deluca67 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Doesn't NBC have the rights to NHL playoffs games? So, they should be on NBC and NBC Sports (formerly Vs), just as the current NBC Sports games are still played on TW. Wouldn't the first round or two be on MSG? Unless it's tabbed for a national game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Wouldn't the first round or two be on MSG? Unless it's tabbed for a national game. And then there are the Ranger and Devil fans impacted by it too. I'm sure its a smaller percentage of their viewers left out in the cold, but I'm sure NBC will be leaning towards these teams a bit when they're picking their national broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodork Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Doesn't NBC have the rights to NHL playoffs games? So, they should be on NBC and NBC Sports (formerly Vs), just as the current NBC Sports games are still played on TW. Wouldn't the first round or two be on MSG? Unless it's tabbed for a national game. Correct -- MSG will carry, but Vs / NBC Sports will take precedence if they decide to pick up the game. I got hosed last year because even though I pay for Center Ice (out of market), Vs kept adding more Sabres/Flyers games at the last minute, especially as other matchups from the first round ended. When that happened MSG was blacked-out and I had to go to a friend's house since I don't get Vs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 And then there are the Ranger and Devil fans impacted by it too. I'm sure its a smaller percentage of their viewers left out in the cold, but I'm sure NBC will be leaning towards these teams a bit when they're picking their national broadcast. NBC gets more viewers for hockey here than anywhere else in the US, though. Of course, there may or may not be more dedicated Rangers fans nationwide than dedicated Sabres fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 NBC gets more viewers for hockey here than anywhere else in the US, though. Of course, there may or may not be more dedicated Rangers fans nationwide than dedicated Sabres fans. Is that based on pure numbers or just the percentages though? I've never had a good feel for which of those is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Is that based on pure numbers or just the percentages though? I've never had a good feel for which of those is correct. I'm pretty sure "ratings" deals with pure numbers and "share" deals with percentages. And they (who? I don't really know) say that we lead the country in ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I'm pretty sure "ratings" deals with pure numbers and "share" deals with percentages. And they (who? I don't really know) say that we lead the country in ratings. I'm doing some googling right now and the rating that is always cited is the % of households watching while the share is the % of total viewers watching. So the number we lead in is the percentage of households, not the actual number of viewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawaySabres Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Deal Reached between the two - too little too late in my book.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Reported that an agreement has been reached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 NYT NEWS ALERT: Dispute Between Time Warner Cable and MSG Network Is Reportedly Resolved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dEnnis the Menace Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 NYT NEWS ALERT: Dispute Between Time Warner Cable and MSG Network Is Reportedly Resolved soooo do the Sabres start playing better knowing that their fan base has the ability to watch again? HAHAHA Who am I kidding...that's too much on the side of expectations...Derek Roy would poop himself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 A deal has been reached? Shocking! Let me guess..there is plenty of money to be made by both parties to ensure a handsome profit throughout the new agreement. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 And the DirecTV guy is coming to my house at 9am tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 A deal has been reached? Shocking! Let me guess..there is plenty of money to be made by both parties to ensure a handsome profit throughout the new agreement. <_< Would expect anything less? And the DirecTV guy is coming to my house at 9am tomorrow. You'll be much happier with DTV in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 And the DirecTV guy is coming to my house at 9am tomorrow. No reason to not be excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Thank you Jeremy Lin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan_in_raleigh Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 And the DirecTV guy is coming to my house at 9am tomorrow. u wont regret it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 And the DirecTV guy is coming to my house at 9am tomorrow. Straw that broke the camels back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Would expect anything less? You'll be much happier with DTV in the long run. No reason to not be excited. u wont regret it Straw that broke the camels back. Upside: smaller boxes inside (that might allow me to wall-mount a nice TV in the bedroom). Downside: Two dishes on my roof. I won't make the call tomorrow, but I will get the quote. Meanwhile: HOCKEY ON MSG AT HOME!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson's Flow Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Upside: smaller boxes inside (that might allow me to wall-mount a nice TV in the bedroom). Downside: Two dishes on my roof. I won't make the call tomorrow, but I will get the quote. Meanwhile: HOCKEY ON MSG AT HOME!!!!! Wahoo! Even if they aren't playing well, it's still nice to be able to sit on my own couch and watch the game tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Thank you Jeremy Lin! Things get done when Kicks' fans get involved. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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