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carmad 06-12-2011 22:07

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With no NHL coverage it is of no use whats so ever

denphone 06-12-2011 22:08

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Originally Posted by carmad (Post 35341694)
With no NHL coverage it is of no use whats so ever

Totally agree.

muppetman11 06-12-2011 22:08

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Originally Posted by carmad (Post 35341694)
With no NHL coverage it is of no use whats so ever

In your opinion ;)

Lew 06-12-2011 22:48

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Funny, I'm rather enjoying the lack of NHL coverage as it means I get to watch more college football than in previous years.

muppetman11 06-12-2011 23:10

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Originally Posted by Lew (Post 35341745)
Funny, I'm rather enjoying the lack of NHL coverage as it means I get to watch more college football than in previous years.

Couldnt agree more , nothing beats a good CFB game on a Saturday.

Rillington 06-12-2011 23:49

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ESPN America is, IMO, the most significant HD channel currently missing from the VM channel line-up. Hopefully it will appear in the near future.

alwaysabear 07-12-2011 16:29

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Originally Posted by Rillington (Post 35341776)
ESPN America is, IMO, the most significant HD channel currently missing from the VM channel line-up. Hopefully it will appear in the near future.

If only VM would come to that conclusion as well.

cityfan247 07-12-2011 20:07

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Whilst i do watch College hoops and football on ocasion the loss of NHL and NBA is a major let down.

i do feel with the MLB season over the schedules are very watered down at the mo- almost to the point that for the first time in since NASN came to our screens i have questioned my subscription. ESPN America HD is well overdue- its on other platforms so what is taking negotiations so long for VM.

the NBA strike was obviously beyond TV's control but to allow NHL rights to go to a small market channel like Premier Sports is unforgivable. Not sure what happened as i doubt Premier Sports can challenge financially the might of the ESPN network so presumably cant see how they would outbid them. if it was the choice of NHL execs ...well that defies any logic. Would be interested to know what viewing figures premier Sports pull in for NHL? Not exactly promoting the sport to the fullest are we NHL.

I subscribe to MLB.com in the summer so unless the situation with HD and NHL is sorted for next year i may well cancel ESPN America..i doubt i will be alone.

Media Boy UK 07-12-2011 20:12

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear (Post 35342047)
If only VM would come to that conclusion as well.

We will know one way by July 2013 (When the EPL deal is up - I think Virgin sign an four year date with ESPN when Setanta Sports went under.)

Alan Fry 08-12-2011 10:04

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35342199)
We will know one way by July 2013 (When the EPL deal is up - I think Virgin sign an four year date with ESPN when Setanta Sports went under.)

Lets hope we will have ESPN America HD by July 2013!

The Yank 08-12-2011 12:09

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Originally Posted by Lew (Post 35341745)
Funny, I'm rather enjoying the lack of NHL coverage as it means I get to watch more college football than in previous years.

I never thought of it like that - you are quite right my friend though I do like NHL as well to be honest.

Lew 08-12-2011 13:22

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Originally Posted by cityfan247 (Post 35342194)
…to allow NHL rights to go to a small market channel like Premier Sports is unforgivable. Not sure what happened as i doubt Premier Sports can challenge financially the might of the ESPN network so presumably cant see how they would outbid them. if it was the choice of NHL execs ...well that defies any logic

I think the blame for this lands squarely at the feet of the NHL. They didn't like the fact that one station had the pan-European rights as they wanted to sell individual rights to channels in each country in the hopes of getting more money. It seems to have backfired though, as only a couple of channels went for the rights. I think this will be good for ESPN next time the rights are up for grabs as they'll probably be able to get them for an even better price than before.

cityfan247 08-12-2011 20:31

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Originally Posted by Lew (Post 35342522)
I think the blame for this lands squarely at the feet of the NHL. They didn't like the fact that one station had the pan-European rights as they wanted to sell individual rights to channels in each country in the hopes of getting more money. It seems to have backfired though, as only a couple of channels went for the rights. I think this will be good for ESPN next time the rights are up for grabs as they'll probably be able to get them for an even better price than before.

i hope so. I am a really big NHL fan and cant believe I am not able to watch any this season. I was tempted by NHL center ice package but as most are evening starts in North America i would not watch many live due to the time difference.

Unlike MLB which has enough day games to wath live to make their package worthwhile to me.

i shall make do with the hihlights on the NHL.com site. better than nowt.

alwaysabear 08-12-2011 22:27

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Originally Posted by cityfan247 (Post 35342793)
i hope so. I am a really big NHL fan and cant believe I am not able to watch any this season. I was tempted by NHL center ice package but as most are evening starts in North America i would not watch many live due to the time difference.

Unlike MLB which has enough day games to wath live to make their package worthwhile to me.

i shall make do with the hihlights on the NHL.com site. better than nowt.

Same here, it is disappointing not to be able to watch HNIC.


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