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Eric Hornick posts: FiOS Manager of Media Relations announced about an hour ago that MSG/MSG+ will be available in HD, beginning in the next few days. Some markets will get it in time for the Isles/Stars game tomorrow.

some good news yesterday. MSG has until Nov 25 To start making HD Feeds Of Regional Sports Networks available to Verizon, AT&T U-verse, SNET The FCC said that it was an "unfair act" that "had the effect" of "significantly hindering the companies from providing a competing video service." The commission reaffirmed that finding Thursday, saying the bureau's decision was reasoned and proper, that it did not disregard evidence, and that "the bureau's conclusion that defendants' conduct here was, on balance, "unfair" was based on a careful weighing of the evidence presented in this case..."

With the UFC and WEC's parent company Zuffa LLC filing a lawsuit against The Bellator Fighting Championship and agent Ken Pavia that alleges corporate espionage, I'm reminded of a similar story from 8 years ago (which is also covered in great detail in Jerry Jarrett's book about the early history of TNA.  Derek Burgan's review of the book is also worth reading).  When TNA first launched with its $9.95 weekly PPV concept (in lieu of trying to secure a national TV deal in some form), they hired PPV consultant Jay Hassman (referred to as "Jay Haussmann" in Jarrett's book), who was a Vice President in WCW, running their PPV department.  At the same time, Hassman was working for Team Services, which worked with WWE in distributing their Fanatix PPV series, but TNA didn't know that.