Mortstiff Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 On Super Bowl Sunday, the Canal Satellite channel NorthAmerican Sports Network (NASN) completed its conversion to ESPN America(it was essentially ESPN anyway). That was the beginning of the end.Yesterday, I learned that ESPN America has now 'disparu' from CanalSat's offerings. Au Revoir ESPN America, I hardly knew you.Asan American ex-pat living in France, the channel was my only means ofwatching my dearly beloved American sports - football, college hoops,baseball (OK, true, I subscribe to mlb online for the latter). TheCanal Sat rep tried to explain over the phone that I am still receivingESPN - ESPN Classic, that is. I didn't bother to inform her of therelative merits of watching a real-time baseball game to a 30-year-oldrugby match.Please, if you are a subscriber like me, contactCanal Sat and complain. Threaten to stop your subscription. Demand areturn tosports sanity in this arid land of soccer, rugby, and (dear god) handball! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Have you thought about installing Sky instead? I know they show American football and other American sports but not sure about the ESPN channel, but they do have extra Sport channels you can subscribe to. You are meant to have a UK address but there are Sky installers that advertise in the English speaking papers and magazines that can offer you installations and services in France.Perhaps it would be worth a chat to one to see what is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 And while you're at it, demand that cricket is shown too.I mean, we're coming to the end of a 5 day Test Match against the Windies and not a whiff of it on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortstiff Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 I didn't know Sky was an option in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 [quote user="Mortstiff"]On Super Bowl Sunday, the Canal Satellite channel North American Sports Network (NASN) completed its conversion to ESPN America (it was essentially ESPN anyway). That was the beginning of the end. Yesterday, I learned that ESPN America has now 'disparu' from Canal Sat's offerings. Au Revoir ESPN America, I hardly knew you.As an American ex-pat living in France, the channel was my only means of watching my dearly beloved American sports - football, college hoops, baseball (OK, true, I subscribe to mlb online for the latter). The Canal Sat rep tried to explain over the phone that I am still receiving ESPN - ESPN Classic, that is. I didn't bother to inform her of the relative merits of watching a real-time baseball game to a 30-year-old rugby match.Please, if you are a subscriber like me, contact Canal Sat and complain. Threaten to stop your subscription. Demand a return tosports sanity in this arid land of soccer, rugby, and (dear god) handball! [/quote]It's called football, because it is played with the feet (unlike gridiron) [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 [quote user="Mortstiff"]I didn't know Sky was an option in France.[/quote]Yes it is available. I don't think anything other than the free channels are meant to be offered but many if not most have them. If you have access to perhaps a Connexion newspaper, an English newspaper written about France and even the Living France magazine and others. There are advertisements listed in them for people that install Sky satellites and provide Sky boxes.Edit: Beware, once you start watching English television, there is no going back! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortstiff Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 [quote user="WJT"][quote user="Mortstiff"]I didn't know Sky was an option in France.[/quote]Edit: Beware, once you start watching English television, there is no going back! [:D][/quote]Gee, thanks for the warning. The French give true meaning to the term 'idiot box.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 [quote user="Mortstiff"][quote user="WJT"] [quote user="Mortstiff"]I didn't know Sky was an option in France.[/quote]Edit: Beware, once you start watching English television, there is no going back! [:D][/quote]Gee, thanks for the warning. The French give true meaning to the term 'idiot box.'[/quote]I was referring to American television! [:D]By the way, I am American. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 [quote user="Pierre ZFP"]And while you're at it, demand that cricket is shown too. [/quote]Isn't that known as 'still life' photography [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortstiff Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 I would actually pay to not see cricket on TV! But to each his own. If you're a fan of cricket, Iwould recommend a book I'm currently reading called Netherland by Joseph O'Neill.It doesn't matter if we're talking American, French, or British TV, whichever companies areoffering the cable or satellite systems are the same all over - completely incompetent ripoff artists.After spending my time today posting on the French forum sites about ESPN, and alsodoing some investigating about the possibility of getting Sky's satellite in France, tonight, before dinner, I turn on the TV and there is ESPN America, coming in loud and clear, along with all the other sportschannels that had been off. So after a good 10 days without it, and after having Canal Sat. tell me directlythat ESPN is gone, here it is again. I'm telling you, these people don't have a clue. But it wouldn't surpriseme at any time to see it gone again, for good. It's not like they'll ever warn us or offer any explanation. They probably don't even know they're providing the channel.If you come to live in Paris, beware Canal Satellite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Well happy to hear it's back on at the moment anyway You may even be the reason!I wasn't aware you were located in Paris, you may have found it difficult to have a Sky satellite installed there, but I don't know. Most of us here are country bumpkins.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortstiff Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Well, as I wrote, I did some checking today. There are companies in Paris that offer it and will even take care of the problem of not having a UK address in case you want a subscription. I received the prices from one company, and letme tell you, it would just be cheaper to buy my own TV station! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Hi Mortstiff!I know how you feel - the same happened to me a couple of years ago. I was gutted when Canal Plus took BBc Prime off me!http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/841495/ShowPost.aspxBut I'm still alive today[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortstiff Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 [quote user="TWINKLE"]Hi Mortstiff!But I'm still alive today[:)] [/quote]Still alive, but are you truly happy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 How can you be truly happy if you don't follow the cricket?Still can't believe we lost the series 1 - 0 to the Windies.Still, the ladies team did rather better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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