BeIN Sport cont.... AGAIN

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  1. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I did USATH's nationals online in 2009, 2010 and 2011, as well as an Army/Air Force game and a Germany/Poland friendly that was on Comcast SportsNet. Then things changed at USATH and there haven't been those opportunities.

    Team Handball is about where soccer was in this country in about 1972: our national team was largely made up of naturalized guys who had played "back home," we could barely compete in our own region and we weren't creating players because there were very few kids playing the game on an organized level. There is zero chance there will be a pro league on these shores anytime soon. And, as you mention, that's a shame because I've never turned someone on to the sport and not had them think it's really fun and cool. As a spectator sport, when it's played at a high level, it's a lot of fun.
     
  2. richardfromnyc

    Apr 6, 2009
    New York
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    Glad I finally got Bein Sport (im a TWC nyc customer), but after a week or so watching Bein - i don't think i've seen 1 commericial besides the in-house promo ads. How does Bein Sport make any money? I'm not seeing any revenue stream for this channel at all.
     
  3. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Mideast oil funds?
     
  4. Dante

    Dante Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Upstate NY
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I actually saw a couple World Soccer Shop.com commercials thus week.
     
  5. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It comes up from the ground. Black gold. Texas tea.
     
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  6. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    Actually, natural gas (in case of Qatar).
     
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  7. Schapes

    Schapes Member

    Aug 20, 2001
    I thought the US was the Saudi Arabia of natural gas.
     
  8. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    No, Russia is (which is one of the reasons you see these current Middle East problems ... in general, that's outside of the scope of this thread but I'll add that the Qataris attempts to expand into the Western Hemisphere with its various holdings. including but not limited to media, is their risk hedging strategy ... they don't want to be Kuwait'1991 ... the more integrated they get in the US and the Western Europe, the greater political and the military support they will receive ... having the Middle East US Army HQ in Doha is the part of the same strategy ...)
     
  9. richardfromnyc

    Apr 6, 2009
    New York
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    Yep, i get that Bein Sport is backed by tons of money , just wonder what their business model is (if any). No matter how rich you are, there is a limit. From what I can see this can't last long term unless there are revenue streams coming in.
     
  10. Schapes

    Schapes Member

    Aug 20, 2001
    You better tell T. Boone Pickens.
     
  11. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    Do you have his phone number?
     
  12. Jamooky

    Jamooky Member+

    Mar 24, 2006
    Cleveland, OH USA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    T.Boone doesn't use phones.
     
  13. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    Is he like the ET?
     
  14. Jamooky

    Jamooky Member+

    Mar 24, 2006
    Cleveland, OH USA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He uses some sort of device we won't even know about for 10 years. :p
     
  15. corolla

    corolla Member

    Jan 8, 2008
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    So no news on Fios? This is stupid already. Ive been checking on the thread on the fios board. Some moderator made a comment and I guess the thread is now locked? So weird. Oh well, back to streams. Aaaaaarrrrrgggghhh!!!!
     
  16. jhernandez86

    jhernandez86 Member

    Sep 22, 2004
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  17. Carson Galaxy

    Carson Galaxy Member

    Jun 14, 2001
    Downey, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Great find, thanks.

    About a week ago I did one of those online chats with a TWC rep. Started rocky but in the end he advised decisions as to which area gets channels are made by upper management (such as NY regions getting Bein Sport while LA is shut out). Wasn't getting much out of it so I told him to tell upper management to bring Bein Sport to LA....maybe dude had some pull! :)

    In true TWC fashion, I requested a transcript of the communication by Email....never got it.
     
  18. Dante

    Dante Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Upstate NY
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nice to see TWC LA finally getting it, just in time for the price hike for the Sports Package.

    My last bill said it was going fro $5.99 to 8.99 and blamed it on the NFL Network and PAC 10 Network. They can gladly have them back if it means I save $3 a month.
     
  19. KensingtonSC

    KensingtonSC Still Lazy After All These Years

    FC Vaduz / Philadelphia Union
    Jan 7, 2010
    Andalusia, PA
    Club:
    FC Vaduz
    The amount that you pay for both satellite AND cable, and you're complaining about $3 a month? I'm not having a go at you, but that's like paying $500 for an iPad and then complaining about a $2 app.
     
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  20. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Retention departments rock. :)
     
  21. jhernandez86

    jhernandez86 Member

    Sep 22, 2004
    8.99 is cheapear than Directv. Here is a saving tip. Order El Paquetazo for 12 months, and you will get FSCHS, FSC+HD, GOLTVHD, and now beINHD in espanol, but with the SAP option like Goltvhd.

    Next season, I am very positive that TWC will find a way on getiing the NBCUniversal sport channel some how in to El Paquetazo package.
     
  22. Dante

    Dante Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Upstate NY
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They also added a $4 modem rental fee, but I'm going to buy my own modem, and they raised the rate on my package by $13. So total increase comes to $20 a month.
     
  23. Dante

    Dante Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Upstate NY
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I literally tried 3 different people and all told me the same thing, this is the best we can do.
     
  24. Dante

    Dante Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Upstate NY
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We don't have that here. There's only the Spanish Language package, for $5 a month, and it includes ESPND HD and beIN Sport in espanol in HD. No other sports channels.
     
  25. KensingtonSC

    KensingtonSC Still Lazy After All These Years

    FC Vaduz / Philadelphia Union
    Jan 7, 2010
    Andalusia, PA
    Club:
    FC Vaduz
    I bought my own modem when I got internet from Comcast. I refused to pay $5 a month or more for the rest of my life when I could just buy a modem with wireless capabilities built in for $60. I only got internet at home to watch Serie A on ESPN3. I can't get rid of it now because my wife likes having internet.
     

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