It always appears we're just around the corner from 100% tv coverage. At least in state fans have it finally it seems.
Cyclones.tv to televise two football games this fall
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I just noticed that this is now back to back games that Directv customers won't be able to see with a bye week the week after that. In October, only the Oklahoma State game on 10/4 will be available to Directv customers.
I am in state but out in the country using DirectV for my television. ( I hated my years with Dish)
Will the feed over the internet with our Cyclone TV account still allow us to watch the game?
or Does Mediacomm lock down the broadcast over the internet?
Will the feed over the internet with our Cyclone TV account still allow us to watch the game?
or Does Mediacomm lock down the broadcast over the internet?
Why is it a conference rule at all that the online stream can only be in Iowa?
Texas' third-tier distribution channel, LHN, goes nationwide. Why not our third-tier distribution channel of Cyclones.tv online?
Ridiculous. As an out-of-stater without cable or satellite, I will find a way to stream the game (legally or otherwise). ISU is just losing money because of this conference rule.
Good question. If I had to guess the lockout will be ip based so you'd be fine streaming. Hopefully some ISU or Texas fans pirate a stream, otherwise it's my 1-2 annual game of just radio stream.
I'm pretty sure my bedroom in Arlington is part of the state of Iowa. Call it "diplomatic grounds," if you will. It's got an Iowa flag up, at least.
So who do I talk to get this fixed?
So who do I talk to get this fixed?
Why would UT walk away from the $10,000,000+/year and let ESPN out of the contract to do what you propose? ESPN is the one who agreed to pay UT that amount of money, and ESPN is the one trying to extort high subscriber fees out of the content distributors to carry LHN. If ESPN would drop the subscriber fees to reasonable values, LHN would certainly be more widely available.
That said, I certainly don't like Big 12 conference games on LHN. I don't know the details of the Big 12 TV deal, so I don't know if the schools have the option to refuse being on LHN, but I wish they all would. ESPN is just using these games to try and justify the high subscriber fees for LHN.
It should. I don't have mediacom, but have cyclones.tv, and I've been able to see all the live events thus far.
KidSilverhair
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Yeah, remember when the LHN got started? And everybody on here was saying nobody in the Big 12 should agree to playing on their stupid standalone network? Then Kansas (of course, Kansas) said they'd take the paycheck and play a conference game for Texas' little money grab.
Where's the outrage now? Now that ISU is falling to Kansas' level and agreeing to a LHN game for the paycheck? Is it a good thing that Iowa State is helping to prop up Texas' and ESPN's boondoggle? I thought we were against this "Texas first, the rest of the conference can have the scraps" mindset.
Or does Cyclone.tv change the equation? Frankly, I think the idea of 10 (or 8, or 4, or whatever) separate school networks is doomed to fail, but what do I know. The Big XIV is swimming in cash from their conference network, but we'll never convince Texas that path is a good idea if we keep giving them programming.
I think it is a virtual certainty that DirecTV will have the LHN before this game. Their contract with ESPN is expiring and ESPN won't budge on bundling LHN (and the SEC network) and DirecTV won't drop all the ESPN channels during football season in a carriage dispute.
I would like to know the official stance on this question. I'm guessing the answer will be because it's a Texas home game...which begs the question of what if it wasn't? Would the LHN only broadcast in TX? No. I'm guessing if this game was in Ames, there is no way that it wouldn't be first or second tier. That is...Texas fans would never be put in this situation.
No, I get how it works. Its just the lone frustration I still have with the Big 12. It would be nice to see some compromise from both parties to bring a conference network on the same platform. However, I understand this is a pipe dream.
