O.K. I know that many of you think I'm :beatdeadhorse: about this topic. So I thought I might as well do my beating in a thread. That way those that aren't interested can just skip this thread. I saw a post in another Forum from a tennis fan that is currently at the tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California. The Tennis Channel has a booth at the tournament and this tennis fan has Directv. So the question came up when was TTC going to get picked up by D? The person at the booth said D was going to test TTC at the French Open in May and that TTC could be seen on D by this summer. Sounds great right However, TTC people have been saying for years that D is going to pick them up and so far no luck :raspberry I don't suppose anyone here would have any insider information on if this is actually going to happen or not? I keep reading things that get my hope up only to have it not be true :nono2:
-giggles- You know, if I was a sports fan, I would be IN love with D* at times...As it is, I like the channels offered well enough. And there is only one person in my entire house of 4 that even remotely likes them...Too bad last season she didn't have much access on Sundays to the DVR
-giggles- You know, if I was a sports fan, I would be IN love with D* at times...As it is, I like the channels offered well enough. And there is only one person in my entire house of 4 that even remotely likes them...Too bad last season she didn't have much access on Sundays to the DVR
OHHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I have been reading on some tennis sites that D is going to test The Tennis Channel, but it is going to be at the French Open
:eek2: Neither the U.S. men nor women Tennis Players play well on Clay The FO is probably the Slam the fans in the U.S. are the least interested in due to the poor play of our players D is not going to get an accurate test, if that information is indeed true :down: :icon_lame I almost hope the information isn't true because the FO will be a terrible test for The Tennis Channel :down:
Well, I think they are testing it at the French Open, because Tennis Channel owns the broadcast rights. They will be reselling to ESPN, but probably not the quarterfinals on up. We'll see how that goes.
Well, I think they are testing it at the French Open, because Tennis Channel owns the broadcast rights. They will be reselling to ESPN, but probably not the quarterfinals on up. We'll see how that goes.
It is just not a good market test The U.S. players are awful on clay and even I wasn't thinking of watching much of the FO :nono2: But if it is true that D is testing The Tennis Channel at the FO I will have to tune in now
!rolling I could never play tennis. I would swing at where I thought the tennis ball was only to have the person on the opposite side of the net laughing and saying I hadn't even come close to hitting the ball
Way off topic, but Dolly and okietekkie, the "Coming Soon" signs have been up for quite a while - what's up with your avitars? Does it really take that long?
It is just not a good market test The U.S. players are awful on clay and even I wasn't thinking of watching much of the FO :nono2: But if it is true that D is testing The Tennis Channel at the FO I will have to tune in now
It's true that RG is not the best test market for tennis in the US, but really I think there is no good test market. US Open has been losing viewers for years and with American players on the decline (sorry, it's just a fact), I don't expect any change. I'm certainly looking forward to RG; if they get to the final, it will be the most competitive match between Federer and Nadal. For the time being, I'm sorry to say that the broadcast market for tennis in the US is doomed.
It's true that RG is not the best test market for tennis in the US, but really I think there is no good test market. US Open has been losing viewers for years and with American players on the decline (sorry, it's just a fact), I don't expect any change. I'm certainly looking forward to RG; if they get to the final, it will be the most competitive match between Federer and Nadal. For the time being, I'm sorry to say that the broadcast market for tennis in the US is doomed.
Sorry your wrong about the U.S. Open. More people have been not only going to see it in person, but the TV ratings have been higher also. And D did a great job last year with its interactive matches at the U.S. Open. I sure hope they do that again this year I love Nadal :heart: but I'm totally sick of Federer :barf:
Way off topic, but Dolly and okietekkie, the "Coming Soon" signs have been up for quite a while - what's up with your avitars? Does it really take that long?
It's the only one on site you can use so you will have to ask Earl about it :lol: I can't upload an Avatar Actually for me it works fine--Coming Soon...The Tennis Channel to D Yes I know :beatdeadhorse:
I want to do a pic of one of my doggies...But em...It can only be a certain size or something...I will have to try when I am at home Can't do it at work
Sorry your wrong about the U.S. Open. More people have been not only going to see it in person, but the TV ratings have been higher also. And D did a great job last year with its interactive matches at the U.S. Open. I sure hope they do that again this year I love Nadal :heart: but I'm totally sick of Federer :barf:
It's the only one on site you can use so you will have to ask Earl about it :lol: I can't upload an Avatar Actually for me it works fine--Coming Soon...The Tennis Channel to D Yes I know :beatdeadhorse:
I would pay extra for The Anime Network and The Funimation channel. At least you can watch tennis on ESPN or Network Channels when the major tourneys are going on. Im not saying I dont want D* to pick up the Tennis Channel, but there are niche channels other than sports and I would like D* to look into them before adding yet another sports channel.
Aye, I would pay extra for TAN and Funimation. It's frustrating to see those channels not on Directv..but channels like Ion still are wasting bandwith. All Ion shows is infomercials. I'm hoping they ditch G4 and Ion and give us The Anime Network.
I would love to see the Tennis Channel too. The more TV time that Maria gets, the better!
I think we have gone off topic. But I can't resist what kind of puppies do you have?
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