DODGERS The TWC/SPECTRUM NIGHTMARE Thread

Will be interesting, I am watching out for any financial publication articles on to get a business perspective. They suffered if I remember right a 100 million loss last year as a result of the mess.
This link is from last year but it show what a pile of poop Time Warner had financially gotten themselves into. It's good read in hindsight and may be a decent perspective of today.

 

The proposed offer is only for one year and who knows after that!

 

So Time Warner lowers the price and then immediately sends out a press release about it? Honestly? Fuck them. This is just more of them trying to use the media as a pawn piece to put pressure on their buyers. I don't care what the price is. They can raise it, lower it, convert it to Japanese yen... just get it done, and stop making us a part of it. Playing the "we're the good guys" card is bullshit at this point. Fuck off Time Warner.

 

You called this one right and after reading this I consider TW to be pathetic and manipulative.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dn-vin-scully-dodgers-tv-20160323-story.html

And what about the rights of those who aren't Dodger fans and don't want to pay to make those of us who might live in the LA area happy? This could backfire as Directv has a whole national audience to keep happy also.

 

Reading that article makes me cringe a little bit. Quotes like these:

“It’s a humbling feeling that they would even try because of me,” Scully said.

Dodgers President Stan Kasten saluted the TWC offer to lower the cost of the Dodgers’ channel. “We think it’s a wonderful gesture from Time Warner Cable, particularly out of respect for Vin Scully,” Kasten said. “It’s a big win for the fans and, frankly, a big win for the cable and satellite providers. There could be no better way to honor Vin in his final year than for them to quickly accept this offer and get the games on TV.”
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C'mon guys, "doing this for Vin" is the farthest thing from TWC's mind. It's horseshit. Kasten knows TWC is insincere in their mention of Vin, so seeing him play along is just gross - but I guess he doesn't want to see TWC fail and rescind on part of the deal. And like you said TP, as far as we can tell this is a one year offer to lower the price, the other TV providers will be hesitant to jump on a one year deal knowing it's a trap, they would be bad guys all over again if they dropped the Dodgers after one season.

 

I wouldn't mind if Kasten went away forever.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sorry-dodgers-fans-twc-strikes-153513900.html

 

Time Warner Sucks... and has sucked rotten flea bitten scum covered testicles for years.


That didn't help the situation but ... it felt good. Might as well..

So if I'm Direct TV or AT&T or whoever... then I'm thinking... "FUCK" Time Warner... ...from their view they wouldn't carry the channel if TWC PAID THEM... so we're screwed.

mlb.tv is looking better but I'm still pissed

 

FIFY

Pure capitalism at play here people
Take advantage of whatever you can
Scandalize Vin Scully's esteemed name using him as a pawn? Ahem, make that as a Knight.
Why not? It's only a way of steering the masses

move along move along

Moo...


Offer a paltry one year discount to John Q. Public and hope to sway him to bias everyone else.
All who know that the TWC service sucks chunky anal leakage
They had no choice
They knew the world knows them as Assholes.


Not like the other crop of Big Media thieves are any better

 

I can see a scenario where a deal was never made. If this lasts 4 seasons or more, Time Warner may be better off taking a loss and selling the rights back to Prime Ticket. Or ditching the one team channel model and trying to acquire rights to other sports properties. The Clippers TV deal is up. No distributor is going to bite on a channel that features just one team. It's not happening. Or the Dodgers may have to renegotiate the deal if they want their games available. What a s*** show. Nobody saw this coming?? I thought since the Laker channel got picked up, the Dodger channel would make a deal too. I thought it would be the last of its kind because it's a ridiculous contract, though.

 

Good point.. does anyone know what the Lakers channel costs to the fat cat Media providers?

 

TWC SportsNet plus Deportes was roughly 5 dollars per month, per subscriber. High 4's. The Lakers went into the tank and viewership was down up to 70 percent throughout the season. So when the Dodgers came along with another Time Warner RSN, even more expensive...it wasn't going to happen...and won't happen. Bad timing. If the Dodger deal came before the Laker deal, they'd likely be on TV. I think.

 

^...

calls for speculation your honor


let the defense call their next witness

 

Blasphemy!!!
Keep it up...and you'll be on trial soon.
In fact , I would be surprised if evidence and rebuttal are being prepared as we...uh...type !

 

The guy is a total blowhard. He's served his purpose during the initial ownership transition. Now I'd like for him to go away.

 

Lol...after reading so much, so often, kposted here about this guy, and what he has said as gospel, it is a surprise (and refreshing) to read what you have posted.