MLB Network HD / MLB Extra Innings sliding into FiOS TV in 2009
Way back in February, we heard that Verizon was attempting to cut a deal that would bring MLB Extra Innings to its fiber-based FiOS TV service. Now, it looks as if the Is have been dotted and the Ts crossed. Verizon has formally announced that the baseball lover's most favorite package will be available starting next year, and better still, MLB Network HD will be added on slot 586 (SD version on 86) when the channel debuts on January 1, 2009. For those unaware, the channel will air live games, original programming, highlights, classic games and coverage of baseball events, and it's sure to spark up all sorts of controversy à la NFL Network.[Thanks, Pete]
Major League Baseball and In Demand struck a deal that will bring MLB Extra Innings to cable subscribers everywhere. A few weeks ago it appeared that DirecTV might have had another exclusive to add to the NFL Sunday Ticket package, but this deal brings relief to baseball fans with Series 3s everywhere. To date, Echostar has yet to get a deal done, but with only a few days into the 2007 season there is still time left before all of the 162 games are played.
