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Dallas Stars Daily Links: New Owner Doesn't Mean New Players, Nieuwendyk Says
We've talked time and time again about how when the Dallas Stars finally get their new owner (and it looks like that blessed event will happen this month), it doesn't necessarily mean an immediate change in the team on the ice. General manager Joe Nieuwendyk reiterated that sentiment in this story...
Versus to Return to Directv Just In Time for the NHL Playoffs.
Per a DirecTV release via it's twitter account and website Versus will be returning to is regularly scheduled programming in the same position it was before this whole dustup began. Having been off the DirecTV air since August of 2009 the Comcast owned network was battling in order to not be...
FCC Ruling Paves Way For Flyers Games, CSN To Reach Satellite TV
The Federal Communications Commission voted 4-to-1 on Wednesday to eliminate the so-called "terrestrial loophole" in a 1992 federal cable law, which requires cable operators to give competitors access to cable-owned programming that is transmitted using satellite connections. Until now, the...
Dater on NHL's Opening Night Blackout
Adrian has a solid story up for the Post about the DirecTV / Versus / NHL fiasco which includes a really interesting quote. No, I don't mean the quote from me at the end, but this one from DirecTV's VP of PR: If we don't have a deal with Versus by the time hockey season starts, DirecTV would...
Blackout Would Be Another Black Eye For The NHL
[Editor Note: We're now 10 days away from opening night. I'm bumping this back up and will continue to do so until either this ridiculous stalemate ends or Blackout Thursday occurs] via www.melroserocks.com In three weeks, the greatest player to ever wear a Colorado Avalanche uniform is going...
NHL News: DirecTv no longer carrying Versus
The NHL can't be happy about this. According to the LA Times, DirecTv has been running a crawl on Versus announcing that as of August 31st, they will no longer carry the channel due to poor ratings. Full story here. Highlights: Five Pacific 10 Conference games (as yet undetermined) as well...
DirecTV: Asleep In The Booth
I've been a DirecTV Center Ice customer for years. For the most part, I'm happy with the service. But, they seem to be good for a screw up once or twice a year that forces me to miss a game. Today seems like one of those days. The Avalanche are on Altitude today at 3pm eastern. DirecTV seems...
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