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Post by Skaggs on Dec 18, 2006 22:58:56 GMT -5
Not only ESPN2 HD, but MTV HD, and A&E HD!!!-----Original Message----- From: do_not_reply@twalbany.com [mailto:do_not_reply@twalbany.com] Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:19 PM To: mark@albanyhdtv.com Subject: Response to your inquiry # 9913 Please do not reply to this E-mail. To enter your questions or comments, please go to help.twalbany.com/reply.php. Mark Pyskadlo, Within the week we will be adding: A&E HD to channel 1838 (Standard HD) MHD (MTV HD) to channel 1840 (Standard HD) ESPN 2 HD to channel 1870 (Standard HD) Please let us know if we can be of any additional assistance. Thank you for being a Time Warner Cable customer.
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Post by Skaggs on Dec 20, 2006 6:28:02 GMT -5
It's true....ESPN2 HD now on TWC in Albany, NY.  |
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Post by spongeworthy on Dec 20, 2006 13:59:50 GMT -5
It's true....ESPN2 HD now on TWC in Albany, NY. Schenectady, too ;D |
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Post by zekmoe on Dec 20, 2006 20:56:37 GMT -5
Ugh! Nothing to me is a greater waste of TV time than ESPN 2. Womens Basketball? 6 hours of World Series of Poker? Table Tennis? Truly a waste of HD bandwith. And they could have had Cinemax or StarzHD. Oh well, maybe next year.
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Post by spongeworthy on Dec 30, 2006 21:52:26 GMT -5
Has anyone seen a game on ESPN2-HD that is actually in HD? I haven't  |
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Post by Skaggs on Jan 1, 2007 20:49:58 GMT -5
A saw an NBA game and an NCAA football bowl game in HD.
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Post by Skaggs on Jan 2, 2007 10:03:01 GMT -5
From: Mark Pyskadlo [mailto:******@albanyhdtv.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 9:49 AM
To: Taubkin, Pete
Subject: Thank you for ESPN2 HD
Mr. Taubkin:
Thank you for providing us with ESPN2 HD.
I contacted your customer care representative with the questions, “Why is it that Albany Time Warner Cable is the only TWC franchise in the United States that has ESPN2 HD? Is it because you acquired Adelphia and Adelphia had an agreement to carry ESPN2 HD?”
As you can see from the response I received from “Matt”, he states that the Adelphia merger was merely a coincidence. However I noticed he spelled “negotiations” and “acquiring” incorrectly, which leads me to question the accuracy of the answer he provided. Here is his response below:
-----Original Message-----
From: do_not_reply@twalbany.com
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 11:51 PM
To: ******@nycap.rr.com
Subject: Response to your inquiry # 10492
Mark,
We are constantly in negotiaions with other networks to provide new service to our customers. Our merger with Adelphia and aquiring the station was just coincidence.
Please let us know if we can be of any additional assistance.
Thank you for being a Time Warner Cable customer.
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Matt
Customer Care Team
Time Warner Cable
Albany Division
1021 Highbridge Rd
Schenectady, NY 12303
1-866-321-2225
Could you provide any insight as to why Albany TWC is the only TWC franchise in the country to provide ESPN2 HD to their subscribers?
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Mark Pyskadlo
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Post by Skaggs on Jan 2, 2007 10:03:54 GMT -5
From: Taubkin, Pete [mailto:peter.taubkin@twcable.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 9:33 AM To: *****@albanyhdtv.com Subject: RE: Thank you for ESPN2 HD Mark: Happy New Year. First, you’re welcome. Enjoy. Second, our customer service representative is correct. TWC’s programming agreement with ESPN had/has nothing to do with our acquisition of Adelphia systems. Third, I do not believe your statement about Albany being the only system without ESPN2 HD is correct. In fact, to the best of my knowledge, TWC’s Albany and Syracuse divisions are among the first. Thanks. Take care. Peter M. Taubkin Vice President Government Relations & Public Affairs Time Warner Cable -Albany 1021 High Bridge Road Schenectady, NY 12303 (518) 242-8839 -phone (518) 242-8948 -fax peter.taubkin@twcable.com www.twalbany.com |
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Post by Skaggs on Jan 2, 2007 11:41:44 GMT -5
From: Mark Pyskadlo
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 10:33 AM
To: Taubkin, Pete
Subject: RE: Thank you for ESPN2 HD
Mr. Taubkin:
My question was, “Why is it that Albany Time Warner Cable is the only TWC franchise in the United States that has ESPN2 HD?”
I know Albany and Syracuse were the 1st TWC franchises in the country to offer ESPN2 HD. I was inquiring as to why this is the case. There are no other TWC franchises with ESPN2 HD…why? What made Albany TWC unique?
Thanks again.
--Mark
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Post by Skaggs on Jan 2, 2007 11:42:32 GMT -5
From: Taubkin, Pete Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 11:34 AM To: mark Subject: RE: Thank you for ESPN2 HD I can’t speak for other systems. Each system has different considerations and timing of launches could certainly vary. When channels are launched, the launch entails efforts involving multiple departments including engineering, billing, marketing, etc. Ultimately, though, programming agreements are generally negotiated at the corporate level for the right to carry the programming. Peter M. Taubkin Vice President Government Relations & Public Affairs Time Warner Cable -Albany 1021 High Bridge Road Schenectady, NY 12303 (518) 242-8839 -phone (518) 242-8948 -fax peter.taubkin@twcable.com www.twalbany.com |
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