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DirecTV Viewers, Your Hockey May Be Melting

DirecTV and Versus Network — which shows NHL games — can't agree on terms, meaning hockey fans may be in danger of having their TV-unfriendly sport not showing up much on TV this season.

9:20 AM on Thu Aug 27 2009, by Phil Villarreal, 3,221 views, 41 comments

Hey Comcast! Where's The Hockey?

Hey, it's almost hockey season. And the temptation of vicariously thrilling at four months of ice fights would be enough for even the most hearty Consumerist to set aside their health disdain for Comcast and sign up for their NHL Center Ice Package.

6:33 AM on Fri Sep 15 2006, by consumerist.com, 483 views, 3 comments

UPDATE: Hey, Comcast! Where's The Hockey?

Friday, we reported that Comcast — despite advertisements to the contrary — had no ability to supply you with the blade gougings and skate-sliced fingers of that sport of men, National Hockey.

5:56 AM on Mon Sep 18 2006, by consumerist.com, 167 views, Comment

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Comcast SportsNet Elects To Show Extra Baseball Innings Instead Of Playoff Hockey

Comcast SportsNet has more sports than they do channels. When fans of the San Jose Sharks tuned in to see playoff hockey last night they were surprised to see a baseball game in progress. When that game went into extra innings, ComcastSportsNet...

1:49 PM on Thu Apr 10 2008, by Meg Marco, 4,219 views, 51 comments

8 Banks Took $153.4 Billion In Tax Payer Money, Spent $845 Million On Naming Rights

Should bailout out banks be buying naming rights? Dennis Kucinich doesn't think so, and last week he urged the Treasury department to cancel one such deal between Citibank and the New York Mets. Now Bloomberg says that seven more bailed out banks...

11:53 AM on Fri Feb 6 2009, by Meg Marco, 7,882 views, 110 comments

Exploding Batteries On A Plane: Recent In-Flight Fires Prompt Warnings About Loose Batteries

After one fire broke out in a overhead compartment on a JetBlue flight and another on an American Airlines aircraft flying from Argentina, the Department of Transportation has issued a warning to passengers traveling with loose batteries. The...

12:07 PM on Mon Mar 26 2007, by Meg Marco, 822 views, 6 comments

DirecTV + NHL Center Ice + ComcastSportsNet = No Hockey Games For You To Watch

Reader Steve is displeased with the blackout restrictions that are affecting his ability to watch the Philadelphia Flyers:My name is Steven [redacted]. This isn't your typical rant about lousy customer service but I think it qualifies anyway.

8:47 AM on Wed Apr 9 2008, by Meg Marco, 12,113 views, 79 comments