I read Aljazeera's sport press release that they bought the rights for the Spanish league in the USA from GolTv, is FIOS going to carry this channel that is supposed to launch on August 1st?
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/al-jazeera-launch-2-sports-114142745--sow.html
Wake up and start doing things for your customers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Any news on this?
I'll switch to whoever carries beIN in the next couple of weeks if no news from FIOS.
Verizon FIOS already have it on there. I noticed it on my channel list on 03/31/2013 but it was inactive. It's on HD Channel 598. I highlighted 598 and pressed OK but it was inactive. I'll call Vz later to inquire. I'm sure it will be active soon.
One word, Directv. I switched and love it not just because of beIn Sport, but because it's just better. They also broadcast Champions and Europa League games in HD on designated channels. You can also stream Fox Soccer and beIn Sport on your iPad or computer.
Just a thought or two to my soccer brethren, after reading through these dozens of messages. First of all, don't play into the hands of people with stereotypes by writing incomprehensible sentences that do not help us to be taken seriously and just play into their assumption that soccer fans are all illegal aliens. Make your points to them calmly and rationally.
Secondly, stop obssessing about specific teams. Oh, I want my Barcelona. Oh, I want my Juventus. Or about specific games: my God, we're missing the classico! Do you really think this is going to impress a non-soccer crowd? Do you think that they are going to give you a frigging channel because of a SINGLE game or a single team? Can you imagine putting on an NBA channel because a bunch of people said "My GOD - the Lakers are playing the Celtics next week. Please give us this channel!!!"
Make the case rationally and calmly. Tell them that the channel covers three of the top five leagues in the world, with X number of games, and that the national team is also shown, as well as a lot of WC qualifiers involving Latin American teams. Then, yes, remind them that other competitors have already made this provision and that there is a groundswell of movement to these providers. I myself will wait out this season and see what happens over the summer. Then it will be Comcast time. They can take the gigantic box from my attic. I'll autograph it.
The math is simple. If FIOS wants my business, they must offer beIN programming. 60% of the world's best leagues are no longer available to us.
C'mon, FIOS. Listen to your customers or lose them.
Tom
@koons, that's your opinion but illegal or not Verizon gets paid so they need to listen to it's customers. And yes my main concern is Juventus, Verizon carries many channels that I don't give a {word filter avoidance} about but they're still in my lineup. People are mad at missing they're teams games so {word filter avoidance} rational and calm.
So I eliminated all my ultimate package and went to $14.99 +/- service that Verizon are required to provide by the government. To watch any good soccer go to www.stopstream.tv, you can get Barca games here on line. After El Classico last week another increadible game with Barca winning 5-4, some of the sweetest soccer you would ever see, and supremely entertaining. Still at a loss why "Derirzon" is not showing this specticale?.................
I'm still waiting for Bein sports Verizon!!! What are you waiting on??
BEIN just signed a deal with TWC.. Verizon is the last provider not to offer BEIN Sports...
its on their home page..
Just cancelled my FIOS and moving back to TWC. Soccer being 2nd most watched sport in USA, Verizon had to have known better,
Really? Soccer is the 2nd most watched sport in the USA? I'd love to see those stats.
In no order ... I'm guessing the most watched sports are the NFL, NCAA Football, NCAA Basketball, MLB, NBA, the Olympics .... then, maybe soccer.
Here you go Mr. Watts...
SOCCER is AMERICAS most popular sport between the ages 12-24 according to ESPN.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/relegationzone/id/262?cc=5901
LOL. Advertisers love the 12 year old demo.
Promising news Fios just posted on their official Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/VerizonFiOS?fref=ts
While Verizon policy is to not comment on ongoing negotiations with content providers, Verizon is in discussions with beIN Sport for carriage on FiOS TV. We hope to be able to say more about this in the coming weeks!
This is the first time they actually commented in reference to having the channel added to their lineup. I for one am anxious for this to finally happen. We have already missed out in more than half of the Spanish and Italian's league's season...
I really don't believe that Verizon is negotiating with Bein Sport. They have been saying that since September 2012. Its just a tactic to avoid loosing customers. Some customers are willing to wait before switching .....others have no alternative.
TWC signed a deal why cant fiostv i dont get it!!!
What is the hold up Verizon??? Comcast just added beIN Sports to their programming. Hurry Up! I want to watch Juventus & the USMNT play soccer!!!
Alright there are now 17 pages of requests for BEIN Sports. All the major cable providers that have more subscribers than you carry the channel. Now companies that are smaller than you are carrying the channel. This is almost embarrassing. We are loyal customers, we have gone through you communication tools to try and convey a point. Everyday on this site and Facebook there are requests, on FB they say they cannot comment because of competitive reasons.
beIN sports is not going away, I am afraid Fios customers may start.
Why not be a hero add this channel and keep Fios heading up the charts as the best cable company out there.
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