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Post by aztecsman16 on Aug 17, 2012 10:47:21 GMT -8
The track record of both cable operators shows that Cox allows way more decisions to be made at a local level to reasonably provide locally important channels and one time events (ie. the Idaho and NM St FB games the past few years). The track record of TW shows that they don't give a damn about anything but money. They poured millions into acquiring the Laker rights and I seriously doubt they are going to reasonably negotiate with other operators. Hell, TW in San Diego still doesn't carry NFL network. What makes you think they'll bend over backwards to provide the Aztec games to Cox, AT&T, or satellite customers? We're screwed with Time Warner. Because Cox doesn't compete with them and TW can make money on the deal. It is a no-brainer. Next basketball season, the Aztecs will have the rights (not NBC/CBS) and if TW screws half the county, the Aztecs will remember. Exactly Cox and Time Warner are more allies than enemies
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Post by sdfootballfan on Aug 17, 2012 11:04:21 GMT -8
Good news as a TW subscriber but bad news as a fan who wants the program to get as much exposure as possible. I hope something is worked out in favor of everyone.
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Post by 1611Luginbill on Aug 17, 2012 11:54:06 GMT -8
FYI the only conference game that has a date & TW Sports Channel conflict is the 3/6/13 game vs AFA. That game could be pushed back to an 8pm tipoff to accomodate the Laker @new Orleans game which starts at 5.
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Post by aztecsrule72001 on Aug 17, 2012 12:13:24 GMT -8
The difference between Cox and TW is that Cox is more willing to provide content and pass off the carriage fees to customers. TW isn't. The LA times said that TW is asking $4 per customer from satellite and other cable providers for the Lakers channel. That's more than any other regional sports channel in the nation. I'm also just curious on how TW is going is going to package SDSU. Are they going to try and turn the Lakers channel into a So-Cal thing and put SDSU on the same channel or spin off a second channel? What happens if there is a time conflict? Pragmatically, I think Cox and SDSU will make a deal for a few Ch4 simulcasts and there may be a midnight hour deal with DirecTV. Pessimistically, everyone but TW customers will be shut out and if there isn't a second channel for live Aztec broadcasts, they could end up playing a tape delayed 2nd fiddle when there is a time conflict with the Lakers. Knowing that TW has both FB and MBB rights, it is one hell of a bad position to be in when it comes to a national presence going into such important seasons for both teams. $4? Isn't that almost as much as ESPN charges? That's just insane. It's one thing to charge $4 and be on the sports tier it's another when you want to be on a basic tier, imo they would need to drop the price for that to happen.
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