Author Topic: Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can.... (Read 5086928 times)

scottwildcat · « **Reply #24825 on:** June 18, 2013, 02:47:48 PM »

Quote from: Skipper44 on June 18, 2013, 01:13:19 PM

Hawks set to sign a new Tier 3 deal per dumbstick

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2013/jun/18/new-tv-deal-expands-ku-athletics-coverage-access/

It reads to me that tier 3 football and basketball will be on Metro Sports in KC and I doubt customers of other providers will be able to see them.

I am sure the $ will be better than our Fox deal but I don't believe it will be worth it for the reduction in coverage. It should mean an increase in production values that the KU sports network has been desperately needing.

Panjandrum · « **Reply #24826 on:** June 18, 2013, 04:30:35 PM »

Quote from: Skipper44 on June 18, 2013, 01:13:19 PM

Hawks set to sign a new Tier 3 deal per dumbstick

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2013/jun/18/new-tv-deal-expands-ku-athletics-coverage-access/

It reads to me that tier 3 football and basketball will be on Metro Sports in KC and I doubt customers of other providers will be able to see them.

I am sure the $ will be better than our Fox deal but I don't believe it will be worth it for the reduction in coverage. It should mean an increase in production values that the KU sports network has been desperately needing.

I didn't read it all that close, but I don't get Metro Sports.

So, does that mean everyone else who has Dish, DirecTV, AT&T, Verizon, and Google in KC won't get to see all of this KU content?

Mikeyis4dcats · « **Reply #24827 on:** June 18, 2013, 04:31:41 PM »

Quote from: Skipper44 on June 18, 2013, 01:13:19 PM

Hawks set to sign a new Tier 3 deal per dumbstick

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2013/jun/18/new-tv-deal-expands-ku-athletics-coverage-access/

It reads to me that tier 3 football and basketball will be on Metro Sports in KC and I doubt customers of other providers will be able to see them.

I am sure the $ will be better than our Fox deal but I don't believe it will be worth it for the reduction in coverage. It should mean an increase in production values that the KU sports network has been desperately needing.

can't speak for the rest, but I know they specifically noted WIBW in Topeka will still carry the Jayhawk Network games.

MadCat · « **Reply #24828 on:** June 18, 2013, 04:39:00 PM »

OT: Chalk is not rock, it's people [you know, if fossilized plankton detritus are people]!

Skipper44 · « **Reply #24829 on:** June 18, 2013, 04:41:51 PM »

Quote from: Panjandrum on June 18, 2013, 04:30:35 PM

Quote from: Skipper44 on June 18, 2013, 01:13:19 PM
Hawks set to sign a new Tier 3 deal per dumbstick

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2013/jun/18/new-tv-deal-expands-ku-athletics-coverage-access/

It reads to me that tier 3 football and basketball will be on Metro Sports in KC and I doubt customers of other providers will be able to see them.

I am sure the $ will be better than our Fox deal but I don't believe it will be worth it for the reduction in coverage. It should mean an increase in production values that the KU sports network has been desperately needing.

I didn't read it all that close, but I don't get Metro Sports.

So, does that mean everyone else who has Dish, DirecTV, AT&T, Verizon, and Google in KC won't get to see all of this KU content?

I would guess they will be Metro only, Mizzou had the same deal that last few years.

What will be especially entertaining will be when KC area fans that don't have Metro go to the a sports bar and they either only have DirecTV due to Sunday Ticket or only have it in SD. I predict the savviest ones will be learning about VPNs and WatchESPN logins from out of state friends and family.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #24830 on:** June 18, 2013, 04:43:56 PM »

Quote from: Panjandrum on June 18, 2013, 04:30:35 PM

Quote from: Skipper44 on June 18, 2013, 01:13:19 PM
Hawks set to sign a new Tier 3 deal per dumbstick

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2013/jun/18/new-tv-deal-expands-ku-athletics-coverage-access/

It reads to me that tier 3 football and basketball will be on Metro Sports in KC and I doubt customers of other providers will be able to see them.

I am sure the $ will be better than our Fox deal but I don't believe it will be worth it for the reduction in coverage. It should mean an increase in production values that the KU sports network has been desperately needing.

I didn't read it all that close, but I don't get Metro Sports.

So, does that mean everyone else who has Dish, DirecTV, AT&T, Verizon, and Google in KC won't get to see all of this KU content?

phog says it's TWC forcing all those companies to take metro sports since the jayhawk nation will demand it.

MakeItRain · « **Reply #24831 on:** June 18, 2013, 10:09:10 PM »

Quote from: seven on June 18, 2013, 04:43:56 PM

Quote from: Panjandrum on June 18, 2013, 04:30:35 PM
Quote from: Skipper44 on June 18, 2013, 01:13:19 PM
Hawks set to sign a new Tier 3 deal per dumbstick

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2013/jun/18/new-tv-deal-expands-ku-athletics-coverage-access/

It reads to me that tier 3 football and basketball will be on Metro Sports in KC and I doubt customers of other providers will be able to see them.

I am sure the $ will be better than our Fox deal but I don't believe it will be worth it for the reduction in coverage. It should mean an increase in production values that the KU sports network has been desperately needing.

I didn't read it all that close, but I don't get Metro Sports.

So, does that mean everyone else who has Dish, DirecTV, AT&T, Verizon, and Google in KC won't get to see all of this KU content?

LOL, none of those other providers will be paying TWC to air that content I'm guessing that those games will be simulcasted on Cox Cable's KS22 as a lot of Metro Sports content is. That will allow Hawks with cable west of Topeka to see the games but it won't change anything for the thousands of KU fans that don't have Time Warner or Cox.
phog says it's TWC forcing all those companies to take metro sports since the jayhawk nation will demand it.

WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #24832 on:** June 19, 2013, 06:34:43 AM »

Tait seems pretty excited about it. Says there is more to come. i guess i kind of forgot how behind KU was in this.

Pete · « **Reply #24833 on:** June 19, 2013, 06:38:32 AM »

BITB had a KU AD official on yesterday, said if you are in KC your only option is to get TWC. Outside of KC it will be on things like ESPN3.

Pete · « **Reply #24834 on:** June 19, 2013, 06:41:16 AM »

KU sold all rights to Anschutz (sp?) College Sports and they struck the deal with TWC....KU was merely "consulted" on it.

BITB pressed him on that point, and he made it clear it was out of KU's hands....like Learfield with us a while back.

Havs · « **Reply #24835 on:** June 19, 2013, 06:59:25 AM »

Cyclones.tv

Super PurpleCat · « **Reply #24836 on:** June 19, 2013, 07:52:54 AM »

Quote from: Haverhill on June 19, 2013, 06:59:25 AM

Cyclones.tv

I didn't know Discovery Channel spun off their storm chasers show.

MadCat · « **Reply #24837 on:** June 19, 2013, 11:09:48 AM »

.tv seems like the choice TLD for Transylvanians or transvestites or both.

scottwildcat · « **Reply #24838 on:** June 19, 2013, 02:03:09 PM »

Quote from: Pete on June 19, 2013, 06:41:16 AM

KU sold all rights to Anschutz (sp?) College Sports and they struck the deal with TWC....KU was merely "consulted" on it.

BITB pressed him on that point, and he made it clear it was out of KU's hands....like Learfield with us a while back.

Hmm interesting

michigancat · « **Reply #24839 on:** June 19, 2013, 02:11:39 PM »

Quote from: WillieWatanabe on June 19, 2013, 06:34:43 AM

Tait seems pretty excited about it. Says there is more to come. i guess i kind of forgot how behind KU was in this.

Tait is what you might call a "homer".

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #24840 on:** June 19, 2013, 02:24:12 PM »

I think one woudl be hard pressed to find another school in the middle west that has more local/regional media ball hangers than ku.

scottwildcat · « **Reply #24841 on:** June 19, 2013, 06:34:54 PM »

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on June 19, 2013, 02:24:12 PM

I think one woudl be hard pressed to find another school in the middle west that has more local/regional media ball hangers than ku.

well said

TheHamburglar · « **Reply #24842 on:** June 26, 2013, 04:36:58 PM »

Mhvr3 (one of the WVU crazies) is tweeting something that actually makes sense, seems plausible, and doesn't seem like something someone would just make up.

He's saying the Big12, ESPN, Fox, and Netflix are working on a $500MM, 10 year deal that would include allowing Netflix to rebroadcast some games on some level. It would also include giving Nexflix access to historical games that the Big12 owns the rights to. In the deal the Big12 would get 30%, or $15MM per year/$1.5MM per school per year.

The Shag had some good elaborations on this, thinking the lack of a conference network allows the Big12 to do this in a manner other conferences can't since their networks have first rights at rebroadcasts. Netflix has stated in the past they want in the sports business and this is a good first step that could lead to more lucrative deals down the road, liking airing live games on netflixs as a de-facto conference network or pay-per-view setup.

wazucat · « **Reply #24843 on:** June 26, 2013, 04:40:46 PM »

Quote from: TheHamburglar on June 26, 2013, 04:36:58 PM

Mhvr3 (one of the WVU crazies) is tweeting something that actually makes sense, seems plausible, and doesn't seem like something someone would just make up.

He's saying the Big12, ESPN, Fox, and Netflix are working on a $500MM, 10 year deal that would include allowing Netflix to rebroadcast some games on some level. It would also include giving Nexflix access to historical games that the Big12 owns the rights to. In the deal the Big12 would get 30%, or $15MM per year/$1.5MM per school per year.

The Shag had some good elaborations on this, thinking the lack of a conference network allows the Big12 to do this in a manner other conferences can't since their networks have first rights at rebroadcasts. Netflix has stated in the past they want in the sports business and this is a good first step that could lead to more lucrative deals down the road, liking airing live games on netflixs as a de-facto conference network or pay-per-view setup.

Sounds elite but not my area of expertise

michigancat · « **Reply #24844 on:** June 26, 2013, 04:41:16 PM »

NETFLIX! LOVE!

MadCat · « **Reply #24845 on:** June 26, 2013, 04:51:54 PM »

Leverage competitors to get more $$$

star seed 7 · « **Reply #24846 on:** June 26, 2013, 04:58:05 PM »

would take a big12/netflix deal. that sounds like fantastic leadership.

KITNfury · « **Reply #24847 on:** June 26, 2013, 05:00:30 PM »

I would love if Netflix carried some content. I'm not sure what would be stream-able. Seems like pretty much every game is spoken for by carriers or individual school Tier 3.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #24848 on:** June 26, 2013, 05:01:25 PM »

Quote from: KITNfury on June 26, 2013, 05:00:30 PM

I would love if Netflix carried some content. I'm not sure what would be stream-able. Seems like pretty much every game is spoken for by carriers or individual school Tier 3.

rebroadcast was the word i picked up.

TheHamburglar · « **Reply #24849 on:** June 26, 2013, 05:07:07 PM »

Quote from: seven on June 26, 2013, 05:01:25 PM

Quote from: KITNfury on June 26, 2013, 05:00:30 PM
I would love if Netflix carried some content. I'm not sure what would be stream-able. Seems like pretty much every game is spoken for by carriers or individual school Tier 3.

rebroadcast was the word i picked up.

The most valuable type of rebroadcast, the type you can't record and FF through the commercials. Maybe an hour compacted replay with 30-second spots every natural break, the type you can't skip.

Also, if the Big12 ever decided to expand to 12 it's another party involved with the conference willing to write a check for the 6th Big12 game of the week or some of the four additional non-con games after the two new schools keep their two.