[NU Sports] BTN overflow

[Roy S. Lamberton]

I guess what I mean is that until FIOS gets going in an area, Cable has little incentive
to expand to more channels with the BTN unless they are in a Big 10 State.

New Jersey is a good example, and so is Delaware. Fios is starting get penetration, and
Comcast is adding all of the Big 10 overflow channels because they know Fios will.

Interesting, however, that the dish providers haven't used things like the overflow BTN to
attract more viewers. They certainly could use more people.

rsl

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-----Original Message-----
From: Cyril S. Ku [mailto:cyril at alumni.northwestern.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 8:53 PM
To: 'Mike Nolan'; MHRJGScott at aol.com; Roy S. Lamberton
Cc: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
Subject: RE: [NU Sports] BTN overflow

FiOS in New Jersey has overflow channels but they are not in HD. Only the main BigTen
channel is in HD.

Cyril Ku

--- On Wed, 9/22/10, Roy S. Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com> wrote:

> From: Roy S. Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com>
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] BTN overflow
> To: "'Mike Nolan'" <nolan at romaine.tssi.com>, MHRJGScott at aol.com
> Cc: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 12:34 PM
> Doesn't the contract with Comcast and
> Time Warner require the overflow channels in Big 10
> States?
> 
> Of course Nebraska isn't quite a BT state yet, but you'd
> think with the new systems (1000
> channels) they'd have 4 open somewhere. Even with the BTN
> on Comcast we have duplicate HD
> channels on our system and all of the 900's open too.
> 
> I guess it depends on the head end and how soon FIOS will
> be on the scene.
> 
> rsl
> 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate & Unix Guru.
> Computer Applications & Support Associates
> -------------------- Also ----------------------
> "Commissioner" Delaware American Legion Baseball
> Director Media Relations - Little League 
>   Senior League Softball World Series
> Retired Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician [R]
> Northwestern University - Speech 1974 - 
> Chi Phi: Pi 1974, KD 1968
> Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)
> ==========  Go Cats -  Beat 'em All 
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> 
> "...Then I get on my knees and pray,
> WE DON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN!" -- Pete Townsend
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
> On Behalf Of Mike
> Nolan
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:31 AM
> To: MHRJGScott at aol.com
> Cc: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] BTN overflow
> 
> > Brighthouse (time warner) has announced the addition
> of 4 BTN overflow  
> > channels here in Orlando starting 10-21 which will
> miss the first 3 weeks of 
> > the  BT season but it is progress, GO CATS!!!!
> 
> According to Time Warner Cable in Lincoln, they have no
> current plans
> to add the BTN overflow channels to our cable lineup.
> --
> Mike Nolan
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