Bottom-line TV Question

[Colly Wolly]

I live in the Salt Lake Valley. I have Comcast Digital Cable. Will I be able to watch every BYU football game this year on TV? Yes, I plan on going to a few games.

There have been a million threads about this on Cougarboard, and I just wanted to make sure Utah viewers are good to go. Thanks.

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by Stick It In Him

I live in the Salt Lake Valley. I have Comcast Digital Cable. Will I be able to watch every BYU football game this year on TV? Yes, I plan on going to a few games.

There have been a million threads about this on Cougarboard, and I just wanted to make sure Utah viewers are good to go. Thanks.

You might have to pay an extra 5.95 a month for cstv but MTN will be on your cable. Just call comcast

[Colly Wolly]

Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

You might have to pay an extra 5.95 a month for cstv but MTN will be on your cable. Just call comcast

Will do, thanks. So are people who don't have cable basically screwed?

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by Stick It In Him

Will do, thanks. So are people who don't have cable basically screwed?

CSTV is on satellite now and MTN will be on satellite in some form or another. Additionally, some games (7 to 9) will be on "OLN" network and I think that is on basic cable everywhere

[BlueK]

Originally Posted by Stick It In Him

Will do, thanks. So are people who don't have cable basically screwed?

That seems to be what they're saying in the papers right now. However, I'm not completely buying it yet. Comcast owns the mtn right now so they could make a lot of money by allowing a local station to carry the games because they could charge for the rights or cash in on the ad revenue. Everyone knows anything on cable gets lower ratings than on broadcast TV. It doesn't matter what it is. I think it's quite possible they are telling everyone in Utah they will need cable or they're out because they want to maximize the number of cable subscriptions, but when push comes to shove and it's the week before the season starts they will probably still allow some games on local TV just to maximize profit. That would seem to make the most sense to me from a money making standpoint.

[Colly Wolly]

I called Comcast today. The lady I talked to said it would be 5.99 a month to get CSTV (NBA and NFL tv come with the package as well). When I asked her about the Mtn. she didn't have a clue - never heard of it.

[El Guapo]

Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

CSTV is on satellite now and MTN will be on satellite in some form or another. Additionally, some games (7 to 9) will be on "OLN" network and I think that is on basic cable everywhere

Understood.


Is that too much text? I should have just gone with "ok."

What is the deal with a story about brevity taking up 5 lines of space anyways?

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by El Guapo

Understood.


Is that too much text? I should have just gone with "ok."

What is the deal with a story about brevity taking up 5 lines of space anyways?

"K" would be sufficient

[Mormon Red Death]

The mtn. will be available to cable and satellite providers throughout the nation. Comcast and CSTV each own 50% of the network, which will be managed by Comcast. Additionally, CSTV will be added to Comcast's digital basic systems in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

The mtn. will give fans access to more MWC athletics than has ever been offered before across 19 different conference sports, including at least 25 football games, 75 men's basketball games, women's basketball games, conference championships, and men's and women's Olympic sports, such as swimming and diving, soccer, and tennis. The mtn. will also carry press conferences, coaches' shows, pep rallies, and feature stories on athletes and coaches. Other programming will tap into local sports culture. Supplemental MWC coverage, including selected football and basketball games, will appear on CSTV and Comcast's OLN network, which will be changing its name to Versus in September, 2006. - MWC website