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oneresult said:
when SNY contract is up no Uconn games
do you think ESPN3 will carry all the UCONN games ???
The other teams whant exposer also
ESPN3 will carry all those games {never}
Now what do you tell recurts {all games on tv????]
BIG LOSS
Here come the beggers {Cptv}
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The issue is production cost - ESPN3 doesn't do production they just stream content and ESPN isn't interested in doing production cost for the 17 games SNY is doing nor for any of the other AAC league games. But ESPN owns the rights so the last three months has been a negotiation between SNY and ESPN trying to work out the balance between ESPN3 getting the produced content to stream vs. SNY getting their production content to broadcast - I am sure it was messy and I am sure that it has changed the SNY bottom line for the contract they signed with Uconn. And it could trigger a voiding of that contract depending on how it was written as it has certainly changed the value of what SNY bought. SNY being a direct competitor to ESPN makes it even muddier than the negotiation would have been with CPTV.
I was OK with the AAC until yesterday - now ... please get us out of this league ASAP!
 
I feel 'kinda bad for SNY. At least for WCBB that's a pretty underwhelming selection of games. I know, it's a new league but, they DO look like the "scraps".

PS: I'm sure SNY will sell more than enough advertising to "keep their head above water" <G> but it doesn't make them look like "THE" station for UCONN WCBB.

PS: I really like ESPN3 (for NHRA Drag Racing) and I hope folks who want to access the UCONN games are able to do so.
 
JimGunther said:
I feel 'kinda bad for SNY. At least for WCBB that's a pretty underwhelming selection of games. I know, it's a new league but, they DO look like the "scraps".

PS: I'm sure SNY will sell more than enough advertising to "keep their head above water" <G> but it doesn't make them look like "THE" station for UCONN WCBB.

PS: I really like ESPN3 (for NHRA Drag Racing) and I hope folks who want to access the UCONN games are able to do so.
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The contract already let ESPN and CBS cheery pick the games so even last year SNY was left with the scraps - the ND, Baylor, Duke, Stanford, etc. games were already off the table. The scraps may be a little scrappier this year, but the SNY product was always mostly about the Uconn faithful.
 
As I see these comments about SNY's bad luck, I wonder what the folks at CPTV think about all this?
 
bschwartz said:
As I see these comments about SNY's bad luck, I wonder what the folks at CPTV think about all this?
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They'd be in the same boat. Everything's all about TV rights these days, and the conferences serve as a wealth redistribution engine. The conferences ultimately own the schools now when it comes to media rights. In basketball, UConn is the big fish in a really small pond. This is why UConn needs to get into a real conference if for no other reason than the huge financial implications.
 
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This really sucks. None of the WatchESPN providers are even available in my area and while the wife and I have discussed switching to DirecTV, SNY is only available with the Premier™ package, which costs as much as we currently pay for phone, internet & TV combined.
 
But at least UConn is getting money for this...oh wait...our wonderful commissioner (UConn alum nonetheless) signed over UConn WBB for an equal share with the other dregs in this conference.
 
I live in Chicago, and I had the sports pack last year, which included SNY. This year, SNY is blacked out for Chicago!!!! I just checked ESPN3 and they do not list any WCBB games for Saturday?

Does anyone see it on their ESPN schedule?
 
bschwartz said:
You can also get ESPN3 if you have Xbox Live
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But you still need a provider that supports it

The aforementioned content is available on Xbox through WatchESPN, and requires a television and/or internet subscription package to a WatchESPN-affiliated service provider.
 
ESPN3 is now showing the Hartford Game on the schedule. :) Link
 
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toadfoot said:
This really sucks. None of the WatchESPN providers are even available in my area and while the wife and I have discussed switching to DirecTV, SNY is only available with the Premier™ package, which costs as much as we currently pay for phone, internet & TV combined.
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On a purely technical note, a lot of mostly younger folks access programs carried by Comcast et al. over the internet by using someone else's password -- usually but not always the ones their parents have.

One can often do this over any internet connection (including college ones), and it gives one access to whatever channels the password holder gets at "home.' The ISPs seem to know of and tolerate the leakage, which often extends well beyond an immediate family as a student graduates and gets an apartment outside the ISP's coverage area.

This can get more complicated if Comcast et al. see that the password user is connecting from overseas, but one can presumably get around that with a VPN.
 
toadfoot said:
This really sucks. None of the WatchESPN providers are even available in my area and while the wife and I have discussed switching to DirecTV, SNY is only available with the Premier™ package, which costs as much as we currently pay for phone, internet & TV combined.
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Not so. It is standard in the premium package, but you can add what is called the Sports Pack to lower priced DTV packages for $12.99 a month. Gives you about 35 sports channels including SNY.
 
UConnCat said:
John has lost his mind. He's tweeting to Rebecca and others that the only way fans outside of SNY's footprint can watch SNY's games is on ESPN3. He's wrong and giving people misinformation. Fans throughout the country who have Direct TV, Verizon FIOS, A T&T U-Verse and subscribe to SNY can watch the games on their TVs. If I had a twitter acct I'd correct him.
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Cat, your comments gave me a sigh of relief. I am completely confused by John's tweets / article. Can anyone answer this question definitely? I live in California and have Directv with the SNY sports package. Will I still be able to watch UCONN wcb on SNY? I e-mailed SNY last night but still haven't heard back. Thanks in advance to anyone that can answer my question. GO HUSKIES!
 
CaliHuskyFan said:
Cat, your comments gave me a sigh of relief. I am completely confused by John's tweets / article. Can anyone answer this question definitely? I live in California and have Directv with the SNY sports package. Will I still be able to watch UCONN wcb on SNY? I e-mailed SNY last night but still haven't heard back. Thanks in advance to anyone that can answer my question. GO HUSKIES!
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Everything I have read says YES - SNY broadcast TV schedule should remain the same nationwide.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Not so. It is standard in the premium package, but you can add what is called the Sports Pack to lower priced DTV packages for $12.99 a month. Gives you about 35 sports channels.
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That is about the cost for me also...I have no idea what Toadfoot is talking about.
 
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1. Go to a sports bar.
2. Ask them to put one tv on SNY.
3. Buy a beer(s) and enjoy the game.
4. Tip your bartender well.
5. Repeat when necessary.
 
UConnCat said:
John has lost his mind. He's tweeting to Rebecca and others that the only way fans outside of SNY's footprint can watch SNY's games is on ESPN3. He's wrong and giving people misinformation. Fans throughout the country who have Direct TV, Verizon FIOS, A T&T U-Verse and subscribe to SNY can watch the games on their TVs. If I had a twitter acct I'd correct him.
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Thank goodness. John had me going there for a minute, not for me, but for my sister who lives in SC
 
maddoggy said:
On a purely technical note, a lot of mostly younger folks access programs carried by Comcast et al. over the internet by using someone else's password -- usually but not always the ones their parents have.
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On a purely technical note, someone with access could rebroadcast the game stream via UStream, LiveStream or Google Hangouts for all of the BY (I don't get cable tv so not me). I doubt they will kick up any fuss over WBB.

The few games that have a slight chance to be competitive will be on national TV so it shouldn't be too hard to find a place to watch. The blowouts will be archived on ESPN3 for anyone to watch for free. I do want to see those, but I am fine with waiting a day because there won't be any drama related to the outcome (only drama would be whether someone got hurt, and I do not want to watch for that). I do wish though that WTIC could stream the games...that would make it easy to catch the games when I am mobile.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Not so. It is standard in the premium package, but you can add what is called the Sports Pack to lower priced DTV packages for $12.99 a month. Gives you about 35 sports channels including SNY.
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True enough, but I was giving the short version of my situation. In order to have some of the same channels I currently have (Tennis channel and a few others) PLUS get SNY I would need DirecTV's Premier Package.
I just wish these cable systems would offer à la carte subscriptions.
 
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