I had a free moment today at work so I looked this up. DirecTV customers living in the 43920 will have the potential to get most games for 3 different MLB teams without subscribing to the Extra Innings package. All customers with the Choice/Total Choice and above packages will get FSN Cincinnati/Ohio which will give them most Reds games. All customers with the Choice Extra/Total Choice Plus and above package will get Sports Time Ohio, thus most Cleveland Indians games. And, all customers that get the Sports Pack (alone or as part of the Premier package) will be able to get an non-blackout feed of Fox Sports Pittsburgh for Pirates games (gives them Penguins games as well). Note this last part is a welcome change from the 2007 season when MLB coverage maps forced satellite to black out Pirates games in the 439xx zip codes. Its costs a bit more to get the Sports Pack (if no other premium services are on the account, $12/month) but that is still a lot less expensive than Extra Innings ($189 for the season).
If any reader wants me to check their area (for NHL or NBA too for that matter) just leave a comment including your zip code and I’ll try to reply. And I’ll keep you updated if things change.
July 21, 2008 at 9:46 pm |
Always good to read about baseball and its players, I’ve played since a kid..
Can I ask though – how did you get this picked up and into google news?
Very impressive, is it something that is just up to Google or you actively created?
Obviously this is a popular blog with great data so well done on your seo success..
July 22, 2008 at 7:05 pm |
Thanks for the compliments. As for Google news, they just pick it up; I don’t actively do anything. This post and the one on NFL Sunday Ticket get a fair amount of traffic through regular keyword searches.