TV for State Baseball

[weblow]

So, does anyone know what the baseball games will be like as far as being able to stream them? In the last few years we have watched all of the games on M2M and then Hailstate TV. With the SEC Network in the mix, will there still be an option to watch all the games? Or at least the home games?

We start the season with 24 home games and don't play an away game until we face Kentucky, our second SEC weekend.

Hopefully someone on here knows the coverage of our games this year.

 

[engie]

All home games will be televised for "free" through SECNetwork+, the online version of SECNetwork that is attached to watchESPN live and in HD. Away games will depend on whether or not the other SEC Campuses have their campus-wide infrastructures up to ESPN spec yet.

 

[weblow]

Thank you. That is the answer I was hoping for. I thought all SEC schools were required to have their infrastructures in place by this time anyway.

 

[engie]

Thank you. That is the answer I was hoping for. I thought all SEC schools were required to have their infrastructures in place by this time anyway.

They were required day 1 for football and basketball and a "media hub" to connect to the secnetwork. Baseball and small sports were said to be a work in progress the last article I read a couple months back. And, for the most part, schools have levity in what to broadcast on secnetwork+ in the small sports. They aren't required to broadcast games that aren't wanted by "the family of networks". Luckily, we placed the HD fiber all over campus sometime around 2011, largely based on our demand for baseball online. So, we were way ahead of the game at the start, and have been broadcasting basically every sanctioned sport that took place on MSU's campus on secnetwork+ since the start of the year. I know I have crossed a couple of volleyball telecasts, etc...

 

[57stratdawg]

How did they pull that off without stepping on HailState TV's toes? It was great for baseball season.

 

[patdog]

With a big pile of cash. The SECN owns all media rights for all schools now.

 

[KurtRambis4]

I'd assume

their deal trumps hailstate tvs rights...

 

[weblow]

Hailstate is still a subscription service but offers ondemand programming and you can listen live to all broadcast, including coaches shows. It is only $3.99 but no longer carries any live games. I knew it was going away from streaming live games but wasn't sure how to watch them. Nice to know they will still be available over the SEC Network. I would assume Jim and Bart will still be broadcasting them????? Hopefully it is not some 3rd rate espn guy or gal.

 

[engie]

How did they pull that off without stepping on HailState TV's toes? It was great for baseball season.

We had to "buy out" our tier 3 broadcasting rights from Learfield/Neulion and turn it over to the SEC as well. Basically, the agreement is for them to just pay us that much less in our overall licensing deal per year. This is a small proposition for us. About $1mil less $$ coming from Learfield before adding back the SECNetwork revenue. Schools like Florida with huge local viewerships making their tier 3 really valuabale can and will lose as much as $7-10mil per year in this deal before "gaining" from the SECNetwork. Thus, another way our revenue is going to go up more than those schools will. Just another way that SEC socialism is further helping MSU...

 

[GatorBaseballFan]

The SEC is expected to announce their full 2015 television schedule later in the week. When they do, we will release our complete broadcast schedule, including our entire SEC Network+ schedule, which replaces HailStateTV as baseball's digital live broadcast platform.

 

[Jdog.sixpack]

For What it's Worth; I watched the MSU vs Vandy women's basketball game on the SECN+ network on Watch ESPN and it worked flawlessly in HD quality. Your TV provider must be on the drop down log in menu though.

 

[dawgstudent]

I think you can still listen to the live radio broadcast through HailStateTV for as your said 3.99/month.

 

[Predestined]

Now, if DirecTv would just get off its

butt so I can get WacthESPN, life will be great.

 

[AHSDawg]

My question as well. This all requires WatchESPN which DirecTV still does not have, correct?

 

[engie]

My question as well. This all requires WatchESPN which DirecTV still does not have, correct?

Directv agreed to a new deal with Disney in the last month that will finally include watchESPN... I'm not sure it's available just yet, but it is coming...

http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-r...walt-disney-company-sign-expansive-agreement/

 

[Predestined]

Supposed to start in the spring, probably one week after the SEC season ends....

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[AHSDawg]

Thank the lord... really screws up my at work viewing not having it.

 

[DNADAWG]

All of Yall on MaxxSouth....formerly metrocast contact them about SEC network +

http://www.maxxsouth.com/contact-us/

We need to hit them enough to get ESPN3 & SEC Network + access

 

[WrapItDog]

ESPN Buzzer Beater channel 615 on Directv was live this past weekend. So they are working on getting the new stuff available.