Is it anywhere close to the Coliseum?

Not that far away from there. It's between there and the Colosseum.

They don't have everything, far as I know. But I did manage to catch some odds and sods on 365 I wouldn't otherwise have been able to watch (Millwall, Cardiff, Crystal Palace etc.).

Shaw has emailed me to say they will now be including Sportsnet One.

It's a little confusing as they said standard would be available at no extra cost with HD being part of the HD sports bundle.

Then it said this channel would be on free preview until 4 October.

Makes you wonder what the free preview promo is for. SD people will have it anyway and so will HD sports bundle people. The only ones that won't will be HD customers without an HD sports package and presumably they are without it because they're not interested in sports/football.

If they are interested but don't think a bundle is worth it won't they simply carry on and make do with the bonus of a new sports channel, albeit in SD? That's better than not at all isn't it?

Perhaps I have missed something obvious.

I have given up any hope of the cable or satellite companies knowing which channels will be available where and in what format and for what price.

I'm in Rogers land and manage to get 30% off Setanta along with all channels for a 1 year contract...so far, I get Sportsnet 1 in both SD and HD. Fox Sports World Canada and EuroWorld Sports are only in SD...Setanta is in both.

BTW.....I think you mentioned that you cancelled Fox and then they were running the Man City/Rapid Vienna game.....it was on Euroworld Sports later yesterday evening.....not sure if you get that on free preview where you are.

If the cable/satellite companies treated cradle sport fans the way they treat footie fans in this country there would be a mutiny.

Yes, I noticed the graphic on that site that lists the games. The stream was okay though...for the Liverpool game too. I managed to miss every single goal as it happened (except the pen) by doing things like putting the kettle on

At least a CL game doesn't get replaced by Curling now that TSN has more than one channel.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/enter...865/story.html

Shaw Communications and Telus have announced viewers will be able to watch Sportsnet One.

The Calgary-based cable provider Shaw says it is the first to offer the new all-sports channel in Western Canada on Shaw Cable; and Shaw Direct is currently the only provider to offer the channel nationally.

A deal to carry the channel by Telus is being finalized, but until then customers will be able to preview the channel, said spokesman Jim Johannsson.

"We're just days away from offering Sportsnet One on a free preview basis," Johannsson said.

On Telus, it will be available on channel 106 in standard definition and 677 in high definition.

There will be a national feed, a Pacific feed available in B.C., and Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames feeds available in Alberta only.

Pricing is still to be determined.

"For the initial preview, it will be added to an existing theme pack at no extra charge. The caveat is our customer already has to subscribe to that theme pack," he said.

The Shaw deal comes after a month which saw Shaw accuse Rogers Sportsnet, the content provider, of using back-door tactics and holding sports fans hostage in the stalled launch of Rogers' new national channel such as giving inadequate notice about the channel's introduction.

A Shaw executive was also reported as saying price was a sticking point.

Rogers responded that cable distributors all received notice in June of the launch.

The two companies had been unable to strike a deal for the launch of the channel, which airs NHL hockey, Major League Baseball, NBA and Barclays Premier League soccer games.

Shaw said Sportsnet One gives customers access to regular and pre-season games for the Oilers, Flames, Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks.

"As customer advocates, we've worked hard to make sure we can bring more NHL hockey to our customers across Canada," said Shaw president Peter Bissonnette,

"Personally, as a hockey fan, I couldn't be happier to be able to offer this channel before pre-season starts next week."

The channel was supposed to air starting Aug. 14, but didn't become available to a western Canadian audience largely serviced by Shaw until Wednesday.

Adding to the stakes was a 10-year deal between Rogers Sportsnet and the Edmonton Oilers announced in August that the 24-hour digital sports channel would carry games which would not have been broadcast other than on pay-per-view.

A similar deal was announced for the Flames.

Most customers will receive Sportsnet One as part of their existing television package, Shaw said in a release. Sportsnet One will be available to all Shaw Digital TV customers in a free preview until Oct. 31.

After the preview, it will be included in the Shaw Digital TV, HD Plus and HD Sports packages.

For Shaw Direct customers, the channel will be in the English and French Essentials package and HD sports packages.



Read more: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/enter...#ixzz0zuPE4oWz

Question... Is sportsnet one the same as sportsnet as shown on Shaw (Hamilton) website? http://www.shawhamilton.ca/index.php?channel_guide I need to know as my son is moving over in 10 days and will need to watch his beloved Footie!

Thanks...

Sportsnet One is new and is in addition to the other Sportsnets - Ontario, Pacific, East & West.

As far as footie goes, it's really just replacing a weekend game that was previously on Setanta.

For those who don't have Setanta it's a bonus.

Setanta Sports will be available on a free preview from August 12th to September 13th

It seems like TSN2 is showing a lot of games at first.

It's hard to see a pattern yet.

The season before last was great - Setanta generally showing the lunchtime game, 3.00 kick off and the tea-time game while Rogers Sortsnet gave an alternative choice for the middle game.

Then last season a lot of the time there was either no lunchtime game or no tea-time game. That reduced the available matches to watch 'live' to two, but the TV companies broadcast three at the same time. They probably thought that was an improvement.

To be fair, compensation arrived as Setanta then covered two live games Sunday instead of one.

But I like the "breakfast" game on a Saturday morning and then the early afternoon game .

The fixtures and schedule doesn't seem to have settled yet. And there may be additional disruption too.

Might have to stick with the under 20s world cup.

It looks like the same pattern as last year. TSN2 get's the early Saturday match (typically 12:45) ... and if not they get a 3 pm match. And they also get a Monday match, if there is one.

Everything else is on Rogers (remember that Rogers owns all of Setanta Canada now, last year they owned most of it).

The main Sportsnet channels get a Saturday 3 pm match, with the 5:30 pm match going on Sportsnet 1 (or a tape delayed 3 pm match if there is no late match). Everything else is on Setanta, thought you may still see a Tuesday/Wednesday match on Sportsnet or TSN2 if it's a big day.

I hear Setanta Canada is being rebranded Sportsnet World this fall.

For very good information on where to find each match in Canada - http://footballtvcanada.blogspot.com/

Perhaps.

The reason I said it's hard to tell so far is because this weekend there's no "early" game and the following Saturday there are two early games (before the 3.00 one), the earliest of which is on Setanta. I don't recall Setanta showing an early game on a Saturday at all last season, just TSN2 as you explain so well.

Yes it is good. I linked it in my earlier post.

Unfortunately it's not that up to date yet.

I hope they do something about that awful music and the fillers at half time.

LOL - so you did!

You guys in the Atlantic time zone get a lot more sleep before your footy than us on the Left Coast...especially those impossible lunchtime UK matches...can you say 0445 hrs., boys and girls?