Viper550 270 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Sportsnet: Nothing new, even with their promos suggesting the possibility of a flat package, it seems like the Blue Jays were a higher priority right now. NBCSN: We got the SNF ticker and new inserts with a diamond motif, but it looks like the studio graphics are still the typical NBC 2015 look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3176 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 It was announced today that this will be Neil Funk's last season with the Chicago Bulls. https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/10/02/neil-funk-retire-bulls-announcer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 345 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 “It stinks”: Avalanche fans irked as Altitude Sports TV dispute continues for season opener“It seems like a greed thing,” Stanley said. “We can’t even watch it on NHL TV because it’s blacked out for every home game. The only games we can watch are away.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1255 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 All I'm gonna say is this... Blackouts like Dish and the former Fox RSNs now owned by Sinclair, NBC Sports Chicago, and this one with Altitude all have a common denominator. People like Dish CEO Charlie Ergan are tired of the fees that these RSNs are commanding for very little content that they air outside of live sports. So why carry 20+ regional sports channels that are essentially informercial channels outside of live sports that have very little content. I think at the end of the day teams in the NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, etc. are all gonna have to go digital because I see the RSN bubble bursting within the next 5 to 10 years and when it does it's gonna be ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 662 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 10 hours ago, oknewsguy said: All I'm gonna say is this... Blackouts like Dish and the former Fox RSNs now owned by Sinclair, NBC Sports Chicago, and this one with Altitude all have a common denominator. People like Dish CEO Charlie Ergan are tired of the fees that these RSNs are commanding for very little content that they air outside of live sports. So why carry 20+ regional sports channels that are essentially informercial channels outside of live sports that have very little content. I think at the end of the day teams in the NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, etc. are all gonna have to go digital because I see the RSN bubble bursting within the next 5 to 10 years and when it does it's gonna be ugly. I agree. I haven't watched an RSN for anything except live sports since the mid-2000s when they still had better peripheral content. The minute the game is over, I tune away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 270 Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 TSN's experimenting with having a shots on goal counter (the third, besides FSN and Sportsnet, to do so).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronQ 266 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 17 hours ago, Viper550 said: TSN's experimenting with having a shots on goal counter (the third, besides FSN and Sportsnet, to do so).. It'll be great if NBC and NESN got a SOG counter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3176 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 NBA TV is producing original regular-season games this season (they already produce original playoff broadcasts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1255 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 27 minutes ago, Georgie56 said: NBA TV is producing original regular-season games this season (they already produce original playoff broadcasts) I think it's safe to say that Brian Anderson is a Turner employee since he does a lot of stuff for Turner Sports and NBA TV in addition to his work with the Brewers on Fox Sports Wisconsin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfiles 77 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 3 hours ago, oknewsguy said: I think it's safe to say that Brian Anderson is a Turner employee since he does a lot of stuff for Turner Sports and NBA TV in addition to his work with the Brewers on Fox Sports Wisconsin Brian Anderson is a great choice. I was hoping CBS would utilize him for more NFL games, but that didn't come to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 662 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 4 hours ago, oknewsguy said: I think it's safe to say that Brian Anderson is a Turner employee since he does a lot of stuff for Turner Sports and NBA TV in addition to his work with the Brewers on Fox Sports Wisconsin Whenever Marv Albert hangs it up, I fully expect Brian Anderson to take a full-time role on TNT's Thursday NBA games. He's already their #1 on MLB coverage and #4 on NCAA March Madness. He's been a huge asset for Turner Sports. He definitely makes the big moments exciting and could some day be #1 on all of their sports coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DENDude 197 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/4/2019 at 10:39 PM, JCB4TV said: “It stinks”: Avalanche fans irked as Altitude Sports TV dispute continues for season opener“It seems like a greed thing,” Stanley said. “We can’t even watch it on NHL TV because it’s blacked out for every home game. The only games we can watch are away.” There is a bar near Pepsi Center that has been given authorization to air Avs games. Don't know if there will be a deal to show the nuggets or not. https://www.9news.com/video/sports/nhl/colorado-avalanche/avs-altitude-sports-join-with-local-bar-to-show-this-weeks-away-games/73-4ffeaeef-0750-4dc9-98cb-6143241f6916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 270 Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 I have a possible reason for why Sportsnet may not have updated their NHL graphics: their contracts with the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers are up after this season, and given how cheap our networks are in this department, they probably don't want to make new intros for regional broadcasts if there's a chance one of them will only be used for a single season. Conveniently, the current graphics also meet this criteria, as they had acquired rights to the Canadiens as well. I'm expecting the Oilers to renew with Sportsnet, though. Rogers is a major team sponsor and the naming rights holder of their current arena, so I fully expect them to keep it. But the Flames present a potential opportunity for TSN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 345 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 AT&T Inks Altitude Deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DENDude 197 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 The Colorado AG's office is getting involved with the Altitude dispute: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/colorado-ags-office-will-investigate-whether-comcast-directv-overcharged-during-altitude-blackout/73-6d231935-ee52-4694-97ac-3f9a2c6be6bf (This is also posted in the sports section) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 270 Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 MAJOR news in the world of NHL broadcasting Don Cherry has been all but fired (the president used "immediately step down") from Sportsnet/Hockey Night in Canada after, basically, complaining based on his own observations during Coach's Corner about immigrants that don't wear poppies on Remembrance Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 270 Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 Nothing new on NBC for the Winter Classic. Except the ad banner on their ticker is even wider. I know ripping off ESPN is the thing to do, but now you're just overdoing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3176 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Viper550 said: Nothing new on NBC for the Winter Classic. Except the ad banner on their ticker is even wider. I know ripping off ESPN is the thing to do, but now you're just overdoing it. It's like that on NBCSN, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 345 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Georgie56 said: It's like that on NBCSN, too. NBC must be content on the 2015 graphics although they are now FIVE years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 662 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 On 1/1/2020 at 6:51 PM, JCB4TV said: NBC must be content on the 2015 graphics although they are now FIVE years old. It kinda feels like they were content with just refreshing the NFL look in 2018 and keeping everything else the same indefinitely. I have to wonder if they'll wait until the Super Bowl in 2022 to consider merging both packages into a single new package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 270 Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 So it seems as if Sportsnet may be backing away from the "only use Sportsnet logos on Hockey Night in Canada" thing or there was a slight mix-up in the truck: the HNIC logo is back on the scoreboard on the Flames/Oilers game (although the Canadiens/Senators game earlier had a Sportsnet one). Replay bug was still the Sportsnet logo though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerner 32 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 19 hours ago, Viper550 said: So it seems as if Sportsnet may be backing away from the "only use Sportsnet logos on Hockey Night in Canada" thing or there was a slight mix-up in the truck: the HNIC logo is back on the scoreboard on the Flames/Oilers game (although the Canadiens/Senators game earlier had a Sportsnet one). Replay bug was still the Sportsnet logo though I saw that too. I noticed that the last few weeks, the late game used the HNIC logo to open the broadcast (it's a lower third that runs usually over an establishing shot of the arena). But I think last night must've been some kind of mix-up. Maybe the truck they were using wasn't the one they usually used, couldn't accept the SN template but had the old one and they decided to go with it. I found it kinda odd that they sent Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson to cover the late game. Wonder how they decided to send the A-crew. Did they really not want to sit through Sens-Habs? Lol. One more thing I've found odd is the scheduling of the Sportsnet channels during HNIC which has been going on since the beginning of 2019. On Jan 3rd, CBC and Sportsnet Ontario/West/Pacific ran the Leafs and the Islanders, Citytv and Sportsnet East ran Pittsburgh and Montreal and Sportsnet One ran a Sens game for the early game. Don't really see a point for it TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFizzle21 39 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Not sure when it debuted, but NBA TV has a new ticker for the first time in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1255 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Let me guess, it's a carbon copy of the ESPN BottomLine ticker except in this case, it's in reverse. The ads for the shows are on the left side of the ticker instead of the right, and the NBA TV logo is on the righthand side of the ticker instead of the lefthand side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5420 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Dear NBA Network: STOP VERTICALLY COMPRESSING YOUR FEED TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR TICKER. IT'S 20-FREAKING-20! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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