TBS - Incompetent?

[LeapFroggie]

So, 30 minutes into the Rays v. Boston game and we're still watching some insipid "american comedy"? At least BHN has the decency to show us the current score.

Calls to TBS in Atlanta aren't getting through.... no doubt there is more that one irritated cable customer out there tonight.

[Jason]

They are blaming it on a power failure that blew two breakers in Atlanta, and it prevented the feed from going out over TBS or any other network.

When they did come back at 8:30, they were all over the place...jumped between HD and SD, audio was unstable, even the commercial breaks didn't seem polished. It seemed to all be back to normal by about 8:45.

Moral of the story: "Redundancy" means having backup resources that don't share a building and a power grid in common.

[Bschneider]

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iOjBvB4eqTYMKse6Ok6TpqrfSxXgD93T89HO2

TBS problems keep first part of ALCS off air

2 hours ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — TBS had technical difficulties that prevented it from showing the first 20 minutes of Game 6 of the American League championship series between Boston and Tampa Bay on Saturday night.

The game started at 8:08 p.m., but the broadcast didn't begin until 8:28 p.m., when Carlos Pena, the seventh batter of the game, walked in the bottom of the first. TBS then showed a replay of a home run by B.J. Upton, the previous batter, that put the Rays ahead 1-0.

TBS had experienced router failure in Atlanta, which caused transmission problems, Rays spokesman Dave Haller said.

TBS spokesman Jeff Pomeroy didn't immediately return a telephone call from The Associated Press seeking comment.
Major League Baseball spokesman Rich Levin said MLB was unaware there was a problem until the broadcast failed to come on the air. No consideration was given to delaying the start of the game because the starting pitchers already had warmed up, Levin said.

When the top of the second inning began, broadcaster Chip Caray said: "We again apologize profusely for the technical difficulties we had back in Atlanta. You haven't missed much."

In place of the game, TBS had televised an episode of "The Steve Harvey Show." A crawl on the screen ran repeatedly, saying: "We are experiencing technical difficulties."

Tampa Bay, seeking its first World Series appearance, led the best-of-seven series 3-2 after wasting a 7-0, seventh-inning lead in Game 5 and losing 8-7 to the defending champion Red Sox.

At the Cask N Flagon outside Fenway Park, manager Mike Fusco said the hour — from the pregame show until the game was restored — "wasn't real fun."

"People were in a little uproar because they thought we didn't put the game on. They were just screaming at us to put it on and try all the other stations — Fox, TNT," Fusco said.

Finally, Fusco said the staff had to use a PA system to explain the technical problems to the capacity crowd of 700.

Some customers yelled for them to at least put the game on the radio, but the bar didn't have one.

"People watched `Steve Harvey' until it came on," Fusco said.

[bdraw]

It happens no one is up 100% of the time. At least they got it straightened out fairly quickly.

If only Bryan could get the quick reply fixed as promptly.

[Bschneider]

If only Bryan could get the quick reply fixed as promptly.


What are you talking about?

[veritas]

So, 30 minutes into the Rays v. Boston game and we're still watching some insipid "american comedy"? At least BHN has the decency to show us the current score.

Calls to TBS in Atlanta aren't getting through.... no doubt there is more that one irritated cable customer out there tonight.



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[bdraw]

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about how the quick reply no longer works.

Ben

[Bschneider]

I'm talking about how the quick reply no longer works.

Ben

It works just fine and it even tells you in the box how it work.. you just need to read. :)


Please click one of the Quick Reply icons in the posts above to activate Quick Reply.

[bdraw]

I don't want to hit that button, I just want to click in the box like it used to work.

[Bschneider]

Baby! Have it your way.. :)

[bdraw]

Ahh, much better!!!

[Roger 9]

I'm not excusing the TBS glitch but when two things happen causing a another major problem, I understand things like this happen with live broadcasts. A lot of people were in the dark, so to speak, about why they were watchign comedy instead of baseball and that was inexcusable. But what happen after they returned was off the charts.

Chip Carey apologized over and over and told viewers he would catch everyone up on what happened with the following line: "You didn't miss much."

Hmmm.... Coco Crisp was picked off first and BJ Upton homered in the home half. Just what would Carey have considered "much."

Ah, I know why. It was the Rays he was not going to talk about. :rolleyes: :confused: :-?

One can only hope TBS has the NLCS next year instead of the American League.

[UnixPimp]

Incompetent?

YES!