I wonder if we will ever see IU Hoosier football on television again. There is a standoff between the Big Ten Network and everyone's favorite cable provider. Fox has contracted with the Big Ten to broadcast all of the "leftover" games and non-revenue sports that the national networks do not want.
The price? A buck-ten a month. The cable systems do not want to absorb it and the Big Ten does not want them to pass it on to the cable customers. Each school will receive $7.5 million a year from the deal, so they are not talking. Cable wants everyone to pressure the Big Ten to back off the price and the Network thinks we should do the opposite and squeeze the cable companies to pay up. Or, you can buy Direct TV which is owned by Fox and led by the evil Rupert Murdoch.
Personally, I am going to buy a ticket to the games I can attend. The Hoosiers are improved and there aren't many things better than spending a fall afternoon in Bloomington. If I can't be there, I'll listen to Don Fisher for free on the web. Unless, XM Radio buys the radio rights. Rupert controls that, too.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Big $1.10 Network
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I personally don't have a problem paying $13 bucks a year to watch all the Big Ten sports I want. The biggest hassle is figuring out how to get the broadcast. Once you get that discovered, you have to go through painful Comcast customer service to get the upgrade added to your account.
That being said, I agree with Ted. My first vote is going to the game - college football the best live sporting event hands down in my opinion!
When it comes to catching the excitement of Big Ten football, AT&T U-verse TV customers won't be left on the sidelines. AT&T Inc. today announced the availability of the Big Ten Network across all U-verse markets in the most popular U-verse TV programming packages.
Go AT&T!!! Now just get the service going in downtown Indy!!!
Per usual, in the end, the customer loses. They always want to see how much you'll pay for what you used to get for free.
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