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Smith6612
Premium
join:2008-02-01
united state | Re: Watch NFL on TV; and use nfl.com for live game stats I'm not a TV watching person though. SInce I'm a gamer, I'm ultimately on the computer all the time and this can be convenient for me IF my favorite team's games are shown on here. | |
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StudioTech
S2409W plus SA4250HD
join:2001-10-10
Edison, NJ
1 edit | Yawn! Call us when they decide to stream Sunday Ticket. Nothing to see here. | |
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meh37
@verizon.net | Re: Yawn! "Nothing to see here."
True of anything from the NFL. | |
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| jarthur31
join:2006-04-14
Carlsbad, NM
| Ditto!
At least the NBA and MLB already do this.
And the NFL wonders why torrent sites are filled with their pirated content! Most people are ready, willing, and able to pay for subscriptions but they absolutely refuse to offer it. I will continue to "steal" until they want to take my money. | |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
 ·Comcast
| Also... Sunday Football will be streamed to *ANYONE* at NFL.com and NBCSports.com.
»[NFL] "Sunday Night Football" to be streamed on Web
»nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/25885336/
"The live NFL.com and NBCSports.com coverage will come from NBC’s TV coverage of Sunday Night Football. Complementing that stream will be a number of extra features to enrich the viewing experience including additional camera angles, in-game highlights, picture-in-picture technology, live statistics and other interactive elements."
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Think outside the Fox... Opera | |
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PandaB
join:2008-04-14
Chino Hills, CA | ... They need to loosen their grip from DirecTV and allow more networks to purchase the NFL Sunday Ticket. | |
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| Re: ... said by PandaB  :They need to loosen their grip from DirecTV and allow more networks to purchase the NFL Sunday Ticket. Capitalism 101. They go with where the money is at. They got the best offer from DirecTV with an exclusive deal. It's not that DirecTV has an ill-gotten grip on the NFL, they just put in the highest bid (at over $700m a year). And it's not that NFL has a grip on DirecTV...they just have a contract to follow. | |
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join:2006-04-14
Carlsbad, NM | Re: ... Not true! The could get at least double that if they allowed cable companies to broadcast or even sell directly sell to consumers (via PC viewing). | |
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| Re: ... said by jarthur31 :Not true! The could get at least double that if they allowed cable companies to broadcast or even sell directly sell to consumers (via PC viewing). Do you have any actual proof? Or are you just pulling numbers out of the air?
Allowing other companies rights would result in DirectTV only bidding at a fraction of what they pay now. The other providers also aren't going to submit bids in the range that DirecTV does now.
And for all providers, the cost for providing the more or less fixed number of games each week will be constant. But if they only have a portion of the total number of subscribers, the cost per subscriber also goes up. That means in the end either customers are going to pay more, or the cable companies are going to make less. Which do you think is going to happen?
There is 0 chance that the NFL is going to give up $700m/year in revenues, which is exactly what you are saying they are doing by not allowing multiple providers. I'll concede that they might make more with multiple providers, but that also comes with additional headaches. Instead of 1 contract every couple of years that has to be renegotiated, you now are dealing with every MSO.
The NFL has also expressed concerns about protecting local networks and stations...the two things that matter more for TV rights. NFL:ST viewers don't count for Nelson ratings. The more people that subscribe to NFL:ST, the lower the Nelson ratings could be. This results in lower advertising revenues as advertising rates are set based on the ratings. Whether this is a red herring, I don't know. Out of market games aren't going to have a huge impact on ratings, and national games (Sunday & Monday nights) aren't available on NFL:ST either. | |
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| Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL
| said by PandaB :They need to loosen their grip from DirecTV and allow more networks to purchase the NFL Sunday Ticket. In canada you can get it one more then 1 provider. | |
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| subman87
Another day in the Brentwood
join:2000-11-24
Harrison, NY |
The current contract between DirecTV & the NFL expires 2010.
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Clearpix
join:2008-01-17
Wilmington, DE | ESPN Fantasy football VZ also soon introducing interactive fantasy football with on screen tracking of fantasy football teams and team updates. Link here:
»Some new features coming w/ IMG 1.6 | |
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brooklynman4
join:2004-09-07
Brooklyn, NY | Re: ESPN Fantasy football We still need sunday ticket dosent matter about that lol. | |
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steveymacjr
join:2001-01-25
Matthews, NC
 ·PHONE POWER
| Directv Sunday Ticket I can already stream NFL Games as part of my Directv NFL SUnday Ticket Superfan package...
What would be cool is if the NFL did like Nascar did today, and allowed the ESPN broadcast to be streamed for free on Nascar.com....but with the way non-cable economics work i doubt that will be happening.. | |
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wombatclov
join:2002-10-16
Easthampton, MA | ONLY IF you have a Verizon TV Package Also Logged in with my Verizon DSL account, and got a useless message. Contacted customer service and they told me the bad news. | |
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Watch NFL on TV; and use nfl.com for live game stats