ESPN Goal Line and DC?

[kmanter]

According to various news outlets, ESPN's "Goal Line" product will soon be offered on FIOS - except for those of us who live in the DC or Harrisburg, PA areas!?!  Haven't seen any explanation for our exclusion other than a vague comment about "local agreements", can anybody provide a better explanation?

Thanks.

[UnnDunn]

Whenever there's some arbitrary restriction like this, you can bet it's because of some content rights issues. It's not like Verizon wants to exclude DC residents from Goal Line.

[kmanter]

Okay, I didn't really think this was an arbitrary exclusion by Verizon.  But only two areas in the entire country have this "problem"?  That falls somewhere between very strange and hard-to-believe.

[bdondero]

Agreed and I imagine the Washington, DC metro area is one of FiOS's largest markets.