NBC blocks Joe Vision broadcast of Red Wings-Penguins
Detroit — There will be no “Joe Vision” broadcast of Tuesday night’s Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals because NBC would not rescind its exclusive rights to the telecast.
The game will not be shown at Pittsburgh’s outdoor plaza either.
At issue is television ratings, and a large crowd at Joe Louis Arena could be hundreds — if not thousands — of television sets not tuned in to NBC.
****************************************
Well the Detroit Metro area as well as most of the rest of Michigan can get the CBC broadcast so chances are NBCs ratings for game 6 are going to take a hit due to hockey fan reaction in Michigan. Since I’m currently in Colorado I’m stuck with the NBC broadcast.