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The Phillies game isn't on local TV today, it's only on MLB tv. That's just not right. Americans should not have to live this way.
binzing said:Ha, team sports suck, soccer being the exception...Americans put way too much emphasis on this crap, IMO.
turbo-1 said:That's capitalism at work, Russ, not communism. Black-outs are driven by revenue.
turbo-1 said:In the US, the sports franchises support black-outs because they don't want locals to see the games for free. The franchises want to sell the broadcast rights to cable carriers and/or force fans to attend the games, pay for tickets, and buy food, drink, and trinkets at ridiculously inflated prices. The motivation in Poland may have been different, but I doubt it.
But the point is for the public (taxpayers) pay at the gate so the owners of the park pay back the bonds, and make a big profit. So the taxpayers pay themselves back. Brilliant!Moonbear said:When taxpayer money isn't helping fund these ballparks, they can restrict viewing any way they want. As long as taxes help fund them, though, they should be REQUIRED to televise the games over networks freely available to the public. If the pay channels don't like that arrangement, let THEM fund the parks and take them off the taxpayer payroll.
Astronuc said:But the point is for the public (taxpayers) pay at the gate so the owners of the park pay back the bonds, and make a big profit. So the taxpayers pay themselves back. Brilliant!
But was the Phillie's stadium financed with taxpayer money?
What you do is go to the ballpark, then watch it on closed circuit tv in your private skybox while you are fed gourmet food by waiters. (yes, it's good to have friends with skyboxes).Moonbear said:I don't think showing a game on TV stops people from going to the ballpark. It's a totally different experience to watch live at the ballpark than to watch on TV (TV puts on commercials for the boring parts ).
Evo said:What you do is go to the ballpark, then watch it on closed circuit tv in your private skybox while you are fed gourmet food by waiters. (yes, it's good to have friends with skyboxes).
Not all that uncommon, Moonie! I used to take clients fishing, skiing, etc (we don't have any major sports teams in Maine) and many of them preferred to hang out, enjoying food and drinks and chatting to one another instead of engaging in the activity that (supposedly) brought us together. Stephen King (yeah, that guy!) owns a couple of radio stations here in Maine and every once in a while he puts up his dugout box seats at the Fenway up as prizes for some contest on the stations. Skybox? Pshaw!Moonbear said:I haven't gone that fancy yet, but I did go to a game once where we had a private section and all-you-can-eat hot dogs (with all the fixins) and beer (we had our own private "bartender"). I watched maybe 5 min of the game before spending the rest of the day hanging around the food and drinks and talking with everyone else getting food and drinks and not watching the game. I couldn't even tell you which team won.
The Phillies game may not be on local TV today because it is being broadcast exclusively on MLB TV. This means that the game is only available to watch on the MLB TV streaming service, rather than on local television channels.
If you are unable to find the Phillies game on your local TV channels, it is likely because it is only being shown on MLB TV. This means that it is not being broadcast on any traditional television channels and can only be watched through the MLB TV streaming service.
Yes, a subscription to MLB TV is required to watch the Phillies game if it is only being shown on that platform. MLB TV is a paid streaming service that allows viewers to watch live, out-of-market baseball games.
No, if you live in a different market than the one where the game is being played, it is unlikely that it will be shown on your local TV channels. However, you may still be able to watch it on MLB TV if you have a subscription.
It is possible that the Phillies game may be broadcast on local TV at a later time, especially for games that are not being played in the team's home market. However, if the game is being shown exclusively on MLB TV, it will not be available to watch on local TV at any time.