DirecTV skips White Sox / Indians game due to "bandwidth constraints"
[Thanks, Dayton Guy]
[Thanks, Dayton Guy]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JayC @ Apr 3rd 2008 2:58PM
thats interesting. I just caught the last 1/2 inning of the game.
I wonder when Directv turned it on???
Big John @ Apr 3rd 2008 3:29PM
I can understand this at this time of year. All of the major leagues are still firing. The amount of games will decrease here in a few weeks as the NHL and NBA enter the post-season.
the_boo @ Apr 3rd 2008 3:57PM
That's what happens when games get broadcast on channels that aren't always on air. Maybe next time contracts roll around the Indians should get their games broadcast on a real network.
woj027 @ Apr 3rd 2008 4:03PM
Uh, What kind of bandwith constraints do they have at noon Eastern and 9AM Pacific? is there some Magic in the evening that allows more bandwith? What a crock! The game yesterday was in SD as well.
Peter @ Apr 3rd 2008 4:05PM
Uh, What kind of bandwith constraints do they have at noon Eastern and 9AM Pacific? Uh, is there some sort of Magic that allows more bandwith in the Evening?
What a Crock! The game was in SD yesterday too!
Paladin @ Apr 3rd 2008 4:29PM
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=123003&page=4
Supposedly some sort of technical issue arose according to those at dbstalk.com.
Allen @ Apr 3rd 2008 5:16PM
You know all those channels that no one watches really high up in the lineup? The 1000s and what not? Or all the redundant music channels (like how there is a Smooth Jazz and a Smooth Jazz XM channel)?
Why not take some of those off the air to free up bandwidth for what is otherwise really popular programming? Thats, I think, the best way to go: take what is otherwise rarely watched channels and take them off air.
The redundant music channels can go away anyway, as if you have XM or Sirius already I highly doubt a satellite provider then needs their own music channels.
Afterwards, get rid of the redundant Pay-Per-View channels too. You don't need three channels all showing "The Bourne Ultimatum" all at 3 o'clock. I'm certain you could live with two to keep it fresh.
Then there will be bandwidth.
cclaunch @ Apr 3rd 2008 5:48PM
I can understand technical problems do happen, but you don't just tell the customer "tough luck". You give them some kinda money back or discount or something. I mean hell, give the MLB extra innings subscribers $5 off their next bill.
Dayton Guy @ Apr 3rd 2008 7:26PM
Yeah... I was Pis**d off over it. That is the only reason I have MLB extra innings since I live in Reds Country. Oh well. But that coming from "The world leader in HD", DirecTV really puzzled me.
Brian Kaempen @ Apr 3rd 2008 10:59PM
Figures, the one game the Sox win isn't in HD. At least my local WGN and WCIU broadcast HD over-the-air.
-Brian