Re: AFC CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

[Mike Thomas <nostatic@earthlink.net>]

I read an article about this several months back (R&R I believe) and it said
that all new baseball broadcast rights contracts will include a provision
requiring the station to allow streaming of the game, obviously to the MLB site
only.  The article has said that Mel Karmazin has consented to this rule, and
that all baseball teams that have Viacom/Infinity flagship stations will have a
presence on the MLB site.  Were the Mets on line last season, as their flagship
is Infinity-owned WFAN/NY?  Chances are both the Yanks and Mets will be online
this coming season.

Mike Thomas

Hakim Madjid wrote:

>  I wonder what's going to happen down in NY, what with the new Yankees Radio
> deal with WCBS. Will Yankees play-by-play become unavailable over the
> internet? I realize, of course, that beginning with the 2001 season, that
> Major League Baseball took over internet streaming so they could charge
> listeners that $9.95 fee. Just curious how that might play out between MLB,
> the Yankees, and 'ViaInfinityCBS'?