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Many cable subscribers will NOT be able to watch games on ESPN3
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:34 pm
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The Worldwide Leader has elected to end the simulcast of sporting events shown on ESPN's cable nets to ESPN3—a service available to 73 million cable subscribers—and instead restrict those online feeds to viewers whose cable provider subscribes to the WatchESPN service (which reaches about half as many viewers).
WatchESPN is the service that allows subscribers to watch ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPNU programming on their computer or mobile device; ESPN is now limiting ESPN3 to "exclusive programming," such as Sri Lankan Premier League cricket which is currently airing on ESPN3.
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This is likely to produce a lot of upset college football fans this Saturday, who have grown accustomed to being able to watch live sports simulcast to their computers, Xbox360, or mobile devices; if these subscribers don't have a cable provider offering WatchESPN, they'll have to use an actual TV to watch any games on those three broadcast cable nets.
SIAP. I saw this thread on the MSB.
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Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:36 pm to 12
That frickin sucks. I use my xbox to watch games I can't watch on TV.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:37 pm to AUtigerNOLA
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That frickin sucks. I use my xbox to watch games I can't watch on TV.
Yep, XBox Live for the win.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:39 pm to 12
turrible news
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