 espaethDigital PlumberPremium,MVM
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| reply to BF69
Re: pot meet kettle said by BF69:WRONG. Cable hasn't had a chance to bid on Sunday Ticket in well over a decade. They were in contract negotiations just last year, as this post alludes -- it's just that the cable companies didn't want to pony up a competing $1bn/year bid for access to Sunday Ticket.
said by BF69: If that's the only way DirecTv can get and keep customers says A LOT about their overal product. It must really suck. DirecTV owns the sports broadcasting market. I couldn't care less about NFL and Sunday Ticket, but for HD coverage for NHL Center Ice and MLB coverage there isn't a better provider out there.
This is a competitive advantage, no different than AT&T giving Apple truckloads'o'cash for iPhone exclusivity. Apple pitched the phone to all the carriers, but only AT&T was willing to accept the device on Apple's terms. |
