In February, DirecTV will be increasing the price across various tiers by an average of 3.7%, which may impact the bills of soccer fans in the United States.
According to The Verge, “the Entertainment tier will increase from $54.99 to $57.99, though existing subscribers will pay $56.99. Choice tier customers will now pay $66.99 instead of $64.99; Xtra will jump from $70.99 to $73.99, with Ultimate now $81.99 rather than $77.99. DirecTV’s all-inclusive Premier tier will increase from $124.99 to $129.99.”
DirecTV argues that “In 2014, the programming fees we pay to the owners of these television channels will increase about 8 percent, but DirecTV is adjusting the average prices our customers pay by less than half of that amount.”
During the past decade, DirecTV has increased prices every year.
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Here are today’s world soccer news headlines:
Premier League
- DirecTV to raise prices for satellite TV in 2014 — The Verge
- Manchester City signs Spanish youngster dubbed the ‘New Messi’ — Youth1
- Tactical review of 2013: Strike partners in crime is bad news for defenders — The Guardian
- Premier League relegation battle is closest in years with seven points splitting 10 teams — The Mail
- Chelsea ready to use Ba as makeweight in deal for Inter Milan star — talkSPORT
- Ashley Cole wants Chelsea to buy Luke Shaw from Southampton — The Guardian
- Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard set for early return from injury — Off The Post
- Andre Villas-Boas hints that his next job will not be in England — The Guardian
- Aaron Ramsey injury overshadows Arsenal win — ESPN FC
- Next Cardiff City boss promised extensive funds in January — BBC Sport
- Mackay takes high road in response to sacking — Pro Soccer Talk
- FA asks Liverpool’s Brendan Rodgers for ‘observations’ on refereeing — The Guardian
- Pepe Mel no longer in running for West Brom job — Sky Sports
- Mark Hughes, Stoke City manager, charged with improper conduct by FA — The Guardian
- Alex Ferguson is behind Steve Bruce’s development says Rene Muleensteen — The Mail
- Liverpool plan to honour former striker Wayne Harrison who died on Christmas Day aged 46 — Telegraph
La Liga
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CTBlues
December 28, 2013 at 1:34 pm
People should just put HD antenna’s back up on their roofs to get Local stations.
Yespage
December 28, 2013 at 10:32 am
Ehhh???
All providers are raising their rates this year (every year?). Dish Network is about $4 to $6 for programming and rates for their Hopper are going up notably.
The recent wars with the content providers and more importantly the scab local channels (also known as the oligarchy or corps that own local channels) are taking in all they can. Content is getting more expensive, kind of like how Comcast spent a fortune for the EPL. Guess who pays the increased purchase price?
But any excuse to advertise DishWorld I suppose.
IanCransonsKnees
December 28, 2013 at 1:50 am
Well we’ve got to pay for our January transfer window signings somehow.
Cheers lads 😉
CTBlues
December 27, 2013 at 6:35 pm
What tier or package do you have to have to get the EPL overflow channels because I may just go down to the lowest package to see all my EPL and Champions League. I get FSC and FSC+ on cable so I don’t need it on DirecTV.