Comments on: Don’t Like Rinkside View? Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket Says, Then “Don’t Watch”

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:16:39 +0000

KDOC Rules!

By: Gann Matsuda

Gann Matsuda — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:51:15 +0000

More on FSW/PT perhaps getting the "hint..." Coming Friday: This not-so-rinky-dink 'Rinkside' flap

By: AzKing

AzKing — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:15:52 +0000

Everyone should go out and by Tom Feuer’s new book which is on sale at the $1.99 rack at Borders. Great title and very witty on his end. It is called How To Alienate Fans & Act Arrogantly. I have had minimum wage assistants work for me with more of a clue on how to handle public relations than this hack. I am sure Tom enjoyed his email and phone after uttering those completely idiotic comments. Your bosses now love you Tom for reaching out to the fans.

By: Gann Matsuda

Gann Matsuda — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:11:47 +0000

Maybe Feuer and FSW/PT are finally getting a clue... Rinkside View Telecasts To Change Then again, perhaps no one should be holding their breath...

By: cristobal

cristobal — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:49:05 +0000

If Fox wants to continue with their broadcasts in RSV, so be it.
I didn’t want a year-long lockout, and I didn’t want Lubo, Cammo, and Tukonen traded, either, but what choice do I have? I’m lucky to be able to watch from home at all as for years (years ago) my cable company, Falcon, didn’t carry Prime Ticket/FSW.
Besides, the ice conditions are a bigger issue. If Staples isn’t going to do anything about it the Kings, and we, have to live with it. Nobody even seems to care anyway.
Rinkside View is getting better slowly, as well.

By: Smyttie

Smyttie — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:02:37 +0000

Also, I’ll be letting the advertisers know that I won’t be using their services SPECIFICALLY because of Mr. Feurer’s comments and attitude. If the reason for keeping Rinkside View is because of increased ratings (and increased ad revenue), then that’s the only way to get through to Mr. Feurer.

By: Mark Llobrera

Mark Llobrera — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:09:11 +0000

I was excited to find out that my cable provider in Brooklyn, NY was carrying the Center Ice HD feed of select games. So imagine my disappointment at firing up the first Kings-Ducks HD game and seeing…Rinkside View. I think it can actually be very useful for replays, but right now it causes more problems than it solves for watching the game in real time. I think that broadcasting from traditional angles in HD solves many of the problems that Rinkside View is supposed to address. I agree that Rinkside View communicates the speed on the ice, but it does so at the expense of the larger factors in the game. Hockey is a sport where so much depends on the other players besides the puck carrier, and Rinkside View largely ignores this fact. Finally, I think that Tom Feuer’s bottom-line reliance on the ratings ignores the fact that fans will put up with Rinkside View simply to watch the Kings. That doesn’t mean that they’re enjoying Rinkside View, it just means that it’s the only way for them to watch the game.

By: lowdrive

lowdrive — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:27:09 +0000

Given that hockey has ratings that are so low that ESPN passed in favor of re-runs of spelling bees, an increase of 200% could represent 1,000 more viewers. Since the Staples Center has been attracting about 3,000 fewer or so per game it’s not hard to do the math. Figure also that people are watching more because the games with the awful rinkside view are in HD and hockey is just better in HD and i think you have your answer. I can’t imagine any single person would cite the rinkside view as the reason they are watching Kings or Ducks games this year. It sounds to me like Mr. Feuer is trying to justify an expense to his bosses. I suspect he’s going to have more to explain to his bosses than the wasted expense on the poor camera angles offered by rinkside view—such as why he thought it prudent to tell a print journalist that people who didn’t like said poor camera angles should just “not watch.” Stay tuned for the spin.

By: DIEHARD the King Fan

DIEHARD the King Fan — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:52:24 +0000

Dear Tom,

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. So, when the novelty wears off and after you have alienated so many long-term Kings fans with your callous arrogance, don’t expect us to feel bad when you ultimately get the axe. Keep on ignoring your fan base and both you and the rinkside view will soon be history. I would rather go the game than watch your nauseating telecasts, and for $10.00 a ticket, I will.

By: Smyttie

Smyttie — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:20:37 +0000

Hey Tom Feuer, I don’t like Rinkside View, so I shouldn’t watch. Ok, I won’t watch then. Oh, by the way, my household has just become a Nielsen Family household. I’ll be more than happy to make sure that no Fox Sports broadcasts make their way into our TV viewing journals. I’m sure your shareholders and advertising sales department will appreciate that.

By: ian22

ian22 — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:36:01 +0000

Don’t mind if I don’t. This is just the final straw in what was going to be a very difficult year to remain interested in the Kings. First they raised ticket prices when the product quality dipped, now they’re turning-off long time FSN viewers with their “take it or leave it” offer. I’ll leave it.

By: Bob Bobson

Bob Bobson — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:00:08 +0000

Although I understand what FSN is doing, Tom’s casual dismissal of fan concerns is a joke. Unfortunately, the only way we can punish him is to also punish ourselves by not watching the games. And even then, only Nielsen homes count.

By: bds

bds — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:46:36 +0000

Feuer doesn’t want me to watch? Fine, I’ll find an illegal stream on the internet. Screw him.

By: Rob W.

Rob W. — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:43:21 +0000

Dear Tom,

I will be happy to take you up on your offer. Bye-bye.

By: David

David — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:23:18 +0000

Feuer needs to go, what a joke. How is the NHL supposed to grow the game?