NFL Network: Broadcasting Games on a Cable Station Near You

by SOLIS on Jun 21, 2008 6:29 PM CDT in News

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Well maybe.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the NFL and ESPN are in ongoing negotiations to broadcast the package of games that were once exclusive to the NFL Network. For those of us who are a part of the 66% of households who do not receive the NFL Network, the outcome of these negotiations could spell the end of the cable customer lockout.

The NFL has slowly been losing ground in its battle to force cable companies to offer the NFL Network on its own terms. Last year, the NFL yielded to customer outcry when the Patriot's bid to finish the regular season undefeated was originally scheduled exclusively on the NFL Network. To placate customers, they allowed CBS and NBC to simulcast the game.

With the news of a potential partnership in works, fans can begin to breath a little easier. Although it will go down as one of the greatest games in Texans history, many fans had to hit the local watering hole to watch Mario Williams’ spectacular 3.5 sack performance. While it was a glorious night for Texans football, there were millions of potential viewers who were unable to watch the game in the comforts of their own home. With the deal being hammered out between the two sides, there is a renewed hope for cable subscribers everywhere.

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Well is it

all these Scotchy, scotchy, scotch’s as Shake says, or do all your friggin pictures change size on there own….to great distraction…. hey….I’ve never said one thing negative about the written content…..sorry you missed the lunch….ok, back to my beverage…. (what’s a good name for my ffl team…careful now, I hear you thinking…Fumblers, Barberos, Shoulder Seperations…)

by 1Texan on Jun 21, 2008 11:33 PM CDT reply actions

oops

there, is spelled (spelt) their sometimes I am aware of….hmm

by 1Texan on Jun 21, 2008 11:35 PM CDT reply actions

Drunky drunk drunk drunk

Me too

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by SOLIS on Jun 22, 2008 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions

thank you

an alcoholic goes to meetings and is anonymous….so that makes me a Texans fan.

by 1Texan on Jun 22, 2008 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions

Not what you're talking about....

But does anyone know when DirectTV’s deal for Sunday Ticket expires? I’ll be buying a house soon, and need to know the details, as I’d prefer not to have one of those shitty dishes on top of my heazy.
thanks.

Will the off-season ever end?

by beefy on Jun 24, 2008 11:47 AM CDT reply actions

DirecTV

Your heazy would have to have a dish through the end of the 2010 season if you want Sunday Ticket. I really, REALLY want Sunday Ticket, but I don’t want a stupid dish either.

by HoustonDiehards on Jun 24, 2008 7:25 PM CDT reply actions

Dish, please!

I got the Dish specifically FOR Sunday Ticket. Thankfully, the back of my house faces South and, once the tornado removed all the trees, they were able to mount it on the back of the house where you can only see it from the backyard.

Yay, sports.

by MDC on Jun 24, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions

Dirty Dishes

I’ll never forget it – we were watching a Suns/Mavs playoff game several years back. My ex-inlaws lived in New Deal (outskirts of Lubbock) so they were stuck w/ the dish. It was a freaking awesome matchup at the time – both teams were running and gunning – several lead changes – I mean a real barn burner… With less than two minutes left in the game, a storm blows in and we lose the satelite feed. I had to find out who won the next morning.

I got blue-balled by that freakin’ dish. I’ve been a sworn enemy of them ever since.

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by SOLIS on Jun 24, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Well then

Thank God we never get any freak thunderstorms here in Houston, huh.

So you're saying that now I have to think of some witty Sig that will be applicable across all the SBN sites? Go Texan Horn Stros!

by Shake on Jun 24, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Weather

is the one real weakness, but it’s hard to beat all the extra HD channels.

Yay, sports.

by MDC on Jun 24, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions

God I hope the NFL and Cable work out their differences

I mean it’s a great excuse to run off to a bar – right – but sometimes you just want to save the $75 bar tab and watch the big ass TV you bought yourself as a divorce present… or is that just me?

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by SOLIS on Jun 24, 2008 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions

So...

Buy a house that faces North. Got it!
Just moved to #1 on my priority list.

Will the off-season ever end?

by beefy on Jun 25, 2008 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions

Weather issue

I heard they’ve taken care of that. Is that not true?

by HoustonDiehards on Jun 24, 2008 10:49 PM CDT reply actions

My experience

I’ve only had one weather-related glitch and that was in 50 MPH winds. If you get the HD Dish (and why wouldn’t you?), it’s bigger and heavier, so it doesn’t move unless the winds get really bad. And rain doesn’t affect it at all.

Yay, sports.

by MDC on Jun 25, 2008 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions