NFL.com to show blacked-out games free in local markets on delayed basis

[BigRedChief]

Live In-Progress Coverage of All Games Available on Both NFL Network's NFL RedZone & DirecTV's Red Zone Channel

Highlights Available Immediately After Games on NFL.com and Sprint and For Download Following Day on iTunes and Amazon.com

NFL Network's NFL Replay to Encore Four Games Each Week

NFL games that are blacked out in home team markets this season will be shown on NFL.com in their entirety on a delayed basis, the NFL announced Thursday.

The league's new NFL Game Rewind package on NFL.com will make all games available on an on-demand, subscription basis throughout the 2009 regular and postseason. However, games blacked out locally for failing to sell out 72 hours in advance will be available on NFL.com at no cost in the affected home markets.

These free "re-broadcasts" locally of blacked-out games will be available at NFL.com beginning at midnight on the day of the game and remain available for 72 hours (except during ESPN Monday Night Football telecasts).

"We understand that the economy is limiting some families and corporations from buying as many game tickets as they had previously," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. "These free re-broadcasts on NFL.com will allow our fans that can't get to a blacked-out game an opportunity to see the entire game."

Following are other ways fans can see NFL game action:
* NFL Sunday Ticket on DirecTV carries all Sunday afternoon games (local blackout rules apply).
* The Red Zone Channel on DirecTV and NFL Network's NFL RedZone channel -- available on other satellite, cable and telco providers -- will provide live coverage from inside the 20-yard line as it happens during all Sunday afternoon games, with no game highlights blacked out.
* NBC's Sunday Night Football game will also be streamed live on NBCSports.com and NFL.com.
* Postgame highlights of all games are available immediately after each game on NFL.com and NFL Mobile Live on Sprint. In addition, fans can download extended highlight packages the day after each game on iTunes and Amazon.com.
* NFL Network's NFL Replay will re-air the four best games of the weekend (two on Tuesday and two on Wednesday in primetime) in a fast-paced, 90-minute format with bonus NFL Films footage, wired sound from the field, and coaches' commentary.
* NFL Network's NFL Replay Highlights video-on-demand product is available a few hours after each game, featuring extended highlights of every NFL game produced with NFL Films' signature audio and cinematic elements.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by LTL

Never have understood why they only let DTV do Sunday Ticket. It seems like they would make more if they let the cable companies do their own version of it then they could break it down even further, for displaced fans instead of getting all of the Ticket, let them get the games for just their teams and then like you suggested, do a ppv each week or a month as well.

I Agree. I think they are leaving money on the table by going with only DIrect TV.

[Demonpenz]

wierd how i can get 12 college games a day on saturday but sunday i get 4 at the most

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

wierd how i can get 12 college games a day on saturday but sunday i get 4 at the most

Ummm....the ratio is about the same since there are about 300 college games.

[Spott]

Does anyone know what happens if you live in a blackout area? Do you still get to see another game if the local team is blacked out?

[kstater]

Originally Posted by LTL

Never have understood why they only let DTV do Sunday Ticket. It seems like they would make more if they let the cable companies do their own version of it then they could break it down even further, for displaced fans instead of getting all of the Ticket, let them get the games for just their teams and then like you suggested, do a ppv each week or a month as well.

Assuming the games were $10/game, the breakeven point would be 4.75 million people per week. That's a pretty high number considering the vast majority of fans of each team live in a market that shows their favorite team's game. You would have to gaurantee the NFL that 5 million people would order a game each week for them to even make the money that they currently make.

[kstater]

Originally Posted by Spott

Does anyone know what happens if you live in a blackout area? Do you still get to see another game if the local team is blacked out?

Yes

[Spott]

Originally Posted by kstater

Yes

Gracias.

[kstater]

Originally Posted by kstater

Assuming the games were $10/game, the breakeven point would be 4.75 million people per week. That's a pretty high number considering the vast majority of fans of each team live in a market that shows their favorite team's game. You would have to gaurantee the NFL that 5 million people would order a game each week for them to even make the money that they currently make.

Forgot they just signed an extension. It's actually a 6.25 million people/week break even.

[LTL]

Originally Posted by kstater

Assuming the games were $10/game, the breakeven point would be 4.75 million people per week. That's a pretty high number considering the vast majority of fans of each team live in a market that shows their favorite team's game. You would have to gaurantee the NFL that 5 million people would order a game each week for them to even make the money that they currently make.

If the NFL let the cable companies like Time Warner, comcast and even the other satellite option the Dish, let them do the Sunday Ticket and then they could also do a ppv option as well, do you think they wouldn't make more? I get what you are saying, but if they opened it up to where more people outside of DTV subscribers could have access then I would think they would make more money.

I have no numbers, just throwing stuff out is all.

[kstater]

Originally Posted by LTL

If the NFL let the cable companies like Time Warner, comcast and even the other satellite option the Dish, let them do the Sunday Ticket and then they could also do a ppv option as well, do you think they wouldn't make more? I get what you are saying, but if they opened it up to where more people outside of DTV subscribers could have access then I would think they would make more money.

I have no numbers, just throwing stuff out is all.

The value of the exclusivity is what drives their other tv contracts as well. If they opened up to to other cable companies, the current FOX/CBS(you know the 3 Billion/year contract) would essentially be worthless.

[Buck]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

The NFL needs to start offering live games "ala carte" each week on NFL.com

Charge $10 -$15 bucks a game, a month, whatever... they would make a killing.

I wish they did that.

[ElGringo]

Originally Posted by kstater

The value of the exclusivity is what drives their other tv contracts as well. If they opened up to to other cable companies, the current FOX/CBS(you know the 3 Billion/year contract) would essentially be worthless.

I disagree with this as even with Sunday Ticket, if the game is broadcast in your local market you have to tune into FOX/CBS.

[JuicesFlowing]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

The NFL needs to start offering live games "ala carte" each week on NFL.com

Charge $10 -$15 bucks a game, a month, whatever... they would make a killing.

I totally agree. Most people don't just go to live games because they are blacked out, anyways. Seems to me most if not all that attend games plan it out and are going regardless. So this whole "blackout will make people buy tickets" seems a bit too optimistic for the NFL.