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Time Warner Cable SportsNet announced today that James Worthy, Chris McGee, Dave Miller and Mike Trudell are joining the network’s on-air team.
http://www.nba.com/lakers/lakergirls/120912james-worthy-chris-mcgee-dave-miller-and-mike-trudell-join-time-warner-cable-sportsnet-ai

[bigvee]

Any news on Charter getting TWC?

[Cj2008nw]

Everybody please request for Cox communications

[Projekt]

Any news on Charter getting TWC?

Don't think there's been any news for any television provider.

[Chad]

So we are going to be able to watch Clippers games, but not Lakers games....In L.A.

Edited by Chad, September 15, 2012 - 08:16 PM.

^ Just be patient. As the time nears more & more, little by little, I'm sure more pressure will be felt by the companies and their customers and until then, something is more likely to happen or at least more serious negotiations.

I just hope the people fight enough for pre-season as well and not just the regular season. I don't wanna' miss pre-season even, never do.

Edited by    , September 16, 2012 - 10:06 AM.

[MyJohnsonIsMagic]

If I have to get league pass to watch the games I'm gonna be really pissed.

[ace™]

If I have to get league pass to watch the games I'm gonna be really pissed.

If you live in the Lakers market, even with League Pass Laker games will be blacked out.

So pretty much if you live in So Cal and don't have Time Warner, you're screwed.

Unless a deal is reached with other providers in time of course.

[MyJohnsonIsMagic]

^

That is some straight up bull[expletive].

I really hope some deals are reached soon, I dont have gay weiner cable.

[Projekt]

If you live in the Lakers market, even with League Pass Laker games will be blacked out.

So pretty much if you live in So Cal and don't have Time Warner, you're screwed.

Unless a deal is reached with other providers in time of course.

This.

I hope everyone is aware of this. I suggest visiting this website and letting it be known you want your television providers to carry it.

[MyJohnsonIsMagic]

no wonder this [expletive] is pinned, all these cable companies are straight retarded.

[DaSmoothOperator]

Simple leaverage by TWC to force you to switch to them ot their least favorable to charge other providers for the channel. League Pass would get you road games but home not clear but most likely blacked out.

[West Coast]

Time Warner Cable has announced the channel numbers for its new Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes channels.

The new networks launch Oct. 1 and will be the home for expanded Los Angeles Lakers programming as well as coverage of the L.A. Galaxy soccer team.

For Time Warner Cable Desert Cities customers, Time Warner Cable SportsNet can be found in HD on channel 403 and Time Warner Cable Deportes HD is channel 481. Both networks also will be available in standard definition on TWC’s expanded cable level of service at channels 28 and 35.

To determine whether you will receive the new channels is simple for current Time Warner Cable customers. If you presently get Fox Sports West and Fox Sports Prime Ticket, then you will receive the two new channels as well.

Negotiations are ongoing with other cable and satellite providers in Southern California, including DirecTV, DISH Network and Verizon FiOS. Lakers fans should expect deals with those carriers to occur closer to the Oct. 1 launch.

“It has been a great offseason for the Lakers and we know Lakers fans can’t wait for the new season to get started in October,” said John Keib, Time Warner Cable President, Residential Services.  “Fans with Time Warner Cable will be delivered more Lakers, Galaxy, LA Sparks and local sports on the two new sports networks than ever before.  We are also looking forward to making history when the first ever Spanish language regional sports network debuts on Time Warner Cable.”

http://sports.blogs.mydesert.com/2012/09/13/time-warner-cable-announces-channels-for-new-sports-networks/

[West Coast]

"We're in negotiations with all of our pay television provider partners," said Mark Shuken, Time Warner SportsNet's executive vice president and general manager. "That includes Dish Network and DirecTV and the telephone companies; that includes all of the cable providers in our territories. ... We are negotiating with them now. We're optimistic we're going to reach agreements with all of them."

The Lakers, meanwhile, are not all that worried about a possible backlash from fans.

"We have concerns about this, but we're not overly concerned," Lakers spokesman John Black said. "One good thing, if you can phrase it that way, about the fans' concern is that it shows how much they care about the Lakers.

"As for Time Warner getting the distribution deals done, they've advised us from the start that situations like this typically go down to the wire, so it's not something unexpected by us. ... We have full confidence in them that they will get the distribution done and that eventually, the service they provide to Lakers fans will be the best ever, and worth the growing pains we're going through at this time."

http://www.menafn.com/menafn/8ef09363-ff09-47c8-9c39-bbca74aeac14/Lakers-switch-to-Time-Warner-could-leave-some-dark?src=main

[EJ06]

Sounds like no preseason for sure.

[West Coast]

Sounds like no preseason for sure.

From what I posted, how did you come to that conclusion? Deals are expected close to the October 1st launch of the channel, first preseason game isnt until the 7th.

[DaSmoothOperator]

BTW FirstRow has been seized and only works in Europe now.

[Chad]

BTW FirstRow has been seized and only works in Europe now.

I used it last night.

[last stand 2.0]

i have to use league pass while i'm at school so i won't be able to see the shiny new lakers channel anyways.

[lakerfan0307]

I hope TWC says "we'll give you these channels if we can have NFL Sunday Ticket". If only...