On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom Wolper wrote: > >> I've seen a lot of carping about live streaming only hockey and >> curling on NBC's website. What I haven't seen mentioned is that not >> everybody can see those events on their website. They restrict it to >> "NBC partners" only. I have Comcast Basic and when I tried to watch a >> game, I got redirected to a Comcast page to order a digital package. >> If I had a digital package, I'd be watching the games on TV instead. > > Same thing happens with the site ESPN would likely use to stream Olympics > coverage, ESPN360.com. I didn't have access to ESPN360 when my ISP was > DSL Extreme, and I still don't have access now that my ISP is Road > Runner/Time Warner -- neither one has paid ESPN's fee for the right to > make it available to their subscribers.
Comcast is a partner with ESPN 360 and I've never been able to have a video load there. So maybe that won't serve as a solution. What ESPN does well (and CBS Sports) online is a Game Center box where you can track games live. One of my gripes with NBC coverage is that they aren't putting up real time updates of events in progress. CTV's website and Yahoo Sports don't seem to be much better. When I've looked for score updates for hockey games that started at midnight ET, I found the easiest way has been to go to the streaming sites, load a live feed for 30 seconds and get the score there. What really bugs me about NBC is their vigilance about making sure nobody can use their video. Olympic hockey has been big news in Pittsburgh with 5 of the Penguins (and many more ex-Penguins) playing for various teams in the tournament. Local TV news covers it but they can't show highlights of the day's games. The NHL encourages fans to put videos of their games on YouTube; NBC pulls Olympic footage off ASAP. I don't know how much more open ESPN would be about highlights and other footage, but it would have to be better than NBC. Tom -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
