Comments on: Dear NBC: YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG. http://www.bradfox.com/blog/2009/06/dear-nbc-youre-doing-it-wrong/ Thoughts on feature film, new media, and living in the digital wild west. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:50:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Rob http://www.bradfox.com/blog/2009/06/dear-nbc-youre-doing-it-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Rob Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:21:14 +0000 http://www.bradfox.com/blog/?p=766#comment-476 From the linked article: "..one of the league's contractual agreements with NBC is that clubs will not hold viewing parties in their arenas." So even though it may be the NHL blocking this, it has to do with an agreement with NBC. Although it doesn't explain why the NHL didn't do anything to block these events in previous situations. Now, why NBC would care if it's broadcast in such a way is another question. From the linked article: “..one of the league’s contractual agreements with NBC is that clubs will not hold viewing parties in their arenas.”

So even though it may be the NHL blocking this, it has to do with an agreement with NBC. Although it doesn’t explain why the NHL didn’t do anything to block these events in previous situations.

Now, why NBC would care if it’s broadcast in such a way is another question.

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