1. It's ESPN blocking the ISP's that aren't partnered up with them, and it's one of the stupidest business models I've ever seen. Check out the Wikipedia page for a litle more background

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN360

Posted at 9:35PM on May 28th 2007 by Corey Spring

2. Isn't this the sort of thing we'll be seeing a lot more of without net neutrality?

Posted at 11:01PM on May 28th 2007 by David Markland

3. I agree, what a stupid business model: extortion. Can't they just sell ads like every other video site on the Internet?

Posted at 10:54AM on May 29th 2007 by Bill Reals

4. I'm on Verizon DSL and ESPN 360 videos work just fine. I'll have to check out that wiki and ask my brother who works for Time Warner.

Posted at 1:06PM on May 29th 2007 by David Ward

5. The wiki page is right. It's my code (as in I wrote it) that controls whether you have access. Time Warner doesn't have a deal, but if it used to work, I can contact some former co-workers to track down the issue.

As for the business model, while I don't like it, it's not extortion. They paid for the rights to the broadcast. The schools shouldn't have sold it to them if they felt it wasn't in the best interest of the fans.

It's the same model that has made ESPN a success on the cable side (subscriber fees, baby!). This is an attempt to recreate that model on the Internet. I don't think it will work, as I'd rather see better a la carte offerings as I detailed on my blog: http://www.fatmixx.com/2007/05/10/living-without-cable-in-an-internet-world/

Sujal

Posted at 3:35PM on May 29th 2007 by sujal

6. boo yah!

Posted at 5:12PM on Jun 4th 2007 by Ad Design - Web Design

7. I've been watching this play out for the last year and it is such a joke that the end users get the shaft like this.

Last year, you couldn't get ESPNU (which ESPN convientely put some heavily desired rival games on)....so now, starting 8/1/07...we get it added. However, no ESPN has done the old switcheroo again, this time playing the card with ESPN360 (which TWC doesn't carry).

Next year, we will probably get a chance to get 360, but I'm sure ESPN will in turn create ESPN740, pulling a little more $ from us.

Or I could try to get the NFL Network, but that is another TWC story.

I guess I'll start by cancelling my ESPN the Mag subscription and my ESPN Insider script too. That should start saving me up for the time I have to pay more to watch more.

Posted at 10:18AM on Jul 8th 2007 by Sw0rdf1sh