Possible Carriage Dispute Time Warner vs. MSG, MSG+ Buffalo
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Still no progress seen at all.
MSG Remains Dark on Time Warner Cable as Negotiating Stalemate Continues - 2012-02-03 22:57:50 | Multichannel News
MSG Remains Dark on Time Warner Cable as Negotiating Stalemate Continues - 2012-02-03 22:57:50 | Multichannel News
MSG to allow Channel 2 to air Sabres game - Sabres & NHL - The Buffalo News
Looks like one game will be on WGRZ this week, for whatever that's worth. Expect to be bombarded with "Switch to DirecTV" ads. :/
Looks like one game will be on WGRZ this week, for whatever that's worth. Expect to be bombarded with "Switch to DirecTV" ads. :/
how can switching providers be the fix if this could happen to any pay tv provider when a carriage contract is up for insert channel here
Looks like the Sabres and MSG are attempting to put the pressure on TWC to come back to the table and bargain faithfully. I am beginning to wonder if TWC even cares about getting a deal or just their bottom line. Afterall they weren't too cheap to buy the Lakers Broadcast Rights for a reported 2-3 billion over 20 years. I am stuck with them right now because of my NHL Center Ice package; but come May I won't be. It will be interesting to see if they begin to bargain with the NFL Network, whereas the will have a slate of 15 games this fall on Thursday Nights. I can't see me staying with them without MSG and the NFL Network even though they can blackmail you with their stand alone Internet access fees.
Islandguy43 said:
This is a great idea. In years past the biggest challenge for the local network affiliates carrying the games OTA was the restrictions placed on them by the networks to carry their prime time offerings. Having the secondary digital channels available gives the locals much more flexibility and give them some reach into Southern Ontario. Plus the PQ would be much better than the compressed TWC feed we (used to) have and provide a "free" HD viewing option for DN customers.
Mike Baer (SP?) on WFAN claiming TWC is their only dispute. Stated "We were on DISH Network, now we're no longer on there". Francessa then says, "So this is your only dispute?" Baer: "Yes." Baer, who denied TWC numbers alleged, then says they were only asking a little more than other networks are paying. States "Only other dispute, other than with DISH which is a completely different matter, was with TWC in 2005." Basically Baer claims TWC doesn't value their product the way other carriers do.
