I wonder if this applies to game pass as well for viewers outside the states. I have game pass but don't have the sports channel that shows nfl here and whichever game is on the tv is blacked out on game pass
I wonder if this applies to game pass as well for viewers outside the states. I have game pass but don't have the sports channel that shows nfl here and whichever game is on the tv is blacked out on game pass
Interesting. That will definitely put downward pressure on ticket prices.
I undoubtedly believe this will make the NFL look to put more games on cable networks now.
They are moving to pay per view, you can take that to the bank.
They had better be very, very careful about doing that.
Boxing used to be much, much bigger in the US, even through the 1980's, as you could catch fights of up and coming contenders on free TV, and even championship fights sometimes. But in the 90's it started migrating to premium cable and pay-per-view. In the short term, a lot of guys made a lot of money, but in the long term the sport's popularity has suffered to the point that it's now on the margins. There are other issues to be sure, but the lack of exposure is certainly one of them.
If the NFL has the hubris to think they will be able to continue as they were for the long term by going to a PPV model and ditching free TV, they are going to be sorely mistaken.
They partially did it with Sunday Ticket so going to a system where you can buy one team for a smaller price seems like a logical step, then package regions or divisions along with all of the other features.
And it can be and likely will be done online, not broadcast.
This is the future.
To be fair, if they go online and offer a reasonably priced package per team, I would consider paying for it, being a cord cutter and all. But it's going to depend on how the team is doing and whether they continue to get anally raped by bad officiating.