the problem i have with it is the game was sold out up until this morning when the Rox released unsold seats meant for the mini game packages that did not sell. this sux. we gave him his building and this is our thanks. Stuttering Moron!
Well, maybe Time-Warner is just letting us watch the commercials. Time-Warner mother****ing **** b****es bastards ****head ****ing ***** KILL KILL KILL KLILKLJK:OIUJLOIU{IPUJ"Psoua[fp9u !
pay attention...It will help keep you from looking like a fool. say it with me... It was NOT the Rocket's fault, it WAS Time Warner's fault. Geeeze..some people.
I would like to cyber-apologize for my harsh words to Les and Tim earlier in this threat. The outrage of not being able to see the first game lead to a moment of exasperation.
Check out the Chron article on the blackout...TWC screws up in blacking out the game Some suprising things... the fact that it was b/t Time Warner and TNT (not the Rockets), and that even the suites in the TC were getting the blackout signal, since they get their reception from Time Warner. Time Warner wrongly leaves Rockets fans in dark By DAVID BARRON Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle An opening-night misunderstanding between Time Warner Cable and Turner Sports resulted in blank screens Thursday night for Time Warner subscribers who tuned in for the Rockets-Nuggets game from Toyota Center. Time Warner blacked out the first 20 minutes of the game before restoring the signal after a hurried series of telephone calls to the cable carrier from Rockets president George Postolos and NBA officials. Time Warner spokesman Ray Purser said the company was instructed to black out the game in Houston by Turner Sports. Most nights, that would be consistent with the NBA's blackout policy, which protects local broadcasters by blacking out competing network broadcasts in ZIP codes within 35 miles of the home team's arena. Had KNWS (Channel 51) also been showing the game, Time Warner would have been correct in blacking out the TNT signal. But Turner designated the game as a network exclusive, meaning it was not broadcast on Channel 51. In such cases, a network spokesman said, TNT's signal is not to be blacked out. Officials with the Rockets, the NBA, Turner Sports and Time Warner likely will spend some time on the phone today, hashing out what went wrong. The important thing for the Rockets, though, is that the game got on the air after a short delay. "When we heard about the blackout, somebody on our staff called Time Warner and got the game on as quickly as possible," said Rockets marketing vice president Tim McDougall. "The first order of business was to get the game back on, and we'll make calls (today) and try to figure out what happened." Purser said Time Warner delivers its signal to the Toyota Center's suites, so there were plenty of surprised fans inside the building in addition to irked viewers at home when the game broadcast didn't start as scheduled. "We were sent the blackout notice, and we did what we were supposed to do," he said. "But when we got notice from George Postolos and from a vice president with the NBA that the game was not supposed to be blacked out, we put it on."
I just love how people feel the need to blame Les about problems that even he cannot control. Blame Canada before you blame Les.
Direct TV and Dish Network should send Time Warner a thank you letter for giving satellite free advertising tonight. How many Time Warner customers headed out to bars tonight to watch the game on satellite?
