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2014-Sep-30 3:35 pm
MLB and NHL?So how about MLB and NHL? They blackout local games on their pay services (MLB.TV, NHL GameCenter Live) if you live in the area of the team you are trying to watch. |
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78036364 (banned)
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2014-Sep-30 3:39 pm
Not affected by this. |
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said by WiFiguru:So how about MLB and NHL? They blackout local games on their pay services (MLB.TV, NHL GameCenter Live) if you live in the area of the team you are trying to watch. As PatchTues had said: said by PatchTues :The FCC ruling applies to ALL sports league blackouts, including MLB. But the NFL was the only league that really used the blackout rule to any extent.
»online.wsj.com/articles/ ··· 12091621 quote:
The FCC voted unanimously (5-0) to retire the sports blackout rule, which covers all sports leagues but has applied exclusively to National Football League games in recent years, in part because NFL games are still available on broadcast TV.
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individual teams, and the NFL (or other league) can still agree to require blackout rules with all broadcasts...they just can't blame the FCC. |
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Anon
2014-Sep-30 3:50 pm
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that case is working thought the court system. |
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As I stated MLB and the NHL are not affected by this because it applies to BROADCAST not streaming or even games on cable. |
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As I understand it, this is referring to a type of blackout where its blacked out on TV, if the stadium didn't sell out.
I agree that something needs to be done with the MLB blackout (I don't watch NHL, not sure what their rules are). But MLB has some seriously weird overreaches in terms of what teams can call their territory. Not to mention, if you buy the Extra Innings package, you should get every game, regardless of whose blackout territory you are in.
I read some where that the MLB blackout rules go back to the days of radio, before TV - much less cable and satellite - were even invented. |
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said by WiFiguru:So how about MLB and NHL? They blackout local games on their pay services (MLB.TV, NHL GameCenter Live) if you live in the area of the team you are trying to watch. No affected, and a different kind of blackout. The NFL blackout was used when the stadium was not filled for at least 95% or something like that. Even if a MLB or NHL team only sells 10% of the stadium, it will still be on TV. The online viewing blackout has a more modern, commercial reason, and has more to do with the channel owners who broadcast the matches, they don't want competition from the online platform, and want the local viewers to see the local commercials. |
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Right, which basically puts the NFL in line with the NHL and the MLB in protecting the local broadcaster. |
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said by maartena:The online viewing blackout has a more modern, commercial reason, and has more to do with the channel owners who broadcast the matches, they don't want competition from the online platform, and want the local viewers to see the local commercials. The odd thing is the few times I've used MLB.TV they DID show the local commercials. So I'm not seeing what the issue is |
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maartenaElmo
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maartena
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2014-Sep-30 7:12 pm
said by 78036364:said by maartena:The online viewing blackout has a more modern, commercial reason, and has more to do with the channel owners who broadcast the matches, they don't want competition from the online platform, and want the local viewers to see the local commercials. The odd thing is the few times I've used MLB.TV they DID show the local commercials. So I'm not seeing what the issue is MLB.tv uses the home game stream, so from the team who plays home. If your team plays away, your local sports team will still insert local commercials and air the game. You may have gotten lucky and saw a few MLB.tv games where the team you were watching was playing at home at the home stadium. Fans of the visiting team would have to watch the same stream and commentary. |
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