MLB Network Has Launched In Canada

[GD]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/new-rogers-deal-launches-mlb-network-in-canada/

MLB Network launches Jan. 7, marking the first time the network is available in Canada. The 24-hour channel features year-round programming including live games, news, highlights, and some of the game’s top analysts, including former Blue Jays players Mark DeRosa, Al Leiter, Kevin Millar and Dan Plesac. The channel will be available to Rogers digital TV customers in Ontario on channel 415, and will be available in a free preview today through the end of April.

[John_Havok]

No dice for Shaw Direct customers yet - My response from Shaw:

 

"We do have some space open on our 3rd satellite in order to add on new channels. We have been getting a lot of requests about the MLB channel lately, so hopefully we will be adding this channel in the future."

[dineke]

People still have cable?

[NorthOf49]

Digital Cable... Why not?

Because it costs a crapload, nobody watches more than five or six channels and non-live shows are posted online anyway? Cable just doesn't make sense these days.

[RickyWalks]

Speaking of cable.

 

Is there a current way to get around MLB.tv's blackouts up here for Jays other than registering with a US address and using a proxy?

[leaffie]

No dice for Shaw Direct customers yet - My response from Shaw:

 

"We do have some space open on our 3rd satellite in order to add on new channels. We have been getting a lot of requests about the MLB channel lately, so hopefully we will be adding this channel in the future."

 

I was told that so far it is just an eastern thing, but they have already had lots of requests in the west for Shaw customers.

[NorthOf49]

Mediahint worked for me on Chrome.

I didn't even need to use anything, it was the weirdest thing. I had Mediahint but didn't end up using it lol.

 

But if I was blocked it seems Mediahint would've worked and it's free. You should definitely get MLB.TV RickyWalks, one of the best purchases I've ever made. Who needs cable when you can watch all the baseball you want for $100 a year. And in HD with all-platform support.

[RickyWalks]

Right on.

 

Have to give it a go then.

[SAAviour]

I have cable strictly cause of jays games.

I wish it was easy to watch them online.

[LGBJ29]

Does anyone know if Bell is going to carry this?

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Boxcar]

Speaking of cable.

 

Is there a current way to get around MLB.tv's blackouts up here for Jays other than registering with a US address and using a proxy?

 

You don't need to register a US address. I used unblock-us since I use Netflix a lot and I can switch regions on the fly and never had issues watching any games live.

 

Oh, yeah and I use the PS3 for everything. Just changed the settings on my router and I don't get blocked on any platform using my WiFi connection.

[Boxcar]

I have cable strictly cause of jays games.

I wish it was easy to watch them online.

 

It's incredibly easy.

[dineke]

I have cable strictly cause of jays games.

I wish it was easy to watch them online.

 

Vipbox bro... also charlie stream was great for last season, don't know if the guy will continue for next season though.

[SAAviour]

It's incredibly easy.

 

Can u explain unblock us to me real quick?

 

And a quick question for those who have mlb.tv....when u watch the game after the fact, does it mark all the scoring plays and when they're going yo happen. I record 90% of the games I watch and it would drive me crazy to see alerts of when the next scoring play is. I recall seeing mlb.tv once and I'm certain it does this.

 

Thanks in advance!

[SAAviour]

Just googled un block us. Seems simple. Google is amazing.

[SAAviour]

You have to dumb this down for me, you get American Netflix, etc doing this on the PS3? f***, I'm missing out meat, help a dumn old fekker out??

 

From what I have figured out, u pay $5 a month and sign up, it then changes your IP address to any region you choose. Ie the US so u can watch blacked out games...but I could be way wrong.

[vdartanian]

Don't need unblock-us or any other software to get US Netflix on PS3.

 

I have a Netflix subscription; just changed the DNS codes in PS3 (look at network settings) and voila it automatically routes to US version of Netflix

 

Updated DNS codes can be found here...at least according to by 14-yr old daughter. Would imagine this may work for MLB-TV as well, but have yet to try it

 

http://www.netflixfixer.com/2013/06/updated-dns-codes-for-us-netflix.html

[wilko]

This is awesome news!

[Rotator]

You can also watch Jays games on line with Rogers anyplace tv if you use rogers for anything else like internet/cable whatever. I also have MLB.tv and was never blocked watching jays games on it this year for some reason.

 

excited to check out this new channel during these boring winter days.

[HERPDERP]

Will we have to subscribe/pay for this channel? Or will it automatically be included with Digital Subscribers?

[guylaroche5]

sites like unblock us are a waste of money, just use Hola

[Ziggyy108]

Because it costs a crapload, nobody watches more than five or six channels and non-live shows are posted online anyway? Cable just doesn't make sense these days.

 

For young people maybe

 

But family's and young adult's with careers it defiantly can make a ton of sense to have cable TV.

[Abomination]

For young people maybe

 

But family's and young adult's with careers it defiantly can make a ton of sense to have cable TV.

 

Not to mention there's a lot of people outside of cities who have internet not capable of streaming a lot of stuff (especially at a high quality).

[Abomination]

Looks like Rogers is also preparing to launch a Netflix / Hulu type service:

http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/rogers-readying-hulu-streaming-compete-netflix-report-210842457.html

[Ehh]

Not to mention there's a lot of people outside of cities who have internet not capable of streaming a lot of stuff (especially at a high quality).

 

Well for people that have access to 21st century technology, cable is a waste.