Comcast eyes Phillies play; could add baseball to its basketball and hockey buys.(Comcast Corp. seeking broadcasting rights to the Philadelphia Phillies)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, March, 1996 by Brown, Rich

Could add baseball to its basketball and hockey buys

Philadelphia-based multiple system cable operator Comcast Corp. is said to be eying a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies that would complement the company's fast-growing portfolio of local sports teams.

With the ink barely dry on Comcast's deal to buy majority stakes in the 76ers basketball team and the Flyers hockey team, word is surfacing that the operator is in talks to handle broadcast rights for the baseball team.

Talk of a possible Phillies deal is fueling speculation that Comcast might develop a regional sports channel to compete with existing services Sports-Channel Philadelphia and Prism. Comcast already has a delivery platform in place with systems serving 260,000 cable customers...

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