SauceMoney 0 Report post Posted November 24, 2007 I have a question. If you have Direct TV can you watch the game on FSN or is it blacked out also like Brighthouse? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LetsGoMagic 3 Report post Posted November 24, 2007 Yes, Direct and Dish all show that games on FSN. but becuase the Magic dont care about the fans they screwed all the Brighthouse customers. Wish I could take back all those emails I sent to my commish about the arena. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Ryerson 94 Report post Posted November 26, 2007 I was looking at my Bright House bill last night and noticed, aside from them asking for $120.00, that they just added Fox Business Channel... And we still don't have FSN! Awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJ101 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2007 The FCC is about to step in on the Cable v. NFL Network situation....which parallels the FSN situation. http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200...E000794_FORTUNE5.htm WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on a plan to create an arbitration scheme to settle disputes between programmers and cable and satellite television companies after heavy lobbying by the National Football League and the Hallmark Channel. The issue has been largely overlooked as much of the attention on next week's FCC public meeting has been on the controversial conclusion of a report that will conclude that cable's market share of the video market is too high. The finding will give the FCC more power to regulate the cable industry. But some in the cable and satellite television industries have expressed concern that the creation of an arbitration scheme may prove to be more onerous for the largest players in industry than might the conclusion of the competition report. The complaints process would allow progammers - such as the NFL or Hallmark, both of which are embroiled in disputes with the large cable providers Comcast Corp. (CMCSA,CMSCK) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) - to complain to an independent administrative-law judge. That judge would choose between the final contract positions of the operator and the programmer. The decision would not be binding until it was approved by the head of the FCC's media bureau, the unit of the agency responsible for regulating the cable industry. The system would replace the current complaints process, where if a programmer doesn't feel a cable or satellite television operator is negotiating a contract in good faith, they must file a complaint with the FCC and offer evidence they are being discriminated against. "The system is broken because the cable operators have the ability to discriminate because they control the pipeline into the home," said Frank Hawkins, senior vice president, business affairs at the NFL. Hawkins said the NFL is currently involved in a dispute with Comcast because the cable giant refuses to include its NFL Network in its basic digital tier, putting it in its sports tier instead. A New York court recently ruled against the NFL, which is arguing its current contract with Comcast states that the cable operator should carry the channel in its basic digital tier. Hawkins said the league was appealing the decision. He said the league's disputed contract with Comcast ran through April 2009, by which point he hoped the dispute resolution mechanism would be in place. "The NFL deserves a trophy for chutzpah in seeking regulatory favors from the Commission in this rulemaking," said a recent filing Comcast submitted to the FCC. "Congress never intended that the program carriage rules act as a contract reformation service for programmers with the enormous resources - and market power - like the NFL Network." This weekend, over the Thanksgiving Day holiday, the NFL Network will air its first live NFL games; it will air eight live games in total this season. In a letter sent to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Tuesday, Sen. Arlen Specter, R- Pa., the ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Panel, said he was concerned about the prospect of the FCC interfering in disputes like that between the NFL and Comcast. "I am concerned that interference by the FCC would provide the NFL Network with a government-conferred right to demand and receive carriage on any cable system," said Specter. "The only possible outcome would be higher costs to consumers." Comcast is headquartered in Philadelphia, and Specter has taken an interest in the NFL in the past, suggesting last year that there may be a case that its immunity from the country's antitrust laws should be removed. The Hallmark Channel has also complained that it is getting paid too little from cable systems airing it, given the rapid growth in viewers it attracts. The cable companies have responded they are willing to look at the issue once Hallmark's current contracts expire. The Hallmark channel is owned by Crown Media Holdings Inc. (CRWN). The DirecTV Group Inc. (DTV) has entered the fray, claiming in a filing at the FCC that the "lowering of standards for reviewing or bringing a program-access complaint would be detrimental to consumers by limiting programming choice and raising costs." Despite the efforts by Comcast, DirecTV and others, FCC Commissioners appear set to vote to create the arbitration scheme when they meet next week. At the same time, they will also vote on a proposal to cut the rates that cable companies can charge groups to lease access to spare channels by 75%. The two issues are part of a growing list of regulatory changes Martin is pursuing against the cable industry, sparking an angry response from company executives and the industry's powerful lobby group. Last week, Kyle McSlarrow, the head of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, criticized the FCC, calling it broken and claimed Martin was pursuing an agenda against the cable industry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJ101 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2007 quote: Originally posted by WPMagic:I was looking at my Bright House bill last night and noticed, aside from them asking for $120.00, that they just added Fox Business Channel... And we still don't have FSN! Awesome! Yeah, why don't they have a news tier package, and make people who want to watch news channels like that pay an extra monthly fee for it? Instead of raising the bill for everyone, including all of those customers who aren't interested in another business news channel. Amazing how it's a one way street, isn't it? That whole argument only seems to come into play whenever it involves sports....amazing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJ101 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2007 Interesting tidbit of information. NFL Network is 80 cents, FSN is $1.92. COST PER SUBSCRIBER HOUSEHOLD (per month) Leading non-sports channels TNT: 91 cents Disney Channel: 83 cents USA Network: 51 cents CNN: 46 cents TBS: 44 cents Nickelodeon: 43 cents FX: 36 cents Leading sports channels ESPN: $3.26 Fox Sports Net: $1.92 NFL Network: 80 cents Fox College Sports: 63 cents NHL Network: 51 cents ESPN2: 46 cents NBA TV: 36 cents http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/11/18/week11/2.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alska444 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2007 Interesting indeed. It also says those are "averages" around the country, so can't assume it's the same everywhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ned Ryerson 94 Report post Posted November 26, 2007 quote: Originally posted by DJ101:Interesting tidbit of information. NFL Network is 80 cents, FSN is $1.92. COST PER SUBSCRIBER HOUSEHOLD (per month) Leading non-sports channels TNT: 91 cents Disney Channel: 83 cents USA Network: 51 cents CNN: 46 cents TBS: 44 cents Nickelodeon: 43 cents FX: 36 cents Leading sports channels ESPN: $3.26 Fox Sports Net: $1.92 NFL Network: 80 cents Fox College Sports: 63 cents NHL Network: 51 cents ESPN2: 46 cents NBA TV: 36 cents http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/11/18/week11/2.html Interesting, but why did I hear somewhere that it would only cost the average Bright House user .25 cents a month? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jareth Cutestory 678 Report post Posted November 26, 2007 I love how I posted the FCC thing about 1 or 2 weeks ago yet nobody acknowledged it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bhnole 153 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 The NHL Network charges more than NBATV or ESPN2? Those guys have been standing out in the cold too long. The FCC needs to get involved before sportsfans storm Washington. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mayhem 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Bright House, FSN-FL Back At Negotiating Table, by John Denton of Florida Today PORTLAND, Ore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruger_5000 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 I started a petition on Petition Online. Please tell everyone you know who is upset with this Brighthouse/FSN Florida problem. The link is http://www.PetitionOnline.com/magic84/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
