ASN ceasing operation at end of March

Discussion in 'D.C. United' started by orlandoinva, Mar 10, 2017.

  1. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd much rather they still tried to be on actual TV instead (one of those other PC things might be fun for extra junk, though I refuse to use facebook for live video, it's terrible). Never tried twitter live things, never seen one.
     
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  2. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Facebook now has some MLS games. Twitter has NFL, NHL and MLB. Yahoo has had MLB. I don't believe alphabet has had a major league in the US. I wouldn't mind if there were streaming in addition to the local television broadcast, but I am not in favor of online only.
     
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  3. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    The likes and shit covering the screen are ridiculous. The same applies to periscope.
     
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  4. Foots

    Foots Member

    Jan 7, 2002
    Ellicott City, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    So, no more DC United games on News Channel 8 or ABC 7?
     
  5. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    The broadcast schedule has not changed yet.
     
  6. Foots

    Foots Member

    Jan 7, 2002
    Ellicott City, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    That's a good sign.
     
  7. Winoman

    Winoman Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De!

    Jul 26, 2000
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ASN network is different from NC8 or WJLA7. It is an all-sports channel owned by Sinclair that allowed DC United, among other sports/leagues/teams, to be seen in areas covered by Sinclair. If games are scheduled on NC8 or WJLA7, then they will be seen on those channels in all likelihood. I think that NC8 and WJLA7 are only seen in the DC Metro area, so if ASN is defunct at the end of the month, you will not see DC United or the other sports/leagues/teams carried by ASN outside of the DC Metro area - at least until they can swing a new contract with another sports network.
     
  8. dcchelseafc

    dcchelseafc Moderator
    Staff Member

    DC United
    Sep 2, 2005
    Naptown
    Club:
    DC United
    What's the plan for the bmore region aka Annapolis who doesnt get NC8?
     
  9. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    Annapolis gets NC8 on cable.
     
  10. dcchelseafc

    dcchelseafc Moderator
    Staff Member

    DC United
    Sep 2, 2005
    Naptown
    Club:
    DC United
    we do? I must have forgotten. Thank you!
     
  11. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    on Fios its 508.
     
  12. Petworth Posse

    Feb 24, 2009
    Club:
    DC United
    Exactly. But you still need to invest in technology, human capital, production etc.
     
  13. Eastern Bear

    Eastern Bear Member+

    Feb 27, 1999
    Great Falls, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    And how better to pay for them with better demographic viewer data?
     
  14. jeffconn

    jeffconn Member

    Jul 25, 2004
    Norfolk, VA, USA
    Club:
    Hampton Roads Piranhas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    For what it's worth, it's April 1st, and ASN is still on here in Norfolk, VA on 33.2. They had live college lacrosse on this afternoon, and i'm watching the DCU pregame show as i type this. ASN's website, Facebook, and Twitter haven't been updated since March 21. They're looking like a zombie network.
     
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  15. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Women's college lacrosse on ASN here in Baltimore. Color me shocked.
     
  16. jeffconn

    jeffconn Member

    Jul 25, 2004
    Norfolk, VA, USA
    Club:
    Hampton Roads Piranhas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  17. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    I was surprised to see 120 sports live streams of NHL on twitter the past few days.
     
  18. dcchelseafc

    dcchelseafc Moderator
    Staff Member

    DC United
    Sep 2, 2005
    Naptown
    Club:
    DC United
    On comcast in Annapolis, they jumped in the broadcast like 2 minutes late in the 2nd half and we saw the corner kick goal...unreal.
     
  19. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    That was NC8 as well.
     
  20. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, that pissed me off - I was outside enjoying my halftime ritual on the deck when all of the sudden I had to listen to a goal being scored on the outside speakers.
    Had enough of us seen the build-up we could have stopped it with our collective will :) ... or something :cool:

    At least they seemed to mostly be good with their sound this week.
    However, the set-ups for Lapdog Lindsay to praise the team are getting really old, it's like watching talk-show hosts set-up comedians for their bits. I'd love to hear her say one thing critical, or even just honest - there's plenty to be constructively commenting on without having to lose too much homerism.
     
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  21. jeffconn

    jeffconn Member

    Jul 25, 2004
    Norfolk, VA, USA
    Club:
    Hampton Roads Piranhas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  22. NicktheGreek

    NicktheGreek Member+

    Feb 15, 2001
    Sad thing in live sports reporting the plain looking female broadcasters actually have to say something intelligent. If she was one of those Univision chicas with the team jersey body painted over a pair of Globas Grandes no one would care what she said or complain she was preempting a portion of the game video.
     
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  23. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Disagree.
     
  24. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    If nothing else, I've seen no tv production disasters in the past few weeks.
     
  25. dcchelseafc

    dcchelseafc Moderator
    Staff Member

    DC United
    Sep 2, 2005
    Naptown
    Club:
    DC United
    Still doesn't show the match in the guide on Xfinity not Annapolis. You have to know it's on.
     

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