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 [log in to unmask] http://www.amurgsval.org/joe/ HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.