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1. Blackouts are bad business for small market teams

Fri Nov 1, 2013, 04:33 PM

Nov 2013

How are you supposed to build up a fan base when no one can watch your half of your games?

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FCC Proposes Eliminating Sports Blackout Rule. [View all] elleng Nov 2013 OP

Blackouts are bad business for small market teams neffernin Nov 2013 #1

And they're also bad business for teams that are doing poorly. MADem Nov 2013 #2

Man, you should try Yankee Stadium. pangaia Nov 2013 #3

No thanks....I'm from Boston, so you know how that works! nt MADem Nov 2013 #6

Congrats, in that case !! pangaia Nov 2013 #8

I suppose that just compounds the issue neffernin Nov 2013 #4

It would be nice if that got reversed davidpdx Nov 2013 #5

All sporting events are moving to cable anyway. ... JEFF9K Nov 2013 #9

K and R Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #11

original reuters link + more coverage alp227 Nov 2013 #12

Thanks elleng Nov 2013 #13

I am kind of surprised all of sports have not gone to pay per view. yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #14