JW, to Doug Fields, in part: > > > Hmmm.now that I read back over this thread, maybe we *are* talking about > two > > different things. I'm specifically talking about the NFL's blackout rule. > > I'm not aware of any rules affecting the broadcast of the home games of > any > > of the other major sports. > > The other rule may be the one that allows local rightsholders to demand > that other entities be blacked out. For instance, if the Cubs are playing > the Pirates, WGN America will often have a slide up (courtesy of the local > cable company, I'm sure) saying that FCC rules bar them from showing the > game in Pittsburgh. >
Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations, section 76.111. Companions are 76.127 which covers satellited events, and 76.128 further explains the definition of territory that may be subject to a blackout. B -- -- 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.
