Bud Selig Promises to End Baseball Blackouts
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After increased protests from baseball fans around the country, Bud Selig has promised to address the problem with regional blackouts. In an interview yesterday, Selig said: "I hear more about people who can't get the game, and yes, I've already told our people we have to do something about it."
Regional blackouts, for example, ensure that fans in Las Vegas cannot watch the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, and Arizona Diamondbacks at the same time. Fans in Iowa cannot watch the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, or Kansas City Royals.
Selig intends to remedy territorial blackouts, but will not adjust the blanket blackout on Saturday afternoon. Why? Because the MLB recently agreed to a new seven-year contract with Fox Sports and Turner Sports worth more than $3 billion. Fox will keep the World Series, the All-Star Game and its Saturday-afternoon game.
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Wed 07/12/06, 6:00 am EST
