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DirecTV skips White Sox / Indians game due to "bandwidth constraints"

by Darren Murph, posted Apr 3rd 2008 at 2:24PM


We already heard a chorus of boos from angry Red Sox / A's fans that missed some or all of the opening day of Major League Baseball, and now it seems the satcaster has disappointed fans of two other teams. Today's tilt between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox isn't being broadcast via DirecTV on SportsTime Ohio HD as part of the Extra Innings package due to "bandwidth constraints." According to STO, DTV customers shouldn't have any issues seeing games for the rest of the season on the carrier, but the purported overload of sporting events has seemingly left no room for this one. Check the notice in full below.

[Thanks, Dayton Guy]

DirecTV's MLB Extra Innings SuperFan gets down with HD

by Darren Murph, posted Apr 3rd 2008 at 12:40PM


As if DirecTV customers didn't already have three good reasons to party down this week, the satcaster has just announced that its MLB Extra Innings SuperFan service will be four times better than last year. Or, there will be around four times more games in HD each week -- same difference, right? During the 2008 season, subscribers to the SuperFan package will be able to catch up to 40 out-of-market matchups in high-definition, and for the first time ever, the so-called Strike Zone Channel will be available in HD. 'Course, the interactive Game Mix channel, which shows up to eight tilts on a single screen, will be back (in SD, sadly) to satisfy popular demand. Those interested in getting signed up can save a few bucks by doing so before April 6th ($179), and current Extra Innings subscribers can upgrade to SuperFan for $50.

Cable gets Extra Innings too

by Ben Drawbaugh, posted Apr 5th 2007 at 5:28AM Breaking News

MLBMajor 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.




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