JD
10-06-2005, 10:32 PM
Problem may be fixed soon after all! They say it was a "mistake".
The Washington Capitals received more than 1,000 e-mails yesterday from DirecTV subscribers in the greater Washington area who were unable to watch Wednesday's season opener.
The Capitals' first game in 18 months -- a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at MCI Center -- was broadcast by Comcast SportsNet but was blacked out inadvertently by DirecTV because of a technical problem, according to Bob Marsocci, DirecTV's vice president of communications.
"This is very disheartening for us, and it has nothing to do with blackout rules, the Capitals, Comcast SportsNet or the NHL. This is a DirecTV issue," the Capitals said in a statement yesterday.
DirecTV customers in parts of New Jersey, San Jose and Long Island experienced similar accidental blackouts.
"We apologize to those customers who missed the game," Marsocci said in an e-mail. "We are addressing this issue and will closely monitor those systems tonight to see that no further blackout errors occur."
Link (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/06/AR2005100601811.html)
The Washington Capitals received more than 1,000 e-mails yesterday from DirecTV subscribers in the greater Washington area who were unable to watch Wednesday's season opener.
The Capitals' first game in 18 months -- a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at MCI Center -- was broadcast by Comcast SportsNet but was blacked out inadvertently by DirecTV because of a technical problem, according to Bob Marsocci, DirecTV's vice president of communications.
"This is very disheartening for us, and it has nothing to do with blackout rules, the Capitals, Comcast SportsNet or the NHL. This is a DirecTV issue," the Capitals said in a statement yesterday.
DirecTV customers in parts of New Jersey, San Jose and Long Island experienced similar accidental blackouts.
"We apologize to those customers who missed the game," Marsocci said in an e-mail. "We are addressing this issue and will closely monitor those systems tonight to see that no further blackout errors occur."
Link (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/06/AR2005100601811.html)