Really? ABC? so that CBS can show Bills/Cardinals???? On Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 6:03:29 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote:
> Here, now, an insane report from Sports Business Journal that I wouldn't > believe if it wasn't John Ourand: > > CBS goes on the air at 10:00 AM ET Sunday. The plan is the tournament will > wrap by 3:00 PM. CBS allowed for an hour padding for the three late NFL > games at 4:05 PM. If, for some inexplicable reason, the tournament is not > done by 4:00 PM, the broadcast will shift to... > > ...ABC. > > > https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2020/11/12/Masters-ABC.aspx > > On Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 4:42:40 PM UTC-5 [email protected] > wrote: > >> I'd say the NFL would delay the late games rather than have the six NFL >> home markets (Buffalo, Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas, New York, and Miami) >> peeling off to take their appropriate games. once the horn sounds, or >> there's a winner, they'd switch. >> >> On Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 9:16:43 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> With everyone's combined wisdom (and this was an *awesome* thread, by >>> the way), here's my new blind guess: >>> >>> ANGC would shift everything back with an aim for a 3:30 PM ET finish. If >>> The Masters ran past 4:00, the six NFL home markets (Buffalo, Phoenix, >>> Denver, Las Vegas, New York, and Miami) would peel off to take their >>> appropriate games. CBS Sports Network and Masters.com would then simulcast >>> the end of CBS's coverage. >>> >>> On Sat, May 9, 2020, 19:57 daniel anderson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c8c24ead-1ab1-4a8d-ab4f-d7dc1ef7716b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- 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/ee11d667-1f87-4d82-a4ea-fac4b9e978f7n%40googlegroups.com.
