> Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:58:07 +0200 > From: John Whelan <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Heidi Revisited > > Jeff Kennedy writes: > > > I was as disappointed as anyone that FSNE had to cut the coverage of BU/SLU > > but I understand the economics and legal situation that FSNE is in. That > > had to go to the Celtics game no matter how meaningless. One, their > > contract says they have to and two they probably made more money doing it. > > ESPN, as a matter of policy, will stay with a live event until its > conclusion, even if it means pre-empting another live event. So at > least one sports network does not "have to" switch to the more > lucrative sport as soon as it begins. this, of course, is a two edged sword. let's hope that ESPN does not have anything leading into the hockey run over its allotted time. charlie shub University of Colorado at Colorado Springs [log in to unmask] -or- [log in to unmask] -or- [log in to unmask] (719) 262-3492 (fax) 262-3369 http://cs.uccs.edu/~cdash HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.