Cablevision to Reimburse Subs for World Series Online

MSO will apply $10 credit within two billing cycles

By Mike Farrell -- Multichannel News -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/27/2010 7:53:03 PM

A few hours before the start of the first game of Major League Baseball's World Series, Cablevision Systems said it would reimburse customers for the cost of watching the games online.

In a statement issued at 6:28 p.m., Cablevision said that its customers can watch the World Series games live on the Internet through MLB.com and the MSO will fully reimburse them for the cost of online coverage. Game one of the World Series is scheduled to start at 7:57 p.m.

MLB.com's 2010 Postseason TV package features live coverage of all World Series games and includes the option of choosing from eight different fixed camera angles and displaying up to four cameras on the screen simultaneously, along with in-game highlights and other enhancements.

Customers who purchase the package and forward their purchase confirmation to Cablevision will have a $10 credit applied to their monthly bill within two billing cycles.

Fox Networks, which is airing the Series on its broadcast channels WNYW and WTXF, pulled its broadcast stations in New York and Philadelphia from Cablevision subscribers on Oct. 16.