[NU Sports] Rose Bowl

[Jason Singer]

This is all kind of much ado about nothing. One of the major pieces of the
ESPN family of networks is ABC. The contract does not say it will be on
ESPN. It says it will be on one of ESPN's networks. I am absolutely certain
that, just as they did with the NBA Finals, ESPN will put the BCS games on
ABC. Just thought before we contacted Congress, or rounded up a militia,
that should be pointed out.

Cheers!
Jason Singer SP86


On 6/16/09 8:25 AM, "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng at comcast.net> wrote:

>> The only thing that could stop this momentum is federal legislation to
>> force
>> "a la carte" cable TV programming, which is a topic that comes and goes
>> from
>> time to time - especially when new networks like NFL Network and the Big
>> Ten
>> Network make a fuss with their cable carrier fees.
> 
> Keep the federal government out of it!  All they will do is screw it up and
> cost us money and/or reduce services.  I present General Motors and Chrysler
> as two very frightening examples of federal hegemony.  It is up to
> subscribers to demand a la carte services and end blackouts.  It's like
> going to Marshall Fields to buy a shirt and be told you can't have it unless
> you buy a suit, too.  There is an economic balance because the
> cable/satellite networks could charge more per channel.  At the very least,
> they need to offer separate tiers of programming.  They are doing some of
> that but not enough.  It just might be that pro players and greed colleges
> just might have to do what the rest of us do everyday and tighten their
> belts.  What a shame if that $50 mil contract would only be $40 mil.  And it
> might be time for some of those cable channels to go off the air if they
> can't draw sufficient viewers.  Anyone's life affected because we no longer
> have the Mutual Broadcasting Network?
> 
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