Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Getting out the big guns


With the big names that are testifying, you'd think this bill is being heard by our national Congress, not the Wisconsin State Senate.

"The heads of the Big Ten Network and the NFL Network are scheduled to be in Madison on Thursday to testify in favor of a bill that would establish an arbitration system to settle disputes between the sports networks and cable companies," reports Don Walker of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Steve Bornstein will be there to testify. Bornstein is a University of Wisconsin graduate. He's currently the head of the NFL Network and once was the head of ESPN.

Big Ten Network commissioner Jim Delany will also be testifying.

That's some major clout there, folks.

There's hope that fans will be able to see the NFL Network and the Big Ten Network yet. And that's important. There will be a lot of Packer fans wanting to watch Saturday's Dallas Cowboys game at Carolina. It can only be seen on the NFL Network.

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