Yep - they are getting their own network a la MSG. I think it goes live next year.
The contract nets the Lakers an outrageous amount of money. On 1/30/12, Raymond E. Feist <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jan 30, 2012, at 10:29 AM, Jason Green wrote: > >> >> On Jan 30, 2012 10:10 AM, "Raymond E. Feist" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > On Jan 30, 2012, at 9:25 AM, Jason Green wrote: >> > >> > > Now I'm thinking of relocating to the UK for 2 minutes, too... >> > > >> > > I went through a similar issue with the NBA. I'm a Lakers fan. But I >> > > refuse to pay for cable. I don't want to pay $1500 a year for a bunch >> > > of TV channels that I don't care about. I cut the cord on cable about >> > > 5 years ago, and replaced it with Netflix and Hulu+ - now my total >> > > cost each year is under $150. But - no Lakers games. >> > > >> > > The nice thing is - the NBA has a "League Pass" subscription, where >> > > you can pay (it's about $200) to watch up to 7 of your favorite teams. >> > > That seems reasonable to me (YMMV) as I love watching basketball. So >> > > I paid my $200 and got ready to watch some Lakers! Everything is >> > > great, right? >> > > >> > > Nope. Sadly, since I live in the Lakers broadcast area, their games >> > > are blacked out locally. >> > > >> > > So, a product that I want, which I could easily obtain illegally >> > > (there are dozens of streaming services out there) but which I prefer >> > > to pay for, I can't get. So, I cheated. I paid for a VPN service, >> > > spoofed my IP address so it looked like it was in San Francisco >> > > (outside of the Lakers broadcast area), and got it that way. >> > > >> > > I hope Nat is right. I would gladly pay to watch, and I don't like >> > > illegal downloading. >> > >> > That's because KCAL (Disney) and Fox Sports Prime Time have paid serious >> > money to the Lakers (and Clippers) for the rights to that region. They >> > don't want you watching video streaming via NBA League Pass because each >> > viewer who does that isn't watching local TV, which means ratings are >> > going down and advertising revenue with it. Simple fiscal reasoning. >> > >> > Best, R.E.F. >> > >> > ---- >> > www.crydee.com >> > >> > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by >> > stupidity. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Yep. I'm wondering if that's going to change next year when they get their >> own network. >> > Who? The NBA already has their own network. The Lakers? > > Best,R.E.F. > ---- > www.crydee.com > > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by > stupidity. > > > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device
