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06-26-2007, 04:57 PM
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Big Ten Network is crap
As a fan i'm so tired of getting screwed.
It started with the NFL network then ESPNU. Why should we have to pay extra for games that were previously on over-the-air free stations?
I think as a fanbase we should respectfully voice our concerns.
Here's a link to the Big Ten Network.
http://www.bigtennetwork.com/ man...ticleSource=420
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06-26-2007, 05:53 PM
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I sent Comcast a nice email about calling our conference second tier, and most likely I'll be getting the dish soon enough. 
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06-26-2007, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by wolves2002
If you do the math, here is what the Big Ten Network is asking Comcast for.
For subscribers in the Big Ten region: $1.10 X 5.7 million subscribers X 12 =
about $ 75 million per year.
Will Comcast lose enough subscribers to satellite to cost them $75 million?
I am a TW subscriber and if you look at basic cable as TW defines it, there is not much there. Channels 2-27. No ESPN, no Fox Sports, no STO, no CNN. You get local broadcast channels, WUAB, WGN, WTBS, shopping channels, History channel and HNN.
If I recall, there was no problem with adding STO. If the Big Ten would agree to the Standard tier like the Indians did rather than Basic, it would probably get done.
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I asked a friend at Time Warner about this. TW actually defines what is really a limited basic as "Basic" and their true basic as their "Standard". They would like the Big 10 network on the Standard lineup but the cable companies want to add it as a premium channel on the digital lineup (ex. ESPN News).
I was supposed to have good news on WOW! finalizing a deal on Monday but it doesn't look like it is going to happen yet. Someone needs to budge for the others to do so.
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06-26-2007, 11:21 PM
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I sent Comcast a nice email about calling our conference second tier, and most likely I'll be getting the dish soon enough. |
Comcast didn't call our conference second teir. |
07-02-2007, 02:35 PM
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07-02-2007, 02:37 PM
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That's bright. Let's launch 2 days before the CFB season. That'll give enough time in case something [censored]s up.
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07-02-2007, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by BuckeyeNation27
That's bright. Let's launch 2 days before the CFB season. That'll give enough time in case something [censored]s up.
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 And they say the NCAA isn't screwed up!
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07-02-2007, 03:58 PM
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haha that was a good one... So if I have Direct Tv do you think I'll get all the OSU games even though I don't live in minnesota?!?
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07-02-2007, 04:07 PM
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I have DirecTV and usually end up buying some games(Game Plan).
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