MLB vs. Sling Media

George writes…

I felt pretty down after seeing that the [H] hadn't posted any news at all today. Then, I was even more upset that Missing Remote didn't post anything either!!! Well, you guys need to take the opportunity to post something ahead of the [H]!!! I think this is newsworthy…

Companies still don't realize that these devices are actually GOOD for
business. Somebody wants to watch a game they're going to miss because
they're traveling and MLB doesn't want them to watch? I guess we can
add MLB to the play-by-play of the RIAA and MPAA…

Story Link:

MLB.com seems to take issue with allowing Slingbox owners' TV channels to be transmitted over the Internet. "Moving content from one form of transmission to another certainly invites that kind of analysis," said Bob Bowman, CEO of MLB.com, referring to Mellis' statement. For instance, if a TV signal was converted into a radio signal, it might raise the eyebrows of those broadcasters involved. The Slingbox, he added, "is not a place-shifting device, (it) is a delivery-shifting device.