Fox Sports San Diego 2012 for Padres games

[hrodder2]

Just had coffee with a friend, he has Direct TV and told me he had a msg on the TV yesterday that Direct may not carryy FSSD any more due to cost.

[oufanindallas]

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hrodder2 wrote:

Just had coffee with a friend, he has Direct TV and told me he had a msg on the TV yesterday that Direct may not carryy FSSD any more due to cost.

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would make sense if Padres games aren't going to be carried due to the league not approving the tv deal. No other real reason to carry the channel.

[jeffcoindust]

And based on what I've read, FSSD is just pulling down the Fox Sports Prime Ticket feed to fill in their programming gaps. Since AT&T, Dish, and TWC already carry PrimeTicket, it makes sense that they wouldn't pay the carriage fee until the MLB deal is done. No sense paying double for the same product. I know that DirecTV is only airing live events from FSSD (meaning Padres games) and the rest of the time the channel is offline. They probably are paying a reduced carriage fee for now, and if MLB doesn't approve the deal, it makes sense that they would drop the channel all together. Hopefully MLB gets its act together soon, because I really think that's the lynchpin in getting FSSD carried on all the tv providers.

[chris92071]

MLB has fracked this up.

[browe30]

Please add the new Fox Sports San Diego channel to your lineup. We have two LA Fox channels so there's no valid reason not to carry the new San Diego channel. Baseball opening day is less than a week away. I can't watch the game tonight.

Work the deal and get it done, please!

[RCSMG ACE - Master]

You can post a channel request here.

http://uversechannels.att.com/

[hrodder2]

Been there done that check out the same link on page 9 or so.

BTW Waste of time.

[chris92071]

~~~ You can post a channel request here. http://uversechannels.att.com/ ~~~~~ That does no good. Posted daily. No response. Published reportsthatvthe deal is dead. Opening day will not be on U-verse and other systems. FSSD on DirecTV is being pulled except Padres. San Diego gets fracked by MLB. LA can close a deal but we are treated like a small town market. San Diego is bigger than KCMO, Denver. No U-verse fault, it is MLB. Selig, you suck.

[texasguy37 ACE - Champion]

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chris92071 wrote:

~~~ You can post a channel request here. http://uversechannels.att.com/ ~~~~~ That does no good. Posted daily. No response. Published reportsthatvthe deal is dead. Opening day will not be on U-verse and other systems. FSSD on DirecTV is being pulled except Padres. San Diego gets fracked by MLB. LA can close a deal but we are treated like a small town market. San Diego is bigger than KCMO, Denver. No U-verse fault, it is MLB. Selig, you suck.

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Do you have a link to that story?

[chris92071]

“Despite our best efforts, we do not expect to have an agreement with Time Warner and AT&T by Opening Day. “We have offered Time Warner and AT&T very fair rates that are consistent with the terms that Cox and DIRECTV have agreed to. Time Warner has not even responded to our most recent proposal. “Unfortunately for Padres fans who subscribe to Time Warner and AT&T, they should explore alternatives for watching the Padres on Opening Day.” Fox Sports San Diego will televise  157 regular-season Padres games this season. http://www.examiner.com/sports-in-san-diego/fox-sports-san-diego-deal-with-at-t-time-warner-unlikely... http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/dispute-might-keep-san-diego-padres-off-tv-1241513... In another sign of the times, the Padres games won’t be seen by all San Diego cable subscribers. While Fox Sports has made a deal to license some 157 Padres games this season to Cox Cable, the biggest cable TV provider in that market, and DirecTV, it has yet to come to terms with AT&T or — no surprise — Time Warner Cable. Time Warner Cable represents about 30 percent of the TV homes in the San Diego market, and also would carry the games in some other markets where it operates, including Las Vegas and Hawaii, if there was a deal.  Until last year the Padres games were carried on a Cox cable only channel called 4SD. Under the new deal,  Fox owns the channel, with the owners of the Padres holding a minority equity interest. The problem is the ownership of the Padres is up in the air. A deal to sell majority control of the team recently unraveled, and at present it is unclear when or if there will be a sale. The TV rights deal is being held hostage until the ownership situation clears up. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/la-dodgers-fox-time-warner-TV-rights-war-306459 http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/dispute-might-keep-san-diego-padres-off-tv-1241513...

[chris92071]

I have MLB.tv and am able to watch Padres vs Giants on my tv via the Roku box! That won't be the case next week. Only preseason has no blackouts.

[texasguy37 ACE - Champion]

Oh, I have seen the articles on the negotiations impasse with U-verse and Time Warner.  I thought that you meant that the deal for Fox Sports San Diego to carry the Padres' games was dead, and that the games would not be carried by U-verse or any other provider.

[chris92071]

Clarification. They are dead until MLB awards the TV contract. Thanks TexasGuy37

[chris92071]

Neither company would be specific about how much Fox is seeking for the games. Time Warner also would not say how much it paid Cox Communications for Padres games last season, or how much it was offering FSSD. AT&T U-verse also issued a statement that said only: “We’re still in discussions but don’t have any updates to share at this time.” Fox, which has a 20-year deal to televise the Padres pending approval from Major League Baseball, said it was continuing negotiations with Dish Network. ~~ Union-Tribune

[chris92071]

http://www.nctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/mlb/padres/padres-tv-sides-spar-over-broadcast-r... 400-percent increase over last year.

[texasguy37 ACE - Champion]

Wow!  A 400% increase (i.e. 4x what they paid for the carriage rights last season).  That is quite an increase.  That impasse may go on for a while.

[hrodder2]

[quote]Wow!  A 400% increase (i.e. 4x what they paid for the carriage rights last season).  That is quite an increase.  That impasse may go on for a while.[/quote]

Yep that means I'm out of here. Back to Cox too bad.

[chris92071]

I am as well. Tuesday we move "back" to Cox. Just when U-verse service was tuned in.

[chris92071]

FSSD is expected to have Clippers, Ducks, and possibly other sports. That is part of the increase. Last year the channel was only Padres. This year it will become more of a sports station, hense the increase.

[hrodder2]

I'm going out of town Monday be back Friday and since my brother is here visiting I'll leave well enough alone & wait until the 9th before I do anything one way or the other.

[chris92071]

Here is a search round-up: http://news.google.com/news/story?hl=en&sugexp=efis&gs_nf=1&qe=Zm94&qesig=KBkZEb2gSaZlVPh_0dODSg&pkc...

[samuelstc54]

i predict a mass exodus of uverse customers me included

[texasguy37 ACE - Champion]

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samuelstc54 wrote:

i predict a mass exodus of uverse customers me included

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Yes, some will leave.  Mass exodus?  No.

As things stand now, your only option is DirecTV or if you are within their territory,Cox Cable.

[samuelstc54]

i meant mass exodus of san diego's uverse users, most of us have access to cox which i dumped because of years without prime ticket but if fssd carries that programming as i have heard they will i may switch simply to get the padres for my wife i buy mlbtv every year since my dodgers are blacked out here and uverse does not have extra innings.

[samuelstc54]

plus i am willing to pay for fssd as i was prime ticket and i told cox this but still never added it and uverse if you visit this forum i am willing to pay extra for fssd (gotta keep the wife happy) 

[mibrnsurg ACE - Geek]

Latest news is this:

Fox said discussions are ongoing with Dish Network, but there hadn't been meaningful conversations with AT&T U-verse in some time.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/482561-Fox_TWC_in_License_Fee_Dispute_Over_San_Diego_RSN_as_Padr...

Chris

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[hrodder2]

Friend on Direct tells me channel 69 KSWD Fox is no longer available its the local  channel 5,  

[texasguy37 ACE - Champion]

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hrodder2 wrote:

Friend on Direct tells me channel 69 KSWD Fox is no longer available its the local  channel 5,  

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If that channel is owned by Tribune Broadcasting, it must be part of the current dispute between that company and DirecTV.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/482571-Trib_Stations_WGN_America_Pulled_From_DirecTV.php

[samuelstc54]

that is true, i was watching the fox news last night (in san diego) and they said at midnight fox would no longer be available on directv.

[mscelfo]

On Thursday, I submitted a comment/question to the Padres via their official web site asking them if they had an update about MLB approval of the TV deal.  here is their canned response:

"Thank you for supporting the Padres and for your patience as we await official approval from MLB on our broadcast deal.  We are not involved in the negotiations between Fox Sports San Diego and other providers but are hopeful all Padres fans will have the opportunity to watch the games this season.  Below are numbers for questions regarding Time Warner or DISH. 

Time Warner Cable: 866-744-1678

DirecTV: 888-777-2454 (keep saying operator to get one during business hours) DISH network: 888-284-7116

Fox Sports San Diego officially launched shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, March 19th on Channel 56 and Channel 1056 (HD) on Cox Cable (in a corresponding move, Cox moved the Speed Channel to channels 67 and 1067 (HD).

During at least the next week, FSSD will be showing replays of the one-hour season preview telecast before last Saturday night's first Padre telecast.

For the immediate future, DirecTV (Channel 694) will carry only the Padres games and not the entire FSSD programming.

Speaking of DirecTV, Padres games will not be available in the Temecula, Rancho California and

Murrieta areas, which are considered the territory of the Angels and Dodgers by Major League Baseball.  Padres games will be available in Las Vegas, which is a shared territory with the Dodgers and Angels.

FSSD said it is working on a plan to produce 50 Padres games in Spanish in the San Diego market. FSSD also said it is seeking a partner in Mexico to carry all regular season games in Tijuana and Baja California.

No progress has been announced in FSSD’s negotiations with Time Warner, AT&T Uverse and DishTV about carrying Padres games. The next scheduled Padres telecast is Friday, March 23rd against Cincinnati from Peoria.

Temecula, Rancho California, and Murrieta fall within the Los Angeles DMA, and therefore are Dodgers and Angels territory - not Padres territory.  Customers outside of the Padres territory can still get Padres games with an MLB Extra Innings package."

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no real news in that statement.  I'm still hopeful that the TV deal is approved before Opening day but we'll just have to wait and see.