Basher Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Rogers reaches deal with TSN2 May 17, 2009 04:11 PMChris ZelkovichSports ReporterThe long battle between Rogers Cable and TSN is over, meaning Toronto Blue Jays fans with digital boxes will be able to watch this week's series against the Boston Red Sox starting Tuesday.The two sides came to an agreement this afternoon after nine months of negotiations over TSN2, the digital sports channel that launched last August.Blue Jays fans had been panicking since the team announced earlier this month that the crucial series against Boston and two other games not scheduled for regular television coverage had been sold to TSN2.Had that deal not been made, those with digital boxes could have seen the Boston-produced game broadcasts on the Rogers preview channel.But since no deal to carry TSN2 was in place, only those with the Rogers sports package would have been able to see those games.The two sides had been at loggerheads since TSN2 launched, depriving Rogers subscribers of watching 24 Toronto Raptors games, plus several auto races and tennis tournaments. Most other cable companies and both satellite services in the country have been carrying TSN2 for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 RDS HD is also heading to Rogers as part of the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Did you guys hear that?My liver just shuddered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 1.2 on the Richter scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Rickard's scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Richer scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 A couple of Rogers guys came to my door about a month ago, trying to get me to switch from Bell. "Do you have TSN2?" was how I got rid of them. Now I'll have to come up with something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 What channel is HD-TSN2 in the Toronto area? Is there even a spot for on the dial for it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 So now i can watch it even if i don't have a TSN2 subscription? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 A big "thank you" to the Toronto Blue Jays for this great start. I am sure I will appreciate it even more come next hockey season when RDSHD kicks in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBigTime Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 A big "thank you" to the Toronto Blue Jays for this great start. I am sure I will appreciate it even more come next hockey season when RDSHD kicks in.So true... had they started off slow, this would not have kicked in so quickly, or ever... Rogers finally had a bargaining tool of value (BJ's games) to offer back to Bell / TSN I am assuming.Either way, good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 So now i can watch it even if i don't have a TSN2 subscription?Only for a little while. In T.O., you can watch TSN2 on 59 and 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Looking for Waterloo listings but i'll scour the digi-box for the game tonight regardless. Good news if i can actually get the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Check yer preview channel. It most cases that's channel 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 TSN2 is broadcasting tonight's game in HD on 501, an HD preview channel. I'm not sure if this is the same for the GTA or you folks in Eastern Ontario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Great timing to end the ball game during the 2nd intermission. It's almost as if it were paid for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Looking for Waterloo listings but i'll scour the digi-box for the game tonight regardless. Good news if i can actually get the game I watched last night's game on the preview channel: 59 on my TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 same here. most boring game of the entire year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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