Short answer: the league, since TV revenues are the primary income source. Gate revenue is irrelevant to whether a team is profitable or not. The TV revenues and merchandising fees alone are enough for any franchise to operate comfortably.
On Mon Jan 19 2015 at 12:04:55 PM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm guessing that ship has sailed. > > I wish the NFL would give up on the Thursday night game. The games in > CBS's package are not destination viewing for anyone who's team isn't > involved, and the package concludes so early in the season that none of the > games carry any kind of playoff ramifications. And as far as NFL Network > goes - I don't even know where it is on my channel lineup, and I suspect > that's going to be the case for all but the most die-hard football fan. > (The same could be said for MLB Net, but I'm trying to stay on topic > here.) The ratings are terrible, the players hate it because it often > means playing on very little rest, I can't imagine they're filling the > stadiums on Thursday nights...who does it actually benefit? > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
