NASN loses ESPN contract

RuggieBear · 13-12-2005 1:15pm #1

http://www.nasn.com/content/nasn/cms.nsf/systemcontent/ESPNProgramming

NASN’s contract with ESPN is scheduled to end on 5th December 2005. As a result of the contract not being renewed, NASN will be unable to bring viewers coverage of this season’s Bowl Games and the Bowl Championship Series in January 2006.

We have taken every possible measure to avoid this outcome and we are informing you of this development at the earliest possible opportunity.

For football fans, NASN has acquired a comprehensive range of new and extensive NFL programming from the NFL Network giving you unrivalled insight and expert analysis from around the league. Click here for more details.

NASN would however, like to assure you that our NCAA College Basketball coverage will continue through the regular season with usual coverage from every round of March Madness and the Final Four.

NASN are also actively seeking additional programming which we will be releasing details of shortly.

well that's just ****ing fantastic. college football is the only reason i have this bloody channel.

Manny7 · 13-12-2005 1:22pm

It's not good, esp with the timing, was looking forward to some of the bowls. Anyone know what the NFL Network is like?

RuggieBear · 13-12-2005 1:39pm

nfl network is actually quite good especially the game of the week....but i'd rather live coll football or nfl tbh

Pherekydes · 13-12-2005 2:37pm

The next question is:

Will anyone else show college football? (Like Sky)

RuggieBear · 13-12-2005 2:46pm

Slow coach wrote:

The next question is:

Will anyone else show college football? (Like Sky)

I seriously doubt it.

tbh, i'm gutted.

I arranged my xmas holiday around getting back in time to watch the rose bowl:(

Tres bien · 13-12-2005 2:51pm

In all honesty lads have you ever looked forward to a bowl game as much as this year,:mad:

dazcush · 13-12-2005 4:45pm

yeah, that's ALL ESPN programming they've lost. Around the Horn, PTI, NFL Sunday Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, Baseball Tonight, and whatever NBA and NHL shows they had from ESPN. Plus of course the BCS games as you'd already mentioned. Basically all that's left is College Basketball, Ice Hockey, and Nascar, which is gone to ESPN from 2007, so that'll end after next year too.

I've already cancelled my subscription.

NFL network is good, but you can get game highlights for free on nfl.com, so I didn't see the point in paying NASN for them. They don't have any live games either.

Oh yeah, they'll also still have baseball. But MLB.tv is amazing anyway, so again, no need for NASN.

Still a shame though. It was good while it lasted.

RuggieBear · 13-12-2005 5:10pm

dazcush wrote:

yeah, that's ALL ESPN programming they've lost. Around the Horn, PTI, NFL Sunday Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, Baseball Tonight, and whatever NBA and NHL shows they had from ESPN. Plus of course the BCS games as you'd already mentioned. Basically all that's left is College Basketball, Ice Hockey, and Nascar, which is gone to ESPN from 2007, so that'll end after next year too.

I've already cancelled my subscription.

NFL network is good, but you can get game highlights for free on nfl.com, so I didn't see the point in paying NASN for them. They don't have any live games either.

Oh yeah, they'll also still have baseball. But MLB.tv is amazing anyway, so again, no need for NASN.

Still a shame though. It was good while it lasted.

Ah **** it!!!!! i really really enjoyed PTI!!!!

Actually, i thought the BCS games were aired by ABC...does it own espn or something?

Benedict XVI · 13-12-2005 5:14pm

I know it's a football form , but i need to express my disappointment with the loss of Baseball Tonight.
What baseball will they show next season ?
Do they have a deal with Fox ?
I was hoping that NASA would turn into some sort of ESPN for Europe, just a continus feed of what was on ESPN but it seems not.

RuggieBear · 13-12-2005 5:38pm

Benedict XVI wrote:

I know it's a football form , but i need to express my disappointment with the loss of Baseball Tonight.
What baseball will they show next season ?
Do they have a deal with Fox ?
I was hoping that NASA would turn into some sort of ESPN for Europe, just a continus feed of what was on ESPN but it seems not.

I'd assume Fox would deal with Sky...both part of the Murdoch empire.

Benedict XVI · 13-12-2005 5:44pm

RuggieBear wrote:

I'd assume Fox would deal with Sky...both part of the Murdoch empire.

True, forgot about that
Christ, I'm pi**ed off.

Bri · 13-12-2005 10:45pm

Booo hiss.

dazcush · 14-12-2005 12:19pm

What baseball will they show next season ?
Do they have a deal with Fox ?

I'm pretty sure they don't have a deal with Fox, it all just depends on what game it is they're showing, and who the broadcaster is for that team. The majority of teams would be Fox these days, but they do show a lot of Yankees, Red Sox, etc, who have their own TV channels. They won't lose any of the baseball, no need to worry on that front.

As far as the BCS stuff goes, I'm pretty sure that Disney own ABC and ESPN, so they'd all fall under the one umbrella.

Benedict XVI · 14-12-2005 3:41pm

dazcush wrote:

I'm pretty sure they don't have a deal with Fox, it all just depends on what game it is they're showing, and who the broadcaster is for that team. The majority of teams would be Fox these days, but they do show a lot of Yankees, Red Sox, etc, who have their own TV channels. They won't lose any of the baseball, no need to worry on that front.

As far as the BCS stuff goes, I'm pretty sure that Disney own ABC and ESPN, so they'd all fall under the one umbrella.

That's true, for the little I saw of NASN over the baseball season I though they just carried games that were broadcast by the ESPN network.

Manny7 · 14-12-2005 5:40pm

I thought NASN showed a load of baseball from the various regional FSN channels in addition to NESN and YES broadcasts

irishraven · 15-12-2005 2:25pm

Are you Serious? When was this announced!!! F*** IT, i was dying for the Bowls - I spend all day watching the Draft in April!!!

Damn It!!! thank god for streamtvnow i would be extremely upset otherwise!!! errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Canceling it when i get home!!!!!!:mad:

NDMARSHALS · 15-12-2005 5:30pm

Manny7 wrote:

I thought NASN showed a load of baseball from the various regional FSN channels in addition to NESN and YES broadcasts

Those channels are regional channels owned by Espn

Benedict XVI · 15-12-2005 7:58pm

NDMARSHALS wrote:

Those channels are regional channels owned by Espn

Don't think so
FSN is Fox Sports Network, therefore Fox owned
YES is Yankees owened
And I think New England Sports Network is at least part owend by the Red Sox and a cable tv company

No ESPN involvment there

Vikings · 16-12-2005 3:10pm

Apparently ESPN is back on NASN until at least March 2006.

Thank you for contacting NASN - the only TV channel dedicated to North American Sports in Europe.

I am pleased to inform you that as of today NASN has renewed our agreement with ESPN through the end of the March 2006 with the same programming we showed previously. In the new year, we'll be working to extend the ESPN programming agreement even further.

Thank you for your patience . Please check NASN.com for updated schedules.

For the very latest information, please continue to visit www.nasn.com where you can find the most up to date schedules, search the schedule by the sport and vote for the games that you want to see in our monthly Viewers' Choice.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the NASN Customer Service team at info@nasn.com or call us at 08708 50 30 30.

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Theresa Anderson
NASN Customer Services

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RuggieBear · 16-12-2005 3:25pm

\o/

Manny7 · 16-12-2005 4:38pm

Great stuff. Will they keep the NFL programming as well? Game of the week was pretty good.

NASN loses ESPN contract

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