I am against this type of congressional monkeying usually but I admit they have a point.
Same problem with ESPNU for some college football games. I buy the season ticket for college football on Directv and they advertise it that you will see all the games but that is not true since I don’t get ESPNU (part of the biggest package).
The NFL network was a brilliant idea and marketing tool but they need to expand the market for it. I would assume the cable companies don’t wish to pay the NFL network what they are asking.
>>>I am against this type of congressional monkeying usually but I admit they have a point.<<<
No, they don’t.
There is no need for government involvement in telling a private entity under what conditions and to whom they must make their product available.
I understood the crux of the argument to be that the NFL does not want cable companies charging extra for their product.
The cable companies have created this issue by attempting to make additional profits off of the NFL Network.
Frankly, I don't see what their point is. As I read the Constitution, I see no right to watch NFL games and it's a sad commentary when US Senators who should have better things to do get tied up in this crap.
BTW. The beef here is only about those who don't want to pay the additional price for a product. You can get the NFL network on cable if you pay the additional the cable company demands. The NFL wants it on the basic package (and it is basic on Dish Network). It's the cable companies who want the extra bucks, not the NFL.