Comments on: Fox Soccer Channel > ESPN

By: JP

JP — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:20:06 +0000

Bloody hell, now when i go back to college, no ESPN360.
ive just been to fsc’s website, foxsoccer.tv and it costs $130 a year for al-access!

jamesey what you dont understand is that college students are pretty much broke.

back to stupid justin.tv and atdhe.net for me

By: Weston

Weston — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:57:49 +0000

Hooray! now the only time i have to watch that pesky sport called football is when one of the United States matches rolls around. thanks alot. and youd think that because nobody watches footy, they’d put it in the normal TV package and make people pay extra for b-ball and american football.

By: Daryl

Daryl — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:43:35 +0000

It’s possible that FSC will be more widely available in the future, and seems that buying the Champions League rights was part of trying to make that happen:

This is from the Associated Press article:

“Hopefully, with this acquisition we can see some acceleration with our network’s distribution,” David Sternberg, executive vice president and general manager of Fox Soccer Channel, said Wednesday. “Frustration with that was obviously one of the strategic objectives with this acquisition.”

ESPN and ESPN2, which have televised the Champions League since the 1994-95 season, are available in 98 million homes and have broadcast Champions League matches in high-definition this season. FSC, which reaches 34 million households, plans to launch HD telecasts at the end of this year.

“We’re looking at ways to accelerate,” Sternberg said. “That’s going to be big a big topic of conversation with all our distributors.”

No details or guarantees obviously, but sounds like FSC could be easier to find once they’re broadcasting CL games.

By: Ronald

Ronald — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:28:39 +0000

i would like to inform “jamesey” that it is not I who owns the DTV, but it is my mother. A mother who is INCREDIBLY stingy with money and doesnt like to pay for stuff that ” isnt necessary .”

Hence why i got so bent out of shape about the news, ESPN <—-included in the Local ( Cheapest ) DTV package. FSC <—- is not.

By: James

James — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:27:21 +0000

Oh and I forgot channel surfing to see which damn Fox channel is showing the game on what day. Instead of easily tuning to ESPN2

By: James

James — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:26:34 +0000

Great now I have to order all the Fox channels raising my monthly bill from $50 to $70-$75. -.-

By: michael

michael — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:32:08 +0000

Bummer. I had managed to spark some interest in a lot of my friends who don’t regularly follow footy and these Champions League games on ESPN were the best to watch. No more.

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:47:43 +0000

jamesey, have you ever seen what a grad student stipend looks like? Try living for $17,000 a year in Boston, and still having $500 of expendable income at the end of the year…

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:43:32 +0000

What will annoy me is the lack of ESPN360. Be able to stream the Champions League while at work was glorious. I hope that FSC does something similar when they have the games next year. Not really sure if they do or not.

By: jamesey

jamesey — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:12:04 +0000

i say bullshit to anyone who cant afford the fsc package

DTV will give you a free box, although you might want DVR which will cost $99.

direct-tv-basic service – $29.99
Sports package (gol tv and FSC) – $10.00
HD programming – $5.00

$45.00 per month with HD. $40 without. If you can’t afford that, there are other problems you should sort out first.

I get a slightly better than basic service, so I pay $65 a month. Easily comparable to and better than cable.