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Dr Love said:There's no NBA team in Tampa. Maybe they could carry some D-Rays games, they'd almost have to, but they'd be hurting for programming.
There is one in Orlando though
Dr Love said:There's no NBA team in Tampa. Maybe they could carry some D-Rays games, they'd almost have to, but they'd be hurting for programming.
John Vanbiesbrouck said:Wait wait wait.
"An all-Bolts, all-the-time channel wouldn't feature live games, which are carried on OLN, Sun Sports and, starting in January, NBC. Rather, possible content would include highlights shows, talk shows featuring players and coaches, and taped broadcasts of classic games, Hutt said."
I'm sorry, but if it doesn't even show live games then what is the point.
It'd be a good idea if it was live games + all the extra stuff. But if they do it, it's 24/7 extra stuff.
That they do. I forgot about the Magic. They could carry some Magic games, but what are they going to show during the summer?go kim johnsson 514 said:There is one in Orlando though
Dr Love said:That they do. I forgot about the Magic. They could carry some Magic games, but what are they going to show during the summer?
They'd almost have to show a game a week. Otherwise no one would ever watch the channel during the summer. Not that anyone watches the Rays (and I can't blame them).gobolt7 said:I still think you could work with the Devil Rays to get something done for the summer months.
You could, but then, like you say...Once August rolls around, you could put some attention on Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp.
It wouldn't be a "Tampa Bay Lightning" channel.I guess at this point, it is turning into more of a sports channel for the entire Tampa Bay area.
Castor Troy said:This is kind of like what I'm hoping Vancouver will do eventually. The difference of course is that I'd hope they'd show live games in place of the PPV games we have to get now. The problem as I see it, is that the PPV games are doing very well for the Canucks. This season we have 18 games on PPV. The games are $11 each or (I think) $140 for all 18. Obviously a subscription to the channel wouldn't be able to replace the per-game revenue brought in by PPV. However, if you add in the advertisement revenue, would this be enough to make it worth the team's while? The leafs network follows the model I'd like for the Canucks, does anyone know if the leafs network is profitable for the team? Its nice to see that Tampa Bay is garnering enough interest to even consider this a viable option. Here's to hoping we continue to see increased exposure for our sport!
That was one of the best things about Altitude. The boatload of college hockey they gave us... we basically got to watch every single game in every region of the country throughout the entire tournament. Serious college hockey marathon.Hasbro said:The bright side with a hockey net is they might fill time with the first round of the college hockey tourney.
Yet people still insist that hockey will not be able to succeed in the SouthColoradoHockeyFan said:That was one of the best things about Altitude. The boatload of college hockey they gave us... we basically got to watch every single game in every region of the country throughout the entire tournament. Serious college hockey marathon.
King Henry I said:Yet people still insist that hockey will not be able to succeed in the South
I'm still missing your point.King Henry I said:Yet people still insist that hockey will not be able to succeed in the South
John Vanbiesbrouck said:Wait, so fans in Vancouver have to pay 11 bucks to watch the team on tv locally?
If that's the case, it's almost as bad as the Chicago situation.
That's mighty expensive for a regular season hockey game.Tricolore#20 said:No, that isn't the situation. Most of the games are on local television (Sportsnet Pacific for the Canucks I believe), however not ALL games are televised. Those 18 games, which are not televised, appear on PPV (At $11/game), and that's what CT was referring to.
Here in Edmonton, it is the same situation. Most of the Oiler games are televised on Sportsnet West, but there are probably around 15 games that aren't televised, and appear on PPV. One of the cool things is that they show these PPV games at some of the big movie theaters, and for a big game, they get a pretty good draw (price of a movie ticket, you get to watch the game on a massive screen and enjoy it with a hundred or so fans).
What are they going to air, besides 8 hours of paid programming during the overnights?
Hasbro said:I'm still missing your point.
Dr Love said:That they do. I forgot about the Magic. They could carry some Magic games, but what are they going to show during the summer?
I'm lost. Can you explain this statement?King Henry I said:Yet people still insist that hockey will not be able to succeed in the South
Tricolore#20 said:No, that isn't the situation. Most of the games are on local television (Sportsnet Pacific for the Canucks I believe), however not ALL games are televised. Those 18 games, which are not televised, appear on PPV (At $11/game), and that's what CT was referring to.
Here in Edmonton, it is the same situation. Most of the Oiler games are televised on Sportsnet West, but there are probably around 15 games that aren't televised, and appear on PPV. One of the cool things is that they show these PPV games at some of the big movie theaters, and for a big game, they get a pretty good draw (price of a movie ticket, you get to watch the game on a massive screen and enjoy it with a hundred or so fans).
Yeah Colorado is hardly "the south" however in college hockey Colorado was the southernmost state until Alabama-Huntsville came along (and the furthest west until the Alaska Schools).ColoradoHockeyFan said:I'm lost. Can you explain this statement?
No kidding.Hasbro said:Yeah Colorado is hardly "the south"
ColoradoHockeyFan said:And it sure didn't feel like it last night, when I turned on the 10pm news in Denver to see that it was already -13 degrees F outside with a wind chill of -30 F.
Give some solace to the fact that i'm in Alabama right now.Doctor No said:Hell, my pipes froze last night. Woke up today with no water.