• directv

    Desperate To Keep "Extra Innings" Customers, Cablevision Offers To "Pay" For MLB.TV

    Cable and Satellite companies are in the midst of a battle to attract and retain the lucrative customers who subscribe to out-of-market sports packages. DirecTV and MLB recently came to an agreement that would allow DirecTV exclusive rights to offer the "Extra Innings" out-of-market baseball package. Cable companies are fighting the deal, even arguing their case before a couple senators. So far, DirecTV's deal stands and Cablevision is fighting back by offering to compensate former "Extra Innings" customers with a credit towards MLB's online service MLB.TV. A few shocked readers forwarded the email, which we've reproduced inside. The deal is only for customers who subscribed to "Extra Innings" last year. —MEGHANN MARCO More »

    6:49 PM on Tue Apr 3 2007
    By Meg Marco
    5,448 views, 18 comments

    Latest by hardcle: To those who complained about the MLB.tv picture quality, you might want to know that the new premium service (which more »

  • harper collins

    Does Harper Collins Know What You're Downloading?

    We were looking through the Freakonomics blog this morning when we came across this post from Dec 18th, concerning Harper Collins contacting the ISPs of customers thought to be sharing of illegal copies of the book Freakonomics. The post had a link to a letter that a customer received after illegally downloading the book. More »

    11:55 AM on Wed Dec 27 2006
    By Meg Marco
    1,155 views, 11 comments

    Latest by Sheik: Jackie, the author probably has little or no say in whether the book is up for download or not. In more »

  • cablevision

    Cablevision Won't Take No Answer For An Answer

    This is the log of calls Brian has received from 516-393-0168. More »
  • complaints

    The Cableman Strikes Thrice!

    We think we've discovered the Rosetta Stone of cable company installation stories. More »