The Avalanche are three games into the NHL season and Altitude Sports TV subscribers through Comcast, DirecTV and Dish are still in the dark with little hope for a quick resolution.
“We want to have our games on the air,” said Matt Hutchings, president of Altitude Sports, on the network’s 92.5-FM radio station this week. “We’ve tried hard…It’s kind of, ‘Hey, this is the deal guys. Take it or leave it.'”
Yet, as both sides remain deadlocked in negotiations, at least one blacked-out provider has addressed the financial impact on consumers. Leslie Oliver, director of media and external communications at Comcast, told The Denver Post that subscribers missing Avalanche and possibly Nuggets games will soon receive this message: “Effective with this bill, we have reduced the Regional Sports Network Fee.