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MARIS61 said:
Why would you pay for duplication of the internet streamed games we already have on many, many sites?
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Because everytime I've watched on ustream or justin.tv, the picture quality has been complete garbage.

Also, this announcement just tipped the scales for me in regards to re-buying a PS3. Now I don't have to get any type of TV service as I can stream the games on the PS3.
 
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For how much we have to pay for season tickets, we season ticket holders should be getting the stream for free...

that AINT gunna happen.
 
MARIS61 said:
Why would you pay for duplication of the internet streamed games we already have on many, many sites?
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Uhm, legal vs. illegal?

My bet is that the NBA will be serving notice to the freebie providers to shut them down or risk copyright violation lawsuits.
 
Only way I'll pay to watch a Blazer game is if I'm going to the game. Anything more is just stupid.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Bandwidth for a high quality stream multiplied a couple of hundred thousand times over is not "nearly free" add in licensing fees that the NBA is going to charge the Blazers to broadcast the streams and the affiliate broadcast rights that comcast is going to want to levy and it all adds up.

As for the good ol' days of 13" black and white, analog TV, that model is mostly done in all sports broadcasting; almost every team has an exclusive cable deal with a provider or two or some sort of league broadcast package (NFL Sunday Ticket, MLBs paid streaming games, and NBA League Pass) ... you might as well be complaining about no more horses and buggies in downtown Bend.
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A few things about this post.

1) I remember "BlazerVision". That was not free. We didn't even get to see some playoff games w/out paying for them. (The Minny series comes to mind).

2) FSN isn't "free", and that is who the Blazers were on for roughly 6 years or so. Sure, they allow all carriers to pick them up at minimal cost, but still, it was not a "broadcast" scenario.

3) The Sacto Kings have their own deal with Comcast on CSNB. Funny enough, CSNB is on DirecTV as a regional network, as it should be. Comcast is trying to get DirecTV to pay an ESPN price for CSNW. Why, I have no idea, but Portland is right now the epicenter of the Comcast/satellite competition. I say this because Comcast is also running half-page color ads in the Oregonian bragging about having OSU on Versus, while charging DirecTV a ridiculous amount to stay on the air.

Comcast seems to be going for a monopoly at this point considering their proposed purchase of broadcast network NBC. I expect a Bell-type lawsuit shortly, and Comcast will likely be fractured if they pull off the NBC deal.
 
GeckoDude said:
For how much we have to pay for season tickets, we season ticket holders should be getting the stream for free...

that AINT gunna happen.
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Have you emailed Larry Miller about this? Seems like a valid bargaining chip for the fans who are season ticket holders. :dunno:
 
MARIS61 said:
Bandwidth is nearly free, and the advertisers pay for it many times over.

Before KP came here, the majority of games were broadcast on TV statewide for free.

Last year I think we got 5 or 6 down here in Beautiful Central Oregon, whatever was on espn, tnt...

No wonder there are so few fans left here.

The least they can do for fans is let them watch a crummy internet stream for free.
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You can get the games in Central Oregon through Bendbroadband for like $5/month. What's the problem?
 
PapaG said:
1) I remember "BlazerVision". That was not free. We didn't even get to see some playoff games w/out paying for them. (The Minny series comes to mind).
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Yeah, I remember being a kid and my dad would have several buddies over from his work to chip in for pay-per-view.
 
MARIS61 said:
Bandwidth is nearly free, and the advertisers pay for it many times over.

Before KP came here, the majority of games were broadcast on TV statewide for free.

Last year I think we got 5 or 6 down here in Beautiful Central Oregon, whatever was on espn, tnt...

No wonder there are so few fans left here.

The least they can do for fans is let them watch a crummy internet stream for free.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast_SportsNet_Northwest

After the Trail Blazers dismantled their pay-per-view network BlazerVision in 2001, the team's games were shown on FSN Northwest through the 2006–07 season. At the conclusion of the 2006–07 season FSN did not renew their contract with the Blazers, so Comcast SportsNet Northwest stepped in to replace FSN.
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I grew up watching games on BlazerVision! All the neighbors would help my parents pay for it.
 
Unbelievable. People here and BBB.net have talked about the lengths they'd go to circumvent Comcast and watch their "beloved" Blazers, but when push comes to shove, you want something for nothing.
 
maxiep said:
Unbelievable. People here and BBB.net have talked about the lengths they'd go to circumvent Comcast and watch their "beloved" Blazers, but when push comes to shove, you want something for nothing.
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You can't please everybody. We will win the NBA championship in 2 years and people will be on here bitchin about somethin'!
 
I will gladly pay whatever it takes to get the games(I live in a non-comcast area). I just want to know where to pay and what link to click. I currently pay $50 a month to someone to have access to there sling box.
 
blazerboy30 said:
You can get the games in Central Oregon through Bendbroadband for like $5/month. What's the problem?
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Well, for one, as someone who spends a lot of winter weekends in Bend, the HD package is not offered. It's low-def, and it sucks. That's the problem.
 
maxiep said:
Unbelievable. People here and BBB.net have talked about the lengths they'd go to circumvent Comcast and watch their "beloved" Blazers, but when push comes to shove, you want something for nothing.
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Who are you complaining about? Pretty much everybody here has said they would pay for the games online.

Plus, I already rendered your "Sunday Ticket" argument moot. :cheers:
 
PapaG said:
Who are you complaining about? Pretty much everybody here has said they would pay for the games online.

Plus, I already rendered your "Sunday Ticket" argument moot. :cheers:
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Who am I complaining about? Read the thread. Our village idiot is only too happy to raise his hand high and proudly.

P.S. I owned you on "Sunday Ticket". :cheers:
 
maxiep said:
Who am I complaining about? Read the thread. Our village idiot is only too happy to raise his hand high and proudly.

P.S. I owned you on "Sunday Ticket". :cheers:
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No, it was a faulty comparison, as I pointed out in this thread. Local fans can still see their local NFL teams provided they sell out games. Not so much with the Blazers in Oregon. :cheers:
 
e_blazer said:
Uhm, legal vs. illegal?

My bet is that the NBA will be serving notice to the freebie providers to shut them down or risk copyright violation lawsuits.
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They have tried and failed already.

It is perfectly legal to share streams via the internet as long as you do not charge for it.
 
MARIS61 said:
They have tried and failed already.

It is perfectly legal to share streams via the internet as long as you do not charge for it.
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Really? Because I remember back in the Napster glory days, I paid nothing, yet got any song I wanted for free. Then the lawsuits started, and the convictions followed, and I started paying on iTunes. They may not be able to shut down the providers, but they certainly can go after those receiving games for free. :ghoti:
 
Really? I fully admit i'm not up to speed on internet streaming and such, but I was under the impression that Napster and Pirate's Booty and the like were still in trouble for their free streams b/c they were streaming copyrighted content, right?
 
BrianFromWA said:
Really? I fully admit i'm not up to speed on internet streaming and such, but I was under the impression that Napster and Pirate's Booty and the like were still in trouble for their free streams b/c they were streaming copyrighted content, right?
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Piratebay only ran into trouble when Sweden finally changed their law to allow prosecution of "pirated" material.

Sites like justin.tv aren't US-based, right? Hence, the only way to penalize is to find out the end users on US soil. That said, the Obama administration is looking to give up control of some parts of the internet, so perhaps InterPol and other international agencies will soon be able to prosecute those taking content from sites such as Piratebay.
 
PapaG said:
No, it was a faulty comparison, as I pointed out in this thread. Local fans can still see their local NFL teams provided they sell out games. Not so much with the Blazers in Oregon. :cheers:
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We have a local NFL team? I wasn't aware the Portland Breakers moved up to the NFL.
 
maxiep said:
We have a local NFL team? I wasn't aware the Portland Breakers moved up to the NFL.
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The Seahawks are considered the local market in Portland. You did know this, right? Regardless, Seattle gets every Seahawk game if they sell it out regardless of if their citizens have Comcast, DirecTV, Dish, or Rabbit Ears. :lol:

That is more relevant in your "Sunday Ticket" red herring than anything regarding the Seahawks and Portland.
 
PapaG said:
The Seahawks are considered the local market in Portland. You did know this, right? Regardless, Seattle gets every Seahawk game if they sell it out regardless of if their citizens have Comcast, DirecTV, Dish, or Rabbit Ears. :lol:

That is more relevant in your "Sunday Ticket" red herring than anything regarding the Seahawks and Portland.
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Well, people in Seattle can see all the Portland games they wish if they have Comcast Sports NW. Are "local" teams ones that are 180 miles away? I guess I should tell people in Boston that the Yankees are their team.

BTW, you do know that every NFL game is broadcast by the national networks and not handled locally, right?
 
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