Yes, while I don't personally hold animosity to the Blazers for the situation, their predicament is a result of their own actions whether due to monetary greed or incompetence during creation of a contract. A limited patch work solution does not put them in a position to be praised on their overall television broadcasting coverage; nevertheless this small action is a positive step, even if only very minor, towards a better product. So I suppose I can hope negotiations progress even more along this direction.
I have DISH. I moved 3 miles this summer. Before the 'move' I got the Portland locals including KGW. After the 'move' I can no longer get the Portland locals, only Eugene. So, no KGW for me. Does this mean I can't stream the KGW games? It sure sounds like it. I am really sick of this cluster fuck. I want to pay to watch the Blazers. Just fucking let me.
Well then. They are 'encouraging' the parties to 'continue negotiations.' That's encouraging. And by 'encouraging,' I of course mean 'bullshit.'
Not a loss, but no gain yet either. Since they didn't name a price yet (the only question I have), I assume they are calculating the maximum amount they can soak the fans for. League pass is monstrously priced unless you follow many other teams in addition, there is no way I'd ever pay that much for a stream, and I get the feeling they are going to charge more per game than League Pass does. Remember these are the same people who agreed to let Comcast hold the games hostage indefinitely for $10 Million. It's always all about the money with Paul Allen.
Yeah, I can see how the LeaguePass is alot, but I am such a hoop junkie I'm OK with it. I am very content watching a Utah vs Golden State game or Atlanta vs Chicago game as I am a Blazer game.
Then it's a reasonable benefit to you. I only watch Blazers games, and League Pass blacks them out in Beautiful Central Oregon, despite the fact we can't get the games through Comcast or anyone else. So League Pass is worse than worthless to me. It's like a big FU from the NBA but mostly from the Blazers to me. Every scmuck across 96% of the nation can watch my team play, but I cannot. Maybe the financial model is broken again?
I just sent NBA.com an email ticket with my ip address, asking if I'd be blacked out of LP or LP broadband. I'll let you know what I hear. (I'm in Kent, WA, btw)
You have been CC'ed on this action. The original email was sent to brianfromwa@comcast.net Solution: Dear Customer, You will not be able to watch Portland or Utah games as both are blacked out for you. Thanks, Debbie NBA.com League Pass Customer Service
Well, they will be using RayV's technology, which is currently used for the _international_ version of league pass boradband. If it will be the same as that, it is not HD. The bitrate is 1200 kbps and it is from an HD source. It is great quality for a streamed video, but don't expect MLB.tv HD quality.
I am used to watching streams on Justin.tv, this would look amazing compared to that I would imagine.
I was talking to Sarah Mensah this morning and she said "We are continuing to work with Comcast to get the Comcast games streamed in addition to the KGW games. The reason we gave the 1st of January as a deadline was to help set fan expectations. When we do stream all the games, they will be available over the net to anyone within a 150 mile radius of our territory. Outside that territory, you could stream them from NBA.com."
Thanks, Buck. If you get another chance, can you please ask her the difference between those of us who are in the 150mi blackout radius, but who don't have KGW? I was under the impression that only KGW viewers would get the KGW games. BTW, I'm hopeful that this gets set up soon.
The details have been finalized. I will be ordering this as soon as I can. http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail_blazers_finalize_plans_s_2009_10_20.html
