TV/Events Calender indicates tonight's game between Geelong and Port Adelaide is being carried on TSN2 and ESPN2 here in Canada. I watch on TSN2 but the game is not on TSN2's schedule for 12:00 Sunday. It is, however, on ESPNs schedule ( I don't get ESPN2 ). Any insights?
Cheers,
Alan
Re: No footy on TSN2 tomorrow morning.
Re: No footy on TSN2 tomorrow morning.
Hi Rob,
To the best of our knowledge nothing has changed as far as TSN2 coverage. I will forward this report to the AFL and TSN and see what we can learn. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
Regards,
-Rob
AFANA Chairman Emeritus and Site Admin
Re: No footy on TSN2 tomorrow morning.
Hi,
We (and the AFL) received the following terse explanation from TSN's programming manager:
"In terms of last week, we made a change to our schedule. We aired the Collingwood vs. Geelong game live on Fri. September 2 @ 5:30am on TSN2. The change was reflected in our website."
We will again ask that we (and fans) be notified when this occurs. The manager did not say when the change was made or when their web site was updated.
In better news, we are advised that TSN2 will add the Carlton v Essendon game on tape delay this weekend to the existing coverage.
-Rob
AFANA Chairman Emeritus and Site Admin
Re: No footy on TSN2 tomorrow morning.
Re: No footy on TSN2 tomorrow morning.
Hi,
Subsequent to that message, we asked the same question and it appears that this weekend, Carlton v Essendon is it. As for the rest of finals, coverage for the next two weeks will be announced on a week by week basis. The Grand Final is currently listed as on a 12 hr delay. We advised the AFL of this and they are following up as TSN has a contractual obligation to carry the GF live. TSN has said they already have two live events at the same time and can't accommodate it. No need to panic just yet. We've been here many times before over the past sixteen years and experience tells me to give the AFL a week or so to resolve before we take further action. Stay tuned.
-Rob
AFANA Chairman Emeritus and Site Admin
Hi Alan,
Welcome to our site. I moved your post to the Forums since it was not specific to the article on the AFL coverage changes.
The schedules for TSN2 are for Canadian viewers, the ESPN2 are specific to US viewers only.
TSN made a late schedule change and did not advise AFANA or the AFL about it. We learned of the change only hours before the replacement game, Collingwood vs Carlton was scheduled to air. We posted an alert on our Facebook page and on Twitter. I apologize that it didn't get posted here or on our Google Calendar. It was too late for me to get that done and make my early morning alarm clock call. By the time the rest of the staff got the word, it was long past the end of the Coll v Carl match. We will be expressing our displeasure to TSN and the AFL has already complained. We take pride in having the right info all the time but sometimes the networks fail to cooperate.
-Rob
AFANA Chairman Emeritus and Site Admin