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 CrusaderPi
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Registered: December 2003
Location: Downtown Edmonton
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| NetBOG wrote on Thu, 02 February 2023 11:11 |
| CrusaderPi wrote on Thu, 02 February 2023 09:47 |
It's NHL all-star weekend! While the NHL is a great product and a league that we all enjoy I think there is some room for improvement. For example, there is an annual showcase that no one bothers to watch yet is somehow partially built for advertisers. No wait, it's actually so you can watch the out of town superstars because the league's broadcast policies are so stupid it's difficult and expensive to watch other teams play. So let's gather round the old internet campfire and fix this league.
Bring ideas to the group, build on posted ideas, or just politely explain why I'm wrong. Let's go!
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I's actually really easy to watch any team that isn't "local". The package is a bit expensive in Canada, but it's now fairly reasonable in the US. I understand that some of the blackout zones are messed up, but you still get most.
It's the local access that is really screwed up for some. Local rights are sold to regional networks that aren't available on all cable providers. I'm not sure how the league fixes this. Local rights are sold to the highest bidder, and that company makes deals for access. I suppose the league could wait out those deals and force the teams to broadcast in a more friendly way, but those regional sports networks offer a significantly larger amount of money than other broadcast avenues.
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What I mean by difficult and expensive is a normal viewer in Canada, watching on cable, can't access teams that don't move the needle in the national market. Carolina, Florida, and Buffalo are really fun teams to watch but unless a person makes the decision to buy the expensive (in Canada) NHL package or find a stream it's like those teams don't exist. I'm not sure if you can get the NHL package without buying the cable package first in Canada.
Agreed on the local and regional packages being needlessly confusing. Why Edmonton fans have to figure out which Sportsnet channel the game is on (and why there isn't a freaking pre-game show) is beyond me.
The ESPN+ blackout policy OF94 described is insane. What the heck is a Vegas, Seattle, Denver region anywhere? Why not show the game AND the commercials on ESPN+ to, you know, get more eyes on the product and advertisers?
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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By: NetBOG on Thu, 02 February 2023 11:11 |
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By: nullterm on Thu, 02 February 2023 16:45 |
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