Enough Already! This is pure BS on both sides.
I can appreciate the B10 wishing to make their network available on basic cable. I can also understand Comcast wanting to make it a part of their $4.95 sports pack.
I don't appreciate both sides being unwilling to negotiate.
Put it on the sports package and be done with it. I already plunk down the $4.95 for the NFL network... the B10 Network would be free for me.
puttingfansfirst.com - I signed the petition... not that it will do anything... but I feel better.
Finally somebody is thinking... I like the idea of a la carte pricing as is suggested in this editorial.
Not coming to your TV soon - Chicago Tribune
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One thing to keep in mind about puttingfansfirst.com is that I'm pretty sure its completely owned by Comcast, which to me makes it much less than the grassroots effort they try to appear as. At least they admit that they're getting corporate support from Comcast, but it still seems like a thinly veiled attempt to attack the BTN.
That being said, I think the BTN's position is ludicrous as well. The expectation that they can charge a high rate per subscriber per month and be placed on the basic package is laughable. But I guess that kind of aggression is required when you're in bed with Rupert Murdoch [Fox owns something like 49% of the BTN, which is why DirecTV (also owned by Murdoch)is carrying it].
The crime in all of this is that really the only losers in this are the fans. Either we have to pay for something we used to get as a basic service, or we don't get to see games like Purdue-Minn, IU-NW, or possibly even Purdue-IU.
Hey John,
I should have been more clear about the puttingfansfirst.com site. Yes it is a Comcast run site and isn't a grassroots effort at all.
I'm just sick of both sides at this point.
Steve --
I couldn't agree more. PFF.com is a good idea, the problem is that its is definitely non-partisan and not up front about that.
The worst part is that in the long run the people who want the content are the ones who lose, and that neither the Big Ten Network or the television providers are "putting fans first".
As always, keep up the good work on the blog, its good to have you back :)
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