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 psujim
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Reading, PA | said by Mgsports:No more meaning name of Channel has gone back to FSN.
huh? |
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| Re: Comcast Sports Nets Would be nice if we had comcast sportsnet pittsburgh and comcast sports net ohio valley.
Maybe show some local high school events on ohio valley and the pirates and penguins on pittsburgh.
But root sports just signed new deals with the pirates and penguins I do believe. |
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What city are you talking about. Comcast SportsNet name still exists in most cities. |
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»radiodiscussions.com/smf/index.p···218820.0 |
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 telcodad
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kudos:2 | FYI - I found this recent item on the "Awful Announcing" sports blog site about the Comcast SportsNet (CSN) / Fox Sports Net (FSN) situation:
Comcast Sports Networks drop Fox Sports Net programming
By Matt Yoder, AwfulAnnouncing.com - August 15, 2012
»www.awfulannouncing.com/2012-art···ing.html |
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psujim
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Reading, PA | Ahh ok. So they aren't showing the FSN programming anymore. That's a bummer. Here in PA, the Comcast Network secondary channel would often show Pac-12 Football and Big 12 Football on Saturdays, since it was really just a glorified overflow channel. |
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| Dan Patrick Show is still on directv.
Will CSN Chicago still show college football from our state and local teams? |
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| if it's from fox sports then probably not. Will probably just show paid programming instead. |
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Comcast SportsNet is rebranding itself with the NBC Logo, so it makes sense that they're distancing themselves from Fox. NBC is putting a lot of money into their new NBC Sports Network, so I wouldn't be surprised if NBC starts putting out regional sports content to air on Comcast SportsNet to become a direct competitor with Fox Sports Net. |
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| Well Comcast does not have full control of all there CSN's and local in market college sports needs have been filled by some CSN's take the place of the old FSN feeds.
But what about Comcast SportsNet Bay Area that is 25% fox??
Now maybe the CSN's can pick up CSS feeds. |
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psujim
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Reading, PA | reply to dragonphan
I noticed the rebranding of CSN Philly. The new logo, and the NBC Peacock with CSN on the bottom line, which now resembles the bottom line on NBC Sports Network and NBC.
The Phillies graphics still use the old CSN logo package. I assume that the NHL (if they play) and NBA coverage this fall will use a new graphics package that is closer to NBC and NBC Sports Network. When they made the change to the current package, it was during NHL and NBA season and MLB picked it up the following spring. |
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psujim
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Reading, PA | reply to Mgsports
Actually, they are showing the North Penn-Archbishop Wood high school football game from this weekend right now on Comcast Network, and lo and behold, it uses the NBC Sports Network graphics bar at the top of the screen. |
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telcodad
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ
kudos:2 | reply to Mgsports
BTW – For those subscribers in Southern California, this update was just posted to the "Lakers Network to Xfinity?" thread in the Comcast Help and Support Forum (»forums.comcast.com/t5/Channels-a···/1386951 ) on the possibility of Comcast carrying Los Angeles Lakers games from that area’s Time Warner Cable SportsNet:
From: ComcastTeds
edited 09-13-2012 03:24 PM
As an update I have been informed that our programming team is in talks with the Time Warner Sportsnet channels for possible carriage in southern California. I don't have any more information than that. Once I receive [additional] information I will be sure and update this thread.
Thanks for your patience.
Also see this article:
Clock runs down for Lakers' TV carriage deals
By Lisa Richwine, Reuters.com – September 13, 2012
»in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/1···20120912 |
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telcodad
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kudos:2 | Latest news on the Comcast SportsNet Houston and Time Warner Cable SportsNet (LA Lakers games in SoCal) RSNs:
Empty Seats on Opening Night for Startup RSNs
Comcast SportsNet Houston, TWC Lakers' Nets Still Seeking Carriage Contracts
By Mike Reynolds, Multichannel News - October 1, 2012
»www.multichannel.com/distributio···s/139556 |
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telcodad
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ
kudos:2 | reply to telcodad
FYI - The latest status on Comcast carrying the Los Angeles Lakers local games from that area’s Time Warner Cable SportsNet (»forums.comcast.com/t5/Channels-a···1#M26740 ):
From: ComcastTeds
10-05-2012 11:02 AM
The conversations and discussions for carriage of this network are still ongoing.
The pre-season games are exclusive to the new Time Warner Sports Network that is not currently available on Comcast.
The first three games of the Lakers' regular season are scheduled for national telecast.
October 30th against Dallas is scheduled for TNT
October 31st against Portland is scheduled for NBA TV
November 2nd against the Clippers is scheduled for ESPN.
»www.nba.com/lakers/schedule |
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telcodad
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kudos:2 | A recent LA Times article on the TWC SportsNet RSN situation:
Lakers games become can't-watch-TV
Time Warner Cable, the team's new $3-billion TV partner, hasn't been able to convince other providers to carry the games because of cost. It's another example of how ugly the sports TV business can be.
By Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times - October 6, 2012
»articles.latimes.com/2012/oct/06···20121007 |
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telcodad
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1 edit | Here's the latest status on Comcast carrying the Los Angeles Lakers local games on the Time Warner Cable SportsNet (» forums.comcast.com/t5/Channels-a···1#M27123 ): From: ComcastTeds
10-16-2012 03:05 PM
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lorenzo93436 wrote:
so more likely its gona be a subscription channel, the key thing is how much extra the channel ks gona cost, the sticking point is the 3.95 per customer/provider that twc is asking for, i read andother article it said that laker fans booed every twc commercial that was shown on the score board saturday, its gpna get interesting in a couple of weeks so we will see.
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Likely not going to be a subscription channel; that is the price that reportedly Time Warner wants the video providers to pay per month for each customer (whether the customer wants the channel or not).
All customers eventually end up subsidizing the relatively high costs of offering that channel.
I don't believe that the channel can be contractually offered as a single subscription or premium option; (that would be ideal); that would go against their business plan of reaching as many eyeballs as possible for advertising and getting the most dollars across all customers.
EDIT: From: ComcastTeds
10-17-2012 05:03 PM
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hunter103805 wrote:
So you think that this channel would more likely be available in a basic/extended cable package like FSN, if anything?
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Yes. That is my own belief based on past experiences.
Of course a deal still needs to get done that allows for any level of carriage to happen.
Also, there is a discussion forum about whether DIRECTV, and other TV providers, should carry the Lakers channel on the TVPredictions.com site: Should DIRECTV Carry Pac 12, Lakers?By Phillip Swann, TVPredictions.com - October 15, 2012 » www.tvpredictions.com/laforum101512.htm |
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telcodad
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kudos:2 | Not much progress yet in having other cable providers carrying the Lakers games on TWC's SportsNet:
TV/LAKERS: Deals with providers may not be close
By Jim Alexander, The Press-Enterprise - October 25, 2012
»blog.pe.com/jim-alexander/2012/1···e-close/
See also: »forums.comcast.com/t5/Channels-a···5#M27423 |
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