If read the rules right, WCBS would have to show Dolphins/Jets in it's entirety, because of contractual obligations. But the Masters is a pretty big event, so, maybe they would delay that game and Chiefs/Raiders.
On Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 2:58:38 PM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote: > > Over at The Athletic, Richard Deitsch interviewed Jim Nantz about The > Masters not being held this weekend (I can't tell if it's behind the > paywall or not): > > > https://theathletic.com/1735297/2020/04/09/jim-nantz-reflects-on-a-missed-masters-weekend/ > > Near the end, Deitsch notes that if the rescheduled dates hold (November > 12-15), that drops the tournament smack dab into the middle of the NFL > season. As CBS's number one play-by-play guy, where would Nantz be? > > “I don’t think there’s any doubt that I will be anywhere other than > Augusta National.” > > While I don't doubt Nantz, here is the *MUCH* bigger broadcasting problem > for CBS: > > Traditionally CBS goes on the air Masters Sunday at 2:30 PM ET. The NFL's > regularly scheduled game windows on Sunday start at 1:00 PM ET and > 4:05/4:25 PM ET. > > The NFL may be the biggest financial player in American sports, but The > Masters is by a country mile the most prestigeous. CBS and Augusta National > Golf Club have run on a year-to-year contract since 1956, allowing ANGC to > have a level of control on the broadcast that the NFL *wishes* it has. > > If the world is at a point in November when both of these events can > happen, what the hell is CBS gonna do? > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c8c24ead-1ab1-4a8d-ab4f-d7dc1ef7716b%40googlegroups.com.
