Ice Network Season Pass 2010-2011

[Isk8NYC]

Just received an email from Ice Network saying that the 2010-2011 Season Pass is now available.

The cost is $39.95 for the entire season through 9/30/2011.

http://web.icenetwork.com/subscribe/


Their "Premier Events" include:
. 2011 US Figure Skating Championships
. Skate America
. Grand Prix Final
. NHK Trophy
. Skate Canada
. Trophee Eric Bompard
. Rostelecom Cup
. Cup of China

. 2011 US Synchronized Skating Championships
. 2011 US Adult Figure Skating Championships

Plus:
. 2011 US Junior Figure Skating Championships
. 2011 Regional and Sectional Championships
. Featured Skating Specials

We've already seen that they didn't show Regionals live, so they're including their "on demand" coverage as part of the deal.  Just because they're calling it a "Premier Event" doesn't mean it will be shown live.


The blackout restrictions are interesting: http://web.icenetwork.com/help/blackout.jsp

Blackout Restrictions
During the 2010-11 season, all live and on-demand video will be available worldwide except the following:

Available in the United States and U.S. Territories* only:

2010 NHK Trophy (Oct. 22-24, 2010)
2010 Skate Canada (Oct. 29-31, 2010)
2010 Cup of China (Nov. 5-Nov. 7, 2010)
2010 Skate America (Nov. 11-14, 2010)
2010 Rostelecom Cup (Nov. 19-21, 2010)
2010 Trophee Eric Bompard (Nov. 26-28, 2010)
2010 ISU Junior and Senior GP Finals (Dec. 9-12, 2010)
* Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa

Programming is subject to availability and change.

The icenetwork.com Terms of Service govern your use of all icenetwork.com video subscription products.

The icenetwork.com video subscription products are recommended for fans with high speed Internet access. Read the System Requirements page for more information.

Note: In order to enforce regional blackouts, icenetwork.com verifies location by checking the user's IP address. If we cannot verify that a user is within the viewing area for a particular event, we will enforce the blackout. Note that users who access the internet via proxy server may be blacked out even if they live within the viewing area. If you feel that you have been blacked out in error, please contact Customer Service at customerservice@website.icenetwork.com or 866-464-8499.

[FigureSpins]

1/21/2011 Update:

IceNetwork is offering a $10 discount for the rest of the 2010-2011 season.  You can watch the on-demand events that already took place and catch the upcoming US Nationals live.

Normally the cost is $39.95, but if you subscribe with the promo code of ICE2011CHAMPS at checkout, they'll take $10 off the cost.

http://web.icenetwork.com/subscribe/

I received this in an email message because I DIDN'T subscribe this season.  I was too busy on weekends, so I recorded the free broadcast coverage instead and watched it at my convenience.  Now that I have a fancy new computer with a TV tuner, I'm really not interested in paid subscriptions.