BU's New TV Deal

[ph]

Out of curiousity, what kind of deal would you have preffered? I am always curious to see what kind of alternatives people have who are not supportive of progress made. BU had about a month and WEEK and WMBD as well as local netowrk other channels would not pick them up because they lost money showing because ESPN and other channels have the rights to the good games. What are your ideas so we can suggest them to BU Sports Marketing and KK?

WEEK is esentially broadcasting 3 OTA stations. Analog 25, Digital (sometimes HDTV) 25-1 and 25-2 Weather plus.
I would of preferred, at least, the bubraves.com simulcast on one of the local stations's digital subchannels. So at least I can pick up the game with my antenna.
Insight should at least allow that for their current Bradley package. (as no satellite company retransmits the digital sub channels, it would allow Insight to still claim an exclusive, plus be available to more OTA customers.)

[Da Coach]

Which brings up the bigger question... If WEEK couldn't make money airing Bradley basketball, how can a cable delivery system that only reaches 1/2 the market?

Much of the losses for WEEK were related to their dumping the network programming to replace it with the Bradley broadcast. Except for a few high-profile games, the satings for Bradley games are not as high as they are for the network shows. So the station loses money because they have to preemp the regular programming. Insight doesn't have that problem. All they need is an open channel, which they have.

Perhaps there are other ways Insight saves money. Maybe they already own or lease the uplinks, downlinks, and satellite times which WEEK has to pay extra for? I don't know about that.

[Dubl R 1]

WEEK is esentially broadcasting 3 OTA stations. Analog 25, Digital (sometimes HDTV) 25-1 and 25-2 Weather plus.
I would of preferred, at least, the bubraves.com simulcast on one of the local stations's digital subchannels. So at least I can pick up the game with my antenna.
Insight should at least allow that for their current Bradley package. (as no satellite company retransmits the digital sub channels, it would allow Insight to still claim an exclusive, plus be available to more OTA customers.)

If you have Digital cable, what channel do you go to to view 25.1, and 25.2 weather plus. I knew that these existed, but don't know how to get to them.

[ph]

If you have Digital cable, what channel do you go to to view 25.1, and 25.2 weather plus. I knew that these existed, but don't know how to get to them.

Had to look it up on week.com: Weatherplus (25-2) is on Insight digital 431 and Medicom Digital 190
The 25-1 would most likely be the NBC HDTV channel, only available to HDTV digital boxes. it is Insight Digital Cable channel 761 (no mention of Mediacom, I knew that for the first year, NBC HD was "only" available free OTA due to contract negotiations with cable companies..)

[Dubl R 1]

Had to look it up on week.com: Weatherplus (25-2) is on Insight digital 431 and Medicom Digital 190
The 25-1 would most likely be the NBC HDTV channel, only available to HDTV digital boxes. it is Insight Digital Cable channel 761 (no mention of Mediacom, I knew that for the first year, NBC HD was "only" available free OTA due to contract negotiations with cable companies..)

Thanks for the info, I have the HD package from insight, but my HD NBC channel is in the 900's, I think channel 906 maybe, but not 761. I'll have to try 431 when I get home from work, err, I mean posting on Bradleyfans.com. Thanks again PH

[amckillip]

If you have Digital cable, what channel do you go to to view 25.1, and 25.2 weather plus. I knew that these existed, but don't know how to get to them.

I actually have and HDTV(Thanks to good-paying internships...) and live in the Dorms here at BU and I get HDTV through DTV which is a way to send HDTV of cable. I have no antenna just free cable from BU and get all local HD channels.

[PeoriaLou]

WEEK is esentially broadcasting 3 OTA stations. Analog 25, Digital (sometimes HDTV) 25-1 and 25-2 Weather plus.
I would of preferred, at least, the bubraves.com simulcast on one of the local stations's digital subchannels. So at least I can pick up the game with my antenna.
Insight should at least allow that for their current Bradley package. (as no satellite company retransmits the digital sub channels, it would allow Insight to still claim an exclusive, plus be available to more OTA customers.)

Or why couldn't they simulcast on one of WTVP's OTA digital channels? They have 3 channels - 47-1, 47-2, and 47-3.

[ph]

Or why couldn't they simulcast on one of WTVP's OTA digital channels? They have 3 channels - 47-1, 47-2, and 47-3.

I'll take 47-2
Earlier I posted my dream of WTVP setting up one fo their HDTV cameras at Carver. just pan back and forth with digital surround sound, no announcers needed.