tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post848527787642661899..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: NFL Greed, Part 348Dad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-14758685459058780272008-01-11T08:47:00.000-06:002008-01-11T08:47:00.000-06:00In the theater case, there are lots of legal-beagl...In the theater case, there are lots of legal-beagle details which are not printed in the newspaper; obviously, the theaters think they have a good case.<BR/><BR/>And the NFL does have rights; that's not an issue with me.<BR/><BR/>It's OK that the NFL wants to drive all viewers to their own channel, too.<BR/><BR/>However, it is NOT OK that the NFL will jam the costs down the throat of OTHER people by forcing cable companies to carry NFL Channel on the basic tier.<BR/><BR/>That means that the cableco's have to pay $X/subscriber, NOT $X/NFL-Game-Viewer.<BR/><BR/>IOW, NFL gets revenues they did not necessarily earn.<BR/><BR/>You call that "free enterprise?"Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-36184636082022511322008-01-11T08:17:00.000-06:002008-01-11T08:17:00.000-06:00I have to disagree.The NFL owns this product and t...I have to disagree.<BR/><BR/>The NFL owns this product and they can choose where it is viewed and under what circumstances. <BR/><BR/>This is really no different than capitalizing on movies or pay-per-views.Neo-Con Tastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745380266734620292noreply@blogger.com