[CBFF] MLB-TV versus NFL Field Pass

Jim Ferolie ferolie at charter.net
Tue Jul 18 22:16:56 MDT 2006


Not just the networks.

If the a la carte were available, DirecTV would lose its cash cow, and 
they're paying the NFL a bundle. Not going to happen anytime soon, 
unfortunately. I would so pay $10 for a Bears game that's not airing here.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Victor Waldron" <victor19 at gmail.com>


> Everything is pretty much all on cable these days so I can't see that
> *and* expanded use of pay-per-view for games. The only exception I can
> see is perhaps an "a la carte" version of NFL Sunday Ticket where you
> can pick certain games to watch. For that to happen the league will
> have to completely restructure their broadcast strategy to get around
> the networks' exclusive rights within the home markets.
>



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