Posted on 12/22/2010 3:05:27 PM PST by raybbr
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is urging ESPN, The NFL, and Fox Sports to prevent future Connecticut blackouts, according to a letter released by his office Tuesday.
The letter is addressed to George Bodenheimer, president of ESPN, Jeff Miller, NFL Vice President of Governmental Affairs And Public Policy, and Erick Shanks, President of Fox Sports.
A game between The New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings was delayed from Sunday, December 12th to the following day after the dome of the Minneapolis Metrodome collapsed. A severe snow storm dumped more than a foot of snow on the building's roof.
WTIC-Fox CT, the Connecticut Fox affiliate, was slated to broadcast the game Sunday. Because of a conflict between the NFL, ESPN, and Fox Sports, Fox CT was not permitted to broadcast the rescheduled game.
"In my view, this situation was unreasonable and unacceptable," Blumenthal wrote. "I urge that all three of you work work together with my office to develop a fair and reasonable protocol to cover such situations."
Attorney General Blumenthal said his office had not yet received a satisfactory explanation as to why the game could not be broadcast.
ESPN carried the regularly scheduled Monday Night Football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans, and gave updates of the Giants-Vikings game.
Blumenthal asked for a response by January third.
(Excerpt) Read more at courant.com ...
Any fan of the NY Giants who missed the game (and thereby failed to witness four Eagles’ touchdowns in the last 8 minutes, turning a mammoth 31-10 lead into a horrid 38-31 loss) was granted a huge favor. Those of us who got the game should be the ones filing the lawsuit.
good point
For as much as the broadcasters pay for those rights (enough to buy all those teams) you would think a rights to a game would mean rights to a game, even if its delayed and all that.
Must have been a slow day and all the crime was conquered in CT???
Dear Mr Blumenthall,
We are not a government entity. We are not an NGO. We are cable, not airwaves(FCC oversight).
Find a client. Find standing. Find a court.
Until then; pound sand
ML/NJ
Well, given the billions of dollars in corporate welfare that NFL owners receive, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the government start treating the league with a heavier hand.
I almost have to wonder if he wouldn’t have had more power remaining as AG. As one of 100 senators now he won’t have the power to sue anymore.
In this case, can you name this’cororate welfare’ ?
Only my old home state of Connecticut could find such a major downgrade from Dodd. Imagine Dick Durbin to the power of Weicker.
BLUMENTHAL: A BOY NAMED SUE!
Dick Blumy renamed Chesty????
Under Obama, anything is p[ossible!
That’s my little pet nickname for him because of his heroic service in Vietnam.
Well, given the billions of dollars in corporate welfare that NFL owners receive, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the government start treating the league with a heavier hand.
Also, the NFL TV deal states that all games must be shown in local markets when the team is on the road....so actually the TV rights holder is in breach of contract for not providing the game
The NFL, with few exceptions, is not a free market enterprise
Ummm...wrong game. Do you actually read the articles before you start running your mouth?
Hey, RB nice to see you back. Where you been?
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