icer44
join:2007-09-05
York, PA
1 edit | reply to KraziJoe
Re: CSN Guide
said by KraziJoe  :Blame MLB, NFL NBA etc...They are the ones who decides who gets what territory... Yes, the leagues set the territories, and the blackouts serve no purpose (which is to protect the local network's rights) when you can't get that network on any available provider (cable or satellite).
BUT, Comcast needs to take that into consideration when they decide what networks to provide. It makes even more sense from Comcast's standpoint to provide the network (which in this case they own anyway) that shows the teams that are blacked out, so that they can then turn around and get the revenue from the packages (Center Ice, Extra Innings, etc.) on the teams that aren't blacked out. I would be more than willing to pay for the sports packages if I could see my teams on them.
The problem here is that they took over a small cable company (Suscom) and just kept the channels we were already getting, without evaluating the situation. |
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KraziJoe
join:2006-09-08
Alexandria, VA | reply to icer44
Blame MLB, NFL NBA etc...They are the ones who decides who gets what territory... |
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icer44
join:2007-09-05
York, PA
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I agree, since MASN has the Orioles, there's no reason why we need a channel in Pennsylvania for the Wizards & Capitals. I've spent quite a bit of time in the DC area for business projects and those teams just don't have much of a following even down there, they only care about the Redskins.
Add in the fact that in York the Philly teams are blacked out, even on sports packages (Center Ice, etc.) and you can't get CSN Philly on satellite, it makes even less sense. |
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mikef1
Mike
join:2004-10-28
Littlestown, PA
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TV Planner guide I put in Littlestowns zip.
So do I have Comcast - Hanover, Comcast - York or Comcast Adams County - Hanover? good god. All 3 are showing CSN Philly, for 200 so maybe a change is coming. Although the adelphia comcast channel 200 switched from CSN Philly to CSN Balt/DC recently which might be my fault, and I think is kinda funny.
We do(did) have a choice between adelphia(comcast), suscom(comcast). All new activations in town are going on the old suscom feed. Apparently the suscom equipment is newer then the adelphia stuff.
There was a point back in the day when CSN Balt/DC made sense. We are closer to Baltimore then Philly so we are in the Orioles market. But since they have their own channel now there is really no Baltimore in CSN Balt/DC, guess thats why they changed it to midatlantic. Should just call it CSN DC since thats basically what it is now. And who in PA wants to Washington DC sports.
At least I get to see the Flyers when they play the Caps. ya! |
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icer44
join:2007-09-05
York, PA
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Here in York whenever I check the "TV Planner" guide on comcast.com it shows the same thing for channel 200, CSN Philly HD, but yet it's still Mid-Atlantic on the actual channel. We can only hope, but don't hold your breath.
It would be nice to actually get a channel that carries a major league baseball team in HD. Every time I go by CSN Mid-Atlantic all they have on Washington Post Live, which is really important when you live in Pennsylvania. What a waste of HD bandwidth that channel is. |
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