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Related: About this forumNFL eases blackout rule
Huffington Post
The biggest change to the NFL's blackout policy in 40 years reportedly happened recently when owners voted to allow games to be shown in a local market if the stadium is only 85 percent full. The previous policy required 100 percent of non-premium tickets to be sold before the game would be shown locally. Here's what The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday (June 30th, I believe):
The NFL is not responding to media inquiries on the change. Still, it's a huge victory for Sports Fans Coalition and others who have been calling attention to the unethical and counterproductive nature of these blackouts. And it's welcome news in cities like Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Jacksonville, Oakland, and San Diego.
SNIP
Clearly, (the blackout rule) wasn't serving the NFL well. Perhaps they finally read what nine top sports economists wrote in their February filing with the FCC: "Blackouts have no significant effect on ticket sales in the NFL."
MORE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-frederick/score-nfl-hears-noise_b_1641506.html
About time ...
bluedigger
(17,088 posts)Now to get rid of those damn Thursday NFL Network games!
I like watching them. The more sports that's on..the better.
bluedigger
(17,088 posts)Was that really that hard to figure out?
Upton
(9,709 posts)You don't get to see the games on the NFL Network, so nobody else should either..
bluedigger
(17,088 posts)Auggie
(31,221 posts)If we have to have them, I think any team playing should be coming off a bye -- it's a big toll on players to play Thursday following a Sunday game.
It's a no-brainer they should be nationally televised. There's more money to be made, of course. Since when did the NFL ever turn down more money?
I get the NFL Network as part of my cable package but hardly ever watch it except for live games. I think the Thursday contests only exist to keep this fledgling operation alive.
Finally, if they do have to have Thursday games, can we get some decent match-ups?
bluedigger
(17,088 posts)Obviously, they carry the games to sell the package. There's no other reason.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)Did your county finally switch over to Denver games like La Plata did?
Oh wait! You don't like the Broncos.
bluedigger
(17,088 posts)As a NFL fan, from a viewer's perspective I like the extra games to watch, or I would, if I didn't have to pay a premium to see them. Heck, I'd watch the NFL seven nights a week. As noted above, though, there are some real problems from a fair competition perspective that make the Thursday night games less attractive.
I'm not sure what my local cable (Baja) is doing. I'm watching the Rocks and Nats right now on something called "Root sports". I haven't been out here for an NFL season yet, as I was in New Orleans until just before Xmas last year, when I got laid off. I'm going to miss going to Ryan's in the FQ to watch the games...
And yeah, I hate the Broncos.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)I'm pretty sure your CBS carries Denver football now. There was a big stink in Durango about them carrying the New Mexico broadcasts.
bluedigger
(17,088 posts)And I still can't spell it.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)On channel 10. KUSA is now "The home of the Broncos".
bluedigger
(17,088 posts)I wonder when that changed...
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)Would be better if they get rid of the blackout rule completely, especially since many stadiums are built with taxpayer dollars.