@lnxw37b2 To be fair to the #MLB, they offer packages in #MLBTV that let fans get around blackout restrictions. Unfortunately, this year things seem to be a bit worse, with #MLBTV being a little more complicated to sign up for now that you have to sign up for an #ESPN account if not a subscription as well, and some of those in-market packages no longer featuring bundles with the national #MLBTV service.

https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/subscribe/

@lnxw37b2 The #MLB wants to (the commisioner #RobertManfred on #PMSLive told #PatMcAfee said he wants to get rid of blackout rules last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KK19cTVwbY ) , but I think that either the teams, the broadcasting companies, or both want to keep those restrictions in place.

I frankly think that there’s definitely a middle ground that can be found by having, say, $50 to $100 of a user’s yearly #MLBTV subscription get funneled to whoever is in their local market, but IDK, I think we’re at least a contract or two away from getting an agreement that solves this problem.

Weekly output: T-Mobile’s 5G progress, Trump cybersecurity strategy, T-Mobile’s MLB.tv bonus, IRL experiences in an AI age

AUSTIN–After a year off, I’m back at SXSW for my 12th visit as a journalist but only my third as a speaker, courtesy of a panel I’m moderating about gaming culture Tuesday. I picked up that gig when the original moderator couldn’t make the trip, after which panel organizer Nika Nour, a friend from tech-policy circles, asked if I could step in.

Patreon readers got a much longer bonus post than usual this week–the SXSW feature that GQ China never paid me for in 2023 or even, as far as I could tell, published.

3/9/2026: Skylo’s trajectory toward the ‘standardized sky’ looks to include multiple orbits, Light Reading

My show-floor appointments at MWC Barcelona concluded with my meeting Skylo CEO Parthsarathi Trivedi to talk about that satellite-to-device firm’s plans to move beyond messaging.

3/9/2026: T-Mobile: Network Slices Are Nice, But Not Necessarily a Consumer Service, PCMag

I sat down with T-Mobile’s network head on the afternoon of my last day at MWC, then needed to confirm some details with T-Mobile PR, then did not think to check one additional detail that then subsequently required a correction. That oversight, in turn, happened because I ignored my thought to self “that looks weird” in favor of congratulating myself on seeing something that nobody else had picked up.

3/10/2026: White House Cybersecurity Strategy Is Light on Details, Big on Consequences, PCMag

This three-page document posted at news-dump time on the previous Friday was so brief that I knew I’d have to get some outside perspectives on it, and two of the experts whom I’ve come to rely on obliged my belated requests for comment.

3/11/2026: T-Mobile’s MLB.TV Deal Is Back, Only Good for Watching Other Cities’ Teams, PCMag

I briefly hoped that this freebie would also come with a discount for the Nats’ long-overdue, MASN-liberated direct-to-consumer streaming option, but T-Mobile PR disabused me of that notion quickly.

3/14/2026: The Return to Real: Human Connection and the Analog Boom in the AI Era, Frontiers of Innovation Takeover

I took part in this panel hosted by this Vancouver, B.C.-based group at Canada’s SXSW setup with author and researcher Kasley Killam, a.Kartel founder and CEO Vy Lem, and Goodword co-founder Chris Fischer. My major contribution to the discussion: observing how healthy online communities spark IRL gatherings like my excuse to fly to L.A. last September, Cranky Dorkfest.

New York Yankees Return to Prime Video With 21 Exclusive Matchups for 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://cordcuttersnews.com/new-york-yankees-return-to-prime-video-with-21-exclusive-matchups-for-2026/

Detroit SportsNet Launches as Another Team Joins MLB’s TV Shake Up, NHL Team to Follow Next Season

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://cordcuttersnews.com/detroit-sportsnet-launches-as-another-team-joins-mlbs-tv-shake-up-nhl-team-to-follow-next-season/