Anyone seen the shot Time Warner took at NFL Network?

[theogt]

I've read the thread, guy.

And I still don't know why you think anything I've said has to do with the Department of Justice, guy. I haven't said anything about anything that has to do with the Department of Justice, guy.

Just because you're talking about something else to someone else, that doesn't mean I'm talking about the same thing, guy.

If you're going to respond to me, try to stick to what I'm talking about, guy.

Thanks, guy.

Why don't you make a post that makes an ounce of sense?

What on earth were you referring to when talking about the Sherman Act? Do you not realize the DOJ enforces the Sherman Act?

 

[smarta5150]

Mike Sherman accepted the job from A&M... simma down guys.

 

[panchucko]

All I want, is to be able to watch the Cowboys every week. I will pay whoever has them. If I can buy NFL ticket from comcast I will.
It will still be cheaper than me going to the bar every week.

 

[smarta5150]

All I want, is to be able to watch the Cowboys every week. I will pay whoever has them. If I can buy NFL ticket from comcast I will.
It will still be cheaper than me going to the bar every week.

I bought it.

3 bucks for their "sports package."

And I get to watch the Suns tonight on NBA TV.

 

[theogt]

From Peter King's MMQB:

3. I think, internally, the NFL is counting on a Nov. 27 FCC meeting in Washington to force Big Cable to go to arbitration and end the stalemate keeping the NFL network out of 70 percent of the cable homes nationwide. Commissioner Roger Goodell said the other day he thinks the FCC will have that question on its agenda, and, obviously, the league would welcome that. Why? Because then the league, which wants 65 to 70 cents per household per month from Big Cable, theoretically would be able to negotiate with Time Warner and Comcast, who could ask the NFL with justification: "Why do you think you're worth more per month than CNN?'' If, as one league source told me, the cable companies are willing to give the league about 17 cents per month now, he thinks the figures the league and Big Cable would submit to an arbitrator would be about 55 and 30 cents, respectively, and maybe they'd meet somewhere in the middle before a hearing. Of course, the FCC may not ask for arbitration either, and may just tell the two sides to resume talking. That won't help this year, though. The NFL has given up hope any of the remaining seven games will be on wide cable distribution in the next five weeks. If you want to see the games and you're in that vast 70 percent, I'd suggest a trip to your local sports bar or local computer, on NFL.com. The network has initiated two online "look-ins'' at the live game, glimpses that will last at least one complete possession. And the network will also give loggers-on some selected live "look-ins'' when either team is inside the opponent's 20. Three touchdowns were shown live last Thursday in the Indy-Atlanta game. Just a guess, but whenever a deal between Big Cable and the NFL is struck, I'd bet the live "look-ins'' will end.

 

[lzppjb]

I wasn't expecting this thread to explode like it has.

I switched the DirecTV a couple months ago. I've been pretty happy with it till just recently. I live in Austin and am a huge Spurs fan. I can never seen them on TV anymore and it's really starting to piss me off. Time Warner would show Spurs games on FSSW or KNVA (now the CW or w/e). I'd get to watch a ton of games every season. Now with DirecTV, I've seen maybe 1 game out of 15. Everytime they're supposed to be on FSSW or some other regional channel, it's blacked out. The last two nights they've played on the west coast. Still blacked out. ***? Why am I blacked out in Austin? It's not like I can fly to Seattle and fill their gym. That's what blacking out is for, is it not?

Tonight, I couldn't even go to FSSW or FSSWHD. It said the channel wasn't purchased. I almost lost it. *** are they talking about? I've watched that channel just recently and now it's gone?

f Time Warner
f DirecTV


EDIT: Okay, I looked up how they do blackouts. Still doesn't help me. It says that if I purchase NBA League Pass, games will still be blacked out because I'm in the San Antonio market. I'd have to watch the games on the local channels or my regional sports network (RSN). Here's where I get pissed. They black out FSSW. They black out other FSN channels. I tried the FSN Northwest or w/e when the Spurs played Seattle. Blacked out. When the game is listed as coming on KNVA, it's not on DirecTV. They'll be showing regular programming.

Basically, how I'm understanding this, is they want me to buy League Pass. But since I'm in the SA market, the Spurs games will be blacked out. And even then, they black out the Spurs games on regular channels like FSN and KNVA.

I'm calling them today and chewing them out.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Mike Sherman accepted the job from A&M... simma down guys.

:laugh2:

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

The problem is that neither side will budge. People act as if it's a one-sided issue. The NFL is screwing people as much as the cable company.

Multiple cable companies believe the NFL is asking for too much. When a single entity can't reach a solution with multiple separate entities, is it more likely that the multiple entities are being unreasonable? Or is it more likely that the single entity is being unreasonable?

Dear Sock puppet:

You work for Time Warner, don't you?

 

[theogt]

Dear Sock puppet:

You work for Time Warner, don't you?

No. Obviously I live underground with the rest of the Fraggles. And down here we have AT&T's fiber optics, which is much better than cable.

 

[newcster68]

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