Sky Sports News on FSC- ends 6/30?

Discussion in 'TV, Satellite & Radio' started by corolla, Jun 22, 2013.

  1. corolla

    corolla Member

    Jan 8, 2008
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    According to my on screen guide no more SSN on FSC after 6/30. Not on FS+ either. If this is the case my watching of FSC or Plus will be down to 0%. Sucks!
     
  2. Schapes

    Schapes Member

    Aug 20, 2001
    That is the only thing I have been watching.

    What gives?
     
  3. Clenbuterol

    Clenbuterol Red Card

    Aug 25, 2011
    Club:
    --other--
    Maybe NBC forced them to stop showing it due to all of the EPL highlights.
    Shrewd yet bold move if that is the case.
     
  4. MarcoTFC

    MarcoTFC Member

    May 9, 2013
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    sucks :( this is the slow death of FSC Not wathing FSNews, will have to find something online
     
  5. simont

    simont Member

    Nov 15, 2005
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    this Sucks the Big one loved the news paper talk on the 2:00 am ET one. as a sub I might have to put sky sports news radio on my phone or read it online.
     
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  6. Schapes

    Schapes Member

    Aug 20, 2001
    Doesn't that publicize a league they have the right to though?
     
  7. Clenbuterol

    Clenbuterol Red Card

    Aug 25, 2011
    Club:
    --other--
    But they paid lots of money for exclusive coverage.
     
  8. QPR Kevin H

    QPR Kevin H BigSoccer Supporter

    May 23, 2001
    Silver Spring, MD
    Club:
    Queens Park Rangers FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    It wasn't really that slow. FSC died peacefully at 13:00 BST on Sunday, May 19.
     
  9. Schapes

    Schapes Member

    Aug 20, 2001
    Will they show Sky Sports News then?
     
  10. Dante

    Dante Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Upstate NY
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This has 0 chance of being anything malicious on NBC's part. Sky Sports News had a contract to be shown on US television, that contract will be up at the end of the month. Fox didn't renew, why? The most likely reason is that FSC is going the way of the dodo bird shortly and there's no reason to pay for SSN when the channel becomes FS 1 where they will have more than plenty of their own stuff to air, and they will most likely want to create a studio news show that will compete with SportsCenter.
     
  11. Schapes

    Schapes Member

    Aug 20, 2001
    Another SportsCenter?

    One isn't enough?

    I guess that will mean I will be ignoring two.
     
  12. Dante

    Dante Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Upstate NY
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Fox used to have its own sports news show, I used to watch it back in the day with Kevin Frasier and Van Earl Wright. If they're launching a dedicated national sports channel it only makes sense to launch a news program.
     
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  13. Schapes

    Schapes Member

    Aug 20, 2001
    I wish someone would pick up Sky Sports News though. Indispensable - especially on deadline day.

    Won't find any type of football coverage like it in the States.
     
  14. psyer

    psyer Member

    Aug 11, 2011
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  15. El Duderino

    El Duderino Member

    Nov 29, 2006
    FS1 signed the guys that used to do "Sportscentre" in Canada, fwiw.
     
  16. Dante

    Dante Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Upstate NY
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There you go Schapes, daily at 4am, so set your dvr.
     
  17. corolla

    corolla Member

    Jan 8, 2008
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    So its off the air until 8/17? That sucks. I can deal with 4am as ill dvr it like i do press pass. Also curious as to whether or not Plus will air it more frequently.
     
  18. Makandal

    Makandal Member

    Apr 21, 2007
    Cambridge, MA (USA)
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    Haiti
    It always used to be off the air around this time of the year. They used to show Sky News instead in the regular SSN slots if I remember correctly.
     
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  19. MarcoTFC

    MarcoTFC Member

    May 9, 2013
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    I live in Canada and I should be proud of the Fox Soccer News anchors but they know nothing about football!
     
  20. El Duderino

    El Duderino Member

    Nov 29, 2006

    No, the guys that do Sportscentre on TSN, not Fox Soccer.
     
  21. corolla

    corolla Member

    Jan 8, 2008
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Only some of the hours of ssn were sky news. There were still some hours where they showed the regular ssn. Oh well. Theres always alternative means until it picks back up on 8/17. Quick question FS1 is now what Fuel? Fios has fuel in SD only. That could suck.
     
  22. psyer

    psyer Member

    Aug 11, 2011
    FS1 right now is SPEED. Rumor is that FS2 is replacing FUEL.
     
  23. corolla

    corolla Member

    Jan 8, 2008
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Gotta check if thats in hd on fios. Hope so!
     
  24. Rivaldinho

    Rivaldinho Member

    Jan 26, 2003
    Sharman and Dunlop know the game. The others anchors, not so much.
     
  25. Cantona

    Cantona Member

    Jul 12, 1999
    Texas/Luton/Manc
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland

    I wouldn't bet on this... I expect this to possibly start here.. But I expect it goes to Fox Soccer Plus after a month or so... Lets hope NBC doesn't play hardball with the highlights..or this will disappear altogether.

    Fox Sports 1 will change drastically after a couple of months.. I expect footy to be second or third choice unless there is a marquee match with no programming conflicts.

    Cantona---
     

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