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When the MSG Network was founded in 1969, the New York Knicks were just a few months away from their first NBA championship. The franchise would go on to win a second crown in 1973, after which it embarked on a gut wrenchingly long title drought that persists to this very day. The MSG Network, on the other hand, has been busy employing Mike Breen and expanding its Ewing-esque regional media reach to new platforms, including (rather begrudgingly) Verizon's FiOS TV. Last week, the carrier announced that both MSG HD and MSG+ HD would be coming to its FiOS TV lineup, with select markets receiving the channels as early as Thursday. The move doesn't come without some grumbling, though, especially on MSG's part. As Verizon puts it, the network had previously "refused" to provide its HD channels, but was ultimately forced to do so when the FCC ruled in Big Red's favor. MSG's ownership tried to stay the decision, but a federal court this week denied its request. As a result, New York subscribers can now spend their evenings watching the Knicks in HD, and trying to remember the good ol' times.

After legal battle, MSG HD channels finally arrive on Verizon FiOS originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>basketballchannelcourtFCCFiOShdpostminihockeylegalmadison square gardenMadisonSquareGardenMike BreenMikeBreenmsgmsg hdMSG NetworkMsgHdMsgNetworkNBAnew yorknew york citynew york knicksnew york rangersNewYorkNewYorkCityNewYorkKnicksNewYorkRangersNHLNYCrangerssportsportsstreamingTVverizonverizon fiosVerizon FiOS TVverizon wirelessVerizonFiosVerizonFiosTvVerizonWirelessVZWwnbaMon, 19 Dec 2011 07:19:00 EST<![CDATA[3D hockey nets positive reviews, biggest surprise of the night was a Rangers win]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/3d-hockey-nets-positive-reviews-biggest-surprise-of-the-night-w/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/3d-hockey-nets-positive-reviews-biggest-surprise-of-the-night-w/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/3d-hockey-nets-positive-reviews-biggest-surprise-of-the-night-w/#comments The secret behind MSG's surprise 3D broadcast of last night's Rangers/Islanders hockey game? It came together in a two week turnaround which repurposed equipment laying around between stops at a recent Black Eyed Peas concert and next month's NAB show in Las Vegas. Judging by the reviews it was worth the effort with more than a few indicating an interest in buying 3DTVs to check things out at home next time -- while it aired on Cablevision, all the reports we found were based on the screens located at the arena itself. Not everyone agreed on the best aspects of the new production: Christopher Botta of Fanhouse preferred a lack of "reaching through the screen" gimmicks while the New York Times report asked for more opportunities to feel like the players are popping out at the viewer, even though they found the standard HDTV feed "flat, underlit and distant" in comparison. We couldn't find any complaints regarding those ever-present 3D glasses, though issues like someone walking in front of the camera or on screen graphics appearing to leap off the screen revealed there's still a few kinks to work out (camera placement may be further adjusted during an upcoming renovation.) The appeal of 3D sports for fans has already been established, we're wondering if playing in a more 3D-ready arena might be used to convince Lebron or other stars to play home games at MSG, in the meantime, check out all the reviews and a few behind the scenes videos embedded after the break.

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3D hockey nets positive reviews, biggest surprise of the night was a Rangers win originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3d3dtvcablevisionfirst 3d broadcastFirst3dBroadcastmadison square gardenMadisonSquareGardenmsgrangerssportsThu, 25 Mar 2010 21:02:00 EST<![CDATA[Verizon / Cablevision MSG HD channel squabble goes to the FCC]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/verizon-cablevision-msg-hd-channel-squabble-goes-to-the-fcc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/verizon-cablevision-msg-hd-channel-squabble-goes-to-the-fcc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/verizon-cablevision-msg-hd-channel-squabble-goes-to-the-fcc/#commentsNYC Metro FiOS subs will look on with interest as Verizon has petitioned the FCC to rule on whether or not Cablevision can continue to refuse offering its MSG channels in high definition to FiOS customers. Naturally Cablevision has responded calling the idea of a regulatory bailout for a phone company ten times its size "absurd," and claiming that it doesn't have to license its local HD programming to anyone. As Multichannel News explains, at issue is the "terrestrial loophole" which requires satellite delivered programming to be made available to competitors, but since the MSG channels aren't that rule does not apply. Still, it could be a while before we know if local Rangers, Knicks, Islanders, Devils and Sabers games are coming to FiOS as Verizon has asked for a decisions within five months, which, while not in time for the basketball season, should still be made well ahead of the Knicks ever being any good again.

Read - Verizon Petitions FCC to Rule on Cablevision's Refusal to Make MSG Channels Available in HD
Read - Verizon Files Program Access Complaint Against Cablevision

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Verizon / Cablevision MSG HD channel squabble goes to the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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