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This is just breaking.

A little more detail.

This was bound to happen. It was counterintuitive. And once the league changed the policy to where the team could buy the remaining tickets at a lower cost, blackouts were becoming a non-issue.

Now that they're going to suspend it, I would expect to see the league just let that policy fade away. 

I don't know. I don't think it is good for the league. Attendance is going to drop dramatically.

Boy it sure feels like as soon as they could stop using that card against us the league said ah no big deal no blackouts for anyone!

Quote:I don't know. I don't think it is good for the league. Attendance is going to drop dramatically.

I doubt it will be that significant.  There may be some drop in ticket sales, but I think that in the long run, teams that will be most impacted will be looking to organizations like the Jaguars to find out how to improve the gameday experience to assure the seats re filled. 

I think it will have a negative impact on attendance, across the league.  Big screen ultra HD TVs with a DVR for at-will replay, cheap food and drink, perfect weather and temperature, and as many friends and family that you can fit into a family room or game room for free.  Sure, the stadium experience is awesome, but money is a big motivator for many to get their Jag game fix.    

Quote:I think it will have a negative impact on attendance, across the league.  Big screen ultra HD TVs with a DVR for at-will replay, cheap food and drink, perfect weather and temperature, and as many friends and family that you can fit into a family room or game room for free.  Sure, the stadium experience is awesome, but money is a big motivator for many to get their Jag game fix.    

I just don't subscribe to the mindset that it's going to be as significant as some folks seem to think.  Of course there will be some drop, but for most markets, it won't even be noticed.  For teams like the Jaguars, it's all about the game day experience and what the team is doing to keep people in the stadium knowing the product on the field isn't exactly setting the world on fire.  Teams that would be at risk would do well to reach out to the Jaguars to get a feel for what they're doing to keep fans involved. 

Quote:I just don't subscribe to the mindset that it's going to be as significant as some folks seem to think.  Of course there will be some drop, but for most markets, it won't even be noticed.  For teams like the Jaguars, it's all about the game day experience and what the team is doing to keep people in the stadium knowing the product on the field isn't exactly setting the world on fire.  Teams that would be at risk would do well to reach out to the Jaguars to get a feel for what they're doing to keep fans involved. 

And for a return favor they can tell us on how to get the team involved...in winning. 

I know, I know...wins are coming. 

I think it's odd that the FCC is so anti-blackout.  They want the NFL to give their product away for free.  I don't see them making it mandatory that MLB or the NBA show every game on local TV like they're doing with the NFL.  It's good for the fan but not the NFL in general.  I have mixed feelings about it.

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I heard the news reported on radio. I'm pretty sure the radio report said "the Jaguars vs Bills game in London won't be on TV, but only on the internet."


I guess that's the way I read the article too. Am I wrong?

Quote:I heard the news reported on radio. I'm pretty sure the radio report said "the Jaguars vs Bills game in London won't be on TV, but only on the internet."


I guess that's the way I read the article too. Am I wrong?

Its going to be available on TV in the local markets and online. In fact it will be the first game in the history of the league to be streamed online worldwide.

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2015/3/23/8279391/nfl-live-streaming-worldwide-jaguars-vs-bills'>http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2015/3/23/8279391/nfl-live-streaming-worldwide-jaguars-vs-bills</a>

Quote:Its going to be available on TV in the local markets and online. In fact it will be the first game in the history of the league to be streamed online worldwide.

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2015/3/23/8279391/nfl-live-streaming-worldwide-jaguars-vs-bills'>http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2015/3/23/8279391/nfl-live-streaming-worldwide-jaguars-vs-bills</a>

Cool thx

When a title first reads: NFL suspends Black your mind immediately goes elsewhere. Everytime I see the title, I keep thinking what did Justin do now?

Quote:I just don't subscribe to the mindset that it's going to be as significant as some folks seem to think.  Of course there will be some drop, but for most markets, it won't even be noticed.  For teams like the Jaguars, it's all about the game day experience and what the team is doing to keep people in the stadium knowing the product on the field isn't exactly setting the world on fire.  Teams that would be at risk would do well to reach out to the Jaguars to get a feel for what they're doing to keep fans involved.

I have a completely different take on this. I believe the owners still maintain that the blackout policy helps attendance. Today's move was a response to the FCC's assertion that it doesn't. Coming off a year in which there were no blackouts, it seems like a great time to put it to the test. If attendance figures dwindle, the owners would have some ammo to use against the FCC. To me, that's what this is really about. Considering the owners are smarter than anybody in the government, it's hard for me to believe they would just capitulate.

Quote:I have a completely different take on this. I believe the owners still maintain that the blackout policy helps attendance. Today's move was a response to the FCC's assertion that it doesn't. Coming off a year in which there were no blackouts, it seems like a great time to put it to the test. If attendance figures dwindle, the owners would have some ammo to use against the FCC. To me, that's what this is really about. Considering the owners are smarter than anybody in the government, it's hard for me to believe they would just capitulate.

I tend to agree with this. Excellent take.

Quote:I think it's odd that the FCC is so anti-blackout.  They want the NFL to give their product away for free.  I don't see them making it mandatory that MLB or the NBA show every game on local TV like they're doing with the NFL.  It's good for the fan but not the NFL in general.  I have mixed feelings about it.

Waaahhh. They also publicly finance stadiums and give the NFL a tax exempt status.

Quote:I think it's odd that the FCC is so anti-blackout.  They want the NFL to give their product away for free.  I don't see them making it mandatory that MLB or the NBA show every game on local TV like they're doing with the NFL.  It's good for the fan but not the NFL in general.  I have mixed feelings about it.

Poor pity the NFL? Really?

Quote:Poor pity the NFL? Really?

The NFL accepts billions of dollars in TV contracts and the big bad FCC comes in and makes them actually have to <gasp> show the games on TV.

 

The horror.