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Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by The Beard, May 18, 2014.

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  1. Granville

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    David Barron @dfbarron · 3m

    Hearing is in recess now while attorneys hash out what will be the value of the $100 million Comcast secured loan.


    David Barron @dfbarron · 17m

    Judge Isgur acknowledges that upcoming proceedings will be a "fight" with Comcast against everybody else in the case.

     David Barron @dfbarron · 18m

    Comcast atty Craig Goldblatt isn’t sure court can move quickly because plan “goes out of its way to pick a number of fights" w/Comcast.


    David Barron @dfbarron · 24m

    Network attorney Henry Beckham says the Rockets want the network changeover accomplished by Oct. 5, the date of their first preseason game.


    David Barron @dfbarron · 27m

    Judge will give them 21 days to state value of the loan.


    David Barron @dfbarron · 28m

    Judge Isgur’s first comment: He wants the Rockets and Astros to tell him what will be the value of the $100 million Comcast secured loan.

     David Barron @dfbarron · 31m

    For the record, 17 lawyers made appearances before the court.


    David Barron @dfbarron · 33m

    Lawyer head count today is adequate, but I've seen bigger turnouts. Definitely less than two dozen on hand.



    David Barron @dfbarron · 35m

    Astros general counsel Giles Kibbe is here with Rockets general counsel Rafael Stone. No Jim Crane, Leslie Alexander or Tad Brown yet.



    David Barron @dfbarron · 35m

    We may get more details today on where the case goes from here, what Comcast's response will be, etc.


    David Barron @dfbarron · 36m

    If you're not up to speed, here's a summation of overnight developments. http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2014/08/06/att-directv-to-take-over-comcast-sportsnet-houston/


    David Barron @dfbarron · 42m

    Good morning. We're back in Judge Isgur's court for today's Houston Regional Sports Network bankruptcy update conference.
     
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  2. Granville

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    Comcast and the Judge are both indicating there is a big fight looming.

    My hope is that Comcast get something worked out with ATT/DTV about the MFN , get their start up loan paid back, the Crane duped lawsuit gets dropped and Comcast just goes away. Hopefully those things might convince them to let this deal go through without a prolonged fight.

    The ATT deal with 80% carriage is the best thing as fans that we have heard in 2 years.
     
  3. juicystream

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    Yeah, but it is still part of CSN's feed. :mad:
     
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    Best line I've seen about Howard Chen was "he sounds like a middle aged lesbian".
     
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    Sure... just saying that the "announcers are employed and paid by the Houston astros..." (thus, unless the Astros fire him, he's going to be the announcer on Root).
     
  6. juicystream

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    And we'll have a first thing to hate about the ROOT feed.

    [​IMG]
     
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    "Boozle222, does that Clutch site say that we're getting Comcast soon?" - My dad circa every phone call we have.
     
  8. justtxyank

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    Announcers are hired by the team and transfer regardless of where the games are broadcast. That's intentional and stems from the old radio days where teams were afraid of losing their famous voices if they jumped from one radio brand to another.
     
  9. No Worries

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    Is it too soon to lock this thread?
     
  10. MrBear1

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    I just went to look at switching back to Uverse, their internet options are crappy. Max in my area is 16mbps?!?!?!
     
  11. Icehouse

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    So if this new deal goes through does that mean those with the U-verse sports package will have to pay even more for the channel, or a seperate fee for it? I'm assuming AT&T will make it's money by charging a fee for the channel.
     
  12. Uprising

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    Yikes, I was way off with his name....lol.

    I can't stand that guy. The side scenes with him going on about twitter are as excruciating as seeing Pancakes on tv.
     
  13. tim562

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    I'd pay a bit more for it. I think my limit would be $10 more, but I would complain about it. $5 is cool.
     
  14. Rocketman95

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    Who will host the Rockets halftime show? What will be the channel number? Will Julia Morales give me an HJ?
     
  15. Castor27

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    Clyde Drexler; 34; Only if she can use gloves :eek:
     
  16. Rocketman95

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    ****; no HD?; I'll take it
     
  17. juicystream

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    Very weird that your dad calls you by your Clutchfans moniker.
     
  18. Rocketman95

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    Or is it weird that it is his real name?
     
  19. Castor27

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    Too quick on the trigger, a better answer for question 3 would have been "only if she can use Howard Chen's hands"
     
  20. Rocketman95

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    Oh my gross.

    And how did you know I was too quick on the trigger? :(
     
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