DirecTV is playing a very risky game. I honestly don't care about seeing any of the other regional networks, but they damn well better carry the CU/UU region here.
I'm sure it could be worked out to carry the national network and give the subscriber the choice of which regional network he/she wanted. That can't be that difficult.
I have had Dish for going on 9 years now. No real problems other than they won't upgrade equipment without a new contract..so much for customer loyalty. I have held off on a new contract or switching providers until the P12 thing shakes out. If I can't get P12 on Dish...see ya. If DTV won't get regional P12, see ya. Why is that so hard for the satellite monkeys to understand?I am hypothetically stuck with DTV since I just signed with them in Dec and did a two year contract. Need to see what it will cost to break the contract.
I have had Dish for going on 9 years now. No real problems other than they won't upgrade equipment without a new contract..so much for customer loyalty. I have held off on a new contract or switching providers until the P12 thing shakes out. If I can't get P12 on Dish...see ya. If DTV won't get regional P12, see ya. Why is that so hard for the satellite monkeys to understand?
directv also has the nfl package.
i'm going to be in a world of hurt if they don't pickup the p12 network. i'll probably end up dialing directv down to the cheapest package and keeping them for the nfl and then adding comcast just to get the p12 network. i would refer to this as an exceptionally below average result that will cause much teeth gnashing and angry inquiries to directv. i've been with them for 15+ years--- i love directv-- they are so much better than comcast. so much. in every possible way. so, i hope they don't **** this up.
I don't know if this has been mentioned, but that pacific takes article made a point of saying that all football games covered by the PAC 12 network will be on the national feed, that means if the regional network doesn't get done on directv right away, that takes some of the bite away, at least until basketball season gets going. In other words, if this article is right, then we won't miss buff football because of a pac 12 regional feed not being available on directv.
This is key. As long as the national Pac 12 network is on DTV I will be happy.
Not me. I want the CU/UU regional channel as well. I'd kind of like to see the NCAA skiing championships.
I am hypothetically stuck with DTV since I just signed with them in Dec and did a two year contract. Need to see what it will cost to break the contract.
solid first post. Thanks for the info.Washington State Coug fan here, moved to Fort Collins last August and will be in the same boat with the Pac-12 contract and Directv. One thing you can do, which I discussed with my wife this morning is to put a hold on your Directv account for the football season and get Comcast until the season is over. Right now, We are using Comcast for internet and went to the local office and they gave us a really good price. You could essentially get a new customer deal that saves money for the season and put Directv on hold for 0-6 months at a time, twice a year.
Whats the f&^%$ difference between putting 7 channels on vs 1, I bought the POS dish sports package only to see 20 channels of Navy vs Rutgers. Seriously how much does it cost to show all the games that are being broadcast in the first place? it looks more and more like my tv will just get thrown away and Ill have to actually go to the games
Beyond the conference territory, the Pac-12 will be looking for carriage for all seven services, perhaps on sports tiers. Sources familiar with the talks indicate that Pac-12 Networks is seeking a monthly license fee of between 90 cents and $1 within conference markets, and as much as 50 cents in other areas. Stevenson declined to discuss rate-card specifics.
In Demand president Bob Benya said Pac-12 Networks, working with online video management firm Ooyala, would be “all in” from the outset on computers, tablets, connected TVs and smartphones, whether on Apple or Android-based operating systems. Subscribers to Pac-12 Networks will be able to watch live content on connected devices via TV Everywhere authentication when the services begin on Aug. 15.
Viewers can customize apps to create a personalized content experience specific to their favorite Pac-12 teams, sports and related content — including statistics, press conferences and documentaries — that extends beyond the telecasts.
As for video-on-demand, Benya said he expects the product to be “one package, mostly the best of the national feed. We’ll do the encoding and the 20 hours of free-ondemand will be refreshed every month,” he said.
Interesting. We are literally building our very own hardline network between all the schools (I'm guessing here) TV studio's and the P12 Network headquarters. Which means the P12N will be completely independent of all carriers. Sounds like one of those "expensive now, cheap later" investments.In addition to VOD and TV Everywhere, In Demand and the CMC, a subsidiary of Comcast Cable, will provide network- distribution services. The infrastructure of their linear networks will be grounded through fiber connectivity between the Pac-12 studio in San Francisco, which will be completed on July 9, plus all 12 of its member universities and the CMC in Denver.
“This fiber connectivity between the 12 schools, the state-of-the-art Pac-12 studio in San Francisco and the CMC is a technical structure that I believe is unique to the industry,” Benya said.