2005 A's TV Schedule
The A's have announced their 2005 TV schedule, and while some teams (Boston, San Francisco) are televising all of their games, and others are coming damn close (The The Angels Angels are going to go with 158 this year), the A's will have 130 telecasts spread out over six channels.
I counted up using the monthly calendar on the official A's site and came up with the following figures:
Fox Sports Net: 64
KICU: 49
Fox Sports Net Plus: 11
Fox (KTVU): 3
ESPN: 2
ESPN2: 1
Of the 32 games that aren't being televised, many of them are weekday afternoon games. No series of three or more games is being completely skipped, although the first two-game series in Texas in April isn't going to be on TV.
I called DirecTV and they tell me that MLB is continuing it's policy of blacking out opposing telecasts of A's games in the Extra Inning package even if the A's aren't going to telecast the game themself.
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Color me confused.
Say the A's are playing Seattle but only the Mariners are televising the game. If I had Extra Innings I still wouldn't be able to see the Mariners telecast? Or is that only since you are in the A's blackout area?
by Jennifer on Mar 25, 2005 9:46 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Extra Innings
If you're in the A's blackout area, you will only get the A's telecast on FSN or FSN+. Whether the A's are telecasting the game or not, Extra Innings blacks out the opposing team's telecast.
For example, on Monday, Sept. 12, the A's are playing at Cleveland, which telecasts all of it's games on FSN Ohio. That telecast will be blacked out in the A's blackout area, but if you're in Missouri, or Seattle, or LA, or anywhere else, you'll be able to watch the FSN Ohio telecast.
by jrbh on Mar 25, 2005 9:50 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Thanks! That's what I thought.
Maybe they should come up with a deal that allows someone to purchase individual teams instead of the entire MLB. Does anyone really need to watch KC vs Tampa Bay??
by Jennifer on Mar 25, 2005 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Word.
by Captain on Mar 25, 2005 10:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think I'll try...
:)
by Jennifer on Mar 25, 2005 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Boy it'd be worth it, though...
by baseballgirl on Mar 25, 2005 10:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks BBG
by Larry E on Mar 25, 2005 10:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You're welcome!
by baseballgirl on Mar 25, 2005 10:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
After the All-star break
Oh, your cable company will graciously break the total payment into monthly installments. I recently received the notification in my mail a couple days ago. If you are truley interested I can try and find it when I get home and post the info. Then again, its Cox Cable in Kansas and will probably be different in your area.
Don't sell a kidney - depending on how the A's do this year you may need it.
by Captain on Mar 25, 2005 10:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Extra Innings
by Larry E on Mar 25, 2005 10:03 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
No kidding!
I had to "watch" that game via the play-by-play thingamahoozie on mlb.com.
by Captain on Mar 25, 2005 10:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm..
by rook on Mar 25, 2005 10:12 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I hate TV broadcasting rules
by OaktownTribesman on Mar 25, 2005 10:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Blackout Info
A: NATIONAL RIGHTS
If a national broadcasting service such as ABC, NBC, CBS or FOX has the national rights to broadcast an NBA, NHL® or Major League Baseball® game, customers may or may not be able to receive that game through their DIRECTV subscription(s), depending on the local market in which they live. If a service that DIRECTV carries -- such as ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS or USA Network -- has the national rights to broadcast a game, subscribers will be able to receive it through their programming package, although some of these games are also subject to blackouts. Regional sports networks do not obtain national broadcast rights to professional sports.
LOCAL RIGHTS
If a local off-air broadcast channel (not ABC, NBC, CBS or FOX) or local cable system has the rights to broadcast a pro game in a certain region, customers in that area will be unable to receive that game through their DIRECTV® subscription(s). If a regional sports network that DIRECTV carries has the local rights to broadcast a game, customers within the region can receive that game through any DIRECTV® TOTAL CHOICE® or SPORTS Pack subscription, which includes customers' local regional sports network(s). Customers outside of the region will receive that game through the appropriate out-of-market pro sports subscription.
Click here to find out what your local regional sports networks are and which pro teams can be viewed on those channels.
Q: Why do blackouts exist?
A: Sports blackouts are a factor in every programming distribution service. Blackouts are determined primarily according to who has the rights to broadcast a given game in a given area, and are defined by the leagues.
DIRECTV does not arbitrarily institute game blackouts, but simply follows the restrictions set forth by the various sports leagues or by their rights holders, such as ESPN and TNT.
http://www.directvsports.com/Blackout_Info/
by Colorado Fan on Mar 25, 2005 11:13 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Still looking...
I am pretty sure he mentioned they were planning 30-35 games in HD this year. Can anyone help me find the string? (I searched the news, and most of the diaries, but could not locate).
by rook on Mar 25, 2005 5:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Here it is
http://www.athleticsnation.com/story/2005/1/26/05459/3849#commenttop
Here are his comments on HD:
Though I'd love to tell you that A's games on KICU will be done in HD, that isn't likely, at least at this point. At present, it's a case of simple economics. It costs twice as much to televise a game in High Definition, but we cannot charge our advertisers more for the time on HD broadcasts. On the other hand, Comcast, which is trying to stop people from dropping cable and going to satellite, is paying the additional costs for HD production by Fox Sports Net. Remember, when a cable channel needs more money, all they do is raise their per subscriber rate to the cable companies which in turn pass that increase on to their customers. Commercial television depends strictly on ad revenues. Until that playing field is leveled (ever heard that phrase before?)or new revenue paths are created, it's not likely that A's games on KICU will get regular exposure in HD.
I will keep looking for more specifics.
by rook on Mar 25, 2005 5:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
MLB.TV
by gaucho on Mar 25, 2005 6:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
You can use a proxy
by OaktownTribesman on Mar 26, 2005 6:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I did MLB on my pc
MLB streaming ain't always the best quality and I get bounced off too frequently aside from the "Max Headroom" jerking av now and then too.
by ak_A on Mar 25, 2005 7:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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