MLB owners, yet again, tabled restructuring the local and regional television territories for the league at today's quarterly owners meetings in New York, and in doing so, leaves an arcane and convoluted system in place just before the MLB Network launches on January 1.
The commissioner’s office has proposed an adjustment that will involve clubs losing a territory or market if they do not broadcast within it. Currently, markets such as Las Vegas sees six clubs claiming the television territory, including the A’s, Giants, Padres, Angels, Dodgers, and Diamondbacks.
The issue will not be broached again until the next quarterly meetings by the owners in January.
So frustrating. I actually called AT&T the other day because I wanted to see if they were going to carry the MLB Network on their new cable package. I was told, "There are no plans to add that channel at this time."
So, this is progress?
Will games broadcast on the MLB network be aired on the team's usual TV outlets (and the GameDay package)? Or will the MLB network have exclusive coverage of those games?
Excuse me, that would be the Extra Innings package. I guess I'm supposed to memorize the names for all these different things. I can also never keep track of whether my frequent flyer/hotel program is a "frequent flier" program, a "rewards" program, a "priority" program, or something else.
8 No, it's based on your IP location. I pay for MLB.tv with a credit card that still has an LA-area billing address, but I get all my Dodger games just fine (I live in NYC). However, I've been blocked from watching whenever the Dodgers are playing the Mets.
Yup, DL's right. mlb.tv once accidently blocked out Sox games, and I had MFY/Mets game access(im in NY, so they should've been blocked)..they were able to fix it when they correctly identified my IP
Actually 7 and 9 are both correct. They black out the teams from the area where your billing address is, and the teams from whatever IP address you're watching from. You get double screwed, basically.
IIRC the MLB.tv fine print indicates an IP-based blackout only, but they haven't actually followed that policy.
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So, this is progress?
I have a Mexico City IP, so I get to see everything on mlb.tv, except when silvershadow, or whatever its called, is on the fritz.
I will never live that down =(.
IIRC the MLB.tv fine print indicates an IP-based blackout only, but they haven't actually followed that policy.
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