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Old 09-28-2013, 06:14 PM
 
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The Rockets and Astros need to go back to Fox Sports Southwest
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Old 09-28-2013, 07:15 PM
 
Location: Houston, Tx
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And update.

CSN Houston faces ‘total gridlock;’ Comcast/NBC wants bankruptcy trustee to oversee troubled network - Sports Update

It seems like that the Astros or the Rockets are starting to crack under the pressure of not having carriage for their network.

" Comcast SportsNet Houston faces an “urgent financial and corporate government crisis” and cannot pay its bills because of “total gridlock” among its three partners – the Astros, Rockets and Comcast/NBC Universal, according to a federal bankruptcy court petition filed Saturday."


"The sharp disputes between the Astros and Comcast/NBC Universal were made clear by their Friday statements. Saturday’s filings provide more thorough detail into the ongoing disputes over critical issues, including the inability to reach affiliation agreements with such carriers as DirecTV, Dish Network and AT&T U-verse."
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Old 09-29-2013, 12:15 AM
 
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" Comcast SportsNet Houston faces an “urgent financial and corporate government crisis” and cannot pay its bills because of “total gridlock” among its three partners – the Astros, Rockets and Comcast/NBC Universal, according to a federal bankruptcy court petition filed Saturday."
This goes to my next question .... what does this bankruptcy actually mean?
Does it mean that we (taxpayers) gotta pay for their failure to screw us over?
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Old 09-29-2013, 09:19 PM
 
Location: Fulshear
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Hopefully this will dissolve the union between the Rockets and CSN, and they'll go back to FSN(a channel everybody already has) and I'll be able to watch the Rockets this year.
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The Rockets and Astros need to go back to Fox Sports Southwest
Agreed.
I could care less about watching the Astros, but I do missing watching the Rockets games.
I do hope they move back to FSN Houston.
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Old 09-30-2013, 03:25 AM
 
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What do you care less about?
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Old 10-01-2013, 03:16 PM
 
Location: Houston, Tx
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Update

It seems the Lastros are the ones who have been holding up a deal getting down with the other carriers, and now CSN is trying to push the Lastros out of the picture. Jim Crane is an idiot, he's going to go down as the worst owner of a pro team in this towns history. And that's saying something considering that we had to deal with Bud Admas.

"Crane and Kibbe said they believe that the goal of Comcast/NBC, which owns about 20 percent of the company, is to gain full control of CSN Houston by wiping out the Astros’ 46 percent share of the company and, through bankruptcy court reorganization, tying the team to a lesser rights fee that Crane said would damage the Astros’ chances of making enough money to field a competitive team."

"Comcast/NBC offered last week to buy the Astros’ equity in CSN Houston, but the Astros refused and made a counteroffer that Comcast/NBC turned down. The Astros made a second counteroffer but have yet to receive a response."

UPDATE: Crane says Astros will fight bankruptcy case against CSN Houston, hearing set for Oct. 28 - Sports Update
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