[NU Sports] TV for Wisconsin Game

[Jonathan Hodges]

AND they don't even offer the game on ESPN's GamePlan even if you WANTED to
pay the $22 weekly fee to watch the game (which I would have shelled out if
it was available, along with most of you as well, probably).  Instead they
screen out who can watch their internet feed based on IP address - allowing
only those ISPs that pony up the opportunity to watch - and having nothing
to do with "supporting" the service since it can run over any broadband
connection.

Of course this is another way for ESPN to try to circumvent traditional TV
and get more $$$ even though they have already forced about 20 ESPN networks
down the throats of most people, whether they want them or not.

Jonathan (the other one)

On 10/3/06, Jonathan Michael Hawkins <spiritu at northwestern.edu> wrote:
>
> This is brain-dead.  I get the stupid ESPN360 ISP pop-up as well, and I'm
> trying to access the page from the Northwestern on-campus network.  Is
> Northwestern University supposed to pay ESPN some fee for the "privilege"
> of using a crappy internet video feed to watch our own football team
> playing football this weekend?
>
> I can see that old people who don't understand the internet might try to
> convince ISPs to pay for a service that ISP subscribers don't really want,
> but why restrict Universities?  Even an internet-ignorant old person (like
> those running ESPN) should be able to figure this out.
>
> Jonathan
>
> On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, Jonathan Hodges wrote:
>
> > Coach -
> >
> > Same response here when I try to access the ESPN360 content (although I
> can
> > access the other content in the ESPN player).  Looks like no video for
> the
> > game (unless anyone knows of an open proxy on the Verizon network).
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
> > On 10/2/06, Roy Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> When I go to the link below, I get into an ESPN screen that has ESPN360
> as
> >> one
> >> of the program choices. When you click on that particular box, right
> now
> >> it's an
> >> interview with donavan McNabb, a window pops up that says: "Sorry, you
> >> need
> >> access to ESPN360 to view the selected content. Don't give up the
> fight!
> >> The
> >> All-Access period for ESPN360 is over, but the battle with sports video
> >> deficiency lasts a lifetime."
> >>
> >> Click the "find out more" box, and you get another screen that asks you
> to
> >> help
> >> them get wider access, and at the bottom is another click box, "I Want
> >> ESPN36-!"
> >>
> >> These are the ISPs that currently have a deal with ESPN: Frontier
> >> US Cable, Verizon, BELD, Charter LA, Charter Stl, Grande, Mediacom,
> >> MidHudson,
> >> SMU
> >> StarStream, MTC, Iowa Network Services, Conway, Liberty PR
> >>
> >> If you have Verizon as your isp, you can get ESPN360.
> >>
> >> If you have Comcast, one of the nation's top providers, you get
> nothing.
> >>
> >> As I said, it's a P*ssing match between ABC/ESPN/Disney and Comcast
> over
> >> coverage and rights fees.
> >>
> >> I've been asking Comcast for ESPNU for two years now, but I'm still
> >> waiting. So
> >> much for customer demand.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know what the rights fees for ESPN360 are?
> >>
> >> rsl
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
> >> > [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Hodges
> >> > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 4:29 PM
> >> > To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> >> > Subject: Re: [NU Sports] TV for Wisconsin Game
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Here's the info I got from NU concerning the game on ESPN360:
> >> >
> >> > ----
> >> > This is all that I know...
> >> >
> >> > http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnJump?showID=360
> >> >
> >> > If you can click on on the "Launch ESPN360" and you get a
> >> > screen that says "launch video player," you should be fine.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > Michael J. Wolf
> >> > Asst. AD for Media Services
> >> > Northwestern University
> >> > ----
> >> >
> >> > Jonathan
> >> >
> >> > On 10/2/06, AJWDBW at aol.com <AJWDBW at aol.com> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >  I would venture a guess that as we become more competitive we will
> >> > > appear more on the regular ESPN/ABC schedules.
> >> > >
> >> > > Don Williams C55
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
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> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Jonathan Michael Hawkins
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