If you think the big fight between the Big Ten Network and the cable TV industry is the pits for fans of college basketball, take a look at this.
The NFL Network, which is also at an impasse with the cable companies here and elsewhere, has been clamping down on churches that have been holding football viewing parties in their basements to raise a few bucks to help fund their activities.
….The NFL isn’t alone in its audacity, however. Before the start of last fall’s football season, newspaper advertising departments got a letter from the UW-Madison’s trademark licensing director, Cindy Van Matre.