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Jason316 · 2012-03-16, 12:30 AM

I have it on my PVR and the first 16 mins were in. 4:3 format then after it was in hd

just checked

Jason316 · 2012-03-17, 06:20 PM

both of the early games didn't record on my gateway it said "no signal"

first time that has happened

mrmat4 · 2012-03-22, 06:13 PM

I don't see the Flyers - Caps game on the guide tonite (March 22), nor is it on TSN/Sportsnet/any place else....anyone know why Centre Ice isn't providing this game??

Jason316 · 2012-03-22, 06:31 PM

^^^i was just going to post a message about the same thing

Shaw drops the ball AGAIN

llcarlos · 2012-03-22, 07:16 PM

Same here. Also the Canes vs Panthers game was not found by me yesterday.

Jason316 · 2012-03-22, 07:29 PM

^^^that game wasn't televised by either market so game wasn't on center ice on shaw(it was on Bell Tv using the "in house" feed ofcourse with no announcers)

mrmat4 · 2012-03-22, 08:05 PM

Tonight's game is being broadcast by Comcast (both Philly comast & Washington)...so why is Shaw not providing it?

DSgamby · 2012-03-22, 08:26 PM

I am in chat right now asking the same question.

The game is on RDS though.

Quote:

Shaw (20:24:44):
Thanks, how can we help today?

Shaw Account (20:25:00):
I would like to know why the Flyers - Caps game is not on Centre Ice?
The game is being broadcast by Comcast (both Philly Comcast & Washington Comcast)

Shaw(20:25:57):
Let me check into that for you, please hold

Shaw Account (20:26:06):
Ok

Shaw (20:28:22):
What channels is it supposed to be on out there?

Shaw Account (20:29:50):
One of the Centre Ice channels. It is not listed at all though and I checked all the channels that had no games listed and got nothing.
Shaw Account (20:30:30):
The game is being broadcast by Comcast (both Philly Comcast & Washington Comcast)

Shaw(20:31:00):
Ok thanks, a few more minutes here we are gathering the infoprmation

Shaw Account (20:31:37):
Ok

Shaw(20:33:11):
we are contacting video operations

Shaw Account (20:33:22):
Ok

Shaw(20:40:34):
apparently there is no feed available to us for this game
Shaw(20:40:42):
it's not on centre ice today
Shaw(20:41:02):
it is only availableon nhl gamecenter

Shaw Account (20:42:07):
OK thanks.

Jason316 · 2012-03-23, 07:17 AM

no feed

are you kidding me?

mrmat4 · 2012-03-23, 12:22 PM

It looks games broadcast on RDS are considered to be nationally broadcast games, and therefore aren't provided via NHL Centre Ice. I guess any games broadcast in Canada by CBC, TSN, TSN2 & RDS (excluding Jets & Habs games on TSN's 'regional' broadcasts) are not included with Centre Ice. Since last night's Philly-Caps game was apparently on RDS, that is why it wasn't available on Centre Ice.

That sucks. I'm not going to pay extra for a french only station...you would think since it is a french only station that it would be considered a regional station, rather than national station.

VuMax · 2012-03-23, 04:21 PM

Not true at all. RDS has no effect on Centre Ice. Case in point, RDS has Habs/Senators today. Shaw has it on Centre Ice channel 353.

Bell didn't have that game in HD either. Probably due to the Comcast/NHL dispute. RDS is unaffected by the dispute.

mrmat4 · 2012-03-23, 07:28 PM

I was just posting what I was told by the rep I talked to about this. The rep passed on this link: http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=27197 which doesn't say exactly what the rep told me, but it does mention that along with CBC, TSN/TSN2, that RDS is an exclusive national TV partner for the NHL in Canada, and does have an affect on games shown on Centre Ice.

For tonight's situation, the Sens-Habs game is also on the Sportsnet East channel, which is probably why it is on Centre Ice. The rep I spoke to said something about games that are only shown on RDS in Canada, being not available to Centre Ice on Shaw.

Anyhow, having said all of that above, it looks like Saturday's Habs-Flyers game (March 24) is not on Centre Ice via Shaw either. It is listed as being broadcast by CBC in Quebec (listed on CBC's website), but the CBC channels provided by Shaw in Calgary (Calgary & an Ontario timeshift channel) are both showing Pitt-Ottawa. The only way to see that game via Shaw in Calgary, is by RDS (the game is listed on the guide as being shown on RDS).

Not sure what this all means, but bottom line, the only way to see Saturday's Habs-Flyers game in Calgary is via RDS.

Jason316 · 2012-03-23, 08:14 PM

^^^one thing i miss about Bell they showed all CBC GAMES. if they didn't have the local channel they would still air the game on one of the center ice channels

VuMax · 2012-03-24, 01:16 AM

mrmat4,

The rep you spoke to is full of it. I have both Shaw and Bell and can vouch that games on RDS are almost always on Centre Ice. The only exceptions are usually the MSG/Comcast disputed games. Shaw is just making up excuses. They often are missing games on Centre Ice that appear on Bell. It's not generally a Centre Ice or RDS issue, it's a Shaw incompetence issue most of the time.

mrmat4 · 2012-03-24, 10:23 AM

Thanks for the info Vumax....just curious since you have Bell & Shaw...is tonight's Flyers-Habs game available on Bell's Centre Ice? If not, does Bell provide the CBC channel that is broadcasting the Flyers-Habs game?

As mentioned above, for Shaw customers, the only way to see tonight's Flyers-Habs game is via RDS because Shaw doesn't provide the CBC channel that is broadcasting the game, and this game isn't listed as being provided via Shaw's Centre Ice package either

2012-03-22, 06:13 PM	#213
mrmat4 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 42	Flyers - Caps game not on Centre Ice? I don't see the Flyers - Caps game on the guide tonite (March 22), nor is it on TSN/Sportsnet/any place else....anyone know why Centre Ice isn't providing this game??

2012-03-23, 07:28 PM	#222
mrmat4 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 42	I was just posting what I was told by the rep I talked to about this. The rep passed on this link: http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=27197 which doesn't say exactly what the rep told me, but it does mention that along with CBC, TSN/TSN2, that RDS is an exclusive national TV partner for the NHL in Canada, and does have an affect on games shown on Centre Ice. For tonight's situation, the Sens-Habs game is also on the Sportsnet East channel, which is probably why it is on Centre Ice. The rep I spoke to said something about games that are only shown on RDS in Canada, being not available to Centre Ice on Shaw. Anyhow, having said all of that above, it looks like Saturday's Habs-Flyers game (March 24) is not on Centre Ice via Shaw either. It is listed as being broadcast by CBC in Quebec (listed on CBC's website), but the CBC channels provided by Shaw in Calgary (Calgary & an Ontario timeshift channel) are both showing Pitt-Ottawa. The only way to see that game via Shaw in Calgary, is by RDS (the game is listed on the guide as being shown on RDS). Not sure what this all means, but bottom line, the only way to see Saturday's Habs-Flyers game in Calgary is via RDS. Last edited by mrmat4; 2012-03-23 at 07:39 PM. Reason: correcting typo

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2012-03-16, 12:30 AM	#211
Jason316 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 274	I have it on my PVR and the first 16 mins were in. 4:3 format then after it was in hd just checked

2012-03-17, 06:20 PM	#212
Jason316 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 274	both of the early games didn't record on my gateway it said "no signal" first time that has happened

2012-03-22, 06:31 PM	#214
Jason316 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 274	^^^i was just going to post a message about the same thing Shaw drops the ball AGAIN

2012-03-22, 07:16 PM	#215
llcarlos Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 257	Same here. Also the Canes vs Panthers game was not found by me yesterday.

2012-03-22, 07:29 PM	#216
Jason316 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 274	^^^that game wasn't televised by either market so game wasn't on center ice on shaw(it was on Bell Tv using the "in house" feed ofcourse with no announcers)

2012-03-22, 08:05 PM	#217
mrmat4 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 42	Tonight's game is being broadcast by Comcast (both Philly comast & Washington)...so why is Shaw not providing it?

2012-03-23, 07:17 AM	#219
Jason316 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 274	no feed are you kidding me?

2012-03-23, 12:22 PM	#220
mrmat4 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 42	It looks games broadcast on RDS are considered to be nationally broadcast games, and therefore aren't provided via NHL Centre Ice. I guess any games broadcast in Canada by CBC, TSN, TSN2 & RDS (excluding Jets & Habs games on TSN's 'regional' broadcasts) are not included with Centre Ice. Since last night's Philly-Caps game was apparently on RDS, that is why it wasn't available on Centre Ice. That sucks. I'm not going to pay extra for a french only station...you would think since it is a french only station that it would be considered a regional station, rather than national station.

2012-03-23, 04:21 PM	#221
VuMax Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 957	Not true at all. RDS has no effect on Centre Ice. Case in point, RDS has Habs/Senators today. Shaw has it on Centre Ice channel 353. Bell didn't have that game in HD either. Probably due to the Comcast/NHL dispute. RDS is unaffected by the dispute.

2012-03-23, 08:14 PM	#223
Jason316 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 274	^^^one thing i miss about Bell they showed all CBC GAMES. if they didn't have the local channel they would still air the game on one of the center ice channels

2012-03-24, 01:16 AM	#224
VuMax Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 957	mrmat4, The rep you spoke to is full of it. I have both Shaw and Bell and can vouch that games on RDS are almost always on Centre Ice. The only exceptions are usually the MSG/Comcast disputed games. Shaw is just making up excuses. They often are missing games on Centre Ice that appear on Bell. It's not generally a Centre Ice or RDS issue, it's a Shaw incompetence issue most of the time.

2012-03-24, 10:23 AM	#225
mrmat4 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 42	Thanks for the info Vumax....just curious since you have Bell & Shaw...is tonight's Flyers-Habs game available on Bell's Centre Ice? If not, does Bell provide the CBC channel that is broadcasting the Flyers-Habs game? As mentioned above, for Shaw customers, the only way to see tonight's Flyers-Habs game is via RDS because Shaw doesn't provide the CBC channel that is broadcasting the game, and this game isn't listed as being provided via Shaw's Centre Ice package either