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Originally Posted by girllovesthegame
Thanks BWBW. Wished success to you guys too. Yeah, sounds like the same type of situation. The meeting that was held yesterday sounded like it ended up more positive than negative so we're just hoping that something will be resolved soon. Sucks for you guys too. Are they at least in ongoing negotiations about it or did they just put it under the rug altogether for the time being?
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Depends on who you talk to. My personal experience has been that I write to Comcast, DirecTV and the Blazers on a daily basis (can be a pretty squeeky wheel when I want to be) and do date...the Blazers are the only party interested enough to actually reply. Comcast is the real devil here, but the Blazers aren't without blame, since they took the money and ran, leaving many fans in the dark. All I can tell you is that the Blazers hope a deal is struck, but I don't think they are really doing much to help it happen. So far we've heard it would be resolved by the beginning of the season..then by December....then by the New Year, and it's now Jan 9 and I'm still not able to watch any Blazer games except the TNT or ESPN games. Talking to DirecTV is like talking to a brick wall. I cannot understand being blacked out, considering my distance from Portland when the NBA's rule is 150 miles,and Comcast Cable is not available in my area. They even blocked the couple of games that were broadcast on the NBA TV channel.
Anyway...I truly hope they are all negotiating in good faith. Comcast is proclaiming sky-rocketing viewership and the Rose Garden is selling out nightly. I'm not sure they really care about those of us that are left out of the fun. But, I continue to hope.
....bwbw