Now you are just being obtuse. NY to Boston does not = Portland to Seattle in terms of a market. You know this, though. Seattle includes Portland as its NFL market. Correct. Another reason your "Sunday Ticket" argument is irrelevant, and always has been. Let's try to find a more comparable scenario.
. People in Portland can see all the Portland games if they have Comcast Sports NW. If they live in Canby, however, they are shit out of luck. What is your point? Last I checked, Canby is closer to Portland than Seattle.
True, but Blazervision was all home games, which most fans could go to. It also marked one of the very first NBA teams to charge for TV games, and was a miserable failure due to the ridiculously high price. Most bars had it and broadcast the games free to patrons. It also was the first thing that got the local media disliking Paul Allen. FSN is definitely free to the viewer here in Beautiful Central Oregon, and I enjoyed the games for free every year until last year when the Blazers wanted them to pay way too much for the games.
I remember my wife and I going to the Godfather's in Tigard to watch playoff games against the Jazz. Technically, it wasn't "free", since you had to pay for at least basic cable to get it. There is a difference between "broadcast" and "basic cable". It involves more money and some wiring.
Apples and oranges. If you merely listened to the songs, as we do with youtube, you were legal. If you merely watch the games, without recording them, perfectly legal. Rule of thumb = if you can view it on the internet for free, you're legal. Not your fault it's there for all to see.
Here in Beautiful Central Oregon there is only cable, dish, and direct tv. Unless you have an enormously effective antennae. So if you had tv here, fsn was free (no extra charge). Would I pay $1 a game to watch Blazers on my pc? Probably not. I could attend 8 games in person for that. There are so many other things I could do with that money. I could feed and clothe an orphan in Korea for example.
That's not true. You have local Fox and NBC affiliates, plus a Eugene CBS affiliate with a transmitter in Bend. You don't have to pay for those channels.
I believe if they could, they would go after the people re-broadcasting without their permission (justintv...) but it's nearly impossible to trace these people, then prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, and extremely expensive to pursue. And if they do get to court how does billionaire Paul Allen, who stiffed many local Portland businesses for several million dollars through his "bankruptcy" awhile back, find a sympathetic ear in the jury box?
It would never get to a jury. He would bankrupt his "example" case way prior to that with discovery requests, delays, and representation.
Trust me, if you live 10 miles outside of Bend, you get zilch. I live about 25 miles from downtown Bend and cannot get even a ghost of a picture or a garbled voice. Our broadcast TV reception is just like our winters here, nothing but snow. I was surprised how much I enjoyed not having it when we first moved here, and did not get cable for almost 2 years. My internet was dial-up, so I pretty much lost contact with the media world, except for music on the radio. Good times.
You can attend games for 12.5 cents? Scalpers must be getting really desperate. I'd think it would cost much more than that just to drive to Portland. barfo
I'd be very surprised if the internet stream was better quality. The NBA leaguepass stream isn't better.
yeah, I know, I was just being literal for fun. But gas bend-portland-bend is probably $20 bucks at least, so if you buy gas and a $10 ticket to the game, you can attend less than 3 games for the (estimated) price of the internet feed. Add in a beer or a slice of pizza at the RG, and you are down to two games. barfo
Just because the NFL considers Portland "local" doesn't make it so. Seattle has about as much in common with Portland as Philadelphia has to do with Washington, DC. Nice try. Not at all. The question was about tradeoffs. I live in Denver for most of the year, where the local basketball team is actually local--the Denver Thuggets. However, my team is the Blazers. The local football team is actually local as well--the Denver Broncos. However, neither of these teams are mine. I'm a Blazer and Redskins fan. I have a choice to see the Redskins in the comfort of my home if I wish; I can subscribe to DirectTV. I choose not to do so. Instead, I spend my Sunday mornings in a bar. You live in ToiletTown, no? I believe that city has Comcast. Do you wish to see the Blazers from the comfort of your own home? Then switch to Comcast. Do you wish to keep another provider? Go to the games or go to a bar.
People in Canby can go to the games or go to a bar to see the games. It's not an undue burden to someone living near Portland. The folks I feel sorry for are the ones who live too far to see the games and who aren't offered Comcast. The people who refuse to switch or who won't travel to a bar or restaurant to see the games? I don't have much sympathy at all.
For Pete's sake, you're wrong. Just admit it. The games are sold out, and going to a bar costs money. I realize you are incapable of admitting that you are wrong, so please, carry on...
There are always tickets available to every game. As for costing money, I wasn't aware cable television and electricity were free. If money is an issue, nurse a Coke/Diet Coke. It costs a $1.25 or $5.00 with tip. Enjoy the game! Wanna bet? I admit I'm wrong all the time. My wife will confirm it.
