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Cable Strikes Out With MLB

A war is brewing over out-of-market games. Will the dispute go into "Extra Innings"?

By Patrick Hopkins, Newser User

Posted Mar 22, 2007 11:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – Cable subscribers looking to catch out-of-market games next year may be stuck in the outfield: Major League Baseball has rejected a deal with cable company In Demand to carry the popular "Extra Innings" series. In Demand, a major cable conglomerate, says it has matched... Read full story »

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