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dmconwa1 @iauq.com	reply to KCrimson Re: What DirecTV has going for it is The NFL will never do an exclusive deal with anyone other than DirecTV. The only other logical choice for it would be Dish Network, but they will never have the money to pull that deal off. These are the only two companies with a national footprint. The MSO's would have to get together and put up a lot of money to snare this package away from DirecTV, and they would have to do it together otherwise the NFL would have no interest. That would also have to include MSO's in Canada, Mexico, and Latin America as the ticket is available from DirecTV in all of those markets. It's also my understanding that the NFL likes this arrangement because it doesn't take away from local affiliates add revenues which would be lost if cable was carrying the ticket.
dmconwa1 @iauq.com	to forum · permalink · 2008-09-18 14:34:23 ·
Joe12345678 join:2003-07-22 Des Plaines, IL	Canada has Sunday Ticket package on cable and sat with no. Cable get it no way they don't even have mlb extra innings in HD direct TV dose.
Joe12345678 join:2003-07-22 Des Plaines, IL	to forum · permalink · 2008-09-18 15:02:24 ·
BF69 Premium join:2004-07-28 Camden, TN	reply to dmconwa1 said by dmconwa1 : The NFL will never do an exclusive deal with anyone other than DirecTV. The only other logical choice for it would be Dish Network, but they will never have the money to pull that deal off. These are the only two companies with a national footprint. WRONG, InDemand is what supplies all the cable companies with PPV viewing. So they have a national footprint too. It's also my understanding that the NFL likes this arrangement because it doesn't take away from local affiliates add revenues which would be lost if cable was carrying the ticket. This is false. Games shown on the local stations are blacked out from Sunday Ticket. So how are local affiliates losing money? I live in Tennessee, I'm a Bucs fan. If I have Sunday Ticket and watching a Bucs game who am I taking away revenue from some Nashvile station showing a Titans game? I'm not watching it anyways. And if the local Fox station happens to show a Bucs game, guess what, it's blacked out from Sunday Ticket. The NFL need to get into the the 21st century and also offer online streaming if they are going to keep Sunday Ticket a DirecTv exclusive.
BF69 Premium join:2004-07-28 Camden, TN	to forum · permalink · 2008-09-19 10:09:25 ·

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