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<blockquote data-quote="net" data-source="post: 71079" data-attributes="member: 200"><p>Those of you with NFL Network won't think much of this...but for the rest of us(the majority numerically I'm willing to bet) this is a kick in the groin from the kinder-gentler NFL.</p><p></p><p>I emailed the GM of the FOX affiliate where the Packers games are broadcast. The Packers Dec. 21 game against the Vikes is on the NFL Network ONLY. He said the NFL isn't satisfied with the BILLIONS of dollars from the TV network deals. This is the nose of the camel under the tent to move toward pay-per-view. He says the theory is to apply pressure on the cable TV companies to put the NFL net on their systems. </p><p>In short, they want viewers like me to get nasty with the cable companies for not carrying the expensive program.</p><p>It works this way: to bring in an expensive provider like the NFL Network, the cable system would likely have to jack it's rates up, or drop some of the current other providers. So to get football, you lose choice elsewhere. ESPN pulled this crap awhile ago, demanding mucho more dinero to put the programming on the cable systems, knowing full well the public would scream bloody murder. The result was a fairly large increase in cable rates.</p><p></p><p>In this case, the NFL is betting the customer like you and me will cave in and either get a dish or put so much pressure on the cable system that they will cave. Either way, we will pay more to see the Packers, if we can see them at all.</p><p></p><p>I think this is extortion. My only response is to listen on the radio, or go to a bar which has paid rights for the game. For me, neither is as good as watching the game on TV.</p><p></p><p>I think this calls for a consumer/fan revolt. I'm tired of being played like a sheep by billionaires. This one is a decision of the NFL central office, you know, that "great guy" Paul Tagliabue...and I'm sure a few of the bazillionaire NFL owners.</p><p></p><p>I'm writing, and I'm going to keep writing until this gets wider scrutiny.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="net, post: 71079, member: 200"] Those of you with NFL Network won't think much of this...but for the rest of us(the majority numerically I'm willing to bet) this is a kick in the groin from the kinder-gentler NFL. I emailed the GM of the FOX affiliate where the Packers games are broadcast. The Packers Dec. 21 game against the Vikes is on the NFL Network ONLY. He said the NFL isn't satisfied with the BILLIONS of dollars from the TV network deals. This is the nose of the camel under the tent to move toward pay-per-view. He says the theory is to apply pressure on the cable TV companies to put the NFL net on their systems. In short, they want viewers like me to get nasty with the cable companies for not carrying the expensive program. It works this way: to bring in an expensive provider like the NFL Network, the cable system would likely have to jack it's rates up, or drop some of the current other providers. So to get football, you lose choice elsewhere. ESPN pulled this crap awhile ago, demanding mucho more dinero to put the programming on the cable systems, knowing full well the public would scream bloody murder. The result was a fairly large increase in cable rates. In this case, the NFL is betting the customer like you and me will cave in and either get a dish or put so much pressure on the cable system that they will cave. Either way, we will pay more to see the Packers, if we can see them at all. I think this is extortion. My only response is to listen on the radio, or go to a bar which has paid rights for the game. For me, neither is as good as watching the game on TV. I think this calls for a consumer/fan revolt. I'm tired of being played like a sheep by billionaires. This one is a decision of the NFL central office, you know, that "great guy" Paul Tagliabue...and I'm sure a few of the bazillionaire NFL owners. I'm writing, and I'm going to keep writing until this gets wider scrutiny. [/QUOTE]
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