FSN becoming Root Sports

[Former member 134676]

On April 1 Directv is renaming FSN to Root Sports Dish should still get this channel since it's just a rename right?

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[Mr Tony]

Its only 3 of them
FSN Pittsburgh
FSN Northwest
FSN Rocky Mtn (and subchannel Utah)

and yes they will stay on Dish. The contract probably isnt up yet. Its just a rename

 

[DishTechPA]

Thank you Mr ice for always being on top of this stuff as I would have to head hunt if fsn Pittsburgh was going to disappear come 4-1 in prime pens time.

 

[renegade734]

If they rename to Root Sports on April 1, I will drink a tall glass of dihydrogen monoxide. I'll do it. I mean it !!!

 

[Former member 134676]

If they rename to Root Sports on April 1, I will drink a tall glass of dihydrogen monoxide. I'll do it. I mean it !!!

Better get your glass ready. They have a Facebook page but yet to see a website. They'll probably wait until Friday to launch that.

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[harshness]

Is this the worst example of product naming ever?

Root has many meanings but I'm afraid that like the most popular, this one should be buried.

I suppose that a couple of centuries ago it meant something about establishing support for a team to grow on, but unless you're fairly conversant in the sport of baseball, it doesn't mean much.

Didn't they learn anything from Versus?

 

[Mr Tony]

Better get your glass ready. They have a Facebook page but yet to see a website. They'll probably wait until Friday to launch that.

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They've been advertising it on those stations. Seen plenty on FSN Pittsburgh during spring training

 

[Mr Tony]

Is this the worst example of product naming ever?

Victory Sports One comes to mind

 

[kstuart]

April 1st ? Got to be an April Fools joke, since "root" in Australia means f___.

 

[JosephB]

Did Fox sell those? Or were they non-Fox owned and they're getting out from under Fox branding?

 

[JosephB]

April 1st ? Got to be an April Fools joke, since "root" in Australia means f___.

Luckily we're in America so that doesn't matter.

I assume that the name refers to fans 'rooting' for their teams?

 

[Mr Tony]

Did Fox sell those? Or were they non-Fox owned and they're getting out from under Fox branding?

yes. Directv owns those 3 (well its called DirecTV Sports Networks (formerly Liberty Sports Holdings). Have owned them for a few years

DirecTV Sports Networks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They'll still be associated with FSN

 

[n0qcu]

FSN (Fox Sports North)

 

[Mr Tony]

You mean Fox Sport Net

Fox Sports North is what I get here in Minnesota as the RSN

 

[JosephB]

Well, I can see them wanting a brand that is their own, but being such a relatively small operation, I think they would have been better off sticking with the better known Fox Sports brand. IIRC there are still some Comcast owned Fox Sports Nets? It makes less sense if they are still going to maintain an affiliation with Fox too

 

[Mr Tony]

The only Comcast Sports Net that Fox has some stake in is CSN Bay Area.
Fox owns 25%

 

[n0qcu]

You mean Fox Sport Net

Fox Sports North is what I get here in Minnesota as the RSN

NO, I meant what I said, to me FSN will always equal Fox Sports North not net or network.