Sportsnet adds another channel Sportsnet ONE

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by tanguay'sstillgood

There are a lot of people in this country who want to watch the Jays games, and putting them on a channel that they'll have to pay extra for when we were already getting every game on their current channels isnt fair.

Boo hoo. Life isn't fair either.

Do you think it's a good idea to a launch a new channel showing nothing that people want to watch?

[HOOT]

Originally Posted by tanguay'sstillgood

I'm guessing based on the fact that it is on a free preview on Rogers right now until Sept. 30. I assume once the free preview is done it will be extra cost.

The free preview for those who don't carry any sort of sports package with Rogers. How do you know it won't be bundled in with the current SNET package if you subscribe to that? We all heard the same thing about TSN2 being an extra cost but eventually it just got grouped in with TSN.

I just love how Rogers wants to be like Bell so badly in the way they run their organization. "Well they did it, so we are too." haha what a bunch of babies, nothing ever changes with them.

[bcb]

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

The fact that when the channel is available (and it will be) you'll be able to watch every Flames game without forking over $15 is a stupid move?

Yeah, because I now have to fork out x dollars per month for a new channel I don't need.

Meanwhile, It's 7pm and the Jays are playing. Of course I can't watch them now.

*Insert Witty baseball jokes here*

[bcb]

So meanwhile, I guess this means that someone who gets only basic cable (ch. 2-30) now cannot get Flames or Jays games.

Confirm?

[Antithesis]

I think you are misunderstanding the point of the new channel. It is to put more Flames games on the air and off PPV, so on some nights, the Flames will be playing on Sportsnet West, while on some rare occasions, they will play on Sportsnet One. Therefore, yes, people will still be able to see the Flames on channel 27. As frustrating as it is to be unable to watch the Jays right now, not every game is going to be on Sportsnet One from here on out. I believe it is about 25 games per year or something that will be on the new channel.

[HOOT]

Was the Jays game originally suppose to be on another SNET channel?

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by bcb

So meanwhile, I guess this means that someone who gets only basic cable (ch. 2-30) now cannot get Flames or Jays games.

Confirm?

Not every game has been removed from RSN West, so no, that is not accurate.

[GirlySports]

yeah but PPV I have a choice to buy the Flames game.. if Shaw doesn't carry Sportsnet ONE then I have no choice.

[getbak]

I would be willing to bet money that Shaw will have SN1 in time for the first Flames broadcast on SN1.

When TSN2 launched, they made a big deal about putting a high-profile CFL game (I believe it was Edmonton vs Montreal, possibly as a Grey Cup rematch) on the new network because they had some other commitment on the main network. At the time, Shaw hadn't picked up TSN2 yet, but it was in their line-up in time for kickoff.

If they did that for an Eskimos' game, you know they'll do it for a Flames/Oilers game.

[Rathji]

Spoke with someone I know at Shaw and she said that there is almost no way Shaw doesn't have this in time for regular season. Pre-season is another story, she said.

[tanguay'sstillgood]

Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp

Boo hoo. Life isn't fair either.

Do you think it's a good idea to a launch a new channel showing nothing that people want to watch?

Life isnt fair so I should have to just accept and enjoy something that inconveniences me? Is it okay for me to want things how they were when it was working out just fine for my situation? I'll wait to see how you feel about things if they don't have a deal in place and you have to miss some Flames games.

[tanguay'sstillgood]

Originally Posted by HOOT

The free preview for those who don't carry any sort of sports package with Rogers. How do you know it won't be bundled in with the current SNET package if you subscribe to that? We all heard the same thing about TSN2 being an extra cost but eventually it just got grouped in with TSN.

I just love how Rogers wants to be like Bell so badly in the way they run their organization. "Well they did it, so we are too." haha what a bunch of babies, nothing ever changes with them.

Well, I don't know...that's why I said I was guessing. If it is, then that's a different story, but in the meantime, 25 of the next 40 Jays games that were all supposed to be available are now scheduled to be on a channel none of us out west can get (whether it's free or not)

[bcb]

So here's the main issue for me. Suppose I only have basic cable but I still want to buy the new Rogers SportsNet 1. Could I just buy the channel, or would I be forced to purchase 8 tiers of packages so I can watch it on channel 300? Don't answer, it's a rhetorical question.

I like the old days when 120 of 160 Jays games were split between Snet, TSN and CBC. Of course, that was before CBC made themselves unwatchable with their Canadian programming.

Meanwhile, even if the channel can be purchased individually, if it costs ~$10 a month, it would be more economical for the Flames to PPV their 10 games against Minnesota and Colorado, and save all of us this annoyance.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by bcb

So here's the main issue for me. Suppose I only have basic cable but I still want to buy the new Rogers SportsNet 1. Could I just buy the channel, or would I be forced to purchase 8 tiers of packages so I can watch it on channel 300? Don't answer, it's a rhetorical question.

I like the old days when 120 of 160 Jays games were split between Snet, TSN and CBC. Of course, that was before CBC made themselves unwatchable with their Canadian programming.

Meanwhile, even if the channel can be purchased individually, if it costs ~$10 a month, it would be more economical for the Flames to PPV their 10 games against Minnesota and Colorado, and save all of us this annoyance.

Shaw charges 2.95 for an extra single channel, if you have digital, I have confirmed. Movie channels etc are more

[Antithesis]

Yeah, I mean, I'm not a Shaw employee or anything, but i really can't see this channel costing anywhere close to $10. My bet would be right in the $1-2 range.

[HOOT]

Originally Posted by bcb

Meanwhile, even if the channel can be purchased individually, if it costs ~$10 a month,

http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/ProductsSer...ngPackages.htm

Originally Posted by Pick & Pay - Specialty Channels

Any 2 channels for
$3.95/month

You would think with the internet now a days people would take a look at the facts instead of just making stuff up.

[GirlySports]

Yes any 2 channels for 3.95. I have FSW Canada and Setanta
I think once Sportsnet ONE is added, it'll be free like TSN2.. at least i hope it is!

[Calgary '89]

If Sportsnet One Flames game are to be called by Peter Loubardias, I don't think it's worth having it. Even if its free. That idiot kills my desire to watch Flames games on SN.

[sparky69]

Originally Posted by Calgary '89

If Sportsnet One Flames game are to be called by Peter Loubardias, I don't think it's worth having it. Even if its free. That idiot kills my desire to watch Flames games on SN.

agree i cannot stand him at all. I am always bored listening to him

[jeremywilhelm]

Any news on if telus tv is gonna get this channel?