SEC Network- How Long You Gonna Wait?

[mr.checkerboards]

I have a question about the SEC network. Will this affect the sec game of the week that games on at noon every Saturday? I know there have been a few Vol games on at this time and I will be extremely upset if I have to pay for something that I used to get for free
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[Rooster1]

I have a question about the SEC network. Will this affect the sec game of the week that games on at noon every Saturday? I know there have been a few Vol games on at this time and I will be extremely upset if I have to pay for something that I used to get for free
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Short answer, no. Look at the above ost which detail the first three weeks of SEC games. Note that the Vols first two games can only be watched via the SEC Network. There will be 45 SEC FB games telecast this year on the SEC Network. The rest of the games will be on ABC/CBS/ESPN etc.. as usual.

 

[DeerPark12]

I have a question about the SEC network. Will this affect the sec game of the week that games on at noon every Saturday? I know there have been a few Vol games on at this time and I will be extremely upset if I have to pay for something that I used to get for free
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Yes, the Noon Saturday "Game of the Week" that was shown on local stations will now be on the SEC Network.

The 3:30 game will still be on CBS and ESPN will still have prime time games on their networks.

 

[gunner]

How does FSN get the rights to the UAB at Miss State game? Does ESPN sell those rights to FSN?

 

[Coug]

Sunday, Aug. 31 7:00 p.m. Utah State at Tennessee
Saturday, Sept. 6 Noon Florida Atlantic at Alabama
Noon Arkansas State at Tennessee

Pretty exciting honestly as if it weren't for the SEC Network we probably wouldn't be seeing either of these two games as they'd be Pay Per View events.

 

[508mikey]

Warning: Reply will be wordy.
Acknowledgment: vols4evan's response farther down is very good advice. Probably your best chance for better reception and maybe less cost per month.
Personal Comment: I for one don't doubt what you're paying per month as I've seen my own and others monthly charge climb into the $100+ realm.

Commentary: I recently discontinued DTV and will not subscribe to cable again anytime soon. Was going to go with DISH until they lied. Told me their special offer 1.5 month ago was a 12 month deal not requiring a 24 month contract. When I was in the process of choosing, I saw the little statement about a 24/month contract required to get the (at the time) $22.99 190 channel selection. I asked about it and got the biggest BS answer I've heard in years.

So now have OTA via MOHU HD antenna. Pulling in 25 channels. Am waiting for a Channel Master CM-7001 HDTV Antenna and Clear QAM Cable Tuner to jack up the reception even more.

I first took TWC up on a 12 month deal for their EXTREME Internet connection. They really meant 12 months unlike DISH, the offer stood. Of course I had to also get a DOCSIS 3.X modem and a Netgear AC1900 Nighthawk router. The 5mhz band shoots wireless signals right through the walls to wireless devices I connect.

Then got a ROKU 2 with myriad free channels and drowning in movies I can watch, though I'm not exactly a movie maniac except for plausible sci fi flicks. Si fi that's based on actual scientific principles that is.

And, I discovered with much web crawling, at least two avenues free and one by subscribing to a connection for a mere pittance of a fee to watch Vols games this fall free. I won't post it here so as to avoid having the programming business getting wind of it and shutting down the option. However, there are old standbys like Firstrow, WigiWiz and others.

So, I'm cable free and look to be able to enjoy cable-like reception almost totally free. You may opt to take my route, or not.

Well no SEC Network or Vols FB for you

 

[508mikey]

By no means do I want to defend Comcast, but you're dealing with an hourly customer service rep thats probably barely been trained to answer the phone and little else. Not everyone is as sports-centered as SEC fans.

You're crazy if you think Direct/Comcast/et al haven't heard of the SECN or aren't aware of their customer's desires to get it.

Going through the SEC website and sending one of their emails is probably infinitely more effective than calling one of their admittedly terrible phone service reps.

I have sent at least 100 of those requests

 

[WoodsmanVol]

Well no SEC Network or Vols FB for you

That's what you think. But I know different.

 

[FBtime]

Pretty exciting honestly as if it weren't for the SEC Network we probably wouldn't be seeing either of these two games as they'd be Pay Per View events.

Probably both of those games would have been picked up by someone. For about the last 5-6 years only 1 PPV game per year has been allowed and this year that would have been UT Chattanooga.

 

[Gramps]

I got a figure from Uverse. I was told the 200 & 300 subscribers would get it at no extra charge. I hope they would because it was gonna cost me $20/month. I currently have Comcast for cable and Uverse for internet. It didn't make any sense to me, I'm gonna call again and see if I get a different rate.

Uverse has odd coverage areas. I have Uverse internet service. My neighbor that lives directly across the street cannot get it. Our homes may be 100 yards apart.

 

[Rooster1]

Yes, the Noon Saturday "Game of the Week" that was shown on local stations will now be on the SEC Network.

The 3:30 game will still be on CBS and ESPN will still have prime time games on their networks.

Nope. The SEC Network will carry one Saturday noon game each week. There will still be others that are televised on other networks (CBS primarily, but they sometimes farm games out to regional outlets). Basically, CBS had exclusive rights in the past and first pick of the Noon and 3:30 games, and no other outlet could televise an SEC game in the same time slots without CBS approval. Under the new deal, CBS maintains priority (exclusive/first choice) for the 3:30 game only. The SEC Network will televise an SEC game in all three Saturday time slots, and CBS as well as ESPN outlets will have access to games in the other slots. In other words:

" For football, SEC Network plans to air three Saturday games per week in early, afternoon, and evening windows. While CBS will maintain its first pick of games for its 3:30 p.m. ET telecast, it will no longer have an exclusive broadcast window for SEC football games—allowing ESPN's outlets and SEC Network to air games alongside CBS.[3]"

 

[WallyBalls]

I have sent at least 100 of those requests

And they've done more than any phone call, I assure you.

 

[DeerPark12]

How does FSN get the rights to the UAB at Miss State game? Does ESPN sell those rights to FSN?

When the first big ESPN deal started in 2009, FSN and CSS bought rights to a certain number of football, basketball and baseball games from ESPN.

The deal with CSS was for five years and expired in May. FSN signed a six-year deal, so they will still have a few games this season only. After this year, all of their games go to the SEC network.

 

[DeerPark12]

Nope. The SEC Network will carry one Saturday noon game each week. There will still be others that are televised on other networks (CBS primarily, but they sometimes farm games out to regional outlets). Basically, CBS had exclusive rights in the past and first pick of the Noon and 3:30 games, and no other outlet could televise an SEC game in the same time slots without CBS approval. Under the new deal, CBS maintains priority (exclusive/first choice) for the 3:30 game only. The SEC Network will televise an SEC game in all three Saturday time slots, and CBS as well as ESPN outlets will have access to games in the other slots. In other words:

" For football, SEC Network plans to air three Saturday games per week in early, afternoon, and evening windows. While CBS will maintain its first pick of games for its 3:30 p.m. ET telecast, it will no longer have an exclusive broadcast window for SEC football games—allowing ESPN's outlets and SEC Network to air games alongside CBS.[3]"

Not exactly. The poster I was responding to asked about the Noon "SEC Game of the week" that had been the JP/LF/Raycom/SEC Network syndicated game that appeared on local channels. I responded that game is now an SEC Network game, as ESPN will no longer be producing the syndicated package for local stations.

That game aired on CBS stations in some markets, but it was never a CBS production. It was most recently produced and sold to local stations by ESPN.

CBS did carry one noon game each season to make up for one of the weeks lost to their US Open tennis coverage, but it was not an exclusive window.

As far as other games being on, ESPN has always been able to carry games at noon.

CBS had an exclusive on the 3:30 timeslot only. With the new deal that starts this year, the SEC Network will also have an afternoon game in that timeslot. ESPN will not.

 

[WallyBalls]

Not exactly. The poster I was responding to asked about the Noon "SEC Game of the week" that had been the JP/LF/Raycom/SEC Network syndicated game that appeared on local channels. I responded that game is now an SEC Network game, as ESPN will no longer be producing the syndicated package for local stations.

That game aired on CBS stations in some markets, but it was never a CBS production. It was most recently produced and sold to local stations by ESPN.

CBS did carry one noon game each season to make up for one of the weeks lost to their US Open tennis coverage, but it was not an exclusive window.

As far as other games being on, ESPN has always been able to carry games at noon.

CBS had an exclusive on the 3:30 timeslot only. With the new deal that starts this year, the SEC Network will also have an afternoon game in that timeslot. ESPN will not.

Oddly enough, that reminds me that with a lot more overlap in games, I will miss Denton's "Here's a score of interest...."

Even years after having a phone capable of getting my own updates and being well aware of what he was going to announce, I still got a kick out of that.

 

[gunner]

When the first big ESPN deal started in 2009, FSN and CSS bought rights to a certain number of football, basketball and baseball games from ESPN.

The deal with CSS was for five years and expired in May. FSN signed a six-year deal, so they will still have a few games this season only. After this year, all of their games go to the SEC network.

That's good information. So after this season, other than CBS games, ESPN has the rights to all SEC games, and home games for all SEC teams. Is this correct?

 

[TVA]

AT&T will carry the SECN but even corporate office doesn't know the price yet. They will have a roll-out on 26 Jul at their Lebanon store (and likely others around the state). They will have at least 4 former Vols signing autographs then. I think the starting broadcasting date is 14 Aug.

 

[DeerPark12]

That's good information. So after this season, other than CBS games, ESPN has the rights to all SEC games, and home games for all SEC teams. Is this correct?

Correct. They technically do now, but sold some of those game off to CSS and FSN because they didn't have enough timeslots to show everything on their channels. That's why you saw games on those networks using ESPN's graphics with a generic "SEC" branding. The announcers could say "CSS" and "FSN" on air, but couldn't use their logos on the graphics.

Those games, along with games that they passed on that ended up being sold by the schools to SportSouth and other local cable channels, will make up much of what you see on the SEC Network.

 

[JohnnyBall]

Cheapskates

 

[WoodsmanVol]

Cheapskates

Admittedly. But some of us are sick and tired of being beaten over the head with ever rising subscription fees. What's interesting is that when I followed through on quitting mine after DirecTV was unresponsive, they are suddenly begging. I've been getting offers to come back right away at very reduced prices. DISH found out I'm unsubscribed and is offering but I refuse to deal with a company that blatantly lied to me in the first place.

I may take a look at DirecTV's offer. But right now, I'm finding more Live broadcasts from vendors that come through ROKU but aren't listed in ROKU's official channels list. We watched one last night and it appeared to be what it sad it was. Mainly news channels at this time. But I had an exchange with a rep and was told to keep watch on their forum and website as they were sure SEC games will be broadcast. Video was crystal clear, smooth. We did watch a piece of a soccer match but lost interest. I'm now waiting a response about what defense they have against being shutdown and whether they have a legal circumvent for broadcasting such games.

Now to re-explore DirecTV who are bombing me with please come back messages. What about my OTA experience? Well, in my area, I'm seeing regular local channels and religious channels. And come inconsistencies. Channels come and go at various hours of the day. On some days, I pull as high as 25 channels. Some days as low as three depending on the hour of the day. BUT with ROKU as a back up source and those "unofficial' channels, I can't say I'm missing much. The real test is when football season starts.

 

[ntxVOL]

Ugh, I have DirecTV and am getting concerned. Dish Network iis my only other option and that is out. Guess I'll be going to the bar but the problem there is most bars use DirecTV for the NFL package. Man this really sucks.

 

[Obsessed]

My direct bill has gone up. I'm tired of this.

Dish is offering a package that includes the sec network for 34.99 a month the first year then 59.99 the second year.

I'm really wanting to try roku or Apple TV. Just scared to make the jump and not get what I'm really after.

 

[ntxVOL]

Had Dish before, don't really care for it. The HD is much better with DirecTV. JMO

 

[WoodsmanVol]

My direct bill has gone up. I'm tired of this.

Dish is offering a package that includes the sec network for 34.99 a month the first year then 59.99 the second year.

I'm really wanting to try roku or Apple TV. Just scared to make the jump and not get what I'm really after.

My advice again is hold off on on the jump. I'm willing to share my experience with it. And as i said, the true test comes during football season. Right now, I seem to have found a few avenues to view SEC games after having dumped DirecTV. But despite assurances by some of these sources, that remains to be seen. Bear in mind as well that I pretty much live out in the boondocks. So what i say about my OTA reception may not apply to folk living in or closer to a city or major town.

 

[Nad4217]

I was worried that DISH wasn't going to get the SEC Network, and I was ready to make a switch to whoever carried it even though I work for DISH. I'm glad they made the right decision so I'm able to enjoy this season on my big screen at home.