Brighthouse/FSN Thread

[and1mixtape 0]

Guys if you got time please email all three i did this early this morning.

 

http://www.wesh.com/station/290180/detail.html

http://www.wftv.com/contact/index.html

http://www.local6.com/contact/index.html

[JJZ 0]

The only things that give me slight consolation about this situation (not too much, but a little):

 

FSN is losing advertising revenue for every Magic game that they can't show in central florida. And they paid a lot for the rights to those games. So they are getting hit where it counts: in the wallet.

 

Alex Martins is probably not the most popular person in the Magic organization right now. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if his job is in jeapordy if this doesn't get worked out quickly. This is clobbering the fan base, not exactly what he's supposed to be doing. The pressure is on him.

 

Brighthouse has lost some subscribers. Probably not enough to get them to change anything, but this can't be a happy time for them either. Even losing a mere 100 subscribers because of this translates into $10,000 a month revenue loss, and they've probably lost more than 100 subscribers. Again, the wallet.

 

So at least we Magic fans aren't the only ones getting hosed here. Scant consolation, I know, but a little better than nothing.

[Jareth Cutestory 678]

Magic Fans! Prepare for glory!

 

Glory? Have you gone mad? There is no glory to be had now! Only retreat, or surrender or death!

 

 

 

It's an easy choice for us, Gozer, customer service representative of Brighthouse Networks! Magic fans never retreat! Magic fans never surrender! Go spread the word. Let every Floridian assembled know the truth of this. Let each among them search his own soul. And while your at it, search your own.

[LetsGoMagic 3]

I am giving Bright House until December

 

Unless of course I can keep giving me deals. In October I paid 53.28 for Internet/Phone/ and Cable. My normal payment was 160 a month.

 

I called again today and got them to reduce it to 66.73 this month, and starting December I got them to reduce my 160 regular bill to 140.

 

I will try again to get them to reduce in December if not I will leave them and go to Dish Network. Unless they have the Magic by then.

[Jareth Cutestory 678]

quote:

Originally posted by LetsGoMagic:

I am giving Bright House until December

 

Unless of course I can keep giving me deals. In October I paid 53.28 for Internet/Phone/ and Cable. My normal payment was 160 a month.

 

I called again today and got them to reduce it to 66.73 this month, and starting December I got them to reduce my 160 regular bill to 140.

 

I will try again to get them to reduce in December if not I will leave them and go to Dish Network. Unless they have the Magic by then.

What did you tell them that got you 1/2 off?

[ace20016 0]

quote:

Originally posted by Live or Die Magic:

quote:

Originally posted by BNASTY89:

A shame so few saw this great game

Mike Bianchi | SPORTS COMMENTARY

11:17 PM EDT, October 31, 2007

 

"What a scene. What a show. The arena was packed. The team was pumped.

 

Rashard Lewis shot it like a man who's playing for a max contract, not somebody who just got one.

 

The fans? They came dressed as monsters. And Dwight Howard? He played like one.

 

What a scene. What a show.

 

And what a shame you didn't get to see it."

 

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-bianchi0107nov01,0,3...oll=orl_tab01_layout

 

For once, I actually enjoyed reading a Bianchi article. This one almost deserves its own thread.

 

After reading that article, I'M FURIOUS and want to complain to the magic front office NOW! not brighthouse, not the news channels, but the magic front office!

[and1mixtape 0]

well i am making the rounds i just emailed Espn, up next USA today, New York Times

[Jareth Cutestory 678]

quote:

Originally posted by and1mixtape:

well i am making the rounds i just emailed Espn, up next USA today, New York Times

 

Why not just get the FBI to investigate the situation as well.

[and1mixtape 0]

Thought i was doing something good "shrugs"

[Jareth Cutestory 678]

I'm just kidding man. You are doing good. Come here, lets hug it out.

[MilitaryMagic 0]

Interesting Note:

 

quote:

Dear Kevin Thank you for your e-mail.

 

I apologies for the inconvenience you have experienced in regards to theprograming and not being able to see the Magic game. To be able to get the rest of the magic games it would increase programing cost that wouldend up being passed down to all our customers even the ones that aren't into basketball. Since not all our customers are into sporting events orbasketball. It would be unfair to them to end up raising the price of cable to all our customer (sports fan and non sports fan) just to be able to show more Magic games. Cox still shows 42 Magic game on Sun sports (Channel 48). If you have any further questions please call us at1-888-269-9693 Monday-Saturday 8am-6pm.

 

We hope that we have been able to provide you with the information you requested. If we have not, or if we can be of any additional service toyou, please do not hesitate to contact us again.

 

Thank you,

E-Commerce Specialist

Cox Communications

Central Florida

 

Incredible... FSN/SunSports is actually making even those cable companies that carry FSN pay extra to show the Magic games that FSN claims it now carries.

 

We got stupid "Best Dam Top 50 Bloopers Ever" on FSN last night in North Florida Cox Cable.

 

Frick.

[Marc Acres 3:16 418]

Well if that is how they feel then the subscribers that do watch basketball will just not pay them at all. That sounds fair.