Fox Sports Ohio Deal Near?
by Patrick Guldan on Feb 1, 2012 2:24 PM EST
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PrintThe deal between the Columbus Crew and Fox Sports Ohio appears to be heading to completion. Further proof was found on the team's own website as FSO was named as the Crew's TV partner in a sponsorship and donation request page for thier Kicks For Kids program. Within 5 minutes of discovery, the team removed any mention of Fox Sports Ohio. A screen shot of the original is below.
(Picture courtesy of Crew Supporters Union)
Several sources close to negotiations have said that the team is in talks with Fox Sports Ohio to become the broadcast partner of the team, broadcasting the entire slate of Crew games in high-definition The Crew's contract with Ohio News Network expired at the end of 2011 and the team hasn't announced a new partner.
This mixup, inadvertantly, raises the profile for the Crew's Kicks for Kids program. The team's non-profit, the Crew Soccer Foundation donates tickets to deserving young people to enjoy a game at Crew Stadium. An 8 dollar donation equals one ticket for the program.
You can donate to the program here: http://www.thecrew.com/community/kick-for-kids
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That's great
With the Crew on FSO, the team will be able to reach out to more fans because of the availbility of the channel in most parts of the state. Fantastic news.
My concern though is the Crew play in the same time as the Cincinnati Reds (who are also on FSO) what happens when both teams are playing at the same time? Will one team’s game not be broadcasted? That’s a question I would like to see get answered. Will the Crew’s games be broadcasted live or on tape delay when a Reds game is on.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Feb 1, 2012 5:35 PM EST reply actions
Priority
The Reds would get priority, but FSO does have a 2nd channel for overflow games. It happens with the Blue Jackets and Cavs now, but I have heard that the scheduled game on the 2nd channel doesn’t always show up. That’s my primary concern.
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by Patrick Guldan on Feb 1, 2012 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
but I have heard that the scheduled game on the 2nd channel doesn’t always show up. That’s my primary concern
Well hopefully that will all be worked out because like I said this is very positive for the Crew as they’ll be on a channel that most people in Ohio can get.
Hopefully this will change how Crew games are broadcasted on Direct Kick since because I live in Pittsburgh (STH for three seasons and everything despite living 3 1/2 hours from C-Bus) i’m forced to get Direct Kick and I hate it since the only time they’ll show the Crew broadcast is when the team the Crew is playing either a team that dosen’t have a TV contract or the channel the opposing team is on is showing something else. Can’t stand that because I want to listen to my own people call the match. Plus some of these broadcasters that are on other teams are very unbearable to listen to (like the people who call the game for the Portland Timbers and Chivas USA to name a few).
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by Bradley James McEachern on Feb 1, 2012 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
The Crew would get priority over the Reds because the Reds are in Cinci not Columbus just like the Jackets get priority over the Cavs. Now if there is a Jackets and Crew conflict I don’t know what would happen.
by MLSnob on Feb 1, 2012 7:00 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Not quite. FSO would go into regional coverage. You will probably NOT see the Crew game on FSO in Cincinnati or Cleveland for that matter. This only affects Columbus. Also, FSO does not carry EVERY Reds game. I bet that unless it’s a major match up or a rivalry game (vs Indians, Cubs, STL, etc…) I bet there is an arrangement for them to not carry the Reds game or bump the Reds to an Alt. channel in Columbus.
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