Dish Network will not carry the Major League Baseball 'Extra Innings' pay package this season.
The satcaster did not offer the package of 'out-of-market' baseball games during the 2007 season, either, after pressure from congressional lawmakers forced Major League Baseball to allow TV providers other than DIRECTV to carry it. Dish spokesman Parker McConachie confirmed to TVPredictions.com on Monday that it would not provide Extra Innings during the 2008 season.
DIRECTV will provide the MLB Extra Innings Package for 2008, which will include up to 40 games a week in high-def. The cost for both the SD and HD games will be the same. Comcast has confirmed to TVPredictions.com that it will carry the standard-def games of Extra Innings, but not the HD games.
Time Warner, Cablevision, Cox and Charter carried the Extra Innings package last year. TVPredictions.com has issued inquiries to the four cable operators asking about their 2008 plans, including high-def, but has yet to receive a response. The web sites for the four cable services do not say the package will be available in high-def.
