NFL backs down - NE - NYG game to be televised nationwide

[esoxx]

Everyone has an opinion on who's getting over here, the NFL or Cable.

I don't really care who stands to gain between these two bloated entities.

I just know who's getting dicked and that's Joe Consumer.

The bottom line is I now get to see the game on Sat night. I don't care if someone caved or someone didn't. The bottom line is the game can now be seen.

This is movement and the only inertia seen in this longwinded and overblown stalemate.

I'll take any movement at this point, even if it's a fronting as a goodwill gesture.

[Jimx29]

I seriously doubt I will be watching the game anyway, and I have NFL network.
I'm sick to fuckin death about the pats and "perfection"

[The Leaper]

I'd switch right now except I'd be giving up Brewer and Bucks games on FSN Wisconsin. If dish could find some way to get me that channel, I'd say F-U to cable forever.

I get the FSN Ohio channels on DirecTV at the regular tier price. You have to pay extra to get the other FSN channels, but your local one usually is included in a regular package.

[The Leaper]

This is a simulcast, so the NFL loses nothing. The NFL gets all the ad revenue.

The networks are doing this because they get to air free programming, instead of paying for the rights as they do for all other programming (even when it is produced by their own network).

Even if it is a free program for the networks, you claim they aren't getting any ad revenue. So why would they basically throw 3 hours of potential revenue producing airtime down the drain to show something that isn't producing a dime for them?

The networks would not be doing this if it did not make financial sense for them. They aren't going to be a prop of the NFL. While the GAME is simulcast, I'm assuming the advertising isn't. The networks will keep their own ad revenue...or get numerous chances to air their own promotional ads in place of other ads.

[MJZiggy]

No, you missed their profit point. The networks get free programming but they also get the spots that haven't been sold yet. Don't know how many there are, but evidently there are some.

[Zool]

I seriously doubt I will be watching the game anyway, and I have NFL network.
I'm sick to fuckin death about the pats and "perfection"

QFT yet again. I'm about as sick of this story as I am of the Red Sox Nation and their incessant whining.

Might as well lump the Celts in there too. If it wasn't for Kevin McHale single handedly building the Celtics by killing the T-wolves I would be indifferent to them.

[gbgary]

I'd switch right now except I'd be giving up Brewer and Bucks games on FSN Wisconsin. If dish could find some way to get me that channel, I'd say F-U to cable forever.

directv has fsn wisconsin. what kills me is there's NOTHING Packers related on it...just bucks/brewers.

[MJZiggy]

And the Big Ten Network. I find it odd that I can watch Wisconsin games when half of Wisconsin can't...