[NU Sports] BTN on DirecTV

[John Labbe]

This just in:

Apparently, our game this week will be on DirectTV Channel 219.

If you get DirectTV, check out your guide for the following channels that are currently showing upcoming broadcasts for this Saturday (it's not necessary to flip forward to the Saturday listings, because there's no other programming slated for these channels):
218-Youngstown State at Ohio State
219-Northeastern at Northwestern**
221-Florida Int'l at Penn State

All of these three are slated for 11:00 am CDT.  Additional programming is listed for 218 later in the day.

No listings are appearing yet for 220, as far as I can tell.

This seems to confirm everyone's understanding of the past few days, with the exception of the one person Dennis spoke with at DirectTV.

John

 
On Tuesday, August 28, 2007, at 07:01PM, "Michael Vance" <michael.vance at att.net> wrote:
>I also switched to DirecTV (with HD-DVR) over the weekend and, aside 
>from a bit of a nightmare with installation, have been pleased so far.  
>I had also confirmed channel 220 with a call to Tech Support, but hadn't 
>asked about overflow games.  DirecTV is a bit tight on HD bandwidth at 
>the moment, but they have a plan that is supposedly almost complete.  I 
>heard, once again from Tech Support (not just Customer Service), that 
>the last satellite went up last week and that expanded HD capacity is 
>supposed to come on-line in mid-to-late October.  I won't hold my 
>breath, but I would certainly hope that the BTN would be one of the 
>first beneficiaries.  DirecTV and owner Fox have a lot to gain by 
>providing the best possible experience to BTN viewers, but also a lot to 
>lose.
>
>-Michael
>
>Jim Leonard wrote:
>> Fellow Wildcat Faithful,
>>
>> I emailed my contact at the Big Ten Network today. He is still certain that all overflow games will be shown on DirecTV. Please see his response below. I expect that the channels will all be visible on the DirecTV menu on Friday morning. 
>>
>> Victory & Honor,
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>> =======================================================
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Leonard, Jim 
>> Sent: Tue Aug 28 07:38:14 2007
>> Subject: DirecTV overflow channels
>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> I'm sure the energy has to be running high up there as you get ready to launch. I hope it is all going well.
>>
>> My fellow Northwestern fans and I are wondering what the DirecTV overflow channels are? I see on the BTN website that 220 is the primary channel. Do you know when they will announce the others?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Jim
>>
>> =======================================================
>> From: [mailto:mike at btn.com] 
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 10:01 AM
>> To: Jim Leonard
>> Subject: Re: DirecTV overflow channels
>>  
>> They will be in the neighborhood of 220. Check the program guide as we get closer to saturday.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
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