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Fried agreed that Comcast had the contractual right to shift the NFL Network to its sports tier if it could not make a deal for (a) the cultish Sunday Ticket package of out-of-market games, which remained exclusive to DirecTV, or (b) a new eight-game, late-season package of N.F.L. games for Versus. The N.F.L. rejected Comcast’s offer of about $400 million a year for the eight games last year, then added them to the NFL Network with a monthly surcharge of 55 cents a subscriber.
Versus, which is owned by Comcast, no doubt would have upped its fee from its current 13 cents a subscriber, according to Kagan Research, if it had gotten those games.
The league has filed a notice of appeal of Fried’s decision to the state Appellate Division, and Comcast is telling its affiliates to get ready to move the channel to a sports tier. “We’re not going quietly and will continue to fight for what’s right,” said Seth Palansky, a spokesman for the NFL Network.
(Some level of quiet will continue; Fried sealed the case early on at the N.F.L.’s request. Only a hearing transcript is public record, and the league is unlikely to ask for the file to be unsealed.)
Fried’s ruling, if it is upheld, would do away with the NFL Network for about 6.5 million Comcast subscribers, while 750,000 would be able to see it on a sports tier for about $5 a month. The decision will almost certainly lead Time Warner, Cablevision and Charter, the largest cable operators that do not offer the channel, to seek the right to carry it on a sports tier.
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Re: Comcast wins lawsuit against NFLN; other cable operators could follow
FWIW, I have Crapcast and I've received a message yesterday that the NFLN is becoming a "premium" channel. Seeing that NFLN is one of maybe 5 channels I actually watch, I'll probably bite the bullet...
Re: Comcast wins lawsuit against NFLN; other cable operators could follow
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Originally Posted by PatDaPatriot
If you have Crapcast, then you'll need to be a subscriber to the sports pack...
the article said thats only the case for about 750,000, while for 6.5 mill wont have it at all?!?!?!
im a lil confused
when would this take place anyway
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Re: Comcast wins lawsuit against NFLN; other cable operators could follow
It looks like either way the subscribers lose, just much worse with this decision. I'm not going to pay extra money for the NFL Network out of football season. I can hear NFL Total Access on Sirius although it ain't the same. I guess it comes down to what games are on the NFL Network this year. Channel 5 will get any Pats games, but I think the NFL Network did hoard some of the better games.
Re: Comcast wins lawsuit against NFLN; other cable operators could follow
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Originally Posted by patsfan55
the article said thats only the case for about 750,000, while for 6.5 mill wont have it at all?!?!?!
im a lil confused
when would this take place anyway
Yeah, that was pretty confusing...I assume that 6.5 million receive it now as part of basic programming, and that it will soon become a premium channel. Not the greatest article ever written...
I called Comcast to inquire about adding the sports pack. It'll cost an additional $7.95 per month. The change doesn't go into effect until June 16, 2007.
Comcast wins lawsuit against NFLN; other cable operators could follow
does this mean we have to pay more to keep NFL Net?
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