flammaster Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I bet the whole thing goes belly up if they try to pull this kind of stuff. Not good business at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 The new streaming service does support on demand video. However, it looks like DCI is choosing not to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drangin Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) They haven't taken that down yet, but they will. Fan Network is going away, to be replaced by DCI Live. Different service, different terms. Everyone's subscription to Fan Network technically expired on May 31st--that was the deal agreed to at sign-up time last year. Ah. So they're putting all their eggs in the "one chance at flawless live streaming" basket. No DVR, no VOD, no archives. This is where I get off the DCI internet trainwreck. Edited June 11, 2015 by drangin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peel Paint Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I think they just need to make it clear about the past versus present service offering....while some posters here say it was perfectly clear to them from the press release...I am from the camp that not everyone is exactly getting it...a FAQ should have been made to spearhead this problem...to combat all these unanswered questions and confusion IMO. Well, yeah, BUT... you're not new around here, heh. This is DCI we're talking about, not one of the nine companies lauded in this article for managing PR problems well: http://www.businessinsider.com/pr-disasters-crisis-management-2011-5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchcoffeeman Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) The new streaming service does support on demand video. However, it looks like DCI is choosing not to use it. "Choosing," in the sense that to choose to use it would bring down the hellfire of lawyers, or would cost so much in licensing fees as to be prohibitive. Again, I can't see DCI withholding on-demand video simply to be capricious or greedy. Edited June 11, 2015 by 2muchcoffeeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flammaster Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 glad I have BDMedia Box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashevillemurphy Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Here is the most recent post over at the DCI facebook page... Last night we said goodbye to an old friend.... Introducing the new www.dci.org and DCI Live! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liahona Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 So it appears that the legacy videos are no longer available period. I just have one question....DCI, Why did you bother extending my subscription only to yank it from me a week and a half later? You should have just ENDED it May 31st and been done with it IMO... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Ah. So they're putting all their eggs in the "one chance at flawless live streaming" basket. No DVR, no VOD, no archives. Well, DCI indicated last week that the Fan Network archives would return, and a few pages earlier in this thread, someone reported hearing from DCI that would happen after the season was over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonker Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 the free video content is unwatchable on any device in my home............so I guess everything else, disappointing or not, is meaningless for me. Even if it was the best combo of features and content ever concocted (which unfortunately, it is not), for me it's a no-go as a subscriber. It is a sad day in my household. IF everything had functioned as it shoulda/coulda, the Live ONLY set-up also would have stopped me from forking over money, as real-life has to trump DCI in my world. I watched every single event last year (outside of the four in-season shows and all three nights in Indy I attended) through the OnDemand side of the Fan Network. I cannot quit my job or miss my kid's activities for appointment only drum corps. But, watched EVERY event otherwise, usually with my entire family within the following day or two. That experience alone now has my 12-yr old chomping at the bit to march drum corps. It will be too bad to lose that connection with my family....and without it, will be interesting to see if drum corps will be able to hold the ever-changing attention span of a modern-day 12-yr old. I fully understand the hell (Inferno!) that DCI has been thrown into with the licensing beast. It is too bad that the fallout is the loss of a customer that has been on-board with the Fan Network since Day 1. The legacy DVD's are nice to own, but nothing beats being able to keep up with the current season as it progresses, filling the holes between the few shows that I can attend and letting the excitement build all the way to Indy. Fan Network, you will be missed! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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