chris_in_pdx
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Got a mailer from Comcast today in the Junk pile. Opened it up for shits and giggles.
They claim that they have more HD channels and better HD quality than anyone else, including Verizon. (highly debatable)
What caught my eye was a small section where they talked about Comcast Sportsnet, and how you couldn't get that HD programming ANYWHERE ELSE.
This, apparently, is a marketing strategy for them, one that we've suspected all along but they've denied, since they claim to be trying to sell the channel to providers like DirectTV and Dish.
I've completely given up hope that I'll be able to see Blazer games other than the few ones that trickle onto broadcast TV or TNT/ESPN. I lay this blame squarely on the shoulders of the Blazer Organization, which has had three years (THREE YEARS!!) to influence the situation and have done nothing except claim to be an innocent bystander, which is laughable.
What happened to the online streaming option that teams were going to be allowed to make available, bypassing their broadcast commitments? Did that die a quick death at the hands of the lawyers? I haven't heard anything about that since it was announced.
I love this team, and a generally love the organization, but them enabling this disaster for this long has put a serious dent in my unconditional love for the Blazers.
They claim that they have more HD channels and better HD quality than anyone else, including Verizon. (highly debatable)
What caught my eye was a small section where they talked about Comcast Sportsnet, and how you couldn't get that HD programming ANYWHERE ELSE.
This, apparently, is a marketing strategy for them, one that we've suspected all along but they've denied, since they claim to be trying to sell the channel to providers like DirectTV and Dish.
I've completely given up hope that I'll be able to see Blazer games other than the few ones that trickle onto broadcast TV or TNT/ESPN. I lay this blame squarely on the shoulders of the Blazer Organization, which has had three years (THREE YEARS!!) to influence the situation and have done nothing except claim to be an innocent bystander, which is laughable.
What happened to the online streaming option that teams were going to be allowed to make available, bypassing their broadcast commitments? Did that die a quick death at the hands of the lawyers? I haven't heard anything about that since it was announced.
I love this team, and a generally love the organization, but them enabling this disaster for this long has put a serious dent in my unconditional love for the Blazers.
You're not going to buy exactly what you want and nothing more, with cable or internet or telephones. They're always going to sell you more than you exactly need, or charge you an arm and a leg. Do you really need XXXX minutes on your cell phone?
