Still can't watch the Twins - I can't let this go.

[Craig Arko]

14 minutes ago, howeda7 said:

It doesn't absolve the Twins of blame, but I think MLB had more to do with this than most appreciate. It's likely Twins followed their lead believing some sort of group MLB streaming solution for the effected teams was going to happen and then it didn't. Rather than do it on their own, they took the $$ from Diamond and kicked the can. That's also likely why the D-Back/Rockies/Padres announced their distribution details right before Opening Day, because they had to scramble to get deals negotiated DirecTV/Cable/Fubo after MLB's plan stalled out.

I kinda think the same. MLB’s executives are on the hook for this as well. Which does not excuse the dickish behavior from other involved parties.

[KirbyHawk75]

I think I am getting FUBO tv.  I am biting the bullet.   

[Teflon]

Teflon Nation believes this is clearly a  right vs wrong, smart vs not-so-smart issue. 

The number of providers has greatly increased from the days when cable was the only viewing option, hence pricing among providers is competitive. Providers won't continue to add unreasonable costs in their standard fee for what is essentially niche-demand programming.  RSNs price themselves out of more and more viewing platforms leaving them only available to a fraction of their potential customers. Ad revenues fall, etc. etc.

If RSNs are to survive they need to do it as a premium add-on available on as many cable providers and streaming platforms as possible. RSNs then make their money through saturation - by being available on every imaginable service in their teams' territories and reaching every potential customer who wants to subscribe.  If it turns out the RSN's can't make money doing this, then perhaps it's time they follow Red Lobster* into the history books and MLB.com becomes the singular provider.

* Teflon feels remorseful for eating all those shrimp on "All You Can Eat" shrimp night.

[Parfigliano]

On 6/5/2024 at 10:17 AM, Brandon said:

So do we the fans, care about the almighty dollar, or we would pay the extra whatever to just move on and watch the Twins.  

I live in NM and I get all the games.  That TC territory doesnt.  F-UP.

[Linus]

It’s not complicated. The Twins thought they were going to end up with the same deal as the Padres and Diamondbacks which was going to be less money but no blackouts. This was the info given to Provus. Then Amazon bails out Ballys so Ballys put more money on the table but with the usual blackout rules. The Twins of course took the money and had to backpedal on the blackout info. 

[Riverbrian]

https://lptv.org/sen-tina-smith-puts-pressure-on-comcast-after-twins-fans-go-without-games/

Tina wrote a letter. 

That oughta do it.

Because of this letter... I'm pretty sure someone is holding all the doors wide open so Comcast doesn't run face first into a door while in such a hurry to return to the conference room. 

 

[Linus]

2 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

https://lptv.org/sen-tina-smith-puts-pressure-on-comcast-after-twins-fans-go-without-games/

Tina wrote a letter. 

That oughta do it.

Because of this letter... I'm pretty sure someone is holding all the doors wide open so Comcast doesn't run face first into a door while in such a hurry to return to the conference room. 

 

I always love that one. 

[Linus]

15 minutes ago, Linus said:

I always love that one. 

The execs at Comcast are all looking at each other asking “who is Tina Smith?”