Almost Everyone not living in Florida gets to watch the Dolphin's game

[StL FinFan]

That's right.  The game starts at noon here.  We have plenty of beer! 

[AprFools_Phins]

Yay! I just sneaked by- the only coastal part of NC that gets the Fins! And I have no work! 

[Frimp]

I wouldnt be surpried if they moved it to the 4:15 game.

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

I will be at the beach house in Rocky Point, Mexico this weekend. I have DirectTV down there and I should be able to see the Phins game. 

[bsfins]

Well according to that Map I'd be getting the K.C. NE game as always...Nope sorry..I've got NFL Sunday ticket....It's worth everypenny..the rest of Direct Tv I'm starting to wonder....

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Well according to that Map I'd be getting the K.C. NE game as always...Nope sorry..I've got NFL Sunday ticket....It's worth everypenny..the rest of Direct Tv I'm starting to wonder....

If I was the NFL commish..... I'd make DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket available to all the major cable companies and Dish Network.  I would also include preseason games, and allow it to be shown in Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean Islands.  You realize how much money it would make then?

[StL FinFan]

You mean NFL Sunday Ticket.

[Philly Fin Fan]

If I was the NFL commish..... I'd make DirecTV available to all the major cable companies and Dish Network.  I would also include preseason games, and allow it to be shown in Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean Islands.  You realize how much money it would make then?

I think you mean the NFL Sunday Ticket. And its value would diminish to the NFL if they made it available to everyone. The reason they got so much was because Direct TV was bidding against the cable companies for exclusive rights to the package.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

I think you mean the NFL Sunday Ticket.

Yep, that's exactly what I meant.  Fixed. 

And its value would diminish to the NFL if they made it available to everyone. The reason they got so much was because Direct TV was bidding against the cable companies for exclusive rights to the package.

No, I do not think it would.  Keep the price the same, but then make it available to cable and Dish Network subscribers, and you've got a financial windfall. 

[bsfins]

I think you mean the NFL Sunday Ticket. And its value would diminish to the NFL if they made it available to everyone. The reason they got so much was because Direct TV was bidding against the cable companies for exclusive rights to the package.

That's exactly right,it's the same reason why,the networks bid on who gets to carry the games...Direct TV paid through the nose,to get and Keep the NFL Sunday ticket package....If all the Providers had it,you wouldn't be able to charge near as much...

The thought of Tommy As Commissioner  of the NFL makes me want to watch Male synchronized Swimming...

[YoFuggedaboutit]

The thought of Tommy As Commissioner  of the NFL makes me want to watch Male synchronized Swimming...

Would watching Male Synchronized Swimming get you excited?   

[bsfins]

No I get that gag reflex in the back of my throat,and I lose my appitite for days....

[run_to_win]

The thought of Tommy As Commissioner  of the NFL makes me want to watch Male synchronized Swimming...

Okay, here ya go:  link.

[Spider-Dan]

I think you mean the NFL Sunday Ticket. And its value would diminish to the NFL if they made it available to everyone. The reason they got so much was because Direct TV was bidding against the cable companies for exclusive rights to the package.

If they made it available to everyone, they would get less money per carrier, but they'd be getting it from multiple carriers instead of just one, which would more than make up for it.

If licensing the broadcast rights to a single provider is really more lucrative than offering it to multiple providers, why isn't the NFL Network a single-provider option, too?

[run_to_win]

Before I had NFL Sunday ticket, I would go to a sports bar by myself, one of the biggest ones in the area, and I would almost always find a Dolfan or two to watch with.

We have plenty of beer!  

You're killing me!