TSN2 Providers Discussion - Please see post 1 for list of providers.

[hugh]

teflonsteve, to me this is a battle of giants.

Last I looked cable bills were pretty high. If Rogers spends a $1 a month for TSN2 then a lot of people are going to be upset when their cable bills go up a $1 a month for a station they don't watch.

Rest assured that Eastlink and all those other cable companies are not going to eat that extra $1 a month or so to pay for TSN2. Everyone will pay for it, even those that don't watch it.

[teflonsteve]

Indeed cable bills are high, too high! However the beauty (or downfall) of a package is that everyone pays the same price regardless of what they watch. I just don't buy that channels like GOLTV, WFN, The Fight network, Speed HD can be added but a channel that people are demanding like TSN2 cannot. My bill increased last year and I gained nothing from it.

I'm sure there is some demand for those other channels but nothing to extent that TSN2 is garnering. Go over to a Toronto Raptors forum and ask them what channel they want? It's TSN2. Or ask the people who are paying for CI and are still missing out on games because of this whole thing.

Shame on Rogers.

[SportsFan]

Originally Posted by teflonsteve

And even if the cost was too much for rogers to handle, add it as a premium channel. I will gladly pay a couple of bucks extra a month for it.

TSN's license might not allow that.

[jimbo42]

Originally Posted by teflonsteve

I would buy that excuse if almost every other cable company didn't already have it. It doesn't make sense that a rinky-dink company like eastlink can afford it but not Rogers Cable.

And even if the cost was too much for rogers to handle, add it as a premium channel. I will gladly pay a couple of bucks extra a month for it.

My personal opinion is that Rogers doesnt want to help their competition. Isn't it strange that Sportsnet HD doesn't cost extra, but TSN HD does?

Dude ,Eastlink is not a "rinky dink" company.It's the 5th largest cable operator in Canada and owns many cable systems throughout Canada namely persona in Ontario and Delta out west along with supplying Nova Scotia, parts of NB, All P.E.I and I think some of Nfld but I may be wrong.. It always amazes me the level of education some people seem to have . I apologize if I'm out of line here but I take offense at his comment. We here in the maritimes are always portrayed as second class citizens/companies to people in Ontario or out Alberta & BC. I'm sorry but I wont stand idle to this.

[TVGuy68]

Originally Posted by jimbo42

Dude ,Eastlink is not a "rinky dink" company.It's the 5th largest cable operator in Canada and owns many cable systems throughout Canada namely persona in Ontario and Delta out west along with supplying Nova Scotia, parts of NB, All P.E.I and I think some of Nfld but I may be wrong.. It always amazes me the level of education some people seem to have . I apologize if I'm out of line here but I take offense at his comment. We here in the maritimes are always portrayed as second class citizens/companies to people in Ontario or out Alberta & BC. I'm sorry but I wont stand idle to this.

I agree "rinky dink" to me implies a really small, substandard company that's run on a shoe string budget which I'm sure is not the case. As a Rogers customer here in Toronto IMHO they may be big but really aren't that great.

[teflonsteve]

Originally Posted by jimbo42

Dude ,Eastlink is not a "rinky dink" company.It's the 5th largest cable operator in Canada and owns many cable systems throughout Canada namely persona in Ontario and Delta out west along with supplying Nova Scotia, parts of NB, All P.E.I and I think some of Nfld but I may be wrong.. It always amazes me the level of education some people seem to have . I apologize if I'm out of line here but I take offense at his comment. We here in the maritimes are always portrayed as second class citizens/companies to people in Ontario or out Alberta & BC. I'm sorry but I wont stand idle to this.

Calm down there Jimbo.

I use that term as I used to live in Nova Scotia (and still do live in the maritimes) and actually know the family that owns Eastlink and have worked in one of their various other ventures. Bragg Communications (as is there legal name and the company I had previously used) was in no way a leader of technology during my time but it is great to see that they have come along now. However, my point remains the same. Rogers should be able to at the bare minimum provide the services of smaller competitors.

And I agree with your point about maritimers getting the shaft. With Rogers there is a noticeable difference in programming with no change in pricing compared to services in Ontario.

[junior88]

Ok, enough, every other listed carrier on the tsn2 website is carrying tsn2 except rogers.
I have talked to many that are really getting pissed off and are ready to drop Rogers and go with starchoice.
I have emailed them..same response..we are in negotiations with TSN...since last August???

[Paully25]

I'm with you. They are dropping the ball on this one.

[teflonsteve]

If I wasn't locked into a contract with rogers I would have already switched. Between the lack of TSN2 and the lack of comparable service between the maritimes and ontario I have had it with this outfit.

[boink]

My guess is it's greed on both sides.

If it was just greed on rogers side, i'm sure the tsn folks would be sending out the bad PR against rogers, and if it was just tsn greed rogers would be sending out info on it and how bad tsn is.


either way it would be nice to get it, and i'd love to be a fly on the wall at that negotiating table

[NB Josh]

Just saw a banner on Raptors.com advertising two things

1) Rogers HD - which has variety (albeit not TSN2) and that they will hook you up for 25% less.
2) That tonights Raptors-Bulls game is on TSN2.

These two things are part of the same banner! Isn't that ironic.