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I have DirectTv and CI, and its way up the channel line up.. about 14 channels up from the first one. Hpe you find it! erok

What a great night... Wife and kid are missing (away) and I am home alone with a sixer and the Wings.. and hopefully a sweet win. I guess I am just i a great mood. Glad to be here with you all... Lets go Wings!!

Will listen... laughs

Sweet Sundin image there...! I love it.

I know we have thousands of members here but it seems may people are quick to discount our Wings. In this thread (and others), people are quick to put down players like Lebda in hopes of scoring someone else like Blake. I seem to remember when Markov left many people were quick to put him down... and now some want him back? I doubt these are the same people flip-flopping but jeez.... are our Wings so bad that we need to knock em down as soon as the opportunity comes?

Tucker?Are you kidding??? That guy is a pretty-boy who belongs in Toronto. I just wish we played Toronto more so we could crush him more often... haha

Anyone lose the NHL Center Ice HNIC feed with about 5 mins left in the 3rd? I did... I have Directv and I am MAD... I cant be the only one - or am I? Go Wings

Does the main camera seem blurry to those watching VS HD? I am not sure if its my eyes or not. It seems blurry when pointing towards the nets - in the corners. Thanks erok

Is anyone else experiencing a slight audio delay in the broadcast? (Directv?) Thanks

Is anyone else experiencing a slight audio delay in the broadcast? (Directv?) Thanks

Is anyone else experiencing a slight audio delay in the broadcast? (Directv?) Thanks

I tried.... now, back to the game.

I added my complaint to the site - and at first I got several server errors. Probably from all of the hits. It finally went through... f'ing clowns. erok

Well, Eklund is reporting that NHL Network is close to launching in the USA... Do you really think it will happen?? The real issue that comes to mind with me is its distribution - which providers will jump on board with this? He mentions Comcast but what about Dish and Directv? According to Hockeybuzz.com: "Sources are telling me that the loooooong awaited launch of the NHL Network in America could be as little as "days" away. There are even rumours out there that it could start on Comcast as early as October 1, although to this point I have not been able to get anyone to comment officially on that date. One source, close to the situation, did say "October" and another said, "Everything is just about in place." When I asked if October 1 was possible, the source in NY said, "Yes. that is possible." I will update this story throughout the day." Source: http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=9646

NHL spokesperson Kerry McGovern said Monday (Oct. 29) that Friday's channel launch was a sneak peek, with the full-time channel slated to go full-time on DirecTV on Wednesday. source: http://www.cable360.net/competition/dbs/26338.html

This may not be any suprise to you but.. NHL Net nabs U.S. Carriage NHL Network, currently on Canadian TV, skates south this month after completing distribution deals with U.S. cable operators Comcast, Cox Communications, Cablevision and Time Warner, and with satellite operators DirecTV and Dish Network. In total, the network will pass about 72 million U.S. homes. Source: http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/current/articl...t_id=1003654871 I also noticed that DTV added an HD channel next to each NHL Center Ice channel - so hopefully I will see NHL Network there too. Lets just hope it launches before Thanksgivng. Keep your fingers crossed!

I just tuned in today on Directv and just realized that next to each channel is a new NHL-HD channel. Sweeeeeet. Hopefully NHL Network will soon follow.

NHL Scores First Carriage Deal Time Warner Cable to Launches Network on Sports Tier The National Hockey League has finally joined the three other major pro sports leagues in distributing its own 24-hour sports network. Time Warner Cable announced Thursday that is offering the NHL Network on its sport tier. The deal marks the first time the network, which launched in Canada in 2001, will be offered to U.S. cable subscribers. The network will offer 50 live regular-season games, in addition to classic games, documentaries, instructional shows, highlights and more. NHL executives could not be reached for comment to determine if any other MSOs are expected to launch the service, which officially launched in the U.S. Oct. 1. The NHL joins the National Football League’s NFL Network, the National Basketball Association’s NBA TV and Major League Baseball’s soon-to-be launched MLB Channel as leagues with 24-hour sports services. Source: http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6487...l?desc=topstory

Source: http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/g...amp;newsLang=en National Hockey League and HDNet Join Forces to Take Fans 'INSIDE THE NHL' NEW YORK & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Hockey League (NHL) and HDNet have teamed up to present INSIDE THE NHL, a new weekly show airing on HDNet. Utilizing NHL Productions’ unprecedented access to NHL clubs and players, INSIDE THE NHL will feature programming regarding the upcoming game airing on HDNet, in-depth interviews with the biggest stars in the game -- both on and off the ice -- as well as the latest news from around the League. The premiere episode of INSIDE THE NHL debuts on HDNet at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 4 as the pre-game show to HDNet’s feature game of the Florida Panthers taking on the New York Rangers at 7:00 p.m. ET.

NEW Article The National Hockey League's channel is now on Time Warner Cable's NY/NJ sports tier and coming to other TWC divisions including San Antonio. Comcast, which committed to carry the NHL Network as part of its Versus hockey deal, is busy rolling out TBS HD and NFL Network HD on a market-by-market basis. Cable operators, along with DirecTV and Dish Network, also renewed a deal via In Demand Networks for the NHL Center Ice out-of-market package. A free preview (through Tuesday) offers a sneak peak at the $149/season ($169 after Oct. 9) package's new four-screen mosaic that rotates live hockey games. http://www.cable360.net/technology/news/25932.html EFFECTIVE on or after October 16, 2007, Comcast will EFFECTIVE on or after October 16, 2007, Comcast will launch NHL Network on channel 276 on the Digital Preferred level of service. http://pa.mypublicnotices.com/PublicNotice...amp;AdId=662153

On the other thread, I found an article that should have your answer. "Sources with the three biggest cable operators, Comcast, Time Warner and Cox, as well as satellite operator DirecTV say they are still negotiating to carry the network, and expect to complete a deal soon. EchoStar wasn’t available for comment, though it appears likely that Dish Network is close to a deal, as well, since its customer service representatives were selling the NHL Center Ice package last week. " Here is the link. http://www.letsgowings.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry1159097

Thats where I am at with NHL 08! Go Wings

NHL set to roll out U.S. network The launch of the NHL’s long-planned U.S. network is imminent, as carriage deals with the largest cable and satellite operators are virtually complete. A deal with cable operators would place the NHL Network on sports tiers, according to cable executives close to the negotiations. That means the network would be available to an undetermined number of subscribers as soon as this week for the start of the hockey season. The biggest cable and satellite providers already started offering the current season of the NHL’s out-of-market package, NHL Center Ice, last week, with an early bird price of $149 through Oct. 9 for a full season. Afterward, it will be available for $169. Center Ice has been available to both cable and satellite operators for the past several years, and this year’s deal is good news for the NHL Network, since the NHL has been looking to follow Major League Baseball’s model by tying carriage of its channel to carriage of its out-of-market package. Sources with the three biggest cable operators, Comcast, Time Warner and Cox, as well as satellite operator DirecTV say they are still negotiating to carry the network, and expect to complete a deal soon. EchoStar wasn’t available for comment, though it appears likely that Dish Network is close to a deal, as well, since its customer service representatives were selling the NHL Center Ice package last week. Putting the NHL Network on a sports tier would follow a similar strategy to NBA TV, which accepted digital sports tier carriage several years ago. The NBA recently has been expressing disappointment about the lack of cable subscribers that get sports tiers. NBA TV is in less than 10 million homes. To combat these poor penetration rates, NHL Network plans to make much of its programming available on demand, including some live programming and archived content. That would give all digital cable subscribers access to NHL Network content. In some markets where hockey is less popular, the NHL is considering forgoing a linear channel in favor of a straight video-on-demand feed, cable sources said. It’s not known how many subscribers the network will have initially. The network is charging cable and satellite operators 21 cents per subscriber, though that price fluctuates given the different markets and carriage commitments. The network will be virtually identical to the already-established NHL Network in Canada, which has been operating for the past six years out of Toronto and is seen in 900,000 Canadian pay TV homes. The U.S. version of the NHL Network will feature 50 live games this season, many of which will be different from its Canadian counterpart. It also will show the Canadian network’s signature program, “On the Fly,†which offers news, commentary and live look-ins to NHL games. Eventually it will morph into more of a U.S. channel, with an undetermined amount of programming being produced in the U.S. out of the league’s New York office. Jody Shapiro, group vice president of Center Ice and the NHL Network, will head up the network. Shapiro is the one handling carriage negotiations for the channel. “We can launch quickly because of how developed the network is in Canada,†said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. “We can light it up in a matter of days, if needed.†As for the NHL’s other TV issue, sources say the league has not spoken with ESPN about a media deal with the Disney company since mid-July (SBJ, July 30). Both the NHL and ESPN say the lack of talks does not mean that interest has cooled, as both sides say they expect talks to resume in the coming weeks, though neither party feels a sense of urgency about these talks. ESPN executives believe that packages could be available for the 2008-09 season. One is NBC’s nine-game regular-season schedule plus the playoffs. NBC, however, holds an option on that, and hockey officials are saying they would like to keep their games on the network. ESPN does not plan to offer time on its ABC broadcast network in any negotiations, network sources said. The other package involves games that are not currently televised that the league would carve out for ESPN. The problem with this idea, however, is that Versus holds cable exclusivity to all of the league’s games through 2011, thanks to the $70 million deal it signed last year. Versus would be willing to waive exclusivity for the NBC package, but not for a new package of games. http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/index...uestTimeout=900

I have never heard of Brighthouse but they just added it! Bright House Networks has announced it is introducing four new high definition television channels Oct. 2 and will add the NHL Network to its Digital Sports Pack product in November. The company is adding TBS HD, HGTV HD, The History Channel HD and the Food Network HD, bringing the total number of high definition channels it offers to 24. More channels are expected to be introduced to Central Florida customers in March. The high definition channels are offered at no additional charge. Customers will also incur no extra charge for the Digital Sports Pack with the addition of NHL Network. The price will remain at $1.99 per month. Bright House serves more than 850,000 customers in Central Florida. http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories...24/daily34.html