Poll: Extra Innings Consumers

[fulldeck]

Anyone get Extra Innings through Cox Communications last year?

As we reported last week, some cable companies may look to offer deeply discounted or free subscriptions to MLB’s online offering for out-of-market games, MLB.TV. The move is in response to the deal that—short of intervention from the FCC or Congress—will place Extra Innings exclusively on DirecTV.

Today, Cox Communications becomes the first cable company to offer MLB.TV free to subscribers of Extra Innings last season via rebate. A special promotions page has been setup by Cox, and the disclaimer on the page reads in part, “Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., are not sponsors of Cox High Speed Internet service or this offer.”

We should forward this idea to Comcast.

[omaha_red]

Anyone get Extra Innings through Cox Communications last year?

As we reported last week, some cable companies may look to offer deeply discounted or free subscriptions to MLB’s online offering for out-of-market games, MLB.TV. The move is in response to the deal that—short of intervention from the FCC or Congress—will place Extra Innings exclusively on DirecTV.

Today, Cox Communications becomes the first cable company to offer MLB.TV free to subscribers of Extra Innings last season via rebate. A special promotions page has been setup by Cox, and the disclaimer on the page reads in part, “Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., are not sponsors of Cox High Speed Internet service or this offer.”

We should forward this idea to Comcast.

honestly.. it says on this note that i have in my hand.. an $89.95 value
for free..

[fulldeck]

Anyone get Extra Innings through Cox Communications last year?

As we reported last week, some cable companies may look to offer deeply discounted or free subscriptions to MLB’s online offering for out-of-market games, MLB.TV. The move is in response to the deal that—short of intervention from the FCC or Congress—will place Extra Innings exclusively on DirecTV.

Today, Cox Communications becomes the first cable company to offer MLB.TV free to subscribers of Extra Innings last season via rebate. A special promotions page has been setup by Cox, and the disclaimer on the page reads in part, “Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., are not sponsors of Cox High Speed Internet service or this offer.”

We should forward this idea to Comcast.

honestly.. it says on this note that i have in my hand.. an $89.95 value
for free..

It is better than nothing. For that discount I think I would upgrade to the Mosaic option though.

[jim]

Are they afraid people are going to jump ship to DirectTV?

[Bo Hart]

The latest shot in the corporate battle between Major League Baseball and the cable industry has been fired by Cox Communications.

The company recently sent a letter to subscribers who purchased the “MLB Extra Innings” package last season offering a 100 percent rebate for anyone who signs up for the MLB.TV broadband service – an $89.95 value that includes video for every out-of-market game and audio for every game.
The offer affects a little more than 3,000 people in San Diego County, said Bill Geppert, vice president and general manager of Cox San Diego. Cox is the nation's fourth-largest cable operator with 5.4 million subscribers.

“You can't go wrong with free,” Geppert said.

In recent years, Cox and other cable companies offered Extra Innings through In Demand, but MLB recently signed a deal with DirecTV that will give the satellite company exclusive rights to the package – unless In Demand agrees to certain conditions.

This move by Cox would seem to indicate there is little chance of that happening, although Geppert said “apparently there are still discussions going on. We want to make sure our customers are assured availability regardless of the outcome of that.”

Geppert said he “wouldn't think” Major League Baseball would have a problem with Cox's offer because “they're still getting paid for the games.” A spokesman for MLB Advanced Media did not respond to a request for comment.

Marc Farrar, a spokesman for Time Warner Cable in San Diego, said he wasn't aware of any plans for his company to make a similar offer. But he did say Time Warner was “moving forward under the assumption (Extra Innings) is not going to be available to us.”

[Fan_In_NY]

Breaking News!!!

Cable may still get Extra Innings
IN Demand says it will match DirecTV's $700M offer
Posted: Wednesday March 21, 2007 12:33PM; Updated: Wednesday March 21, 2007 12:33PM


NEW YORK (AP) -- Baseball's "Extra Innings" package of out-of-market games might wind up staying on cable television.

IN Demand said Wednesday it will offer to match the terms of DirecTV's $700 million, seven-year deal with Major League Baseball on behalf its owners, who are affiliates of the companies that own Time Warner, Comcast and Cox cable systems.


As part of the offer, iN Demand also said it would carry The Baseball Channel when it launches in 2009 to at least the same number of subscribers who will get the channel on DirecTV.

"As the current home for 'Extra Innings' for more than 200,000 cable subscribers, we have extended ourselves to do our best to be able to continue to provide this package to baseball fans and our customers," iN Demand president Robert Jacobson said. "This offer meets all the conditions set forth by MLB last week. "

Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer, said he would have to find out details of iN Demand's offer before commenting.

"Extra Innings" had more than 500,000 television subscribers last year plus about 60 percent more on MLB.com, the sport's Web site.

EchoStar Communications Corp.'s Dish Network also has carried the "Extra Innings" package. There was no immediate word whether Dish also would match the offer.

IN Demand is owned by Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership, Comcast iN Demand Holdings Corp and Cox Communications Holdings Inc.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/b ... index.html

[fulldeck]

This would be awesome!

[Fan_In_NY]

This would be awesome!

Even more amazing for baseball...

The fans are happy, the cable companies get screwed a little, and MLB protects it's interests like crazy with the two 700$ M deals and the launch of the baseball channel locked in for '09, great stuff.

[PHILLYCARD]

Breaking News!!!

Cable may still get Extra Innings
IN Demand says it will match DirecTV's $700M offer
Posted: Wednesday March 21, 2007 12:33PM; Updated: Wednesday March 21, 2007 12:33PM


NEW YORK (AP) -- Baseball's "Extra Innings" package of out-of-market games might wind up staying on cable television.

IN Demand said Wednesday it will offer to match the terms of DirecTV's $700 million, seven-year deal with Major League Baseball on behalf its owners, who are affiliates of the companies that own Time Warner, Comcast and Cox cable systems.


As part of the offer, iN Demand also said it would carry The Baseball Channel when it launches in 2009 to at least the same number of subscribers who will get the channel on DirecTV.

"As the current home for 'Extra Innings' for more than 200,000 cable subscribers, we have extended ourselves to do our best to be able to continue to provide this package to baseball fans and our customers," iN Demand president Robert Jacobson said. "This offer meets all the conditions set forth by MLB last week. "

Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer, said he would have to find out details of iN Demand's offer before commenting.

"Extra Innings" had more than 500,000 television subscribers last year plus about 60 percent more on MLB.com, the sport's Web site.

EchoStar Communications Corp.'s Dish Network also has carried the "Extra Innings" package. There was no immediate word whether Dish also would match the offer.

IN Demand is owned by Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership, Comcast iN Demand Holdings Corp and Cox Communications Holdings Inc.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/b ... index.html

This just made my Day!

[jim]

I wonder how many were like me and got tired of the dinking around and made other arrangements?