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overandback
Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 675 Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Posted: 08/01/08 3:21 pm ::: special NBC channels for Olympic basketball / soccer |
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I have read in several places, including NBC's Olympics website, that they are making two "specialty channels" available for basketball and soccer coverage during the Games. I have been trying to determine whether I will get these channels, or if I can order them somehow, from my wonderful and friendly local cable provider, Time Warner New York / New Jersey.
I have just spent a solid hour on their website and on the phone with them, and they do not seem to know the answer. Not "no, we're not going to carry them", but "I do not have any information that answers your question". Does anyone here happen to know if NYC will be able to get them?
Alternatively, can anyone with a marginally competent cable provider tell me how they appear in the channel lineup? The NBC website shows them as "NBC Olympic Basketball Channel" and "NBC Olympic Soccer Channel" but I don't know if that's how the cable companies name them too.
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DetBookie
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Str8_Butta
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Posted: 08/01/08 4:50 pm ::: |
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I believe it was mentioned (on here) that the channels will be up and running on August 8th on all the major Cable Companies..
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smenko
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 4081 Location: metro detroit
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Posted: 08/01/08 5:05 pm ::: |
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Hey DetBookie is the CBC going to be broadcasting the Olympics? They have great coverage and we're lucky to be able to get it here in metro-Detroit.
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smenko
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Posted: 08/01/08 5:13 pm ::: |
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OK I just checked out CBC and they're broadcasting the opening ceremony beginning at 7 am next Friday.
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Dtfan
Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Posts: 228 Location: CT
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Posted: 08/01/08 7:24 pm ::: |
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Wow............I was having the same problem, I have COX in CT.........from what I've gathered, the USA channel is going to cover the soccer and bb games for us, if anyone knows different , please post!
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Rothum
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Posted: 08/01/08 7:59 pm ::: |
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Dtfan wrote: |
Wow............I was having the same problem, I have COX in CT.........from what I've gathered, the USA channel is going to cover the soccer and bb games for us, if anyone knows different , please post! |
Ok once again...
All women's basketball games information is posted on the calendar at www.off-court.com The men's games are not listed as Off-Court only eals with the women's games.
All game times, all channels are listed. Quarters and semis are listed but details will be released closer to the game days.
NBC reported that they created the basketball and soccer channels just for the Olympics. They will be carried by the major cable companies starting the 8th. check your sports package area of your cable listings. Do not expect your local cable company to know anything until closer to the games. And then ask for a supervisor.
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DetBookie
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Dtfan
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shotclock off
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Posted: 08/02/08 5:29 am ::: |
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Might I suggest that for the next few weeks the pertinent info in this thread be formed into a sticky, cause I'm sure I'm not the only one who didn't catch it the first time around.
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five_to_the_third
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Posted: 08/02/08 7:28 am ::: |
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Rothum wrote: |
They will be carried by the major cable companies starting the 8th. check your sports package area of your cable listings. Do not expect your local cable company to know anything until closer to the games. |
The first sentence there implies a trust of cable companies that I just ain't gonna feel anytime soon, based on past experience. The second is kind of hilarious; we're talking five business days away.
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CylonGrrl
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played3on3
Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 1033 Location: From the Garden State to the Cheesehead State
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Posted: 08/05/08 3:27 pm ::: |
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Does anyone know if Directv will have the special channels? I have not received any info from them yet. Anyone have any info?
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wnbashockballa
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Posted: 08/05/08 6:23 pm ::: |
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played3on3 wrote: |
Does anyone know if Directv will have the special channels? I have not received any info from them yet. Anyone have any info? |
i was saw on a promo that channels 750-??? will be the channels for it
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played3on3
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LJFan
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Posted: 08/06/08 12:42 am ::: |
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FYI quite a few of the soccer blogs are reporting Comcast does NOT intend to carry these 2 channels.
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kage
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Posted: 08/06/08 4:15 am ::: |
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LJFan wrote: |
FYI quite a few of the soccer blogs are reporting Comcast does NOT intend to carry these 2 channels. |
Looks like it. Can't find it on my tv. Watching from the stream on nbcolympics.
Wow. Marta is -FAST- at running down balls. That was a close one. Bad header by Cristiane (sp?). |
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kage
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Posted: 08/06/08 4:19 am ::: |
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Okay the Chinese crowd is chanting "JiaYou" -- lit. add oil or more colloq., come on or go for it, etc.
I just can't figure out if they're cheering on Germany or Brazil. ~_~ |
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kage
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Posted: 08/06/08 4:25 am ::: |
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Is there something really cool about the "upper" (the far side of the field from our position) half? Cause Germany keeps attacking up there and when it gets clogged up, they just keep trying to get it through instead of switching the point of attack? |
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Str8_Butta
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Posted: 08/06/08 3:34 pm ::: |
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kage wrote: |
LJFan wrote: |
FYI quite a few of the soccer blogs are reporting Comcast does NOT intend to carry these 2 channels. |
Looks like it. Can't find it on my tv. Watching from the stream on nbcolympics.
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The channels are supposed to make their debut on 8/8/08..
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