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Ceasefire in ESPN/Cablevision feud

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Rutgers fans have been aghast the past few years at the multiple instances of ESPN claiming Rutgers games as ESPN3 exclusives, barring SNY their traditional opportunity to pick up the games for television broadcast. While there was no official confirmation, it was widely believed that this tactic was explicitly towards the purpose of putting pressure on Cablevision, which covers a good portion of New Jersey and the rest of the NYC metropolitan area. Now we'll get to find out whether this conspiracy theory proved correct or not, as Cablevision and ESPN have finally come to an agreement to have Cablevision add ESPN3. It's a fun enough service considering what it will add to your monthly cable bills. As of now, Rutgers does not have a single ESPN3 exclusive scheduled (with three dates yet to be determined)