Duh!
Posted: December 30, 2006 @ 7:26 pm
I’m sitting here watching the Redskins-Giants game and an obvious fact about the NFL’s standoff with the major cable operators finally became clear to my creaky mind.
Big boys like Time Warner and Cox have balked because the NFL has demanded a fee-per-subscriber roughly three times what major channels like CNN, Fox and ESPN draw. Why, I have wondered, does the NFL want so much money when they offer so little live product?
Could it be because they plan on dragooning more live games onto the NFL network in the near future? It’s the only explanation that makes sense.
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There trying to make as much money as possible. Maybe they’ll have specific games on a Sunday on NFL Network next year.
not jumping the gun, but if the giants pull away, then we have our final 6 nfc teams.
might be wrong but the way i see it,
cowboys vs giants for 1st round matchup if saints lose and cowboys win
cowboys vs saints for 1st round matchup if saints win.
If things went Pat Bowlen’s (owner of Denver Broncos) way, all NFL games would be on an NFL-owned network.
giants win meand…..
No motivation for falcons to beat the iggles!!!
The NFL has to be careful about taking too many of its games from the networks. They make more money from the networks than they could extract from cable companies and advertisers b/c the networks are willing to “take a loss” in order to have a medium to promote their other shows. Plus they are receiving a huge fee from DirectTV to have exclusive rights to the NFL Ticket. One interesting theory I have seen is that the NFL is building its channel in part to better manage its inventory of games to apply even more leverage when it comes time to renegotiate with the networks (i.e., give us more money and we’ll give you the Thursday night “franchise”). We’ll see…one way or another scn is right…they are out to maximize their revenues.
mvp,
Dallas ain’t playing the Saints. Its either the Giants or Seahawks depending on who wins the division.
Raf,
It probably seems that that is the case with the NFL Network. The scheduling of these games will not draw the high ratings though. I’d be willing to bet that the Thursday and Saturday time slots have gotten good local ratings and done poor nationaly. People are way to busy during November and December to put aside three nights and a very long day of watching football.
Around these parts there is something extremely “attractive” about going to a bar and grill and watching 5-10 games on the tube. Good food, a few beers, comradary amongst fans, and usually some nice looking bartenders to flirt with if you happen to get sidetracked. But its a Sunday thing, and I can not see the NFL Network’s time slots working to draw a huge number of fans.
I do not know if this holds true for everybody, but Sunday night football has become my new “Monday Night Football”. ESPN is horrible at bringing the excitement of the game. So much so, I think I watched the first two MNF games this year (had to give em a chance), and then just the Cowboys games. So if the NFL Network is looking to get some more future games they may want to try to revive the MNF thing they had for so long before venturing out on a limb. .. On the other hand NBC has done a pretty good job with its time slot. Their Football Night in America is the best highlight show, and I think Shannon Sharpe provides sound “football knowledgable” incite. Michaels and Madden keep me entertained as well.