Re: Celtics TV Station News

[Dan Forant Sr <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

This is good news for the Albany NY area, we get 38 and Fox Sports, but I
think we have Fox NY.

At 07:34 AM 7/30/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Here is a new article from the Boston Globe.  Can someone please tell me
>exactly what it means?  Will Channel 38 and Fox Sports New England both be
>airing games at the same time?  Or Will one station get part of the games
>and the other station get the rest?
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>>>>>Celtics close to rights deal
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>The Celtics are about three weeks away from signing a television deal with
>Fox Sports New England and Channel 38.
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>The parties are in the final stages of negotiations to give the team an
>over-the-air partner after the departure of Channel 68, which Pax recently
>bought from Boston University.
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>Pax, a family-oriented station, had no interest in keeping the Celtics' road
>games, which Channel 68 carried last season in an unusual arrangement.
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>The Celtics and Channel 68 agreed to split advertising revenue, share
>production costs, and deal with the rights fee over time. The station would
>make money after a certain point.
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>Channel 38 carried the games before the Celtics accepted the three-year deal
>with Channel 68. Two years ago, Channel 38 paid an estimated $100,000 for
>every road game covered (about $4 million per year). The station also
>carries Bruins games and didn't press hard to keep the Celtics package.
>Unconvinced that sports teams would generate profits, station officials
>opted to pick up syndicated shows.
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>Last year, Fox Sports New England offered the Celtics a lucrative 10-year
>deal, but the team balked at having the majority of its games on cable.
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