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It’s Just Not NHL Fans That Have Complaints With Versus/Directv
by Paul on 11/19/09 at 02:03 PM ET
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from Carl Steward of the Oakland Tribune,
This year’s Cal-Stanford game is being televised exclusively on Versus, which was dropped from the DirecTV lineup at the end of August when its contract to carry the network expired. Negotiations on a new deal between Versus and DirecTV have been stalled for nearly three months because of a feud over carriage fees.
The Pac-10 has already lost its DirecTV audience in five previous games televised on Versus this year, including Stanford-Arizona on Oct.”‰17 and last week’s Cal home game against the Wildcats.
The Pac-10 doesn’t have a direct contract with Versus, which is owned by Comcast. It does have a deal with Fox Sports Net instead, a deal that runs through the 2011-12 basketball season.
“They (Versus) are really a sub-licensee of Fox, which puts out five to six games to Versus every year,” said Jim Muldoon, Pac-10 associate commissioner for communications and football administration. “There are selection rights to put one game on FSN and one game on Versus each weekend. Versus, for this particular weekend, had the selection preference and took Cal-Stanford.”
Cal and Stanford fans don’t have much recourse other than to complain to DirecTV or Versus. Muldoon said the Pac-10 is powerless to apply
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I.m with you Bo. Versus has dropped off my radar.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 11/19/09 at 02:37 PM ET
Paul and Bo,
I agree with you guys, but at the same time, this will become a problem during the playoffs. NHL Center Ice and your regional networks won’t help you there, since anything from Round 2 and on is exclusive on Versus.
Posted by George0211 on 11/19/09 at 02:42 PM ET
Paul, when Versus first started I was cheering for them, ESPN was full of itself, treating the NHL like the poor cousin. Now Versus has lost me and I don’t care whether NHL stays or leaves them. If you want hockey you get Center Ice, if you can’t afford it go to a bar and watch. My sat bill is high enough I don’t want them passing carriage costs down to me. I don’t need Versus, the one game I wanted to see on it I went to a friend’s house and watched it. I have plenty of hockey, I don’t need Versus.
Posted by Bo from FL on 11/19/09 at 02:45 PM ET
George0211 for the few games exclusive on Versus in playoffs visit your friends and watch with them. I use to enjoy back in the old days when you had to go to a bar and watch with other hockey fans. Not so bad.
Posted by Bo from FL on 11/19/09 at 02:49 PM ET
Directv gave me center ice for free. I couldn’t care less about vs.
As far as the playoffs go, I’ll just be patient and see what happens in March.
Posted by AvsRock from My timeshare in insanity... on 11/19/09 at 03:40 PM ET
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This is Versus problem, they have isolated games that a number of fans would like to see but overall not enough to give any concern to DirecTV. I have DirecTV but since I have NHL Center Ice and mainly watch my regional sports network to follow my team, I have forgotten about Versus. If they never come back on DirecTV won’t be the end of the world, the worst that happens I visit friends and family for the few playoff games they carry, not so bad, I drink their beer!
Posted by Bo from FL on 11/19/09 at 02:36 PM ET