Fox Sports San Diego

[zippyfrog]

I see that Dish reached a deal yesterday to carry Fox Sports San Diego.

Listed on Fox Sports San Diego's Facebook page, as well as this site below.

http://sports.blogs.mydesert.com/20...me-warner-cable-verizon-fios-remain-holdouts/

Very surprised to see that Dish would add this, but good to see that they are willing to add another RSN.

 

[Tampa8]

I would not have thought it either....... And ahead of TWC and Fios.

 

[CK SatGuy]

Nice of Fox to let them add it despite the autohop litigation.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/feb/06/dish-tv-agrees-to-carry-padres-games/

 

[Mr Tony]

Will it be carried part time like it is on Directv (games only) or full time?

 

[king3pj]

This won't affect me but I'm glad to see Dish adding a new RSN. It makes me feel a little less worried that they will try to take mine from me next time their contract comes up for negotiation.

 

[Mr Tony]

per the FS San Diego channel finder it wil launch on Dish opening day
http://www.foxsportssandiego.com/pages/channelfinder/

 

[Tampa8]

Will it be carried part time like it is on Directv (games only) or full time?

The way your link reads it makes it look to me like only carrying games, since it's available opening day, not before, for any spring training or any shows leading to opening day. That could just be because of when the contract begins. But since Dish as we know carries the RSN's in HD only for games, it seems to me Dish will do the same here, 24HR channels only games in HD. Direct TV may not have wanted to get into the SD/HD thing but does not have enough bandwidth to carry it HD 24HRS?

 

[Mr Tony]

Looking a little more into it a lot of programming on FS San Diego is the same as on FS Prime Ticket. Both providers right now give subs in SD FS West and Prime Ticket (Dish gives them Pac12 while Directv gives them TWCS...the Lakers channel) so I assume it will be a game time only channel and on the alts

Direct TV may not have wanted to get into the SD/HD thing but does not have enough bandwidth to carry it HD 24HRS?

Directv has bandwidth for HD (they added both TWCS Lakers channels in HD)..For the part time RSN's they just turn off PPV channels and shift stuff around.
The beginning of my post has a reason why its not 24/7 on Directv