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Any news on whether D* will carry this RSN? This is a new RSN that will carry the Mets. It is owned by the Mets, Time Warner and Comcast. My fear is that they will keep it off D* like Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia in order to lure subscribers back to cable in NY Metro area. I'm a Met fan who lives on the west coast. If D* doesn't carry the network, it will severly limit the number of Mets' games on the MLB package, as the package only carries games that air on the RSNs carried by D*.
The last I heard, D* already agreed to carry it.
The last I heard, D* already agreed to carry it.The only thing I was able to find is that they have agreed to carry Comcast SportsNet West from northern California.
I read it in one of the local NY Papers a while back. They said that DirecTV was already on board for the launch.
The loophole that permits Comcast to keeps CSN-Philly off of DBS is based on microwave distribution. Possible in the flat and small Philly region. Not possible for the Mets, who claim all of New York state.
I read it in one of the local NY Papers a while back. They said that DirecTV was already on board for the launch.
Thanks for the info.
Guesst925XTU
12-12-05, 08:52 PM
Oh give me a break, there are way too many sports networks already and 90% of trhe time they're airing the EXACT SAME THING.
What a waste of bandwidth...
Not really as this one will be airing totally original programming as this one isn't a member of Fox Sports Net.
(BTW, you should remove Trio from that list in your sig, as they're ceasing programming at the end of the year)
No Cal Sports net has been on for many months on channel 656. They show the Sac Kings BBall games.
I read it in one of the local NY Papers a while back. They said that DirecTV was already on board for the launch.
Are you positive that Dirctv will carry the Mets? Which paper did you see it in?
Ronmort
12-18-05, 11:45 AM
As far as too many sports channels, the many Dish and DTV customers in the NYC region would like to see their local teams. Without the varied sports channels, they would not be able to watch their own local teams. Those who don't like sports will only see their local sports channels unless they decide to pay extra for the Multi-sports or the sports pak packages, and there are some sports fans who shell out extra for the NBA LP, MLB EI, and NHL CI provide important revenues for the cable and satellite companies to purchase programming, update equipment, etc. I think it's counter-productive for those who constantly bemoan the demand for more sports. Sports programming is expensive, but so aren't the costs of buying sports. For example, I purchase the NBA and MLB packages that is over $300 a year in addition to all the other programming I buy, but I would never want someone else's favorite programming knocked off whether I watch them or not. To each his own. There is room for all kinds of viewers on satellite.
DCSholtis
12-18-05, 11:45 AM
If its true that D* has already signed on thats great I was hoping they would. Now if they would get the new Indians RSN I will really be a happy camper!
Are you positive that Dirctv will carry the Mets? Which paper did you see it in?
It was either in the NY Post or Daily News.
The official launch date for Sportsnet NY has been announced on their website: March 16. Here is a link to the press release:
http://sportsnetny.com/pdf/2006-01-23-launch-date.pdf
The official launch date for Sportsnet NY has been announced on their website: March 16. Here is a link to the press release:
http://sportsnetny.com/pdf/2006-01-23-launch-date.pdf
Notice what wasn't said in the press release? Where you will be able see this new channel from. My calls today to Dish, Cablevision and DirecTV all had the same results. Basically they all said they expect to carry it, but do not have a deal worked out yet. I don't think that you can count on DirecTV carrying it yet. Until a press release is published, we'll have to take the previous poster who said that he read that DirecTV was on board, with a grain of salt.
Notice what wasn't said in the press release? Where you will be able see this new channel from. My calls today to Dish, Cablevision and DirecTV all had the same results. Basically they all said they expect to carry it, but do not have a deal worked out yet. I don't think that you can count on DirecTV carrying it yet. Until a press release is published, we'll have to take the previous poster who said that he read that DirecTV was on board, with a grain of salt.
Out of the 3 companies you mentioned I would say DirecTV is most likely to carry it, while Cablevision is probably least likely based on their history.
pez2002
01-27-06, 12:54 PM
wow
so nyc has 4 rsn"s ?
yes
fsny
msg
ccsn-ny
wow
so nyc has 4 rsn"s ?
yes
fsny
msg
ccsn-ny
YES = Yankees (summer) and NJ Nets (winter)
FSNY = Devils (winter) and Islanders (winter)
MSG = Knicks (winter) and Rangers (winter)
CSN NY = Mets (summer)
As you can see, all of these networks have a diluted pro schedule. With the exception of YES, each network only has professional games for either winter or summer. It will be interesting to see how long FSNY and MSG both last with their lacking summer sports schedule. Furthermore, the Devils will be moving to YES in another year or two. So that will leave FSNY with the Islanders as their only professional sports team - and you don't find many Isles fans around here.
DCSholtis
01-27-06, 01:38 PM
I THINK....Im not sure but I THINK that the Devils re-signed with FSN for another few years. They HAD been planning a move to YES but that was when Steinbrenner still had a piece of the team. After he sold out that plan to have them on YES blew up.
This posted at the other site (http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=54022):
Don’t hold your breath for SportsNet NY. Here is the email I received from Ergen:
Dear Christopher,
we will negotiate with the RSN. the current pricing we have heard is almost as much as the YES network and of course the cable companies own the RSN so we dont have an answer yet.
charlie
matty8199
01-27-06, 02:06 PM
If they only want "almost as much" as YES, I wouldn't expect E* to carry it - but I don't see why D* wouldn't, since they already have YES...
d2001dstanley
03-02-06, 08:04 PM
Latest Knowledge on SportsNet New York:
1. It will carry New York Mets baseball, New York Jets Football Shows (Not Games), Big East and Big Ten college football and basketball.
2. It has yet to reach deals with DirecTV, Dish Network, Cablevision, or Patriot Media. Only, Patriot Media has explicitly denied adding the network. Cablevision has expressed active interest in acquiring the network, despite their being against its creation. I speculate that Cablevision is looking to avoid another battle with a new RSN in New York over coverage that might benefit the network.
3. It will be named SportsNet New York, likely as a reflection of the roles of Sterling Mets (owners of the New York Mets) and Time Warner in ownership.
For further clarification, the New Jersey Devils were in talks with a potential move to YES Network, but opted to return to Cablevision's FSN New York.
matty8199
03-13-06, 02:09 PM
Three days til launch - anyone have any idea at all what is going on?
DCSholtis
03-13-06, 03:17 PM
Latest is D* and SportsNet NY are still in negotiations. IMO you'll see it ALOT sooner on D* than you will SportsTime Ohio or whatever its called
matty8199
03-13-06, 03:48 PM
I was hoping they'd have it done by Thursday - I'm a huge Mets fan and when I saw that the launch date was my birthday, I was psyched...now not so much, since it's uncertain as to whether it'll be there on Thursday.
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