I noticed lately on my Bell TV guide more syndicated and news programming on WCVB blacked out in favor of more infomercials. I don't know how long this has been going on Saturday and Sunday nights, but I did tape a late night Saturday edition of Newscenter 5 on May 28, just over a month ago, while the Bruins were in the middle of their Cup run.
Tonight's listings has 6 straight hours of infomercials from 11 pm to 5 am Sunday morning, and if you think that's bad enough, more infomercials on Sunday night from 11 pm to 4:30 am, also blacking out ABC's early morning newscast. This is getting disturbing if you have WCVB on cable and/or satellite on the Canadian side of the border. And that's on top of other blacked out programming which means no Nate Berkus at 10 am, no noon news, no Millionaire, and anything else that would otherwise be showing normal syndicated stuff.
I don't know who's been issuing the blackouts, but it's getting out of control.
Tonight's listings has 6 straight hours of infomercials from 11 pm to 5 am Sunday morning, and if you think that's bad enough, more infomercials on Sunday night from 11 pm to 4:30 am, also blacking out ABC's early morning newscast. This is getting disturbing if you have WCVB on cable and/or satellite on the Canadian side of the border. And that's on top of other blacked out programming which means no Nate Berkus at 10 am, no noon news, no Millionaire, and anything else that would otherwise be showing normal syndicated stuff.
I don't know who's been issuing the blackouts, but it's getting out of control.
