Root Sports going under....

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  1. BlazerBeav

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    So not sure where we'll be going but they'd better get a plan soon.
     
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    Interesting as the CEO was sitting with Silver at the ASG.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Whats this have to do with Root Sports? Are they owned by Warner Brothers?
     
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    It's terrible coverage. Unbiased NBA fans watch the Blazers Root broadcast and absolutely rip it to shreds. Quite easily the worst television production in the league.
     
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    The company, which operates three AT&T SportsNet-branded channels in Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh and has a minority stake in the Root Sports channel in Seattle, has told teams that they have until March 31 to reach an agreement to take their rights back. If the RSNs can’t reach deals with the teams, the channels eventually plan to move forward with a Chapter 7 liquidation filing.
     
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    You know what's coming next...

    "Pac 12 announces broadcast deal with Root."

    Actually, there is an opportunity here for someone, buy Root, then get the Pac 12 for cheap.
     
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    Root Sports Seattle is a joint venture where the Mariners own 60% and WBD owns 40%.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    like I'm gonna take the time to read the link.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    The Blazers should buy the other 40%.
     
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    @THE HCP working Blazer, Kracken, and Mariner games means more Mrs HCP time for the rest of us!
     
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    Somebody needs to make an OverSimplified video for this with *Fancy music.*
     
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    This is great news. Hopefully Blazers get a deal where YouTube Tv could air them now
     
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    Denny should sell his giant yacht and get in on this. Or whoever offed him can buy in. Follow the money. Who inherited Denny's throne?
     
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    It's funny when you're wrong.
     
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    Gotta agree with Wyachi on this one. Roots was fucking awful. I got so sick and tired of the action freezing up/blacking out. It felt like they had the local high school audio visual geeks learning on the fan's time....and cable rates. And then to have the Blazers subordinated to the Kraken (stupid f**king name) was bullshit. Time to move on from being Seattle's bitch......
     
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    SportsTwo?
     
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