kyramilan
join:2006-11-26
Pensacola, FL
| Re: Guess part of the cable battle got missed No, I'm raising the issue that the NFL used the public airwaves for decades and collected billions of dollars making both players and owner rich at the public's expense and even at the taxpayers' expense (like building stadiums with public money ala taxes and bonds).
Now, they are heading to a pay model. Funny, the NFL had to appear before the Senate and explain themselves just recently on the "NFL Network."
Now, they want to use certain broadband mediums (how many tax breaks has VZ gotten? a lot) to cater to a select few.
So, since this appears to be the NFL's ultimate plan, how about:
-Customers get to bounce ESPN (1 &2), which pays them billions, to save money on their Cable bills. ESPN is like $2-3 a month on cable bills BEFORE the cable company adds their profit margin.
-No more free rides on the public dole. If an NFL team wants a stadium, they pay for it. They have no problem paying players $10 million a season. Pay for their own stadiums. Same with the NBA, MLB, etc.
I'm just sick of my cable bill exploding every year to make sports teams rich.
How about al a carte cable? I'd love to bounce a few more stations I pay for that I don't watch. I also like to see PBS off the taxpayers bill. How many cable news networks do we have? Enough to get rid of it.
The NFL wants it both ways: public and private. They need to go one way or another.
If you don't think this backlash is happening, Google it. |
