Sports Business Daily looks out for MLB, Inc. interests

"The fate of MLB’s Extra Innings package continues to be in question after the FCC confirms it will complete a full investigation of any exclusive deal between the league and DirecTV. FCC Chair Kevin Martin in a letter to U.S. Sen. John Kerry writes he is “concerned whenever consumers cannot purchase the programming they want.” Meanwhile, there are rumblings a deal could be announced very soon and that the length of DirecTV’s exclusivity could be shorter than originally anticipated.

• One question is, why the delay? The length of time that it has taken MLB to announce this has given the cable industry more time to get public opinion on its side and shift the debate."

From Sports Business Daily, 2/23/07, Top Stories

• God forbid the "public" should be informed and contribute to the debate.

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