TSN 2 Programming Discussion

[Andrew1]

Ditto on the tennis, though we're on Star Choice not BEV. I know TSN is (apparently) repeating the tennis Thursday night at 8:30pm PST. But they also had the tennis in their listings on a tape delay another day since last Friday when TSN2 launched, I'm not sure what day, and it wasn't on

According to their website TSN is NOT showing the men's quarter final match after the football. It says Sports Centre at 10pm (ET) followed by The Best of Off the Record: NFL Next Question #1 from 11.30 until midnight. After that ESPN Films: "The Zen of Bobby V" - Bobby Valentine in Japan until 2pm followed by Sports Centre yet again. So if that is correct then we'll miss Roddick v Djokovic, possibly one of the matches of the tournament. I'd be willing to sit up through the night to watch a match like that even if delayed - though I wouldn't put on the football on TSN as the ridiculous TSN ticker would no doubt give away the score.

Frankly I blame TSN not Star Choice or any other cable/satellite provider. I'm pretty sure TSN deliberately chose this time of year when they knew they'd have too much programming to get rid of TSN Alternate. That way they could utilise the anger of tennis fans against Star Choice, Bell, etc, to push them into giving in to TSN's demands regarding TSN2. A cynical tactic but unsurprising.

[ProblemChild]

TSN is airing a no-nothing football game instead of the US Open Quarters?

Jesus

[Zenton]

Ok, so the tennis is on RDS, rogers 673. Not HD, but tell them to credit you tomorrow for the amount you have to pay for this French channel.

[avatar_re]

Searching for the USOpen led me to this thread. I am a bit upset at rogers & TSN. Was missing the Roddick vs Djokovic game.

Anyway... for those who'd like to see this game, I found a free feed on the net. Got to www.sopcast.com and download their client and then tune to this chinese channel called "6008.I-Cable Sports" I hate having to resort to this just to watch this huge game.

[Andrew1]

I'm watching the tennis match on Spanish language ESPN (Vivo)through live streaming. The picture occasionally breaks up but it's better than that crap on TSN. (All you need is Real Player!)

I'm sad though not to hear the final USA Network night match from the US Open a after all these years of watching.

[Andrew1]

It's on TSN live now!

[NB Josh]

From William Houston's column in the Globe & Mail today.

Tennis fans were caught last night in the middle of a fight between TSN and cable distributors over carriage of the network's new companion channel, TSN2.

In most markets, viewers were denied the U.S. Open quarter-finals because TSN aired the NFL season opener, Washington Redskins-New York Giants, while relegating the U.S. Open to TSN2. Cogeco is the only large cable distributor carrying the new channel.

Galling tennis fans further was the fact the football game was on NBC, which is available in every home that has TSN.

TSN president Phil King said the network, as an NFL rights holder, was obliged to carry the game. (The telecast also would produce viewership twice the size of a tennis audience.) This seems to be a fight over money, although the price TSN is charging cable and satellite companies for TSN2 doesn't seem high - less than 50 cents a month for each subscriber.

So I was right about TSN being obligated to air NFL regular season games.

[mackbig]

Originally Posted by junior88

We are all going to miss the Nationwide race Friday night from Richmond!!
Possibly the best race of the year and it's on TSN2.

I guess that's why all my friends are going to the FTA dishes, to get ESPN,
ESPN2.
If a whole bunch of people called to Rogers and jam their phones about TSN2, maybe that would get them to put the channel on.
Same with Bell and Starchoice!!

I just called rogers, something about bidding and that fact that tsn is owned by bell, and that they had not had a meeting yet. oh well. I thought it would be resolved by now.

I saw that the nationwide race was on tsn at 4am or something on delay. I hope they resolve this soon. At least ABC starts carrying Cup races this weekend so we are safe on that side, but no qualifying or practice unless speed shows it on occasion.

Anyway, Hanna just rained out everything nascar till Sunday. So we will miss all the racing this weekend, unless TSN pre-empts something else, or you get an ESPN feed.

Andrew

[BadLag]

This is interesting, 9PM EST, I was going thru the EPG and I noticed on channel 402 TSN-ALT had E-60 listed, I clicked info and its a Tiger Woods story by his caddy Steve Williams????? wow, all week its just said "Off Air" Whats up Bell...anyways I started it at 9 and its on, running with a TSN sports ticker at the bottom....obviously this is not TSN2 as it has the Nationwide race, which I am missing, watching it at 3am is kinda dumb, why not show it Sat early when TSN main has no US Open or whatever.....anyways, been ranting on the TSN2 thing for weeks now....just strange there is programming on TSN-ALT....

oh just re-read mackbig's post, Nascar rained out, so maybe that IS TSN2...the plot thickens!!!! LOL
Maybe someone that actually gets TSN2 on a smaller SP can confirm, in place of the nascar race they have E-60 on for programming....

[jbracing24]

Star Choice 401 TSN-Alt is showing the same Tiger Woods program right now. TSN 400 is the Stamps/Esk game

[Baal]

It's alternate programming for Edmonton, where the Stamps/Eskimos game is blacked out.

[a1g77luvvy]

Originally Posted by jbracing24

Star Choice 401 TSN-Alt is showing the same Tiger Woods program right now. TSN 400 is the Stamps/Esk game

star choice told me that 401 being on the guide was a mistake & that they were removing it & now theres programming on there?i give up theres no figuring this mess out & correct me if i`m wrong but i thought tsn new deal with the cfl got rid of the blackouts?

[Baal]

Originally Posted by a1g77luvvy

correct me if i`m wrong but i thought tsn new deal with the cfl got rid of the blackouts?

Ok. You're wrong.

I think the current deal allows each team to black out up to 5 home games (leaving at least 4 games not blacked out). But I might not have the numbers exactly right, it could be 6 and 3.

[spun14]

I guess alt programming for blackout areas makes sense considering its just showing E:60 and then 2007 world poker tour. And then no info avail displayed after that. Couldn't imagine anything comming online at 9pm on a Friday night. But anoying that they would use the channel and get some ppl excited.. Like a big tease.

And 2nd note, Nationwide race & Cup race have both been rained out and resched for Sunday at 1pm Cup and 7pm Nationwide if you didn't see it.

[leafnut]

Thank heavens for tropicial storms I guess. NASCAR is off for Saturday and tonight. What is happening with TSN2, not being carried by Rogers is fool hearty by Rogers. When I called i got different answers by different CSRs. I thought digital cable was abouit choice of programing as long as it has been OKed by the CRTC. If it is extra cost then i will pay the $3.00 a month, if not that what the hec is it. Aliant is stinging new lines in my area so a switch might be in order.