MadmanLA Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Denver is the only major market in the U.S. with no NBC/Comcast or Fox regional sports presence...they're served by AT&T SportsNet (Rockies) and the Stan Kroenke-owned Altitude Sports (Nuggets & Avalanche). I know with Kroenke owning the Rams in Los Angeles, eventually he and his family would have to sell-off their Denver sports properties, as part of the NFL's cross-ownership rules, and that may well also include Altitude. Outside of Denver, Altitude also handles the production of the Rams preseason telecasts, despite their TV flagship being already owned by one of the NFL's broadcast partners (CBS). Oddly enough, NBC/Comcast owns cable systems in every market serviced by AT&T SportsNet (Pittsburgh, SLC, Denver, Houston, Seattle), except now in Las Vegas, where Cox and CenturyLink are the major cable providers there; another sense of irony, what is now AT&T SportsNet Southwest (Astros & Rockets) was created from the remnants of the since-defunct Comcast SportsNet Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcos Flamengo Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 16 minutes ago, MadmanLA said: Denver is the only major market in the U.S. with no NBC/Comcast or Fox regional sports presence...they're served by AT&T SportsNet (Rockies) and the Stan Kroenke-owned Altitude Sports (Nuggets & Avalanche). I know with Kroenke owning the Rams in Los Angeles, eventually he and his family would have to sell-off their Denver sports properties, as part of the NFL's cross-ownership rules, and that may well also include Altitude. Outside of Denver, Altitude also handles the production of the Rams preseason telecasts, despite their TV flagship being already owned by one of the NFL's broadcast partners (CBS). Oddly enough, NBC/Comcast owns cable systems in every market serviced by AT&T SportsNet (Pittsburgh, SLC, Denver, Houston, Seattle), except now in Las Vegas, where Cox and CenturyLink are the major cable providers there; another sense of irony, what is now AT&T SportsNet Southwest (Astros & Rockets) was created from the remnants of the since-defunct Comcast SportsNet Houston. If Disney acquires Alttiude sports network, it would be a great addition to its future staple of ESPN regional networks. It would probably also acquire Cox-owned channel 4SD and merge it with the future ESPN San Diego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Marcos Flamengo said: If the FCC approves the Disney/Fox merger, these would be the names of the new ESPN regional networks: ESPN Arizona ESPN Carolinas ESPN Detroit ESPN Florida ESPN Indiana ESPN Kansas City ESPN Midwest ESPN New Orleans ESPN New York ESPN North ESPN Ohio ESPN Oklahoma ESPN San Diego ESPN South ESPN Southeast ESPN Southwest ESPN SportsTime Ohio ESPN Sun ESPN Tennessee ESPN West and Prime Ticket ESPN Wisconsin I doubt the YES Network name changes...that brand has good value. 2 hours ago, Lenny Dykstra said: Would Boston and Philly just get lumped in with New York Boston and Philly have their own regional networks (NESN and CSN Philly) that arent affiliated with the current Fox Sports umbrella... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcos Flamengo Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 10 minutes ago, AstroBull21 said: I doubt the YES Network name changes...that brand has good value. In other words, you would say YES powered by ESPN? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 33 minutes ago, Marcos Flamengo said: In other words, you would say YES powered by ESPN? No...it would be YES Network. Even now with it owned by Fox Sports, you'll rarely see Fox branding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Credit to Dan LeBatard for grilling Rob Manfred's ass on the shady dealing regarding the Marlins sale. 3 Quote Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcos Flamengo Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) 16 minutes ago, AstroBull21 said: No...it would be YES Network. Even now with it owned by Fox Sports, you'll rarely see Fox branding It would happen the same thing if YES becomes an ESPN-owned network. If the FCC approves the Fox/Disney merger, the NHL would return for ESPN for the 1st time in more than a decade. I think that this would probably happen because Murdoch's favorite U.S. republican POTUS candidate was, in my opinion, nothing more, nothing less than Donald J. Trump. So Fox News likes the current POTUS so much, but I and millions of good persons across America and around the world hates his excellence so much. Edited December 20, 2017 by Marcos Flamengo necessary changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcos Flamengo Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, CS85 said: Credit to Dan LeBatard for grilling Rob Manfred's ass on the shady dealing regarding the Marlins sale. So strange to see that this interview wasn't aired on TV. Or it was?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 ESPN clips it to 7 minutes: Quote 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadmanLA Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 20 minutes ago, Marcos Flamengo said: It would happen the same thing if YES becomes an ESPN-owned network. If the FCC approves the Fox/Disney merger, the NHL would return for ESPN for the 1st time in more than a decade. I think that this would probably happen because Murdoch's favorite U.S. republican POTUS candidate was, in my opinion, nothing more, nothing less than Donald J. Trump. So Fox News has great relationships with the current POTUS, but I and millions of good persons across America and around the world hates him. Before you get too carried away...the FCC won't be involved in this decision, because there's no broadcast station licenses involved; this deal will be under the purview of the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. The Fox network is keeping the 28 stations it owns, and is planning buy some of the stations that need to be divested in the Sinclair Broadcasting-Tribune Broadcasting merger (using some of the cash/stock coming from the Disney deal), including several stations that Fox once owned until a few years ago (particularly WJW Cleveland, WITI Milwaukee, and KTVI St. Louis), with the ultimate prize being Tribune's duopoly in Seattle (KCPQ/KZJO), the largest NFC market where Fox doesn't own a station. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcos Flamengo Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, MadmanLA said: Before you get too carried away...the FCC won't be involved in this decision, because there's no broadcast station licenses involved; this deal will be under the purview of the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. The Fox network is keeping the 28 stations it owns, and is planning buy some of the stations that need to divested in the Sinclair Broadcasting-Tribune Broadcasting merger (using some of the cash/stock coming from the Disney deal), including several stations that Fox once owned until a few years ago (particularly WJW Cleveland, WITI Milwaukee, and KTVI St. Louis), with the ultimate prize being Tribune's duopoly in Seattle (KCPQ/KZJO), the largest NFC market where Fox doesn't own a station. Will the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice approve the merger or will reject it?. I wouldn't be surprised if, in the case of the merger not being approved, Disney and Fox executives would unite them to sue both the FT and the U.S. DoJ, but they would need to make a clear and objective document citing the reasons it would mention it. In the case of Fox Broadcasting Company, it would be nice to see them reacquire Fox 8 (Cleveland), Fox 6 (Milwaukee) and Fox 2 (St. Louis) and Tribune's Seattle duopoly (Q13 Fox/Joe TV). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzcut Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 ESPN Arizona ESPN Carolinas ESPN Detroit ESPN Florida ESPN Indiana ESPN Kansas City ESPN Midwest St. Louis ESPN New Orleans ESPN New York ESPN North Minnesota ESPN Ohio ESPN Oklahoma ESPN San Diego ESPN South Atlanta ESPN Southeast ESPN Southwest Dallas & ESPN San Antonio ESPN SportsTime Ohio Cleveland ESPN Sun Miami ESPN Tennessee ESPN West and Prime Ticket and ESPN2 LA ESPN Wisconsin Fix'd. Quote The CCSLC's resident Geelong Cats fan. Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends. Sounds like something from a Rocky & Bullwinkle story arc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcos Flamengo Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, buzzcut said: ESPN Arizona ESPN Carolinas ESPN Detroit ESPN Florida ESPN Indiana ESPN Kansas City ESPN Midwest St. Louis ESPN New Orleans ESPN New York ESPN North Minnesota ESPN Ohio ESPN Oklahoma ESPN San Diego ESPN South Atlanta ESPN Southeast ESPN Southwest Dallas & ESPN San Antonio ESPN SportsTime Ohio Cleveland ESPN Sun Miami ESPN Tennessee ESPN West and Prime Ticket and ESPN2 LA ESPN Wisconsin Fix'd. Nice fixing. I did commit some errors. Sorry for that. Edited December 20, 2017 by Marcos Flamengo necessary changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 1 minute ago, buzzcut said: ESPN Florida ESPN Sun Miami Just to clarify, FSN flips the channels for NBA coverage to minimize the need for overflows, so FSFlorida, which is otherwise the Miami channel, has the Orlando Magic, but Sun, otherwise the Rest Of Florida channel, has the Heat. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadmanLA Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 28 minutes ago, Marcos Flamengo said: Will the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice approve the merger or will reject it?. I wouldn't be surprised if, in the case of the merger not being approved, Disney and Fox executives would unite them to sue both the FT and the U.S. DoJ, but they would need to make a clear and objective document citing the reasons it would mention it. In the case of Fox Broadcasting Company, it would be nice to see them reacquire Fox 8 (Cleveland), Fox 6 (Milwaukee) and Fox 2 (St. Louis) and Tribune's Seattle duopoly (Q13 Fox/Joe TV). The Disney-21CF deal is going to take a minimum of a year to get federal approval, but this deal is also tied to other agreements, such as the Sky Networks in the UK. The Sinclair-Tribune merger should completed within next few months, pending final approval from the DOJ and FCC; the merger is of vested interest for Fox, because Sinclair and Tribune are two of Fox's largest affiliate groups, in terms of number of stations (Sinclair owns and/or operates 30 Fox affiliates, Tribune owns 15 Foxes) and audience reach percentage. Because of that, and thwarting an attempt by Sinclair to potentially launching their own network (and they [Sinclair] have network affiliation agreements with every major U.S. broadcast network and MyNetworkTV, and owning the Univision affiliations in Seattle and Portland), Fox is getting back into the station buying game, especially in those key markets they want to protect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcos Flamengo Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 11 hours ago, MadmanLA said: The Disney-21CF deal is going to take a minimum of a year to get federal approval, but this deal is also tied to other agreements, such as the Sky Networks in the UK. The Sinclair-Tribune merger should completed within next few months, pending final approval from the DOJ and FCC; the merger is of vested interest for Fox, because Sinclair and Tribune are two of Fox's largest affiliate groups, in terms of number of stations (Sinclair owns and/or operates 30 Fox affiliates, Tribune owns 15 Foxes) and audience reach percentage. Because of that, and thwarting an attempt by Sinclair to potentially launching their own network (and they [Sinclair] have network affiliation agreements with every major U.S. broadcast network and MyNetworkTV, and owning the Univision affiliations in Seattle and Portland), Fox is getting back into the station buying game, especially in those key markets they want to protect. Will Fox Broadcasting Company acquire Sinclair-owned Fox stations?. This would affect Sinclair's plan to launch their own network that would compete with every major U.S. broadcast network. Hearst Corporation would also try to acquire WGN Radio and WGN 9, because, in my opinion, their sale to Sinclair would be bad to the people to Chicago, who is traditionally a liberal city, and Sinclair's programming tend to be more conservative. Hearst would also acquire stations that may be divested by Sinclair. NBC would also enter in the station buying game by potentially acquiring News3, NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, and integrating it to Telemundo Las Vegas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcos Flamengo Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 This would be the supposed list of ESPN regional sports networks and its local subfeeds in the future; the former Fox Sports Ohio would be separated into four full-time separate regional feeds, ESPN Cincinnati, ESPN Cleveland and ESPN Columbus: ESPN Arizona ESPN Atlanta ESPN Baltimore (if the Orioles opts to end MASN and sign regional broadcast deals with ESPN) ESPN Carolinas ESPN Cincinnati ESPN Cleveland ESPN Colorado (replacing Altitude Sports, once Kroenke sells all of its sports properties, except the LA Rams, to Disney) ESPN Columbus ESPN Dakotas (if ESPN acquires college sports broadcast rights to North Dakota Fighting Hawks, North Dakota State Bison, South Dakota Coyotes and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits) ESPN Dallas ESPN Detroit ESPN Florida ESPN Hawaii (if ESPN acquires regional rights to Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine college sports) ESPN Indiana ESPN Iowa ESPN Kansas City ESPN & ESPN 2 LA ESPN Minnesota ESPN New Orleans ESPN New York (replacing YES Network, because, in my opinion, ESPN has more value than YES) ESPN Oklahoma ESPN St. Louis ESPN San Antonio ESPN San Diego ESPN Southeast ESPN Sun ESPN Tennessee ESPN Washington (if the Nationals opts to end MASN and sign regional broadcast deals with ESPN) ESPN Wisconsin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 12/21/2017 at 1:45 PM, Marcos Flamengo said: This would be the supposed list of ESPN regional sports networks and its local subfeeds in the future; the former Fox Sports Ohio would be separated into four full-time separate regional feeds, ESPN Cincinnati, ESPN Cleveland and ESPN Columbus: ESPN Arizona ESPN Atlanta ESPN Baltimore (if the Orioles opts to end MASN and sign regional broadcast deals with ESPN) ESPN Carolinas ESPN Cincinnati ESPN Cleveland ESPN Colorado (replacing Altitude Sports, once Kroenke sells all of its sports properties, except the LA Rams, to Disney) ESPN Columbus ESPN Dakotas (if ESPN acquires college sports broadcast rights to North Dakota Fighting Hawks, North Dakota State Bison, South Dakota Coyotes and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits) ESPN Dallas ESPN Detroit ESPN Florida ESPN Hawaii (if ESPN acquires regional rights to Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine college sports) ESPN Indiana ESPN Iowa ESPN Kansas City ESPN & ESPN 2 LA ESPN Minnesota ESPN New Orleans ESPN New York (replacing YES Network, because, in my opinion, ESPN has more value than YES) ESPN Oklahoma ESPN St. Louis ESPN San Antonio ESPN San Diego ESPN Southeast ESPN Sun ESPN Tennessee ESPN Washington (if the Nationals opts to end MASN and sign regional broadcast deals with ESPN) ESPN Wisconsin Assuming the Disney purchase of 20th Century Fox is a done deal, it would be nice to have localized editions of Sports Center on most of the former Baby Foxes. Or perhaps the regional channels that carry MLB teams can integrate the Baseball Tonight music, and maybe bring back the National Hockey Night theme for NHL broadcasts. 3 Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcos Flamengo Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 On 08/01/2018 at 2:48 AM, neo_prankster said: Assuming the Disney purchase of 20th Century Fox is a done deal, it would be nice to have localized editions of Sports Center on most of the former Baby Foxes. Or perhaps the regional channels that carry MLB teams can integrate the Baseball Tonight music, and maybe bring back the National Hockey Night theme for NHL broadcasts. Sure. And one correction: I would rename ESPN Sun into ESPN 2 Florida. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieboy82 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 in sad news: http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/22076254/legendary-broadcaster-keith-jackson-dies-age-89 Quote so long and thanks for all the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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