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Dude--CBS is the worst of the major broadcasters in term of Nantz and Simms...man, this is going to suck.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap200...otball-in-2014NFL partners with CBS on 'Thursday Night Football' package
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NEW YORK -- The National Football League will team with longtime broadcast partner CBS to produce and televise "Thursday Night Football" for the 2014 season, it was announced today by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Leslie Moonves, president and CEO of CBS Corp., and Sean McManus, chairman, CBS Sports.
CBS will air eight early-season games that also will be simulcast on NFL Network. NFL Network also will televise eight late-season games in the run-up to the playoffs. The mix of games will include 14 on Thursday nights and two late-season games on Saturday.
The full slate of 16 regular-season games will be produced by CBS with its lead broadcasters and production team, including Jim Nantz and Phil Simms, on all Thursday night games. In a new twist, NFL Network hosts and analysts will be featured in the pregame, halftime and postgame shows along with CBS Sports announcers.
The agreement is for the 2014 season with an additional year at the NFL's option.
"NFL Network built Thursday into a night for NFL fans," Commissioner Goodell said. "Our goal is to bring these games to more fans on broadcast television with unprecedented promotion and visibility for 'Thursday Night Football' on CBS."
"We are very pleased to build on our outstanding partnership with the NFL by expanding our coverage to Thursday nights," Moonves said. "CBS is a premium content company and the NFL represents the best premium content there is. I look forward to all this new deal will do for us not only on Thursday nights, but across our entire schedule."
"The NFL is the most powerful programming in television," McManus said. "To add a primetime NFL package to our successful Sunday AFC package further strengthens our position in the sports marketplace. We look forward to having Jim and Phil and our top production team showcased in prime time on Thursday nights."
Color me annoyed. I like not having to tune into NFLN to watch games, but I'm not a fan of Nantz and Simms. Also would rather NBC have gotten some of them.
Dude--CBS is the worst of the major broadcasters in term of Nantz and Simms...man, this is going to suck.
Somehow the NFL has managed to make Thursday Night Football worse
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Why not move it to Friday or Saturday to give teams more time to prepare? Are they scared to conflict with college or highschool?
Last edited by JohnnyMax; 02-05-2014 at 06:11 PM.
I don't have cable, works for me and looks way, way better OTA. Easy enough to put on music.
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