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The team has until 11:59 p.m. Thursday to ink a deal with a new television partner and team sources on Monday told The Oregonian/Oregon Live that multiple potential suitors are in the running and competition remains "wide open."
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For starters, according to one source, Comcast submitted a contract offer that was below market value. More importantly, the Blazers have long been exasperated by Comcast's lack of distribution and angry that, through no fault of their own, a large faction of fans cannot watch Blazers games. Because of national distribution disagreements between Comcast and DirecTV/Dish, satellite television subscribers have not had access to Blazers games for nearly a decade, a major black eye for the organization.
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For weeks, the vibe inside the organization has been that the Blazers were leaving Comcast for — depending on the day you asked — either ROOT or Fox. But, in an age when households are increasingly "cutting the cord," there also have been talks with nontraditional suitors and even some discussion about creating a hybrid broadcast partnership that features some kind of internet streaming option.
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But with roughly three days left in negotiations, everything, including a new deal with Comcast, remains a possibility.
http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...tract_negotiations_rem.html#incart_river_home
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For starters, according to one source, Comcast submitted a contract offer that was below market value. More importantly, the Blazers have long been exasperated by Comcast's lack of distribution and angry that, through no fault of their own, a large faction of fans cannot watch Blazers games. Because of national distribution disagreements between Comcast and DirecTV/Dish, satellite television subscribers have not had access to Blazers games for nearly a decade, a major black eye for the organization.
...
For weeks, the vibe inside the organization has been that the Blazers were leaving Comcast for — depending on the day you asked — either ROOT or Fox. But, in an age when households are increasingly "cutting the cord," there also have been talks with nontraditional suitors and even some discussion about creating a hybrid broadcast partnership that features some kind of internet streaming option.
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But with roughly three days left in negotiations, everything, including a new deal with Comcast, remains a possibility.
http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...tract_negotiations_rem.html#incart_river_home
