I write:
 
>>ESPN has a policy which I think shows integrity and attention to their
>>mission as a sports network.  FSN apparently does not.  Remember this
>>the next time someone complains about ESPN's Phrozen Phour coverage.
 
Greenie replies, in part
 
> To say that FSN or FSN-E show no integrity while ESPN does is an ignorant
> statement.
 
Please read the paragraph again carefully.  What I was saying was that
FSN apparently does not have such a policy.  (I.e., the implied
comparison was between the two networks, not a policy and a network.)
 
> Furthermore, I've witnessed countless programming on ESPN and ESPN2 that
> has suffered from commitments to broadcasts that cater to a larger
> audience; in particular, tennis and soccer have been delayed and in some
> cases pre-empted entirely, and not just to games.
 
> Not long ago, ESPN failed to broadcast a major international soccer match
> because of Michael Jordan's retirement. It wasn't just coverage of his
> press conference; the entire day of programming was shuffled around and in
> many cases (the soccer match) not rebroadcast, just so they could show
> endless Jordan highlight reels.
 
I was not aware of either of these events.  Were they scheduled live
events which were not broadcast live for reasons other than a previous
live broadcast running long?
                                          John Whelan, Cornell '91
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