Marquee Sports Network launched February 22 to a great deal of fanfare, but not every fan felt they were treated fairly. I mean, if Marquee broadcasts the goods and no one’s there to see it, did it really happen? That’s how tens of thousands of DirecTV subscribers felt when 1pm CT came and went with no Channel 664 on their guide. That outage continued for many throughout the weekend and at least into Tuesday, leading to more than a little frustration.
Ed. note: There’s a tl;dr version after the break at the end.
To be fair, some of that was a matter of the carrier’s customer service reps not being properly trained on the specifics of the new network.