Unplggedis one of the many sites to start asking if people will give up cable with the news that MLB.tv and NBA League Pass are available on the Apple TV. What most tech people don’t know¹ is that local teams are blacked out. So if you live in the market of your favorite team² you won’t be able to watch your games on MLB.tv. This is nothing new. Local TV channels pay a lot of money for the TV rights and MLB makes a lot of money off advertising.

1. Because many tech reports aren’t sports fans [↩]
2. Meaning if you are White Sox fan living in Chicago [↩]