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Darkside

Post subject: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:45 pm

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No deal with Comcast for marquee. It was a bad idea to start the network in the first place.
So now potentially a million plus cubs fans might not get to see opening day in a sports starved summer.
You kinda have to fire him right?

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Jaw Breaker

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:50 pm

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Can't stand the guy, but we don't know if it's him or Ricketts holding out.

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312player

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:52 pm

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Darkside wrote:

I think Comcrap is going to lose a couple hundred thousand customers. Hulu will benefit from this mostly.

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Curious Hair

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:04 pm

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The window closed on team-owned RSNs years ago while the Cubs were still locked into their old TV deals, but then they went ahead and did it anyway because they always said they were going to. Sure, fire him.

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pittmike

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:32 pm

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Darkside wrote:

Long time ago this was predicted by me with my LA family with the Dodgers.

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HawaiiYou

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 8:26 pm

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watching marquee for the first time tonight. it pretty much is lame or as lamer as when WGN had the cubs.

at least the Wsox tele has steve stone. rather watch him and benetti.

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Darkside

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 8:37 pm

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HawaiiYou wrote:

watching marquee for the first time tonight. it pretty much is lame or as lamer as when WGN had the cubs.

at least the Wsox tele has steve stone. rather watch him and benetti.

Totally. Their sexual tension is palpable.

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rogers park bryan

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 8:51 pm

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Take back his uniform

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Zippy-The-Pinhead

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 8:55 pm

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312player wrote:

Darkside wrote:

I think Comcrap is going to lose a couple hundred thousand customers. Hulu will benefit from this mostly.

No chance. It’s not a bug, it’s a feature. Hell I just committed to two more years and now I feel better about it. :alien:

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:05 am

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Kenny seems to have one of those Reinsdorf contracts where he is employed for life, despite general mediocre production.

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denisdman

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:23 am

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I’ll take Marquee a 1000% over having the games spread across multiple stations. It’s too early to say if it will generate the additional revenue to help support payroll and stadium improvements. But if that happens, then it will be worth it.

Hulu has been a godsend over DTV.

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Nas

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:32 am

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denisdman wrote:

It's not like you have to find the games. Either press a button on your remote or turn on The Score.

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Curious Hair

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:55 am

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denisdman wrote:

I think the era of RSN rent-seeking is over.

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Jaw Breaker

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:02 am

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I am a Comcast customer, and just canceled the $10/month sports package (considering the Cubs are gone and the other teams aren’t playing).

There seems to be two possibilities...Comcast caves and puts Marquee on the basic tier and charges ALL customers an extra $4 or $5 per month, or the Cubs cave and Marquee is a stand-alone channel. If the latter happens, will I be able to order Marquee for the $4 or $5, or will I have to pony up for the sports package but now pay $14-15?

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Curious Hair

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:04 am

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They would charge way more as a premium channel than they would have as a basic, probably more like $20 a month.

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312player

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:06 am

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Zippy-The-Pinhead wrote:

312player wrote:

Darkside wrote:

I think Comcrap is going to lose a couple hundred thousand customers. Hulu will benefit from this mostly.

No chance. It’s not a bug, it’s a feature. Hell I just committed to two more years and now I feel better about it. :alien:

I hated comcrap, 600 channels and jackshit to watch. Now I pay 90$ to comcrap for high speed and get Hulu, Amazon, Netflix..much better programing for the same price.

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Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

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denisdman

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:10 am

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Nas wrote:

denisdman wrote:

It's not like you have to find the games. Either press a button on your remote or turn on The Score.

The games were a pain to find on DTV’s guide.

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Phil Leotardo

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:10 am

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Darkside wrote:

I guess a shitty company like comcast has no responsibility for the lack of a deal.

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denisdman

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:12 am

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Curious Hair wrote:

denisdman wrote:

I think the era of RSN rent-seeking is over.

Yeah we discussed this before. I guess we will see if the Cubs can monetize this better than selling the rights to other stations. The worst that can happen is they cancel Marquee and go back the other way.

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Curious Hair

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:12 am

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The whole act of starting Marquee was stabbing Comcast in the back. This was always going to happen.

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IMU

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:30 am

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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020/7/ ... eal-friday

It's Al Yellon but it seems pretty definitive.

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Ogie Oglethorpe

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:39 am

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I always knew this would turn into SportsVision 2.0

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rogers park bryan

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:55 am

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Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:

I always knew this would turn into SportsVision 2.0

If they get the deal with Comcast mentioned in the above post, you will have been 100% wrong, of course

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Chet Coppock's Fur Coat

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:03 am

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IMU wrote:

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020/7/23/21335446/exclusive-comcast-xfinity-and-marquee-expected-to-announce-deal-friday

It's Al Yellon but it seems pretty definitive.

Al still knows a lot of people in TV, his day job was as a producer for local TV - I want to say Channel 7 news but I am not sure.

The big fuckup is the MLB.TV blackout rules. In NC I am blacked out from Nationals and Orioles, which is a joke because any non-transplants are Braves fans. But I can watch Cubs games while my dad cannot.

My dad gets a Comcast bundle through his complex and then I just pay extra for internet. If they make Marquee a tier instead of equal with NBCSC, I'm going to be pissed.

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denisdman

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:16 am

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Chet, I can’t directly stream Hulu through my tv up north because it is out of my home market. However, I can watch Hulu on my ipad or phone. Then I just send the signal to the tv through the mobile device. Easy enough.

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pittmike

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:29 am

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denisdman wrote:

How did you mirror Ipad to wireless TV?

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Phil Leotardo

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:36 am

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rogers park bryan wrote:

Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:

I always knew this would turn into SportsVision 2.0

If they get the deal with Comcast mentioned in the above post, you will have been 100% wrong, of course

Of course the CFMB television experts are wrong again.

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denisdman

Post subject: Re: You kinda have to fire Crane Kenny

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:45 am

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pittmike wrote:

denisdman wrote:

How did you mirror Ipad to wireless TV?

Both devices need to be on the same wifi signal. Launch the Hulu app or similar. When the video is running on the mobile device, there is a symbol (see airplay graphic below) that you click on. Then you can send it to smart tv’s.