Altitude Sports town hall reveals new details on DISH, Comcast dispute

Altitude Sports’ digital town hall meeting served at least 2 purposes Wednesday night.

Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostIn this April 4, 2016 document photo, Vic Lombardi, directly, and Kyle Keefe prepare for their sport radio talk show at Altitude Sports Radio, 950 AM.

To begin with, the forum moderated by Altitude personalities Vic Lombardi and Kyle Keefe was a effort to be transparent with supporters upset over the ongoing carriage dispute with Comcast and DISH Network.

Secondly, it was revealed that agents from DISH provided to Altitude Sports executives. The invitation came in an e-mail from a DISH spokesman, who provided to have a representative present at the electronic forum.

Altitude decided against that, saying the format was meant to be a dialogue between fans and the network rather than a referendum on where negotiations stand together with DISH.

Comcast failed to engage in the discussion, and hasn’t even negotiations. Their very last deal, which could entail cuts of 50-70percent of the 2 parties’ preceding deal, according to Altitude, hasn’t even moved.

Moreover, Comcast/ Xfinity’s real estate deal at Pepsi Center has finished, according to a individual familiar with negotiations. Weeks past, Xfinity was featured prominently along the sideline placards and also on the basket stanchions through Nuggets games. For Avalanche matches, Comcast was featured over the dasher boards.

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