Graham Platner took on Red Sox ownership in an ad. NESN pulled it.

Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, ran a commercial during a Boston Red Sox game blaming the team’s ownership and criticizing private equity for destroying the team. The ad was pulled partway through the broadcast by NESN, the network carrying the game and owned by the Red Sox and Boston Bruins. Platner said he posted about the removal after the station took down the ad midway through the game. NESN confirmed the commercial was removed, stating it removes advertisements when credible intellectual property concerns arise. The network said the creative included unauthorized use of third-party intellectual property and did not meet NESN advertising standards. The network did not specify which intellectual property was involved, and the Red Sox did not immediately comment.

"The network did not directly address a follow-up inquiry about what specific intellectual property it was referring to. A spokesperson for the Red Sox did not have any immediate comment. Platner is challenging Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, in a race that is at the center of the fight for Senate control."

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