Shootout package on digital cable

Spectre_of_dc_united · Mar 7, 2003

Shootout package on Charter Digital Cable in GA?

I have been in constant check with the indemand website and the Charter Communications website and I haven't seen anything about the Shootout being offered here in Georgia. Can anyone give me some info?

Thanks!

Spectre

dark knight · Mar 7, 2003

E-mail Indemand. They were good about responding last year.

Brrca Fan redded · Mar 7, 2003

Noting is finalized as yet. Just hold on it should be appearing at your digital cable or what ever cable system you are using soon. Let,s hope so.

Wolves_67 · Mar 7, 2003

I've been asking my Charter to add MLS Shootout and FSW ever since they became available with no luck. Can't use a dish where I'm at right now.

Spectre_of_dc_united · Mar 7, 2003

I really hope so!

If I can get this, then I will be getting ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, FSW, FSW Espanol, Galavision, Telemundo, Univision, and Telefutura.... A soccer fan's dream!!!! )

monster · Mar 7, 2003

MOD NOTE

I changed the title so we can focus on all digital cable issues and not just one system. thanks.

diablodelsol · Mar 7, 2003

Anyone know about att digital/comcast in Chicago?

cpwilson80 · Mar 7, 2003

I talked to RCN here in Boston last week, and they said to call back closer to the season.

Did anyone go through them last year?

MetroDug · Mar 7, 2003

there is no mention of MLS shootout on indemand's site whatsoever. somehow, that troubles me.

caddisfly · Mar 8, 2003

I emailed indemand early last week and still haven't received a reply. I'll be contacting them again later today. Use the link below if you want to ask them about shootout yourself.

http://indemand.com/about/contactUs.jsp

monster · Mar 8, 2003

Originally posted by caddisfly
I emailed indemand early last week and still haven't received a reply. I'll be contacting them again later today. Use the link below if you want to ask them about shootout yourself.

http://indemand.com/about/contactUs.jsp
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Try e-mailing sports@indemand.com

They usually answer pretty quickly, but it's often just CSRs so the answers aren't the greatest. But it's usually consistent and accurate.

Spectre_of_dc_united · Mar 8, 2003

I e-mailed Charter yesterday...

... and no reply as of today. I'll probably be waiting for a reply sometime into late next week. It is so weird though. We had the Shootout package here in Georgia last year. I was going to buy it, but they pulled it off of the lineup a week into the season. I was ticked off BIG time! And now, stupid NASCAR has 7 channels to watch IN CAR coverage of a race?!?! for 3 hours, what kind of enjoyment is that?!?! Man, I am upset with Charter. And I find out today that they are separating their channels into packages. So now, I have to pay an additional 4 dollars to get FSWE, TV Chile and a few other channels.. Man, I wish I knew spanish!

Spectre

caddisfly · Mar 8, 2003

I also used the contact form at http://mlsnet.com/contact.html and directed my question to MLS broadcasting. I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything but you might also want to use the contact form as well. The more inquiries they get on the subject the better.

Knave · Mar 8, 2003

Would a mod please change the on the title to something more neutral. It gives me a heart attack every time I go to this board.

nyrmetros · Mar 8, 2003

What about TWC in NYC ?

TNJOHN · Mar 11, 2003

I just received a response from InDemand via the sports@indemand.com email address. They responded in about 4 hours. Below is their response to my question of when and if they will be offering the MLS Shootout package this year....

Hi-

Information regarding the launch of the MLS Shootout package (beginning
April 12th) is now just being released to each cable system, so, they should
be ready to take orders in the next week or so.

Hope that helps!

John

jmeissen0 · Mar 11, 2003

Originally posted by TNJOHN
I just received a response from InDemand via the sports@indemand.com email address. They responded in about 4 hours. Below is their response to my question of when and if they will be offering the MLS Shootout package this year....

Hi-

Information regarding the launch of the MLS Shootout package (beginning
April 12th) is now just being released to each cable system, so, they should
be ready to take orders in the next week or so.

Hope that helps!

John
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thanks

so everyone should keep emailing and calling their local cable systems

they want your money, make them work for it

monster · Mar 11, 2003

Originally posted by TNJOHN
I just received a response from InDemand via the sports@indemand.com email address. They responded in about 4 hours. Below is their response to my question of when and if they will be offering the MLS Shootout package this year....

Hi-

Information regarding the launch of the MLS Shootout package (beginning
April 12th) is now just being released to each cable system, so, they should
be ready to take orders in the next week or so.

Hope that helps!

John
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Beat me to it. Got the exact same e-mail.

Huzzah!

Jose L. Couso · Mar 11, 2003

Thanks TNJOHN, jmeissen0 and monster!

I will be calling my system next week to order!

Spectre_of_dc_united · Mar 11, 2003

Yeah, I got the same thing...

... with a little extra

Hi-

Information regarding the launch of the MLS Shootout package (beginning
April 12th) is now just being released to each cable system, so, they should
be ready to take orders in the next week or so.

We're not sure why Charter didn't offer the full package last year, iN
DEMAND offered the full season after our late launch date.

This year, Saturday night games after September will be subject to tape
delay due to scheduling conflicts with ESPN GamePlan.

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Spectre

ElJefe · Mar 11, 2003

Re: Yeah, I got the same thing...

Originally posted by Spectre_of_dc_united
This year, Saturday night games after September will be subject to tape
delay due to scheduling conflicts with ESPN GamePlan.
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Given that iNDEMAND only has a finite number of channels for the non-NBA sports packages, and given that they gotta show a bunch of college football games in addition to the MLS games on Saturdays on that finite number of channels starting in September, I guess that's understandable.

monster · Mar 11, 2003

Re: Re: Yeah, I got the same thing...

Originally posted by ElJefe
Given that iNDEMAND only has a finite number of channels for the non-NBA sports packages, and given that they gotta show a bunch of college football games in addition to the MLS games on Saturdays on that finite number of channels starting in September, I guess that's understandable.
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Since they are telling us (and MLS who found out later than fans last year) ahead of time, I can deal. Now if we can sell more packages than college football, we may have some leverage.

Spectre_of_dc_united · Mar 11, 2003

I wish we could sell a lot too!!

That might be the reason why they pulled the package off of my cable system so that they could show their WNBA and NASCAR IN car coverage. Only problem is that here in Athens the NASCAR channels take up from 823 to 830... but only on sundays and some saturday night races. Plenty of channel room for MLS games.

Spectre

P.S. Deportivo Cali and Libertad of Paraguay is on FSWE! I am recording it for a friend. Whoo Hoo!!

Flyer Fan · Mar 12, 2003

Re: Yeah, I got the same thing...

Originally posted by Spectre_of_dc_united
This year, Saturday night games after September will be subject to tape delay due to scheduling conflicts with ESPN GamePlan.
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It's good that they're putting this piece of information out there at the beginning. We don't need any threads like last season with people playing lawyer.

I contacted my local Time Warner office last night and the CSR didn't know anything about the package; since it didn't show on iNDEMAND's web site he assumed it wasn't offered this season. I'll give them a call in a week or so and hopefully they'll be ready.

monster · Mar 12, 2003

Re: Re: Yeah, I got the same thing...

Originally posted by Flyer Fan
It's good that they're putting this piece of information out there at the beginning. We don't need any threads like last season with people playing lawyer.

I contacted my local Time Warner office last night and the CSR didn't know anything about the package; since it didn't show on iNDEMAND's web site he assumed it wasn't offered this season. I'll give them a call in a week or so and hopefully they'll be ready.
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When in doubt, find the e-mailor phone number of your company's GM or director of programming and let them know you want it. The CSRs are slaves to what's n the computer and sometimes it has to go through a few levels to get to them - from iNDemand to a regional rep to the local company to the program guy yada, yada, yada.

I have been very lucky in that the GM of my company has been very responsive along with the person who deals with iNDemand. Others on the board have had luck with their local programming director.

Be civil, polite and let them know you want to spend your money. Don't make it a soccer issue because they get complaints from so many cliques. Make it an economic issue and they should listen.