The problem is that there isn't any CSN news and likely will not be for some time. The bankruptcy appears to be in a holding pattern until the July 2 status conference. In the days leading up to that, a plan could be filed...but until then, movement is going to be sparse.
I completely get that, I really do. But in the meantime, we don't need another thread turning into snide remarks towards each other that gets the thread locked. That's all i'm saying, just want a thread here that we can come to when there is new. Thanks
Just watched the Astros Bases Loaded episode that covered the draft. Lots of insight on the process provided by Luhnow. Whatever happens, I do hope they end up being in a situation where team-specific programming is still in place (other than the games themselves, of course).
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>EnTouch wants to drop CSN Houston, says it's not worth the price <a href="http://t.co/3WHfjfcxGm">http://t.co/3WHfjfcxGm</a></p>— David Barron (@dfbarron) <a href="https://twitter.com/dfbarron/statuses/479010887462686720">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Who at EnTouch signed off on $5 a month per customer? That's ESPN money. Wasn't it always thought CSN was looking for upper $3 range? I think this July 2nd date will tell us a lot.
http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastro...s-civil-suit-requires-state-or-federal-court/ Judge unsure if Crane’s civil suit requires state or federal court Posted on June 23, 2014 | By David Barron U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur said Monday he will require at least two weeks before deciding whether a civil lawsuit filed by Jim Crane’s Astros ownership group against former Astros owner Drayton McLane and Comcast should be heard in state court or federal court. Comcast and McLane want the lawsuit, filed last year by Crane’s Houston Baseball Partners ownership group, heard in federal court. The Astros want it heard in state court, where it was filed last fall before being moved at Comcast’s request to bankruptcy court. Isgur already has ruled that he has jurisdiction to hear all elements of the case except a breach of contract allegation against McLane Champions, the corporate name for the McLane subsidiary that owned the Astros. Astros attorney Judson Brown noted that that Crane’s lawsuit deals with only alleged violations of state law and thus belongs in state court. Brown also said having federal and state courts litigating identical issues is “by definition … a waste of judicial resources.” Attorney Howard Shapiro, representing Comcast, said the case should stay in federal court because “the state court has not spent a minute on this matter” while Isgur and U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes, who oversees appeals related to the case, are more familiar with the issues. McLane attorney Wayne Fisher says case would be a “procedural morass” if the McLane companies has to deal with separate trials that produce the risk of inconsistent results in each court. Isgur said on several occasions during Monday’s 90-minute hearing that his eventual decision will be a “close call” and said that if the case stays in federal court, it is more likely to be tried before Hughes than his court. Crane’s group alleges that McLane and Comcast conspired during his negotiations to buy the club to withhold information about the uncertain financial prospects of the Comcast SportsNet Houston partnership. Houston Regional Sports Network, the Astros-Rockets-Comcast partnership that owns CSN Houston, is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Monday’s hearing had no direct impact on CSN Houston’s ongoing struggle to arrange carriage through DirecTV, Dish Network, AT&T U-verse and others. Isgur will hear updates July 2 on efforts to develop a profitable business plan for the CSN Houston partnership
Dish Network saying what is true for most channels. Some want it, most don't. I'd have 10 channels max based on what I want.
Demand is higher for most channels than CSN, but those channels are usually bundled together as well which increases their purchasing power.
I don't think that Dish bit is really anything new. It's my understanding that the different carriers have been open to offering CSN-H a la carte from the beginning.
Based on the rate EnTouch is saying they are paying and what Dish is saying now, it's pretty obvious that CSN H needs to lower their demands.
