Comcast doesn't own the MTN outright, because it is a joint venture with CSTV, who owns the other half, and they have made deals successfuly with carriers like Cox Cable in Californa, and mSTAR here in Utah for example.
The problem is that the other carriers like DTV either don't care about the channel, feel it is too risky, or can't get the two owners of MTN to give them what they want as far as a subscription/advertising revenue deal. They also probably want to see more viewership. Apparently, the MTN and the MWC have been in "ongoing negotiations" with the carriers that don't have the channel yet, but ironically, Comcast advertises that in order to catch all the action on the MTN, you will need to get a Comcast subscription. So it seems they are playing both sides.
On 8/9/07, Eric Limburg < wrote:
Is the fact that the MTN can only be viewed on Comcast due to other providers not wanting to carry it or that Comcast owns the rights to the MTN outright? I know that MStar (on the Utopia fiber network) has the MTN so how did they get access? I received an email today about an online petition foing on to get sattelite providers to provide the MTN. This would be nil if Comcast owns the rights. The petition would need to be to Comcast, right. Here is the link to the blogsite with the petition http://www.addthemtntosatellite.blogspot.com/.
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