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Versus/Directv Update - Nothing New
by Paul on 10/19/09 at 05:10 PM ET
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David Pollak and some members of the Sharks organization had a chance to talk with Bill Daly today…
Tonight’s Sharks game is a Versus-only telecast, which means, of course, that fans who subscribe to DirecTV won’t be able to watch from the comfort of their living rooms. Bettman has been on record before, urging fans to write both the network and the carrier to reach a new contractual agreement. Essentially, the league is a business partner with each, but doesn’t have the legal wherewithal to force a settlement and can only lobby from the outside, not sit at the table.
“Unfortunately, we’re still at status quo,” Daly said when asked about where things stand. “The league office has made significant efforts both with Versus and DirecTV to try to break the logjam and try to move towards sensible ground. The good news is, the parties continue to talk, they’re exchanging drafts, but in terms of forecasting a resolution, at this point there’s no good news to report.”
more and other topics discussed with Daly…
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I did. I encourage everyone to do this who is a DirecTV subscriber. If we can’t make them lose hundreds of thousands by losing subscribers, we can at least make them lose tens of thousands by all asking for free Center Ice. Hopefully we can make them hit some critical number where their accountants wake up the CFO and get them off their ass.
Posted by Hippy Dave from San Francisco by way of Detroit on 10/21/09 at 01:44 AM ET
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Call Directv and complain, if you do it right/well/respectfully then you should get NHL Center Ice for free for the entire year.
Posted by VandyBuck on 10/20/09 at 10:50 AM ET