I understand this sentiment. I hope to find in the box scores that the Rockets scored more points than the other team...and I hope there are some fun highlights to check out online the next day. Aside from that, it is very difficult to follow.
They also spend billions a year on things like launching satellites,spectrum licensing fees etc ..etc.. They are a business and of course making money is the main objective.If they didn't fight it out with these broadcasters our monthly bills would be so high that most couldn't afford tv. If Comcast is asking 3to4 dollars per subscriber(not sure how this # came about ?) then we might as well forget about getting it on Dish or Direct.That is extremely high for a regional sports network ..Hell I'd be surprised if HBO even gets that. I was guessing it was probably in the 75 cent to a dollar range and the sticking point might be what subscriber package ...but 3 to 4 dollars ? lol forget about it and get used to alternative methods of watching.
Didn't see this Posted http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-directv-nbc-20121126,0,2187970.story Not every NBCUniversal channel is part of the deal. Comcast SportsNet Houston, a regional sports channel, is not included as DirecTV was unable to come to terms on a price. Also not included is G4, the NBCUniversal cable channel aimed at young men that DirecTV stopped carrying in 2011
Called Uverse to get more information. After a long time on the phone the rep told me I could at it today for 7.00 extra a month. She said it would only be available on the highest uverse tier. FYI for all you Uverse subscribers
As far as I can tell CSN Houston is not even an option on the uVerse guide yet so I'm pretty sure there is no way you can get it whatever tier you have.
I have Comcast but it seems like basic I only have channel 38 and it jumps to 41 no 39 which is what the rockets is on Do I need to add n how much if anyone knows to get ch 39 to watch the rockets
Confirmed still not available on uverse, the above poster is definitely not correct. Yeah if you want CSN-New England -- maybe.. You want CSN Houston. Still furious, still angry at all parties involved sans ATT, Dish, etc..
I guess we are of a different mindset. I haven't lived in Houston for 20+ years, yet I continue to follow and root for the Houston teams, even with all the turnover and even not being able to regularly see them. I follow the Texans who arrived 10+ years after I left and I rarely see due to their lack of national TV exposure (especially prior to this year). As I type this, the ESPN game cast of the Rockets-Raptors game is in one of my windows. How did the fans who are mainly fans due to being able to watch teams play, exist in the years prior to having so many games available to watch?
Just because YOU don't watch those teams, doesn't mean you CAN'T watch those teams. YOU still have access to Rockets games, and YOU can watch the Rockets/Texans any time you damn well please because you live outside of the local coverage area. Just because YOU don't see them a lot is your own fault... WE, here in Houston, do not have that option. Even though we live in HOUSTON. which is absurd as ever.
HBO is like $15/month for 7 channels (14 if you count the west coast feeds), and that's only to people who subscribe to that package. CSN Houston wants to charge $3.40/month to every cable/satellite subscriber. That would make it the 2nd most expensive channel on cable behind ESPN. That's ridiculous for a such a specialized channel.
I can see them if I choose to purchase league pass. You can as well. You just need a proxy server (e.g. net shade for the Mac) that enables you to be "outside" the viewing area. Or you could stream games from some web site. Therefore, if YOU CAN'T watch them, it is your own fault.
I couldn't care less about the Astros. At this point, they could leave town and I wouldn't notice. When the Astros were in the World Series, I alternated between watching them and Rockets preseason games.
This is why I don't like the Rockets and Astros getting into bed with a cable company, especially one with such shady business practices. I'll just bet Comcast looks at this as a win-win. They charge a really high price for their competitors to carry the channel, so negotiations drag on for ages. In the meantime, lots of people cancel their ATT or Dish or DirecTV or whatever and switch to Comcast so they can watch the Rockets. Either their competitors capitulate to ridiculous demands and Comcast gets paid; or customers leave their competitors for Comcast, and Comcast gets paid for that. In the meantime, lots of fans pay the real price of not getting to watch their favorite team. Free market capitalism is a wonderful thing!
