Netflix should buy the NFL Sunday Ticket rights, not Google

Post by aroch » Thu, Aug 22, 2013, 2:11 PM UTC

burntsushi wrote: post #6

aroch wrote: post #2

I would certainly pay either company to get Live streams of NFL games (with no blackouts, I hate those with a passion). I can't justify the cost of buying Cable/DTV + the $30-50 a month for the sports package but would happily pay that ~30/month during the season. NFL doesn't offer live streaming inside of the US for some daft reasons (OK, its because they get a ton from cable/DTV regardless of whether someone actual…

You can do it this year for $100 for the whole season. Just buy the Madden 25th Anniversary Edition on Amazon. [1] Before you read the fine print and conclude that it's only available to people who can't get DirecTV, please see this clarification [2] from Anthony Stevenson (Madden's director of marketing). If the clarification turns out to be false, Amazon will be getting a return from me and a strongly worded compla…

Well, damn! Thanks for the tip

Post by aroch » Thu, Aug 22, 2013, 5:26 PM UTC

nmcveity wrote: post #26

aroch wrote: post #4

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There's no pro team with several hundred miles of me. I know why blackouts exist, and they make sense to a degree in larger cities/areas near a team. However, if we're going to be honest, they have no problems selling tickets to games people actually want to go to. Assuming I had a more flexible work schedule, I would try to go to a few Steelers games (Which would, basically, force me to fly there...I wouldn't relish…

NFL offers a fantastic service, similar to the one you want, called gamepass. There is a catch (of course!), you just need to be in an international market. Its been a few years since I moved to the US so my memory is probably a little spotty but I seem to recall all games, live, HD with the ability to replay on demand (like gamerewind). You could also have the feed use the audio from teams radio network instead of t…

> NFL offers a fantastic service, similar to the one you want, called gamepass. There is a catch (of course!), you just need to be in an international market.

I know, on top of that when I spent time in Switzerland I found out they get all the NFL games for free, live on TV. I've never understood why.

Re: Netflix should buy the NFL Sunday Ticket rights, not Google

Re: Netflix should buy the NFL Sunday Ticket rights, not Google