Posted on 01/28/2006 9:16:00 AM PST by Founding Father
The NFL Network will carry eight regular-season games in 2006, the New York Times and other media outlets reported Saturday.
The league's network, which has only shown preseason games in the past, will carry eight Thursday and Saturday games, starting with the Washington Redskins vs. the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving, the Times reported, citing a senior league official,
The NFL currently has television deals with CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN and DirecTV and had been negotiating with Comcast about the package that it will now show in its own network.
The games will also be shown by local broadcasters in the markets where they are being played. The NFL Network currently has about 36 million cable subscribers.
If you had the relatives that I have come to your house on Thanksgiving, you wouldn't take them to a sports bar for the game.
At least you wouldn't if you wanted to go back to that sports bar in the future - ha ha.
Ouch is right! But I can live without the Lions' game.
Are you from Texas? Congrats to the Longhorns, not just for a great game, but also for rehabilitating the best college team logo.
It's kinda a circular backslapping event. The "news" tell
you how great the sport is, they get you interested, you
watch it on their channel, and their ratings go up..so the
media charge more to their advertisers.
Basically, the media is using your inquisitive viewing habits
to make more money for themselves.
It is better to go out an do a sport, rather than watch it,
better for your heart, attitude, and weight!
That's hilarious.
I have the superfan add on so I can watch games in hd.
Good luck to your boys this weekend. I had the unfortunate experience of watching them destroy the Browns in Cleveland and I'll probably be rooting for them. What's with all the Pittsburgher whining about Cowher? The man is solid.
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