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Originally Posted by Avenger
The NFL wants the blackout rule.
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Absolutely. Without that they'd lose a ton of leverage as far as selling tickets go. As it is now, teams often end up paying .33 cents on the dollar for the remainder of the required ticket sales so the rest of the city can see the games.
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Originally Posted by DaBruinz
This is the part I found really interesting.
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Regardless of how it turns out, the fact that there’s no deal less than two years away from the expiration of the current one suggests that change is coming for the way fans purchase the ability to watch any/all Sunday afternoon games.
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I don't get the same impression that you get reading this, DaBruinz. To me all this says is that there may be a change to the way that the NFL games are offered, whether that is through Directv, through a cable sharing program, or through both.
One way or another someone will likely shell out the big bucks to purchase the contract from the NFL. Directv has been paying exclusively, which means that the cost is ALL theirs to incur. If they decided to split the contract and allow other cable providers to purchase it, they'd only be paying 1/2 of the cost, and that is exactly what they are hinting at here.
The NFL isn't going to lose that money. It's millions and millions of dollars, possibly billions. They'll certainly sell it (or part of it) to someone.
There very well may be change coming after the next 2 years, but I think there's almost a 100% chance that we'll be able to see the games through someone. Maybe Verizon FIOS decides to purchase it, thus forcing all of the Directv customers who have it solely for the SundayTicket over to their carrier. One way or another we'll still have to pay someone for it, and we may even be forced to change our providers.
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RUMOR: DirecTV could pull plug on Sunday Ticket
my father's house is wired for direct tv, universal remotes, DVRs, 5 tv man room. 
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