angeles, CA 90064
>> (310) 552-8067
>>
>> David
>> --
>> David Engel
>> david at istwok.net
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