Watchers of NBA in Australia/NZ (Pacific Rim) Only
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:27 am
For those without the means, bandwidth or moral decrepitude to watch games legally or illegally online; those whom rely specifically on their cable provider for televised NBA games in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Rim...
In previous correspondence with ESPN's international department I've been assured that they are powerless to decide which NBA games they broadcast to Australian/NZ and other Pacific Rim viewers. Events revolving around a recent scheduling change may prove that it's not actually the case, that it's more likely a buck-passing response and the easiest way to deal with critical pests like myself.
Regardless, the plan since day dot this season was to televise the Chicago-Washington matchup on NBA Friday - broadcast nationally in the USA - down under and beyond on Saturday, 1st March. ESPN USA has since dispensed with that game in lieu of broadcasting the Hornets-Jazz matchup on the same day.
Particularly for those whom have not yet seen Chris Paul play (the Hornets yet to be shown by ESPN in Australia since CP3 debuted), won't it be fun to watch he and fellow electrifying young point guard Deron Williams go at it in a game that could have playoff seeding ramifications?
Too bad. It's not happening because, despite their claim, ESPN International have not followed the same route and have instead (and, it would seem, independently) chosen to broadcast the predictable Clippers-Nuggets matchup.
Therefore, I invite you to castigate the network-in-question for their inexplicable decision in the hope that they may change their mind and give us what is rightly ours - CP3 vs. D-Will...
http://intltv.espn.com/company_information/contact_us
Apologies to any Nuggets/Iverson/Anthony fans.
Thanks.
In previous correspondence with ESPN's international department I've been assured that they are powerless to decide which NBA games they broadcast to Australian/NZ and other Pacific Rim viewers. Events revolving around a recent scheduling change may prove that it's not actually the case, that it's more likely a buck-passing response and the easiest way to deal with critical pests like myself.
Regardless, the plan since day dot this season was to televise the Chicago-Washington matchup on NBA Friday - broadcast nationally in the USA - down under and beyond on Saturday, 1st March. ESPN USA has since dispensed with that game in lieu of broadcasting the Hornets-Jazz matchup on the same day.
Particularly for those whom have not yet seen Chris Paul play (the Hornets yet to be shown by ESPN in Australia since CP3 debuted), won't it be fun to watch he and fellow electrifying young point guard Deron Williams go at it in a game that could have playoff seeding ramifications?
Too bad. It's not happening because, despite their claim, ESPN International have not followed the same route and have instead (and, it would seem, independently) chosen to broadcast the predictable Clippers-Nuggets matchup.
Therefore, I invite you to castigate the network-in-question for their inexplicable decision in the hope that they may change their mind and give us what is rightly ours - CP3 vs. D-Will...
http://intltv.espn.com/company_information/contact_us
Apologies to any Nuggets/Iverson/Anthony fans.
Thanks.
