Could antitrust laws breakup D* exclusive NFL ST rights?

[Jimbo]

When they bid on the package, do they release which other companies bid on it and how much the bids were? Just curious as to how many other providers are seriously trying to get it?

How many ARE bidding on it, I would think JUST D* seeing the package belongs to them.

Back in the beginning when all this started, everyone was invited to bid.

[Joe The Dragon]

sports bars and other places pay alot more for NFL ST.

[Joe The Dragon]

Well even back in 2009 cable / indemand would of been hard pressed to have it in sd much HD even now indemand pick of there bigger HD line up is slow over the cable co's but with most of then getting ready to kill analog there will be more room.

But even right now indemand may have to change stuff to pull off NFL ST they may need to have up to 15 HD? channels in one 1 pack not 2 packs of 9 each and they over lap with NFL ST as well.

Indemand has bandwidth now if they drop MLB EI HD, NHL CI HD, NBA LP HD, MLS DK HD to fit in NFL ST but they can have NFL ST + PPV HD and maybe PPV 2 HD. But how much SD room do they have?? Right now they have 14 games channels 10 team channels and 4 PPV channels on the SD so add about 15 NFL channels to that.