DOLPHINS: Sunday Ticket

[ldouglas]

well, you don't get 33 shares or grow the game by not having the games
on broadcast TV.

On 2/5/10, Richie Wohlers <richiewohlers at gmail.com> wrote:
> I would think the money is there for the NFL one way or another.
>
> Current system, I watch a lot of football on Sundays, but sometimes don't
> watch because I don't like the game choices I have.  (I don't have DirecTV.)
>
> Alternate system, I watch the same amount of football that I currently
> watch, PLUS I watch even more because there are more games that interest me
> since I have the option of watching ANY available game.
>
> So each NFL fan's total NFL viewing is not going to decrease.  It looks like
> the complaint is with the local affiliates, because instead of watching my
> regular feed, I will watch the feed from, say, Detroit instead.
>
> Possible solutions:
> - How about my local CBS affiliate offer EVERY CBS NFL telecast on a Sunday
> through my cable system - then they can just sell their ads across all
> games.
> - The NFL has already jumped into the broadcast game with NFL Network.  The
> NFL just says bye-bye to the networks, and self-broadcast all their games,
> and offer them through a Sunday Ticket package available on all satellite
> and cable systems.
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 4:40 PM, ldouglas <ldouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Saw this on a message board I frequent:
>>
>> "For DirecTV, they'll never give up the exclusivity on Sunday Ticket
>> if they can help it as it is arguably their biggest marketing tool
>> (plus you have to pay extra for non-local games in HD).
>>
>> The NFL actually isn't necessarily leaving money on the table though.
>> It is a poorly-kept secret that CBS and FOX would seriously consider
>> dropping their coverage or trying to cut back to 1-2 games apiece if
>> Sunday Ticket were on cable or maybe even DISH.
>>
>> The affiliates (especially non-O&O stations) depend on local
>> advertising breaks and more Sunday Ticket viewers- which are never
>> counted towards local ratings- would likely KILL their ad revenue. CBS
>> and FOX need affiliates which are financially viable and help pay the
>> network bills."
>>
>> I know we've talked about TV issues here before but I've never heard
>> the "CBS/FOX would only produce one game per timeslot" angle.
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