> The other huge difference between the US and UK is the additional > complexity of individual team rights (with the exception of the NFL regular > season). In Detroit, for example, all games not picked up nationally > (either OTA or cable) air on Fox Sports Detroit. This means unless you have > cable, your only chance to see the Tigers, Pistons, or Red Wings is if Fox, > ABC, or NBC/CBC carries the game respectively.
This migration to local cable outlets is pretty widespread. I think network affiliation contracts had a role, when the networks made it harder for local stations to pre-empt them. (It seems to me that a local team's games should clobber Saturday night reruns on other networks, but what do I know?) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
