Women's World Cup

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@SportsFan1972 wrote:
Will the dispute with FS1 cause me to miss any games in the Women's World Cup that FOX holds the rights to?

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Right now, Yup.  MLS and USA Team Soccer are new to any Fox channel and those are the ones they send darts to Uverse.  Although I did see the last women's USA soccer match the next day.  I did deliberately not look for the score, so the 2-0 victory was a surprise to me. 😉

Edit:  Send your concerns here:

http://uverse.com/web_files/NEXTGEN/web_files/uverse-custom/one-offs/fighting-4-you/dk_fighting4you.html

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@SportsFan1972 wrote:
I bet it's likely that the US Women's World Cup matches will be on Big FOX, which is not affected by this spat. It's other matches that I am worried about.

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Maybe on the weekends, but weekday matches probably will be on FS1.  Not really Big Fox, but Fox locals, many are O&O by Fox (metro Detroit's channel 2 is) , but others independent too. 😉

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@SportsFan1972 wrote:
Well the good thing that I have just discovered is that a lot of the soccer that FS1 is blacking out from us is on other channels, albeit Spanish language ones like FOX Deportes and Univision Sports. For instance, tonight's MLS tilt between the Seattle Sounders and New York City FC is on FOX Deportes (while FS1 airs darts). I know the announcers will speak Spanish, but I don't need the announcers anyway. I'll just mute the TV volume and listen to some music while I watch the match! And something tells me that FOX Deportes will be airing Women's World Cup games too. So as long as I have that channel I'm straight!

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Yeah, if you have u300 or higher, not on u200 like I have.  Only get u300 in baseball spring training for Detroit Tigers game and $50 reward.  Reason I have u200, could care less about the movie channels.  Didn't watch them when I had u300.

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@mibrnsurg wrote:

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@SportsFan1972 wrote:
Will the dispute with FS1 cause me to miss any games in the Women's World Cup that FOX holds the rights to?

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Right now, Yup.  MLS and USA Team Soccer are new to any Fox channel and those are the ones they send darts to Uverse.  Although I did see the last women's USA soccer match the next day.  I did deliberately not look for the score, so the 2-0 victory was a surprise to me. 😉

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Actually, I am under the impression that, while the warm-up matches won't air (because they are part of a deal with USA Soccer), the Women's World Cup matches would be under a separate deal made with FIFA, the same way that NASCAR's Sprint Cup races on FS1 will air on U-Verse even though its Xfinity Series races will not.

Notice that Fox's "doom and gloom" press release mentions the men's and women's national teams, but does not mention the Women's World Cup itself.

I believe you are correct.  I have not seen the Women's World Cup mentinoned as one of the events that will not be available to U-verse customers.

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@texasguy37 wrote:

I believe you are correct.  I have not seen the Women's World Cup mentinoned as one of the events that will not be available to U-verse customers.

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Oh yes there was on the original FS1 page about this.  "You might miss the US National Soccer teams and MLS Soccer".

They did dart the last womens' soccer match but let the replay through the next day that I recorded and watched.  I deliberately did not seek the score so it was a nice surprise 2-0 US win. 

Edit:  5/10 the Ireland USA women's match has darts on FS1 in the afternoon, but replayed on FS2 10p EDT, in the Guide now.

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No, those are the USWNT team matches outside of the World Cup which Fox obtained the rights to after the launch of Fox Sports 1.  The dispute between Fox Sports 1 and U-verse has to do with certain programming that Fox did not have the rights to prior to the launch of Fox Sports 1.

Fox already had won the rights to the 2015 Women's World Cup prior to the launch of Fox Sports 1, thus it is not effected by this dispute just as MLB games and Sprint Cup races are not effected.  

Rights acquired for programming after the launch of Fox Sports 1(NASCAR Xfinity, MLS, USGA events, etc.) are the basis of this dispute.

Only thing I can say is will know for sure June 8th 7:30pm EDT the first match date, actually in the Guide might be there May 28th. 😉

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@SportsFan1972 wrote:
Well the good thing that I have just discovered is that a lot of the soccer that FS1 is blacking out from us is on other channels, albeit Spanish language ones like FOX Deportes and Univision Sports. For instance, tonight's MLS tilt between the Seattle Sounders and New York City FC is on FOX Deportes (while FS1 airs darts). I know the announcers will speak Spanish, but I don't need the announcers anyway. I'll just mute the TV volume and listen to some music while I watch the match! And something tells me that FOX Deportes will be airing Women's World Cup games too. So as long as I have that channel I'm straight!

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This is true. While FS1 is blacked out, a lot of the soccer can be found on Fox Deportes or Univision Deportes. I have U-300, so I get both of those channels. With U-200, those channels can be had with the Spanish packages. I think Fox Deportes is also on Sports pack... Either way, I'm sure one of those channels is on both packages.

What I do for MLS games... I have a little Google Chrome plug-in called Hola Unblocker. I'm sure it's available for other major browsers... but I set that for "Mexico" which spoofs the MLS servers into thinking I'm in Mexico. I can see FS1 games, ESPN2 games, Univision Deportes games AND my "local" games on there... absolutely no blackouts because the IP-sniffing stuff thinks I'm in Mexico...and it's only for that site. Other sites can sniff my normal IP if I so choose, even if I'm watching MLS games.

Note that it's still "better" to watch games via a TV channel, as MLS Live has the standard internet video-related delay built in.

Oh, please be right. The World Cup is what has me going crazy about this. I can handle, though not love, waiting until the next day for these 3 warm up games but if it impacts the World Cup - watch out. We only get it every 4 years and the last for many greats!

I see FS1 has coverage of the U-20 World Cup, including on U-Verse...or, at least that's what the guide currently says.

I think you're safe for Women's World Cup.

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@Bschumac wrote:

Oh, please be right. The World Cup is what has me going crazy about this. I can handle, though not love, waiting until the next day for these 3 warm up games but if it impacts the World Cup - watch out. We only get it every 4 years and the last for many greats!

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Coverage of the Women's World Cup is not impacted by this dispute.