DirecTV and Versus Still at Odds

The NHL's regular season begins play on Thursday but for fans of hockey in the U.S. who are DirecTV subscribers they will be unable to watch the games. As I wrote about earlier in the month, DirecTV and Versus (the main carrier of NHL games in the U.S.) are at odds over what the worth of Versus is. Allegedly Versus feels that subscriber rates for their network should be increased from 21 to 26 cents, while DirecTV contends that ratings for the channel don't warrant it. In any case it looks like barring a last minute miracle millions of subscribers will be unable to view the NHL's debut.