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National Hockey League Embraces TV Placeshifting

Posted by Zonk on from the one-of-the-many-reasons-hockey-is-a-better-sport dept.

Egadfly writes "The 'placeshifting' technology that allows digitally recorded shows to be watched in several locations is growing increasingly popular. One particular reason for this popularity is because it enables sports fans to view locally blacked-out games over the Internet. The National Hockey League (NHL) has announced that it will actively support placeshifting by signing an agreement with SlingBox-maker Sling Media. The agreement will allow the company's "Clip+Sling" technologyto share both live and recorded NHL programming over the Internet. Significantly, this has happened only days after Major League Baseball (MLB) launched a public denunciation of placeshifting, accusing SlingBox owners of violating the law by sending television content over the Internet and accusing Sling Media itself of violating contracts with cable and satellite TV companies."

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  1. Um yeah....about that by Galactic+Dominator · · Score: -1, Troll

    No one watches it anyway so what revenue are they trying to preserve?

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  2. Embrace goatse! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Embrace goatse!

  3. So, I can sling a video of an NHL game anywhere... by kclittle · · Score: 0, Troll

    ... but I still won't be able to see the puck on the screen. Great.

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  4. Re:Noone watches anyways by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Real hockey is played on grass, with a ball, wooden sticks and girls in short pleated skirts with bouncy boobs. Any other form of hockey is simply not relevant.

  5. In Soviet Russia, people follow hockey. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's hard to believe no one else posted an ISR joke.