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Here are the questions and answers Josh duLac and Clint Swett addressed during their "chat"...
Dish Network
Posted by tcuzz
September 15, 2004 at 10:52 AM
Question: Am I going to get dissed because I have Dish? What's up with that, guys? How come the Kings are in bed with Comcast, of all companies? And who really cares about Duke?
answer: Good morning; let's get this party started. Getting dissed because you've got a dish - DISH Network-branded or otherwise - is a very popular question around these parts. And here's the unpopular answer: We couldn't even begin to tell you whether or not (Your Satellite or Smallish Cable Provider's Name Here) will strike a deal with Comcast to carry this new network. Well, we could; but we'd just be guessing. Here's the good news for the non-Comcast crew: The cable goliath has publicly promised to offer the channel to the competing Davids throughout the Central Valley. And given the success of sports programming in general and the overwhelming popularity of the Kings in particular - not to mention the fear of losing customers to Comcast - DISH, DirecTV, Charter, SureWest and so on absolutely want to add the new regional sports network. They've all told us as much. But they've also told us that they don't want to pay a king's ransom for the privilege. So, let the haggling begin. And let the countdown to the Nov. 2 opener at Dallas begin, too. That will, of course, be an "As Seen On TV" game ... but only for those folks whose pay-TV providers carry the Comcast channel. As for why the Kings got in bed with Comcast in the first place: Try 777,000 subscribers throughout the Central Valley. The collective competition doesn't come close to touching that figure. - J. Freedom
Here are the questions and answers Josh duLac and Clint Swett addressed during their "chat"...
Dish Network
Posted by tcuzz
September 15, 2004 at 10:52 AM
Question: Am I going to get dissed because I have Dish? What's up with that, guys? How come the Kings are in bed with Comcast, of all companies? And who really cares about Duke?
answer: Good morning; let's get this party started. Getting dissed because you've got a dish - DISH Network-branded or otherwise - is a very popular question around these parts. And here's the unpopular answer: We couldn't even begin to tell you whether or not (Your Satellite or Smallish Cable Provider's Name Here) will strike a deal with Comcast to carry this new network. Well, we could; but we'd just be guessing. Here's the good news for the non-Comcast crew: The cable goliath has publicly promised to offer the channel to the competing Davids throughout the Central Valley. And given the success of sports programming in general and the overwhelming popularity of the Kings in particular - not to mention the fear of losing customers to Comcast - DISH, DirecTV, Charter, SureWest and so on absolutely want to add the new regional sports network. They've all told us as much. But they've also told us that they don't want to pay a king's ransom for the privilege. So, let the haggling begin. And let the countdown to the Nov. 2 opener at Dallas begin, too. That will, of course, be an "As Seen On TV" game ... but only for those folks whose pay-TV providers carry the Comcast channel. As for why the Kings got in bed with Comcast in the first place: Try 777,000 subscribers throughout the Central Valley. The collective competition doesn't come close to touching that figure. - J. Freedom