If the Yankees and Dodgers can do it, why not the Seattle Mariners? The MLB team has purchased a majority stake in DirecTV-owned Root Sports Northwest, with the 2 creating a new venture that they’ll jointly own. DirecTV, which owns and operates 2 other RSNs in Denver and Pittsburgh, assumes a minority position and will continue to oversee day-to-day management of the net. More on the agreement and RSN partnership trend here.

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Fox and other broadcasters have asked for an en banc hearing of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, following the court’s decision in favor of Aereo.
 
Time Warner Cable is freeing its TWC TV app so that customers can access on demand programming and a small amount of live streams outside the home. More about the app’s offerings here.
 
News from the Hill: The Office of Management and Budget is speaking out against cyber info bill CISPA and lawmakers have formed an 18-member bipartisan working group of Commerce cmte members to promote rural telecom issues.

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