Chivas vs. Galaxy: Another Freakin’ Telefutura Game
By: Laurie | May 19th, 2007
So I stopped by the Comcast website this morning, wondering if perhaps I was mistaken in my belief that Telefutura, the only channel showing tomorrow’s game, isn’t even offered where I live. Didn’t find Telefutura, but I did find this charming little Comcast Q and A.
Q. Why do Comcast channel lineups differ from market to market?
A. Comcast channel lineups differ by market for many reasons — all of which are better for you.
Um…yeah. All of which.
So maybe they can explain to me exactly how not offering the only channel that shows the game I want to watch is better for me, exactly?
Enjoy the freakin’ game. I’ll be sitting here sulking.
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Where do you live?
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If you live in the LA area you should be able to pick it up without cable… i know it is channel 26 in the san fernando valley
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See, that’s the thing. I don’t live in LA. I live in Seattle. This blog is part of my Grand Experiment — can I transfer my affections from my first love, French soccer, to MLS, when I don’t have a team in my city?
I picked the Galaxy partly because they interest me and partly because I think they’re physically closest. Although technically Salt Lake may be closer, but… Well, please. (No offense, Ian.)
For the most part, I’m considering this a big success. I’m really liking both the team and the players and am finding myself mgenuinely caught up in all things MLS. But there are challenges, such as the fact that several of the games are just not offered here, at all, in any format, period.
I’m hoping this is growing pains on the part of MLS. Right now they’re so anxious for TV revenues that they don’t want to offend their broadcasting partners by offering any kind of conflicting services, such as broadband, when a game is shown on any channel that is theoretically available nationally. I’m hoping they’ll fix it in the next year or two.
Until then, I’ll be forced to “view” several games a year on freakin’ MatchTracker. Including today’s, which I really, really want to see — so much that I considered flying down but couldn’t make it work. (Although I will be doing that for at least one game this year.)
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Laurie, the game was also broadcast on Fox Sports North West in English. Don’t always believe what they post on the LA Galaxy site.
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I rather fear the broadband will be stuck in its poor coverage til the end of the current TV deal. Which if I remember correctly, expires sometime around the year 2108.
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So it was broadcast here? Had I but known, I would have rearranged my schedule yesterday. Next time!
(But it doesn’t sound like I missed the most exciting of games.)
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Laurie,
I am on the same boat… I love soccer and Comcast here in Seattle is lame and we can’t get GolTV, Telefutura or Galavision but it is offered by Comcast in other cities (i.e., New York, Miami). I was even trying to switch to Dish Network but the house next to me is on the way of the satellite line of sight.. anyhow.. MLS is coming next year so hopefully Comcast will wake up….Take care
Rodrigo
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nice
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