Tested
join:2008-01-19
Plano, TX
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Re: NHL Center Ice
Eric Rabe replied to a question about this on his policy blog just this week saying that "they're aware of the interest in the NHL channel and Center Ice"
He gave no commitment to when this might happen or if it will ever happen. Clearly Verizon is trying to negotiate a deal, but hasn't been able to nail it down yet.
I wouldn't count on Center Ice this year at all. Maybe for the 2009-2010 season.
To me, the big clue will be to see if they add MLB Extra Innings for the 2009 season. If that happens, then I'd get my hopes up for the hockey season.
I suspect part of the problem has been the somewhat limited bandwidth they've had. Now that they've largely corrected that problem by going all digital, I would imagine they'll be able to add more services like this. |
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JeepMatt
Delaware Fios
Premium
join:2001-12-28
Wilmington, DE | I'm personally curious why the "negotiations" are taking so long. Even little mom and pop cable companies carry Center Ice.
This has been going on for over a year now..
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@uhc.com
| IN-Demand has rights to NHL Center Ice and the other packages. They are owned by cable companies and friendly to cable companies. A cable company just has to make arrangements with In-Demand and they can get whatever of the PPV movies, events and sports packages they like.
Since Verizon is always a competitor to the local cable company, they don't contract through in-demand, they are left to make their own ppv and sports package contracts the same as the dish companies do. |
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