For all cablevision customers interested in watching tonight's Syracuse-Notre Dame game: find a local bar. Tonight's Big East showdown is being shown on ESPN U, a channel not offered to cablevision subscribers. Add it to the list of specialized sports programming that cablevision continues to prevent its clients from viewing. It started off with the launch of the YES Network. Yankee fans were forced to either get DirecTV or miss a regular season worth of their beloved Bombers. Now it's stations such as ESPN U and the NFL Network who have been unable to strike a deal with the cable company responsible for many New Yorkers.
Were you interested in last Sunday's Senior Bowl showcasing most of the NFL's future stars? Needed a dish. Looking to follow your alma mater on ESPN U? Call DirecTV. Enjoyed watching the Knicks until Cablevision CEO James Dolan got his hands on them? Sure did. How many sports experiences can one man ruin for this region? Now I'm sure some of the blame must fall on these premium stations looking to push their product for a hefty sum. However, if other regional carriers have been able to find a compromise, I'm sure a deal could be made. For a sports enthusiast such as James Dolan, it's amazing that cablevision subscribers continue to get a raw deal on sports programming. Makes me really wish I had shelled out twenty bucks for the "Duck Folan" shirts that many Garden faithful sported during last year's NBA draft.
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I hate Cablevision so much...but I have a dream. One day, there will be some sort of camera that will be able to easily stream live video to the web. And voila! Instant bootleg sporting events. What do you think?
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