 ric
@comcast.net | reply to The Q
Re: beIN Sport USA said by The Q:said by rej4sl: The only soccer channel on Comcast is Fox Soccer Channel. I thought GOL TV was a soccer channel? I have that on my comcast channel lineup (along with FSC). Gol Tv is soccer channel but it is part of spanish package |
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 JeepMattC'mon the UPremium
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Wilmington, DE
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| Bzzzzzzzzzzzz (wrong answer!!)
Gol TV and Gol TV HD is not part of a spanish package. I have the Triple Play and receive it. Otherwise (from what I know) it's part of the Sports and Entertainment package if you don't receive it otherwise.
Acct-
Believe me, there are a lot more soccer fans in the US than you think. I'll be with 18,499 of them tomorrow night at PPL Park to watch the Union. Come on down and check it out!  |
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| Comcast wouldn't be caving this quick if their weren't a ton of soccer fans hassling them about the channel. |
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The Q
join:2008-06-26
Collegeville, PA | said by usry723:Comcast wouldn't be caving this quick if their weren't a ton of soccer fans hassling them about the channel.
Is there a deal with comcast to carry beIn Sport? |
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| Not yet but several people who would know hinting that a deal is close. Plus you have both sides saying they are working together. How often do you see Comcast actually come out and address a single channel? |
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 telcodad
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ
kudos:1 | According to this article just out on the Multichannel News site, the deal with Comcast could be announced as soon as today:
BeIN Sports Nearing Comcast Carriage Pact: Sources
By Mike Reynolds, Multichannel News - August 23, 2012
»www.multichannel.com/article/488···rces.php |
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| That's good news. I'm praying that they get at least the SD channel on everyone's lineup before the USA's game against Jamaica. But you never know. I'm still waiting on FSC HD in my area. |
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GOL TV and FSC are part of my $8 a month sports package on Comcast. Don't need to get the whole Spanish package. |
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ric
@comcast.net | reply to JeepMatt
said by JeepMatt:Bzzzzzzzzzzzz (wrong answer!!)
Gol TV and Gol TV HD is not part of a spanish package. I have the Triple Play and receive it. Otherwise (from what I know) it's part of the Sports and Entertainment package if you don't receive it otherwise.
Acct-
Believe me, there are a lot more soccer fans in the US than you think. I'll be with 18,499 of them tomorrow night at PPL Park to watch the Union. Come on down and check it out!
At least in Colorado Gol TV is part of spanish package.
FYI I have all channels (some of them you can't even get) |
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Soccer fans are a disproportionate number of the people online who make channel requests. The same with sci-fi fans.
The general public is not clamoring for BBC America or soccer the way you see it on the internet.
beIN is an extremely niche channel. |
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| Grant Wahl one of the most respect Soccer writers in America says that Comcast and beIN have reached a deal. |
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JeepMattC'mon the UPremium
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Wilmington, DE
kudos:2 | Just saw the same post! Now, to only hear the actual details...
Can't get too excited just yet.
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| Nope. I live in Georgia and they don't seem to think we care about Soccer down here. |
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JeepMattC'mon the UPremium
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kudos:2 | Now just confirmed -
Deal signed, however will take several weeks to roll across ALL markets.
Gets better by the minute - still trying to confirm if HD..
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JeepMattC'mon the UPremium
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Wilmington, DE
kudos:2 | English version of the channel will be a part of the Sports & Entertainment package -
Spanish version will be in the MultiLatino package.
More to come...
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I'm glad this was a quick ordeal, but I don't think there's a chance it gets carried in HD using the evidence of how Comcast has treated the Pac-12 Network, ESPN Goal Line and some other things that would probably have greater viewership than beIN. |
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| said by osravens:I'm glad this was a quick ordeal, but I don't think there's a chance it gets carried in HD using the evidence of how Comcast has treated the Pac-12 Network, ESPN Goal Line and some other things that would probably have greater viewership than beIN.
I don't even have FSC in HD so I'll just be happy to get the SD version. Hope it arrives in time for the USA/Jamaica match. |
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JeepMattC'mon the UPremium
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Wilmington, DE
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| Confirmed - only SD for the launch. HD is under consideration long term.
BOOOO! They had a chance to make a big splash - especially considering all of the f'ing bandwidth available right now specifically in the Philly market, but chose not to - most likely b/c not all areas could sustain it.
Oh well - i won't be greedy. I'd assume they'll place it right after Gol TV SD as there's a channel slot open there in the numbering sequence. |
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Considering how Comcast has killed off analog pretty much everywhere now (except the system next to me), bandwidth isn't really a problem I don't think for any larger areas. Bandwidth isn't really a legitimate excuse to avoid adding things in HD with Comcast anymore, IMO.
There's something up, and I think they're planning to move to IP delivery for TV. That's the only logical explanation that I can see. |
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