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Major League Baseball Releases Webcasting Plans

Posted by chrisd on from the bring-back-the-mbone dept.

TopShelf writes "With spring in the air, it's time to discuss the (US) national pastime. According to this story at CNN, Major League Baseball is planning to webcast 1,000 games this season. The interesting part is that in order not to violate TV blackout rules, they'll try to deny service to viewers who instead have local broadcasts available, using Quova's user-location service. At last, an opportunity to see my hometown Detroit Tigers more than once a year!"

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  1. Re:Proxy by jonblaze · · Score: 5, Informative

    According to the article, they will check the Quova results against the zip code for the credit card you provide to them. If there's a discrepancy, they will call you.

    And, if you're caught intentionally trying to circumvent the system, your credit card will automatically be charged $100.

  2. Re:Proxy by jonblaze · · Score: 5, Informative

    Your post is so three hours ago ;)