Without DirecTV, any other way...

[DallasEast]

I'm sure 1 day they will

Maybe the fans should ask DeMaurice Smith a favor and have him litigate that as well? There's a WHOLE lot of money potentially to be gained by allowing more competitors to offer ST. If anyone can do it, he could.

 

[JVita17]

Have lived in Houston for 40 years, nothing wrong with it

Your already there. If this guy moves here for the sole purpose of watching the Cowboys he would be a moron to move to Houston.

 

[DallasEast]

Your already there. If this guy moves here for the sole purpose of watching the Cowboys he would be a moron to move to Houston.

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Move To Texas!

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[dguinta1]

Gonna take a ton of cash, Oprah money for someone to outbid DireCTV for the Sunday Ticket. Without the Ticket, they would lose a ton of customers, probably.

 

[DallasEast]

Gonna take a ton of cash, Oprah money for someone to outbid DireCTV for the Sunday Ticket. Without the Ticket, they would lose a ton of customers, probably.

If there aren't any FCC objections, etc., I can easily see ESPN outbidding them for ST. How that would inflate cable/satellite subscriptions? I do not know.

[Edit] Directv would definitely lose some customers, but I doubt that any drop in subscribers would make Dish Network that much more competitive with them within the satellite industry.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

I wonder if the NFL will ever take The Sunday Ticket out of Directv's clutches?

Don't they pay NFL like 400m a year?

 

[DallasEast]

Don't they pay NFL like 400m a year?

Don't know the exact figure, but that sounds right. So? The concept of the NFL Sunday Ticket was born on satellite television. It can still remain on satellite television (think Dish Network) either exclusively on Directv or partially (think broadcast television). It could also be distributed via sport cable broadcasters. Any competitor can match Directv's price if they are willing.

 

[dguinta1]

I just got off the phone with DirecTV support and they stated for a one time fee you can still get the NFL Ticket streaming over the internet. So guess time will tell if that is correct but I guess that is the route I will eventually take. Nice that it is only a one time fee.:

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Don't know the exact figure, but that sounds right. So? The concept of the NFL Sunday Ticket was born on satellite television. It can still remain on satellite television (think Dish Network) either exclusively on Directv or partially (think broadcast television). It could also be distributed via sport cable broadcasters. Any competitor can match Directv's price if they are willing.

after googling

http://hd.engadget.com/2009/03/23/the-nfl-and-directv-extend-exclusive-sunday-ticket-through-2014/

there paying 800million a year, I don't think anyone will be matching that anytime soon. That means a competitor would probably have to go around 1.2 billion a year+ to make it worth it to the NFL to end the partnership with DTV since its worked so well for both sides.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Why did they say you might not be able to keep DirecTv? And who was saying it, DTV or the condo association? From the way you put it, it sounds like it was working before, right?

You can google around for it, but these housing associations can't really keep you from having a small satellite dish. Some people don't want to ruffle any feathers, and I guess that's understandable, but I would stand up to them and get that dish working somehow.

 

[Doomsday101]

after googling

http://hd.engadget.com/2009/03/23/the-nfl-and-directv-extend-exclusive-sunday-ticket-through-2014/

there paying 800million a year, I don't think anyone will be matching that anytime soon. That means a competitor would probably have to go around 1.2 billion a year+ to make it worth it to the NFL to end the partnership with DTV since its worked so well for both sides.

I don't know direct TV pays that because it is exclusive to them, if sunday ticket was allowed to be shown on other cable and satellite packages it could be less per company which would attract more coustomers since it would be avaible to more viewers.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

I don't know direct TV pays that because it is exclusive to them, if sunday ticket was allowed to be shown on other cable and satellite packages it could be less per company which would attract more coustomers since it would be avaible to more viewers.

DTV wants it to be exclusive though, so even if the NFL spread it around it probably wouldn't be worth it to them to lose the close working partnership with DirecTV for an extra 300-400 million dollars a year.

 

[DallasEast]

after googling

http://hd.engadget.com/2009/03/23/the-nfl-and-directv-extend-exclusive-sunday-ticket-through-2014/

there paying 800million a year, I don't think anyone will be matching that anytime soon. That means a competitor would probably have to go around 1.2 billion a year+ to make it worth it to the NFL to end the partnership with DTV since its worked so well for both sides.

How long have you been observing sports broadcasting television contracts being created and dissolved? Growing up, I thought I would never see CBS outbidded for their broadcast rights. FOX eventually proved me wrong.

Will Directv ever have a FOX like moment in their NFL broadcasting future? Who knows, but if that day ever comes, try not being too surprised.

 

[Doomsday101]

DTV wants it to be exclusive though, so even if the NFL spread it around it probably wouldn't be worth it to them to lose the close working partnership with DirecTV for an extra 300-400 million dollars a year.

sunday ticket is sold as a package just like NFL network it is not part of the basic channel now if you have 5 or 6 companies selling the package in the end it will be more money being brought in than selling to only 1 company.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

How long have you been observing sports broadcasting television contracts being created and dissolved? Growing up, I thought I would never see CBS outbidded for their broadcast rights. FOX eventually proved me wrong.

Will Directv ever have a FOX like moment in their NFL broadcasting future? Who knows, but if that day ever comes, try not being too surprised.

One day it will come, but I don't think it'll be soon. There signed through 2014 so thats quite a while away lol.

 

[DallasEast]

One day it will come, but I don't think it'll be soon. There signed through 2014 so thats quite a while away lol.

Three years = Quite a while away.

Youth. Enjoy it while you can.

 

[jgboys1]

Move To Texas!

I would love to.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Three years = Quite a while away.

Youth. Enjoy it while you can.

I plan on it.

 

[AMERICAS_FAN]

DTV wants it to be exclusive though, so even if the NFL spread it around it probably wouldn't be worth it to them to lose the close working partnership with DirecTV for an extra 300-400 million dollars a year.

Because the NFL has antitrust exemption, it can collectively as a single league negotiate its TV deals with whoever it wants. The reason DirecTV is the sole provider of the NFL Sunday ticket is because both DirecTV and the NFL want it that way. That way there is no competition and games can be sold at whatever price and package the NFL and DirecTV agree to fix. And this monopoly behavior is legal because of the NFLs antitrust exemption.

 

[Marktui]

Move to Dallas, Tx. Sorry