***Ducks Announce an 81-game TV Schedule***
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Sep 7, 2010 3:16 PM PDT
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Today, the Ducks announced their TV Schedule for the upcoming season. As per the recent trend, none of the preseason games will be televised, but surprisingly, all but one of the Ducks regular season games will be broadcast. The lone omission is a December 21st game against Buffalo which falls in a mandatory blackout window for the VERSUS network.
PRIME TICKET and FS WEST will shoulder 63 games on the Ducks' schedule, while KDOC HD will broadcast 17 of their contests. The remaining game (@Boston on 12/20) was announced last month as part of the VERSUS broadcast schedule for the year.
The Ducks experienced a significant bump in television ratings last season, perhaps the only upside to fallen ticket sales, and that motivated KDOC to add a few games to its broadcast package after the season was already underway. The local television network will add high definition this year, and six of the 8 games they air after the all-star break will be broadcast during the weeknight primetime hours.
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So . . .
I noticed that all games where the Ducks are AT Staples Center are Kings Broadcasts on FS West (same as last year) . . . HOWEVER, all the Ducks/Kings games at Ponda Center are on KDOC, does this mean that the Kings actually get to have their own broadcasts when their team is in Anaheim? If they do, that is BULL S@!T.
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I don’t think so. I can’t remember if there’s ever been a simulcast game in this market. There was that one time the kings showed you two angles on two different channels, but the home team has always given the away broadcast team the night off in my recollection.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Sep 7, 2010 5:23 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The Samuellis have been really aggressive about their broadcast TV presence, and it makes sense for the same reason the NHL does it. Ultimately, though, if there was no KDOC, at least half of these games would just go unaired. It’s a boon for us that you suffer
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Sep 7, 2010 5:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
um…your welcome?? I was just kind of hoping that Time Warner (one of our team’s sponsors) would offer KDOC in my area…apparently line of sight is where it ends…damn mountains..
Dude. ‘I. want. my. MTV.’
It works. You don’t even have to call anymore; you could just set up a Twitter campaign.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Sep 8, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I was really happy to see
that all but one of their games is being televised (Versus, I think you know I feel). 17 games certainly seems a bump up from how many they had on KDOC last year, which I think is a good thing given that it’s a free, over-the-air channel.
On the plus side, I’m happy to see that 23 games will be on FS West. I could be wrong, but that definitely seems higher than it was last year. Glad to see that a quarter of the games will be available in San Diego—definitely a smart move.
by PhantomPretender on Sep 7, 2010 4:59 PM PDT reply actions
It’s always been horrible watching games on KDOC. I just hope they don’t have technical difficulties with their HD broadcasts now
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Seriously
It would be nice if we don’t miss half a game this year due to satellite relay issues.
by PhantomPretender on Sep 7, 2010 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
yay. I’ll be able to stream 80 games in my dorm this year.
These are the demands and sayings of tohon
Feel free to talk about the refuted rumored Ryan deal in here. I'm not going to do a separate post for it or anything.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Sep 7, 2010 9:48 PM PDT reply actions
IF the numbers and years are correct in the rumors then I am ok with it. While the price tag is heafty, I like the idea of him being around for 5 years.
by Newport Rebel on Sep 7, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
A lot of fans have been claiming “where there’s smoke, there’s fire”, but I don’t necessarily agree with that assessment. Just because someone leaked “unofficial information” doesn’t mean it will become official.
But I agree with you Rebel. If there’s any truth to it, I don’t think I would mind paying him that much to stay around for five years. If they’re looking to make a deal similar to that, I’m sure there are performance bonuses included in the cap hit.
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I don’t think Bob’s really thinking about what the fans will mind. I think he’s thinking about what Getzlaf and Perry will think. I’m sure Bob was a part of those negotiations. On the surface, a few hundred thousand might seem paltry, but if Getz and Perry were asking for a few hundred thousand more than the Ducks were willing to pay, I’m sure it’s a big deal to them. Giving in would also send the message, not just Getzlaf and Perry but future RFA’s, that this team rewards hard ball.
I’m sure it’s like any workplace. The customer might not mind paying 5 cents more for his happy meal, but if the Assistant Manager is making more than the manager because of it, Happy Meal prices are suddenly a sore spot in the workplace.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Sep 8, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, you make a great point about rewarding the hard ball approach, but do you think Getz and Perry would mind if Bobby’s initial pay was around $5 million a year, then with performance bonuses it bumps the cap number slightly over theirs? I mean, it’s not assumed he’ll attain that status of performance, so why would Getz and Perry have a problem with that? If the kid nets 40 goals and gets paid marginally more then Getz and Perry, is that not fair?
I should clarify, this is all hypothetical.
If I’m the best forward on the team, I think it’s fair to expect me to be compensated accordingly. But, I wouldn’t kick up a fuss if some hot shot with plenty of potential came in and made a tad more than me even if I know he isn’t better than me. Would that kind of mentality be too much to expect (for lack of a better word)?
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Well, Getzlaf’s number actually draws on some creative signing bonus mathematics, and I’m sure Bobby’s contract would be structured to put Bobby’s UFA year and the year before it as the big ticket years. Thing is, and I really have no idea how the negotiations went, but I wouldn’t blame Bob if he and Brian told Getzlaf things that they now have to uphold as true or if they just have to respect the guy enough for giving up a year of his UFA to not bump him down on the totem pole for someone who refused to give up a year of his UFA for a whole summer.
TOTALLLY HYPOTHETICAL, but if I’m Brian Burke, and I was a straight shooter here and said, this is a 50M franchise. We pay you 6 or 7 million and you take a season long injury, then suddenly we’re banking on revenue sharing so we don’t have to trade you or our top-earning veteran. If Getzlaf says yes to that kind of bottom line argument, I can’t sign another guy to 5.5-6M until that contract is over, no matter the circumstances. Again, just a hypothetical example, but you have to respect that right now Bob knows he wants Getzlaf back in three years. Can’t poison that well.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Sep 8, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Bah, they black out the game with my #1 and #2 favorite teams, and the only game of the year where I’d be happy no matter which team wins. Jerks.
But 81 out of 82 is really good, considering how we’ve been shafted in the past.
yeah, 81 games on TV should really be an ALL CAPS headline. I doubt the kings are going to have that favorable a broadcast schedule this year
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Sep 8, 2010 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
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