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HBO & Showtime File Lawsuit To Block Live Streams Of Pacquiao Vs. Mayweather Fight

HBO & Showtime File Lawsuit To Block Live Streams Of Pacquiao Vs. Mayweather Fight

In case you hadn’t fallen victim to the pummeling from ads, news stories, and seemingly countless documentaries that have aired in recent weeks, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are set to square off in a Las Vegas boxing ring this weekend in a bout co-produced by Showtime and HBO. The fight won’t actually be airing live on either network; you’ll have to pony up $100 to watch it on pay-per-view. That’s why the two premium networks, along with the fight’s promoters, have filed suit to preemptively block websites from live-streaming the event. [More]