CSN Houston files for Chapter 11

It's the only reasonable option anymore. I've got comcast so I get to see all the games but none of my friends do so they find streaming live tv to watch. What's funny is how they've been battling this problem since the Napster days in 1997 and it's only gotten easier to find what you want.

 

To be honest, does anyone see this playing out differently if a new network buys the station? I think they're going to run into the same option which is that people just don't want to watch the Astros and they are a long way off from being competitive. And the Rockets are now competitive enough that many of their games will be nationally televised.

 

By new network I meant another cable/satellite company.

According to Barron, nobody is clear on who the buyer is at this point.

 

Fingers crossed its att, this crap has gone on long enough

 

Yeah, it'll get better. Apparently, one or more of the original partners went in with some bad assumptions on the financials. If a new buyer is coming in, he's coming with the benefit of seeing why the last deal failed and will have more realistic assumptions of what they can extract from other carriers. If they still want to buy in knowing what they should now know, then they're willing to agree to prices that the previous partnership was not.

 

Or other media conglomerate keeps prices the same, but is still able to make money as Comcast Time Warner conglomerate pays same price with more subscribers.

 

I can see yalls points but I have to assume this also means a hefty cut to the Rockets & Astros rights fees.

 

No way. The Kings just got $700 mil for thier CSN. The Mariners got $2 billion.

My guess is the buyer will pay a lot and Rockets and Stros like the number

 

He was on 610 this evening and stated that one rumor is that the buyer is either AT&T or DirecTv or both (aren't they merging?)

 

DirecTV and Dish network are looking to merge.

 

Yes, AT&T and DirectTV are attempting to merge.

 

So, can I get a run up on this story now? Will Comcast finally be gone before next season? Or another year of this crap?

 

@dfbarron: Bloomberg News quoting proverbial unnamed source identifying AT&T as mystery bidder for CSN Houston, which would fit conventional wisdom.

 

So would this just mean the rockets and Astros would only be available on AT&T then?

 

I'm down with that

 

Doubtful

It would mean that the new buyer would be buying knowing they can make money by demanding less from the other carriers since the current model is not working. Otherwise why bother buying the channel.

besides, isnt ATT merging with another sat company?(Direct?)

 

As much as it sucks to not be able to watch the Rockets on my TV in clear HD, it is kind of fun to watch on that h-town sports site and talk about the game with all of the clutchfans members on there..

 

I'd tune in every night, but I can't with Sudden Link the only option in my area. I used to watch each Astros and Rockets game when they were on FSSW. Heck, I even watched the Astros games on HSE back in the days of the dome.