Larry Miller:streaming SOON!

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  1. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    He said the opening game on KGW online. and by the end of the calendar year, the comcast as well.
     
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    Free, or just another way to soak the fans?
     
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    Too bad the Comcast games won't be streamed before the 1st of the new year. But this is great news for Blazer fans, nonetheless
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Soak the fans? I ditched Comcast because I hate those motherfuckers and refuse to give them one more red cent -- the only reason I subscribed was to get Blazers games anyway -- I'll happily pay a small subscription fee to the Blazers if it means I can get the games I want to watch.

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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Since Larry Miller didn't state that it is going to be free, I think it's safe to assume that there will be a cost to the consumer.
     
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    KGW streaming will help us out of state fans, but I wonder if they'll black us out.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Larry Miller just confirmed that there will be a cost, but no further details have been provided yet. So we will have to wait a little longer to see how much it'll cost us.
     
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  8. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    He really made it sound like he wants as many fans as possible. I doubt they will black out anyone.
     
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    woo hoo they read my email :)
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Really? Which one?
     
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    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    I can't imagine it'll be more than the NBA League pass, which is 120$ for the year. Perhaps it'll be 1/32 the cost? ;]
     
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    But it would really cut into league pass' revenue.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    I hope it's something nominal, like $50.00 for the whole season or something around there.
     
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    We're never going to get the Comcast games, WAAAHHH!
     
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    Or they could make it pay per view.
     
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    Sounds like they just read MARIS's e-mail too... "Did I just hear the president of the Trail Blazers say he would charge people to view the games online? That's sad." :devilwink:
     
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    Mike Barrett just explained that the Blazers actually have to pay the NBA to stream the games, so the cost of this might be more than nominal. Crap!
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Mine was the very first email read, about the proof being in the pudding. He didn't answer the question, he just danced around it.
     
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    The Blazers will be the first team to stream games, so they really are "trail blazers" on this venture. I guess we should feel lucky to have this option.
     
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