said by robjlevin:Totally unrelated. DirecTV was simply willing to pay more than anyone else for Sunday Ticket. They don't own anything except distribution rights. Your beef is more with the NFL than with DirecTV for selling it that way.
OTOH, Comcast (Vs, RSNs in several markets) and Cablevision (MSG) are using their ownership in the channels in anti competitive way by picking and choosing who they'll negotiate with.
Back in the 50s movie studios also owned many theaters and refused to sell the movies to competitors. Congress put an end to that in a hurry.
don't think so remember the MLB deal was going to shut out the Cable and other ondemand providers.
