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MLB.TV a Flop on Season's First Days

Technical issues plague pay service, fans outraged

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 2, 2008 5:32 PM CDT
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(Newser) – A Major League Baseball Internet service intended to provide high-quality game broadcasts has been dogged by technical issues over the first two days of the season, provoking the ire of fans unable to view games they paid for, PC World reports. MLB.TV did not even have its new Mosaic media player available until around 4:00pm EST on opening day—the first six games started between 1:05pm and 3:05pm.

The problems continued into Tuesday night, leading MLB to completely disable the Mosaic player minutes before the first games started at 7:00pm. The media player, which MLB had promised would provide premium subscribers “TV-quality” picture, was unavailable for the next three hours and unreliable after that. MLB.TV's premium subscription costs $19.95 per month.

New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays players line up for the national anthem, sung by a West Point cadet, during the opening day baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays players line up for the national anthem, sung by a West Point cadet, during the opening day baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, April 1, 2008.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
New York Mets batter David Wright hits a fourth inning double that scored three runs in the opening day baseball game in Miami, Monday, March 31, 2008 against the Florida Marlins.
New York Mets batter David Wright hits a fourth inning double that scored three runs in the opening day baseball game in Miami, Monday, March 31, 2008 against the Florida Marlins.   (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter (2) kneels as players line up during the national anthem in their opening day baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter (2) kneels as players line up during the national anthem in their opening day baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, April...   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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