DirecTV press release

[mascan42]

I can't believe nobody's posted this yet.


Fans Speak, DIRECTV Listens, XM's Opie & Anthony Return to DIRECTV Programming Lineup

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2006--In response to numerous requests from fans of the "Opie & Anthony" show, a popular program on XM Satellite Radio's High Voltage XL channel, DIRECTV has returned the channel to its XM lineup. DIRECTV had removed the channel last week in an effort to move its XM radio service to a 100 percent commercial-free music format.

High Voltage XL is now available on XM channel 879 for customers who subscribe to the DIRECTV TOTAL CHOICE(R) PLUS or TOTAL CHOICE(R) PREMIER package.

In addition to XM's exclusive Opie & Anthony show, DIRECTV will also broadcast a new three-hour version of the Opie & Anthony show airing on CBS and simulcast uncensored on XM.

"The uproar from fans, pleading with us to put Opie & Anthony back on the air, was deafening to say the least," said Dan Fawcett, executive vice president, Programming Acquisition, DIRECTV, Inc. "And though our original intent was to focus our XM service on more music, we now understand the passionate following that Opie & Anthony have and we're happy to bring them back on board in an expanded format."

DIRECTV began offering 72 channels of XM's quality music, children's, and talk programming in November of last year, nearly doubling its audio programming lineup at no additional cost. Customers subscribing to the DIRECTV TOTAL CHOICE(R) programming package have access to 50 XM Satellite Radio's music channels and customers subscribing to the DIRECTV TOTAL CHOICE(R) Plus programming package and above will have access to more than 68 channels. DIRECTV PARA TODOS(R) customers will also have access to the same XM channels, as well as five additional Latin music channels.

With the addition of the CBS simulcast on XM starting Wednesday, April 26, DIRECTV customers will now get five hours of live Opie & Anthony every weekday on High Voltage. The simulcast will air from 6 a.m to 9 a.m. ET and the duo's exclusive XM show will air from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET with replays throughout the day. Hosted by Opie (Gregg Hughes) and Anthony Cumia, the show observes and comments on a wide range of topics related to American social and popular culture.

[Teddy]

ha i love the pests glad we all could help in this

[JonBenetRamsey]

so five people can be deafening? :action-sm

[d0uche_n0zzle]

Awesome.

Now show your support and if you're shopping for a new TV service and tell them O&A sent you.

[opie's rage]

Sweet! Just goes to show that Opie and Anthony always win in the end

[niklbag]

thats the coolest thing ive ever seen ....haha glad to be a part of it

[NullNVoid]

Power to the People, ya'll.

[SaltyDelights]

Hosted by Opie (Gregg Hughes) and Anthony Cumia, the show observes and comments on a wide range of topics related to American social and popular culture.They got this line from the Wikipedia O&A article. I remember because I added that piece a few months ago. It comes from the O&A: Ungagged special they did when they first got on XM.

[BeersOnTheBoat]

In my 40 years I have never seen a fan base of any kind for any entity have this much power (other than maybe DeadHeads or Packer fans).

Do you think they (O&A) are genuinely scared of the pests? If this CBS thing turns the show we love to shit, do you think they're even a little concerned about pest backlash?

[Goblin]

Dear ****,

Congratulations on your recent purchase of a DIRECTV® System. You now have
access to the best
entertainment value on the market today. As a special bonus, your order
includes a free gift


I signed up after they put O&A back on.

[Dumb Bastard]

First time ever that a campaign or petition that I was a part of, actually worked. :icon_surp

[turdfrgsn]

oh my god i'm....i'm crying.....

[RobeSoup&Tears]

I wonder what the dumb ass hoo hoo fans think now about the The Pests Passion.

[Halo Five]

now all I need is Direct TV... good job Pests!!

[UCFGavin]

DirecTV just sealed the deal. Thats who we will be going with when I move into my new condo.

[Xyn]

Nice. The PESTs get even more recognition. Every victory and every mention just makes this mess grow. Eventually the PESTs will destroy O&A, then what will be left? Attack each other? World War 3, the apocolypse, total annihilation.

I love how they are playing up the whole CBS thing as well. Of course that just comes with the channel, but it is smart on their part to make themselves out to be heros.

[TimHorton]

If the pests call the guys at Dish do you think I can listen to the bboys on my FTA

....crickets.....

[altarboytoy]

PROUD TO BE ONE OF THE "FIVE" LISTENERS:action-sm

[nevnut]

Could some one please foward that article to HooHoo, My computer crashed last week and I lost his e-mail address.

[hehateme]

I noticed that no one has thanked Ramone...geez, how rude!

[Big Zilch 7]

God I love you persistant pricks!

[zorro6204]

Holy shit. Out fucking standing week.

[Chasboots]

Now, to everyone who called or wrote DirecTV, please follow me....

Raise your hand above your head.
Bend your arm at the elbow so that your hand is resting behind your shoulder.
Pat yourself on the back 3 times for a job well done!

[Chapel]

yay
DTV rules..

[mike4171]

nice job pests!:action-sm

[Dream Weaver]

Awesome job, pests:icon_lol:

[BitWrecker]

I just wish that ended with "and Who the hell is Ramone"

[CJJames]

One day we are ONE, attacking a major corporation, and the next we are eating each other because of a change in the show. We are great. We are also fucking nuts. Lets be there for the boys tomorrow and help drive the largest nail yet in hoo hoo's coffin.

Well done, everyone. :clap:

[Mike]

Way to make DirecTV "Tap Out"!!!!

[Little Chuckie]

Guys keep it on 879 when you are not watching TV; they can tell what channels are being wathced.

[Brady T cell]

This is so fucking cool.

I love my Direct TV.

[CrackedHelmet]

That is out-fuckin'-standing. Jesus age Christ...I have a hard on!!!!

[The Dord]

All they have to do now is let the people who have the $44.99 package recieve this channel instead of Total Choice Plus or Premiere :)

[fozzie]

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: bravo

[highway23]

great job guys, it's amazing what you all do for the guys to be heard...

I have a question for you insulant pests...

do you ever write a nice "thank you" letter after a victory?

[Mister__Hughes]

The pests always win, don't make a fuckin' maniac outta me!!
Good job, fellow pests.
Glad to have earned my private's stripes.

[JonBenetRamsey]

great job guys, it's amazing what you all do for the guys to be heard...

I have a question for you insulant pests...

do you ever write a nice "thank you" letter after a victory?
as silly as that sounds, that would be funny to send a thank you letter.

[highway23]

yes, yes it would

"Hey, um...I'm that guy that wrote all those horrible emails to you about O&A not being on DTV. Um...I'd just like to say thanks for listening. You make me happy. Good day my friend." :rolleyes:

[TEXAS TRUCKER]

over here in the original thread (http://www.wackbag.com/showpost.php?p=972594&postcount=965) from FMBQ.

I made sure ole Bubba got a link to that. GR8 job pests.

[Goblin]

It made the news in Germany???


http://finanzen.net/news/news_detail.asp?NewsNr=392136

[Hydrosludge]

PROUD TO BE ONE OF THE "FIVE" LISTENERS:action-sm
Why are there more than five people claiming to be one of the five?

I'm one of the five fans too.

After all the harassment I gave the sales department I ought to check into getting Direct TV. With Direct TV and DSL I might be able to actually actually save money.

First I have to find out from someone who knows, is DSL really slower than a cable modem? I am really satisfied with my cable modem.

[wwpd]

i wrote to DTV

and have now written a thank you note to DTV

and i still don't have DTV...

but thats the kind of pest i am

thank you

good day sir.

[TurboDan]

I gotta give it to DTV. Cable companies don't give a shit what any of their customers think, and they charge more too. I'm seriously considering switching after seeing this.

I know it's off topic.. but anyone who has DTV: If you have an HDTV, do you have to buy some ridiculously expensive dish and tuners? That's the only thing that's stopped me from going to D* all these years.

[davemanic]

jeesum, this feels great!!
The power of 5 pests, amazing.
Great job to all! :clap: :clap: :icon_mrgr

[zorro6204]

"do you ever write a nice "thank you" letter after a victory?"


Well, normally we're going after shit dicks, so a follow-up is hardly appropriate, aside from planting a flag on the corpse, like the "O-Town" billboard. But in this case, absolutely, go to the original attack thread and use the feedback link. Be sure to use your DTV account number. A large number of positive reponses would be just as impressive.

[The Dord]

I gotta give it to DTV. Cable companies don't give a shit what any of their customers think, and they charge more too. I'm seriously considering switching after seeing this.

I know it's off topic.. but anyone who has DTV: If you have an HDTV, do you have to buy some ridiculously expensive dish and tuners? That's the only thing that's stopped me from going to D* all these years.

They went to lease-only now.

[Pest4Life]

Awesome news! Just goes to show that when subscriptions hang in the balance, a company like directv will break! Pests 1, Directv 0!!

Glad to hear everyone who uses directv for the show to get access back.

[robinquivers]

I signed up after they put O&A back on.

what was the free gift?

[|337Jesus]

Guys keep it on 879 when you are not watching TV; they can tell what channels are being wathced.Where the fuck did you hear that? NOT TRUE

[Stank Low]

There the same as Sat. radio. They can only send down a signal. It doesn't send one back up. But, If you have your phone line in the back then they can read everything off your reciever. Unless things changed since the new P5/P4 cards came out. At least this is what I was told back in the days of the P3 cards. The ones with the football guy on them. It might of changed though.

Since those cards came out I have to actually pay for it. :(

[ReganFan71]

So did I. When I called to order I said I'm a O&A fan and want my XM Ch. 879. The guy taking my order said he had never heard of O&A, was a HooHoo fan & had the other technology. Thought it was ironic & hilarious at the same time...

ONA - Opie, Norton, Anthony
The pests rule!

[bimmle_420]

So did I. When I called to order I said I'm a O&A fan and want my XM Ch. 879. The guy taking my order said he had never heard of O&A, was a HooHoo fan & had the other technology. Thought it was ironic & hilarious at the same time...

ONA - Opie, Norton, Anthony
The pests rule!


that would be funny as hell... sittin here a stern zombie havin to take it.. gettin ona shoved down his throat.... good for you :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[SOS]

I <3 teh pests.

[Deftera]

Yeeah! Love it.

Hey, since I can't start a new thread yet still, I'll just ask here cause I don't see it anywhere. What are the new replay times for the show since it's longer?

[SOS]

Replay Schedule Thread (http://www.wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=43658&highlight=Replay+Schedule)
4pm-10pm probably

[5150]

I'd like to thank everyone of the pests that took the time to call up D-TV and get this show back on. I will be moving in August and my XM Home kit is worthless - there's no signal. DirectTV will be the only way I can listen to the show. Thanks, you dudes rock!

[Chasboots]

Just out of curiosity, has anyone heard if Todd has spun this at all since the channel was returned? I'll bet that shitdick is keeping his mouth shut (for a change) and won't address it unless maybe some guy named Steve from Yellowstone happens to call his show to ask him about it.

[fallenarch]

I'm startin' to think that we're more than five listeners... I gotta think there have to be 6 of us at least!!
What a great press release.
This has been some month for O&A and their fans.
CBS, DTV off/on, lots o'press!
There's a changin' of the guard... Hoo Hoo is out, O&A are IN.

[Skeet Slambone]

I love that DTV actually listens to the subscribers.

[MJMANDALAY]

Buying a new House and guess who will be providing the Service. We should all pass that around, just mention your staying, adding or getting a new Service because the boyz are on. Great Job again.

[evil_indian]

I gotta think there have to be 6 of us at least!!
[in poe voice]Maybe even a couple more than that jim err fallenarch[/in poe voice]

[|337Jesus]

There the same as Sat. radio. They can only send down a signal. It doesn't send one back up. But, If you have your phone line in the back then they can read everything off your reciever. Unless things changed since the new P5/P4 cards came out. At least this is what I was told back in the days of the P3 cards. The ones with the football guy on them. It might of changed though.

Since those cards came out I have to actually pay for it. :(
you are correct, but they can't tell what you are watching at the moment or what you have watched in the past. that is not stored in the receiver.

[Palerider4146]

Great job pests, I actually called also to complain and dont even have or plan on getting Direct TV.

[Bill]

There the same as Sat. radio. They can only send down a signal. It doesn't send one back up. But, If you have your phone line in the back then they can read everything off your reciever.

The part about the phone line is incorrect. The phone line is used to transmit on-screen pay-per-view purchases back to DirecTV. Viewing history is not retained within the receiver.

If you have a Tivo (which it the brand of DVR in all DirecTV DVR's sold prior to 2005), there is some information stored that can be transmitted back to Tivo. I'm not sure what info is transferred back, but there is nothing in the data being transmitted that identifies the customer associated with that data.

[The_Poontangler]

First time ever that a campaign or petition that I was a part of, actually worked. :icon_surp
Yeah, it was my first win, too. I've been 'pestering' for years (for various reasons) and I've never seen anything like this... I called DTv solely to thank them, and the operator nearly had a stroke. Ke kept saying, "Is that all you called for?" I guess he was waiting to get 'Ramon'd'.:icon_lol:

[soiled pj's]

I made 2 calls to directv 1 to complain and to shut my service off , of course I called and had it turned back on when I heard O&A were back on.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PESTS.:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: