--- Forwarded Message from Samantha Earp <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 13:37:46 -0500 >From: Samantha Earp <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: monthly drop fees for Dish Network feeds via campus cable system >User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.1 Hi all, We are contemplating subscribing to a number of foreign language channels available through DishNetwork. One possible distribution option we are looking at is pushing them out to dorms, classrooms etc via the campus cable system. Right now, Dish Network is telling us that if we want to do this, we will have to pay a monthly drop fee for each distinct campus cable viewer who selects a channel with Dish Network content. The drop fees are in addition to the annual subscription fee. They are different for each channel but range from $0.50 per distinct cable outlet per month to $2.00. It doesn't take higher-level math skills to figure out that the costs may become prohibitive very quickly. What I would like to know is if anyone else out there distributes Dish Network content to their campus cable system (I've found University of Rochester already), and if so, if you are paying such a drop fee. Dish Network insists that this is their standard arrangement with educational institutions, but given what I've seen on the list about them already and the difficulties Duke technical staff have already had in these negotiations, I would like some independent information. Many thanks for any info you can provide. Best Samantha Earp Director, Foreign Language Technology Services<BR>Duke University 919.660.5945 - [log in to unmask]