I don't get this though. So Bell customers get TSN Jets for free as part of their basic package, and now Shaw's charging $9.95 per month, and presumably MTS will end up charging about the same.
Compare that to out here in BC, where between CBC and TSN national games, and Sportsnet Pacific and One regional broadcasts, all Canucks games are available on channels that are included in all of the main BDU's basic sports packages.
Or would it be better to compare with regional TSN broadcasts of the Canadiens? What is the charge on Bell/Rogers/etc to get those games?
Seems to me like Jets fans are not being treated very well here.
Is everyone sure that Bell TV will offering TSN Jets as part of the basic package? The original press release just mentions that Bell will carry it. It doesn't really say anything about cost.
Hockey fans with Bell satellite TV service, however, already have their remote controls at the ready.
"If you're a subscriber (with Bell), you would automatically get TSN Jets. It's part of your basic package," said Greg McIsaac, director of communications with TSN.
For Shaw, they can make it part of their basic package as well. If they wanted to, they just could bump everyone's cable bill by $1 per month (or 10/12= 0.83 per month) and no one would be the wiser... I actually respect them more for going this route versus Rogers where they eventually included TSN2 and RSN1 to the digital tiers and then bumped the price for everyone shortly thereafter...
Well Shaw is going to have some increases in November, perhaps this can cover the costs of TSN Jets. At least there is a free preview until December so it would only cost $9.95 for a few months.
Will it cost $9.95 for 8 months, or just 7 months, next year? This sucks. I spent 2 months now without cable and I'm thinking of crawling back to watch the Jets. I have to decide on 22 games for free or 82+ games for some deal Shaw has right now. That would cost a minimum of 400 dollars for basic +HD + Jets until April.
To be fair, the only two bidders were Rogers (via Sportsnet) and Bell (via TSN). There was a discussion about potential other bidders at http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=141118 but clearly none of them came to fruition.
As for pricing for season 2, I'd say it is yet to be determined.
Looks like every TSN game will be simulcast on TSN Jets, all 5 of them. What about the playoffs? Will we require TSN Jets to view their playoff games, all the way to the Game 7 final when the Jets win the cup vs Phoenix, or will those games air on CBC or TSN?
You won't see any programming on the channel until an hour before game time at most, maybe only 30 min before. The channel is only active before the game.
TSN Jets can be seen on the following television service providers:
• Bell TV – Channel 1423 in HD and Channel 423 in SD
• MTS TV Ultimate – Channel 480 in HD and Channel 168 in SD
• MTS Classic - Channel 168 in SD
• Shaw – Channel 290 in HD and Channel 289 in SD
• Shaw Direct Classic – Channel 449 in HD and Channel 468 in SD
• Shaw Direct Advanced – Channel 393 in HD and Channel 136 in SD
Seems a little odd to me that people within the Jets region need to pay $10/month for this channel. No, it's not a lot of money but considering almost everyone else can watch most if not all of their local teams games included with their sports package at no extra cost...
With the exception of LeafsTV...which is significantly cheaper anyway and provides 24/7 programming, all the other teams are on regular channels that people who subscribe to sports get such as Sportsnet and TSN.
Is this just because it's a new franchise and they need as many revenue sources as they can get? If so, hopefully they actually get most of the revenue and not TSN or the league.
Not to mention that many people now won't be able to get Oilers/Flames games at all, which weren't an extra cost before.
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