I've had both services and League Pass is handled the same way on both as far as what announcers you get. (Usually the home team)
I'm unaware of the 2.5 hour later thing your talking about.

Stick with Dish Network I find their prices and service to be a much better deal overall.

I have Bright House... they still don't have the package available (late as always, "early bird" my ascot! I have had Dish Network... I enjoyed it (pricing), but honestly it's been a few yrs I don't even remember if I had LP w/ them.

The 2.5 hrs I'm referring to is if a game starts at 6:30 and is being broadcast by the other team's announcers, at 9:00 I can watch it on CSNNE as well as on the league pass channel.  I'm wondering if this is also true on directv.  Another thing I'm wondering is if league pass has the other team's announcers can I have the choice of watching the game on league pass or CSNNE. Dish Network doesn't give me that choice until after 2.5 hrs after the game starts.

I'm wondering how this is handled on directv.

It is handled the same way on DirecTV. League Pass is handled by the NBA and then the satellite providers pass it on.

DirecTV doesn't offer you a choice of broadcast. It is the same on both providers. If the game is a national broadcast then you have to watch it on the national channel.

Example. I live in the Memphis market area. If the Celtics are playing on ESPN, ABC, or TNT then I have to watch on those Channels, even if I have NBA League Pass.

If the Celtics are playing in, say, Houston, then I have to watch them with the Houston Rockets broadcasters and no choice is given. (Usually, they will offer the home team announcers, although sometimes there are exceptions.)

This is the case on either Dish-network or DirecTV. Like I say, the NBA offers the League Pass package as somewhat of a vendor and then the satellite providers pass it on.

However, since I live in the Memphis market. Then any Grizzlies game that is televised I can watch on the local broadcast and get Grizzlies announcers for every game. Even if they are on ABC, ESPN or TNT.

Hope that helps. But the satellite service provider doesn't change the way NBA League Pass operates.

I'd stick with what I have if I were you.

Bright House cable gives you a choice between both broadcasts (except when the game is nationally televised i.e. ESPN or TNT)... I think it started last season or the one b4. I find it weird it's not the same with satellite?? I'm glad they have it b/c some team's broadcasters need to QUIT... they can be plain horrid!

Quote from: j804 on October 04, 2010, 12:22:12 AM

are you guys able to order LP yet?? and do you guys know if the first C's preseason game is supposed to air over one of the lp channels?

im on comcast but not the new england area, so far im not able to get the league pass yet  

No LP 4 me yet. The first preseason game will be on TNT. It's probably another week b4 I can get LP. I call to order daily, so far they don't even know when it will be available... shame, considering this isn't the first year offering LP. GET IT TOGETHER CABLE PPL!!

Are you sure the one vs Philadelphia right, its not showing up in my guide on TNT or via Celtics schedule http://www.nba.com/celtics/schedule/

edit: guess the site just got updated as its showing now nice

I wish I could get CSNNE, but I don't trust satellite reception in my city, so cable/fios are the only viable options. Most other non-Celtics games I could do without, and most of the marquee games are nationally televised anyway

Yakmanev basically summed up everything nicely.

More and more games available on League Pass are available with both broadcasts, so it shouldn't be that big of a deal. I too definitely prefer the C's broadcast, but it is sometimes nice to hear what other broadcasters think of our team (note sometimes, as some are flat out horrible).


And as for the first preseason game, I checked my cable guide and it doesn't show an NBA game on TNT that night, but it is showing up on the Celtics website, but not ESPN's. I just checked TNT's website and they don't have a game that night either, so I'm guessing it is a mistake on the celtics.com website.

The Nets game on Thursday will be on NBATV.

If its on Celtics.com pretty sure its official, they probably just landed the spot. I've seen TNT programming changeup before

Ive had DirecTV for the past 10 years and it is simply unbeatable. Unless a game is being covered by a major/national network (i.e. ESPN, TNT, NBC, etc...) then you can watch it on whatever channel you want. I prefer Mike & Tommy so I always try to watch on CSNHD (ch 630).