Attn: Sunday Ticket subscribers
If you want LOTS of info on the recent blackout changes go to DBSTalk.com. There are at least two threads there discussing it. It is WAY too lengthy to cut and paste. It is in the Direct TV General discussion forum.
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There were a lot of questions yesterday. I thought I'd run this by again.
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What did they say about it in a nutshell? I noticed yesterday that the Vikes game was blacked out, although it was on my local cable anyways. If they ever black out a Chiefs game, there will be hell to pay.
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Linkified...
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=32700 This sucks even worse here in LaLa land since their is no local game and the affiliates here show more games... |
DTV knew going in this would happen and made no effort to change their price or pass on this info to the customer.
My ST is already paid, but after this year you'll see me steal cable before paying DTV for ST.... |
Hey Skip, if I have to get a second dish for local channels, is there a way to get you involved or would it even be worth your while?
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If you get local channels from DirecTV, there should be no problem...you just watch the game on your local channel. Am I missing something other than the fact that it sucks for people who don't get local channels from DirecTV? |
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I had every game, every sunday last year. No blackouts. |
They did not blackout games in my broadcast area either.
Local channels are supposedly available from DTV, but I can't pick up the sattelite that runs these because of some stupid trees. So if I want to watch a game shown locally, I have to use the broadcast TV, which is fuzzy at best. |
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Just an FYI
Games carried by the "local" (Shreveport) Fox and CBS affiliates were not blacked out the past 2 seasons. They were blacked out yesterday.
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It is sad that DirectTV Sunday Ticket people get stuck when local companies feel the urge to change their mind. Their really needs to be something that forces the local carriers to make DTV aware of any changes. The NFL has some really goofy rules.
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Not only are the "local" stations in my area forcing DTV to block out the Chiefs and Rams games, but since I get east and west coast feeds (due to NOT being able to recieve local stations) those games are ALSO blacked out. That's 6 games blacked out. They pretty much treat me like I live in Central Missouri, The East coast, AND the west coast all at one time. |
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Like that Iowa television station that based what it carried each week on a website poll. One could assume that the NFL and/or DirecTV will just black out the featured network game, and if the affiliate chooses to show something else, the viewers who wanted to watch that game are screwed. |
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Doesn't DirecTV lose it's exclusive rights to the NFL in a year or two? When that happens they will get slaughtered....I've been their ideal customer ever since the NFL Season ticket came out 8 or so years ago. I buy their premium package and NFL, College Football and MLB every year...I have been suckered into the NBA package several years only due to fantasy leagues that I use as a crutch between football seasons. I also pay for mutiple receivers and local channels along with buying several movies. As soon as cable has rights to the NFL package I will be out the door. I'm closing on a new house next week and there will be 5 to 6 rooms that I would like to have TV coverage but due to the gouge DirecTV puts on you per receiver there is no way I will do more than 3.
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I just got DirectTV and I couldn't be happier. I understand why people would be mad though if they can't get local channels and they miss some games and I think that is BS. It annoyed me that I had to go to Channel 4 & 5 to catch some games it is just easier to move up and down the 700's but that is being petty. I still saw all of the games. So far so good.
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Thanks! I would venture to guess that when the contract comes up again DirectTV will offer a huge amount of money to keep it. I can't imagine DirectTV losing ST because ST is their primary business IMO. |
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Directv's contract to show NFL Sunday Ticket games extends through 2007, but exclusivity expires after 2005.
http://www.tvbarn.com/ticker/archives/007429.html Don't look for the exclusivity rights to be renewed either: Taken from http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/7834097.htm?1c "NFL Sunday Ticket on DirecTV is now exclusive," [NFL spokesman Greg]Aiello said. "But our exclusivity ends in a couple of years, and then we can take that to the cable systems. In other words, at some point, NFL Sunday Ticket may be available to a much wider audience." - 1/30/04 |
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