Tony Biscardi ([log in to unmask]) wrote: : > : > Tony, : > : > How can a bar (bah?) in Boston get TSN? That is a Canada : > only station that is scrambled on my dish. CBC is in the : > clear (at least for now), so anyone can get that, but they : > don't have the license from Hockey Canada to broadcast : > international games.. : > : > E$PN has a website. Gad! for all the times I see the darn : > thing on E$PN and E$PN2, I forgot it. This is not the right : > URL, but it gets you to the right place: www.espn.com. : > : > Joe : > : : I was given the wrong info. : : It was TSN who would not allow the bars to pick up the feed. : : Usually, I guess they can pay a small fee and get the feed : (I've watched TSN broadcasts before). : : TSN, however, decided that, since NO ONE IN THE *ENTIRE* : WORLD payed what they demanded, no one anywhere would get : to see the World Junior Championships. Not only did ESPN : laugh at what TSN wanted, but I am told the Swedish station : was outraged at TSN's exclusive rights which they would : rather get *no* revenue from outside of Canada than to sell : them at a reasonable rate. : : No one in Europe or the US was able to watch it due to TSN. : : : Personally, I don't understand why they wouldn't lower : their asking price and get *SOMETHING* from *SOMEONE*!?! : : I can't figure it. : : : Oh well, : : Tony : And once again, hockey fans get screwed by the TV companies. Aren't any TV executives fans ? -Steve HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.