I used to subscribe to it back in my DirectTV days. The ability to switch to any game is another way to avoid almost all commercials, plus their Red Zone.
It is a threat to network ratings though, if 10%-20% of viewers would rather watch out of market games (which, depending on your market, your own games may often suck). When I had the package, even if my local games were of interest, I would flip back to games on the Ticket during commercials, or if they became more compelling. On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 at 8:18 AM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > Aside from two versions of the Red Zone channel (one "regular' and one > focused on fantasy football), NFL Sunday Ticket just presents the regular > Fox and CBS game broadcasts, complete with commercials -- and blacks out > the games that are airing on the viewer's local affiliates. Presumably that > would continue on an Amazon version of Sunday Ticket, using the viewer's IP > address and other info to handle the blackouts. (DirecTV uses the ZIP code > on the subscriber's account.) In theory, therefore, it's more of a > supplement to the network broadcasts, rather than competition that would > draw a lot of viewers away from them. > > On Feb 15, 2021, at 8:02 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > This will be interesting. Given how long these deals are, the hike can be > seen as something like 10% a year for ten years, but that is still > outrageous given that ratings have been trending down. Still, even at a > loss the NFL is still probably worth it to the networks. The result will be > even more ads, in between and during the action. The morons at the NFL will > not rest until they have made their game completely unwatchable. > > Disney is getting hosed, and NBC has the best deal. If I were Disney I > would be insisting on ways to get better games > > I will be most interested into what happens with the Sunday Ticket > package. If they partner with Amazon and make the price to the consumer > reasonable (which Amazon may be willing to subsidize to drive more users to > Prime and its overall service, it could be another nail in the networks > coffins. > > On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 at 4:31 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I thought this Variety piece on the upcoming network renegotiation of NFL >> rights was interesting. >> >> https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/nfl-tv-rights-1234907305/ >> >> It seems that the NFL is seeking to double the rights fees paid last time >> around. But those deals were done about ten years ago now. Obviously the >> vast audiences these games still command - particular getting hard-to-reach >> men, makes them valuable. >> >> On the other hand, the piece concedes: "The networks were already having >> trouble turning a profit on NFL games; there’s no doubt that anything close >> to a doubling of those fees would make that even harder if not impossible." >> >> The outcome will be interesting. >> >> As a keen watcher of sports rights, I note that around the world, sports >> leagues have found the current climate harder to monetise than previously. >> In both Italy and France recently, the main football (soccer) TV rights >> auctions did not make the reserves the leagues had set. In both cases, >> they're now facing significant drop-offs in revenues. In the UK, the last >> round of EPL rights, which are sold every three years domestically, were >> basically flat in revenue terms. (France is fascinating - the main >> rightsholder, a new player, basically bailed on the deal mid-season. The >> rights were re-auctioned, but the long-term previous incumbent, Canal+, >> declined to bid. Now the entire French game is in a state of flux. 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