Posted on 07/13/2005 7:20:22 PM PDT by lward99
Comcast cable company accused Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos yesterday of creating a regional sports network whose purpose is to keep Washington Nationals games off the vast majority of the region's cable networks.
"Peter Angelos and the Orioles have knowingly created a situation where cable carriers predictably would not carry MASN and, thus, many Washington Nationals' games," Comcast said in a written release that coincided with a legal filing in Montgomery County Circuit Court. "This is particularly regrettable given that, unlike Mr. Angelos, Comcast supported the return of Major League Baseball to Washington D.C. and offered to broadcast the Nats games on far more favorable terms than is the case with MASN."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Comcast owns the Phillies. Try to get their games in the Philly market over the air or on Dish (back to the '50's).
Finally - a story the comPost can actually investigate. I'm so happy for them
Angelos is a creep. I can't watch the Nationals games on cable because of him. He's not getting any of my money this year.
Out of curiosity...
Isn't this just Comcast spin?
They could show the games any time they want, but they choose not to because The O's have rights.
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