David Morgenstern <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
>Back to hockey, maybe someone can clear this up for me.  I just read in The
> Globe (used to be the best paper BTW, until those
>hated people at the NY Times bought it :) that the games this weekend are
>on PPV unless you have DirectTV or Echostar.  Now what
>the hell does that mean?  Everyone wonders why our game gets so little
>recognition, maybe it is because no one can get any
>information out in a way that doesn't cause a million questions.  Does this
> mean that since I have Primestar I have to get PPV, even
>though I already pay for the channels that are covering the game?  But
>someone with DirectTV gets it free?  Who comes up with
>this stuff?
 
I think it means that if you have DirectTV you can pay $29.95, but if you
have Primestar, you won't be able to see it (i.e., you can't fork over $30).
 
Ralph Baer
RPI '68, '70, '74
 
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