AmericanErrorist
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2 hours ago, CTrey98 said:
It took 12 days after the network launch but the Bally Sports website has finally went live! Still no update on the Fox Sports Go app which is now all thats left of the Fox brand on the regional sports networks. https://www.ballysports.com/
They're trying to make a new national sports website instead of just a promotional tool for the networks.
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6 minutes ago, TVNewsLover said:
It seems like NBC SPORTS NW focuses more on Portland and Oregon teams, whereas ROOT SPORTS NW focuses more on Seattle and Washington teams, with the Portland Timbers being the only exception to this rule.
If Seattle ever gets another NBA team, will NBC Sports NW disappear from WA cable lineups?
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5 hours ago, doublejman69 said:
Root NW has a TV everywhere stream/app but Comcast doesn't have an agreement to access the stream, only Directv/ATT and a handful of smaller cable subscribers can stream ROOT.
When I had Directv they had a similar app as Comcast but there was several channels missing from the streaming portion likely because Directv didn't have streaming rights. Its likely the same thing with Comcast and Root NW.
Since Comcast is a cable company, they are able to offer their entire comport of channels for streaming within the wifi reach of a cable modem (the "Xfinity in-home network"). Their out-of-home streaming is far more limited, and doesn't include Root NW.
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10 hours ago, doublejman69 said:
This is a good point. The new NHL team in Seattle the Kraken just weeks ago announced that there games will be airing on Root Northwest, the only way to stream it is by paying $80/m for ATT streaming service, Comcast customers (the major cable company for most of WA and OR) don’t even have the ability to stream the channel. This is a team that is connected with Amazon and other high tech companies in Seattle and is a market with a significant amount of cable cutters. If there is a team in any sport anymore aware of OTT it is the Kraken.
Having the ability to watch non NFL pro teams on OTA is wishful thinking at this point, it’s not happening.
Comcast has a streaming website. Live feeds and everything. It may only work for cable video customers, but it does exist.
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5 hours ago, JCB4TV said:
I believe that no team has an alternative to their current RSN and may sign as more of necessity, not by choice.
Some team could take a gamble on launching their own regional streaming service.
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So the affiliation switch has happened today, with no build-up?
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On 5/27/2020 at 12:19 PM, justin2kx said:
Skimming thru FCC filings + based on reasons bolded above, it appears the Univision affiliation + branding may move to WSTE, leaving WLII without an affiliate. It may signal a return to independent a la Teleonce (previous branding until 2002) Some of Uni/Unimas programming could go thru WAPA, while remain an indy. Similar to '90s + '00s when Telemundo PR had some Televisa novelas while WAPA had Uni-network programs (Primer Impacto, Cristina, Despierta Am.) + some Venevision programs. Cisneros groups had interest on ch. 4 back then.
https://fcc.report/IBFS/SES-T-C-20200325-00323/2246378.pdf
From another source, translated:
"From what is clear from the document, although not textually, Univisión PR would be passing at some point to the WSTE-DT signal (channel 7), while channels 11, 9 and 12 would be operated by another company (once) time the sale is consummated."
Q: What will happen with WAPA Deportes (sports subchannel) in terms of content? Will it rely more on TUDN + less on deals with NBA + MLB? (via ESPN/Turner/MLBN)
Could WAPA launch as a sub-channel on Univision-owned stations on the mainland in markets with a large Puerto Rican population?
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On 3/28/2020 at 10:47 AM, Samantha said:
There's a surprise in the Univision sale filing: because some of the owners have attributable interests in WAPA, they are divesting third-rated WLII and not ninth-rated WSTE.
I wonder if the sale includes the Uni affiliation, or will they just move it to WSTE.
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1 hour ago, newsbot said:
In other words, more time for political ads.
I hope all the groups will do the same, including Hearst and Tegna.
This only commits Sinclair to ending a certain type of must-run. Note that Sinclair is committing themselves to more "investigative journalism", not specifically local reporting.
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The Cowles stations in Washington state and Montana were hit by a cyber attack:
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/dec/10/khq-tv-part-of-cyber-attack-that-hit-news-stations/
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6 hours ago, JCB4TV said:
Regarding the Sinclair-AT&T issue, does anyone know whether the fate of the RSNs is at stake in these talks?
Furthermore, as DIRECTV customer, I know where they can possibly place the Cubs' Marquee channel, Channel 666.
The Fox RSNs have different contracts that were negotiated by the previous owners. Any disputes involving them won't happen for a while. This will almost certainly effect talks to begin carriage of Marquee, a new network.
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The sale of the YES Network to the Yankees/Sinclair/Amazon/private equity consortium closed today. Sinclair's press release stated that their share of YES has been assigned to Diamond Sports, and that they are now handling the channel's carriage deals, both traditional and virtual.
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Sinclair Broadcast sees 'massive opportunity' to rebrand Fox sports networks
QuoteSinclair (NASDAQ: SBGI) can use the "Fox Sports" name and logo for a temporary period of time but it does not own the brand, Ripley said. Therefore, eventually channels like Fox Sports Southwest in Texas and Fox Sports Sun in Florida will eventually need new names.
(Link might be paywalled)
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On 7/28/2019 at 4:27 PM, JCB4TV said:
The only questions would be:
Should it pass the House, will it die on Senator Mich McConnell's desk?
Would it have the support of "Dear Leader?"
Another question is can it pass the House, since there's no indication if the votes are there.
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16 hours ago, Action Newsroom said:
It's just a joke, dude.
You think I don't know that?
There is the theoretical chance that Byron Allen running stations with only his shows (whose production costs have already been paid for) could be profitable enough to survive low ratings, but it's more likely he'll run them as normal stations with outside syndicated product.
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On 5/6/2019 at 11:22 AM, J1975am said:
Check this out; Byron Allen possibly owning stations!! https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/234683/byron-allen-buying-bayou-city-tvs-for-165m/
I bet he'll fill all the non-network and non-news hours with his own programming.
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On 5/2/2019 at 5:40 PM, JCB4TV said:
Just weeks after AT&T and Viacom entered into a peace treaty, it appears that Ma Bell and made peace with A+E Networks as the AT&T TV Promise website has reverted back to their all is well look. I am watching Live PD as I type.
Meanwhile, DIRECTV is missing the channels owned by Northwest Broadcasting.
This is heading into the Terrier deal.
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5 hours ago, rkolsen said:
At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if Ed Ansin put some weird thing in the Trust for WHDH/WLVI and WSVN prohibiting their station from ever affiliating with or being purchased by NBC or any form of it in the future. You know like The 700 Club airing on ABC Family years after numerous ownership changes.
The 700 Club thing is just a perpetually valid contract. Disney offered CBN a year's worth of the money they get from airing the show and its semi-annual telethons to buy it out, but Pat declined.
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How does AT&T get to keep HBO? Last I checked, its still a part of Time Warner, albeit with plenty of autonomy from Turner.
The Justice Department's suit in its appeal form only seeks for AT&T to sell Turner. This interview with Makan Delhaim stated Justice has no problems with AT&T owning Warner Bros. or HBO.
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Here's the thing: CBS bundles Showtime into its carriage agreements, whereas HBO has a seperate carriage agreement for its channels from the rest of WarnerMedia. On another note, this comes at the worst time for AT&T, which means that now the DoJ now has fuel to fight the merger.
It could be worse if the Justice Department's case wasn't predicated entirely on Turner Broadcasting (AT&T will get to keep HBO even if Justice wins).
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It's downright ridiculous. These are premium a-la-carte channels that people spend money on (like $15/mo PER channel), and if the provider yanks the access (of course it's Dish, which is notorious for this), then the paying customers SHOULD be properly reimbursed.
Dish is reportedly giving its customers statement credits.
Gray TV takes over CBS in Anchorage, AK
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Since the FCC describes the current arrangement as meeting regulatory muster, I would think no. The fine will be the end of it.