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The Cowboys will be charging for radio broadcasts before long.
Yeah I'm too lazy to find a link but it looks like nothing is going to happen anytime soon. Cowboys fans will be pissed because 2 games are on the NFL network this year...the most of any team. I believe it will be 8 games total.
Time Warner wants to make it a pay channel like the NBA and the NFL Network wants it to be available to regular cable payers. Hence the hold up. It would be nice to see this resolved. I sent some ugly letters last year to both parties but shockingly I didn't get a response.
The Cowboys will be charging for radio broadcasts before long.
Well, I guess I know which two games I'll be watching at the sports bar around the corner.
Earlier this year Time Warner bought out Comcast and another cable operator that I can't recall, both of which had the NFL network as part of their programming. Now that TW owns them, on Sept 3, all those customers that used to have it as part of their cable package will no longer be able to get the NFL network.
I don't know who I'm more pissed at.
I'd go with TW.
Grande has survived so far carrying the NFL Network and they are nowhere near TW when it comes to $$$.
I'm just glad I have DirectTV.
I wish, I have Comcast and they took the NFL Network away over a month ago
DirectV is the only way to go. Time warner is the punck in this situation. All over the country smaller cable companies are able to carry the NFK network at no charge and still be profitable. Not to mention that Directv carries it at no additional charge. Time warner has a history of not wanting to step up to the plate when it comes to providing their customers with the best in sports programming. I remember that they use to not carry Fox High def, which I believe meant no superbowl, they event went through a period where they did not carry fox sports because they were jealous of the relationship that Directv had built with Fox. I sounds to me like they are getting owned in the free market and are just whining instead of stepping up and making things happen.
Dish has NFL network in its basic packages too.
To me if your going to go to satalitte why not get the DirectTV package w/ the NFL Ticket.
Got damn it. in Time Warner. Another reason to hate them.
Because it's around $250 to $300, right?
I blame the NFL network. They charge companies something like 250 million to carry the channel. I don't blame the cable companies charging to make back profit.
I am just glad I am in the viewing area for cowboy games, NFL network games are on TXA 21 in Dallas
A fore-warning for anyone considering switching to Grande to get the games... last year, while Grande indeed did carry the NFL network, they DID NOT pay more money to be able to carry the live NFL games. I went to a friends house with grande last year to watch Broncos/Chiefs and was severely pissed off when it didn't come on and instead a scrolling message saying you got screwed.
Looks like I'll get to use sopcast again this year. Who needs NFL Network when you have the internets?
Years ago on satellite you could buy regional packages at a lesser cost in te NBA and NHL. I think that would be a better system. I would not want to pay $300 so I could see 14 games on Sunday. Don't have the time. Why not let fans buy a package that only carries their favorite team for one-fourth the cost? AFC West, NFC East, or more than one package for about $75/ division. As an immigrant from NYC 20 years ago, I really could care less about the Cowboys or Texans but I would be willing to pay for my NY Jets. I'm sure other San Antonians would love to watch the Bears, Texans, Eagles or 49er's every week but can't afford the entire package.
Who should I email? Anyone got a email address I can use to complain. I feel pretty annoyed this morning by all this.
Reading all that just makes me mad as . Everyone wants their millions one way or another.
I can't speak for the NFL package but I can tell that the college package allows you to but individual games. So if your team is not broadcasted that week you can buy just that game. It works out pretty well since most teams have about 60% of their games on national TV.
Yea I know, I was just using Directv since they are the most comparable with the size of their customer base. I know Dish is owned by AT&T but Dishs customer base is much smaller than Directv. At one point Directv was going to buy Dish but they blocked it saying that it would create a monopoly in the Satelite TV market.
I'm happy with my Dish. I left TW entirely because of the NFL network.
I left because of the crappy service, the NFL network has been a nice bonus, Along with the mul ude of High Def channels they offer.
the NFL sold sunday ticket rights to a service that is available to 25% of american homes. they think they can hold time warner hostage too because their sport has been on top for a while. the NFL is as arrogant as a business gets.
Grande is in. They got the games and they'll be on a seperate tier for about 12 bucks. I'm not sure why NFL network is ok with Grande putting it on a tier and charging for it but not TW. In any event everyone should make the switch. I know I will.
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