Re: the C's new TV contract

["Dorine" <norine@sover.net>]

I have a large dish, so I will not get any away games unless we can get the
other team's feed.  I realize the games will be on Direct TV but that will
also not be the Celtics' announcers, as I understand it.  The only people
outside the Boston area who will be able to get the Celtics' own announcers
will be those who have cable that picks it up.  That probably will not
happen anywhere outside New England, either.  At least when they were on
WSBK, as much as I hate UPN, the people around the country were able to get
the away games.  Now they'll get nothing much, except for NBC and TNT, etc.,
those few games.  Fox Sports New England games are very often not shown out
west, for instance.  :(
Dorine
-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>
To: J. Mark Estepp <esteppjm@conrad.appstate.edu>; celtics@igtc.com
<celtics@igtc.com>; Dorine <norine@sover.net>
Date: Thursday, August 27, 1998 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: the C's new TV contract


>I don't think a station has to "go on satellite" for us to get it via
>Direct TV.  I doubt channel 68 had a satellite linkup.  Direct TV
>takes feeds from whatever stations it wants, and sends them via
>satellite to its subscribers.  I don't think you'll miss any home games.
>
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>---Dorine  wrote:
>>
>> I did it all - I wrote Channel 68, not response.  I called the
>Celtics, day
>> rates, long distance.  I told them about the thousands of fans who
>won't be
>> able to get those games and either they should not sign with WABU or
>they
>> should insist that station go on satellite.  She told me I should
>talk to my
>> cable company and I told her there are many thousands of people who
>do not
>> get cable, which is why we have dishes.  She was very nice, really,
>and
>> finally asked if she could call me back, but of course she never did.
>> Bummer.
>> Dorine
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: J. Mark Estepp <esteppjm@conrad.appstate.edu>
>> To: celtics@igtc.com <celtics@igtc.com>
>> Date: Wednesday, August 26, 1998 10:18 AM
>> Subject: the C's new TV contract
>>
>>
>> >Has anyone who wrote or emailed the TV station now carrying Celtics
>away
>> >games gotten any response?
>> >I emailed and snailmailed them, but got nothing for my stamp.
>> >
>> >Considering that they are carrying the Celtics for FREE, and will
>make all
>> >their money on selling commercial time, it looks like they would be
>> >interested in the largest audience possible.
>> >
>> >I will go into withdrawal if I only get 1/2 of the games.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Mark Estepp 704 262 3111
>> >Appalachian State University 704 265 8696 (fax)
>> >Esteppjm@AppState.edu
>>
>>
>
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