Blackouts have slowed to a trickle because the NFL was trying to avoid the Feds yanking them (as noted in the article, all the NFL has to do is either redefine the criteria for a blackout, or get one of its sponsors or affiliated organizations to buy enough tickets to meet the criteria). I always think one reason blackouts have gone down is because Al Davis is dead, and the NFL no longer gets their jollies blacking out his fans. The arguments demonstrating that the blackout is unnecessary are self-evident by now, and the NFL's continued resistance to legislation eliminating them shows how what is most important to them is power and control.
I am less clear about the implications of streaming the Euro-game; the article says that opens up a new revenue stream. Does that mean it will be available for streaming, but only if we pay for it? Or will the NFL make money from ads around and during the steam? On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 6:27 PM, Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote: > That being said, they weren’t any blackouts last season, and only two the > year before. > > > > Buried in the story is the announcement that Jacksonville’s London-based > game against Buffalo in October will be streamed live from 9:30am ET and > will not air on broadcast/satellite TV outside of the local markets. > > > http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12545081/nfl-suspend-tv-blackout-policy-2015-owners-vote > > > > _ _ > > |_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV > > |_>|_> http://www.facebook.com/74bmw > > -- > -- > 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. > -- -- 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.
