Comcast Xfinity Pulls Plug on Florida Panthers. In the Middle of a Game
In the first period of Tuesday’s eventual 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators, the Florida Panthers sent out a statement that Comcast Xfinity was pulling Scripps channels from its lineup due to a carriage dispute. Yet fans around South Florida commented that they were watching the game on their cable provider as usual. Until they […] This article: Comcast Xfinity Pulls Plug on Florida Panthers.
In the Middle of a Game originally appeared on Florida Hockey Now.
In the first period of Tuesday’s eventual 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators , the Florida Panthers sent out a statement that Comcast Xfinity was pulling Scripps channels from its lineup due to a carriage dispute. Yet fans around South Florida commented that they were watching the game on their cable provider as usual. Until they were not.
Xfinity, which owns such small companies such as NBC Universal, Peacock, and the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers, pulled the channel in the second period on Tuesday night. Fans, understandably, were not thrilled. The Comcast Xfinity dispute with Scripps — which broadcasts the Panthers on Ch.
39 in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale market and Ch. 9 in West Palm — was not limited to South Florida. Scripps owns over 60 stations across 40 markets like WSFL-39, all pulled off the air.
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