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Alright we do not live in any teams home territory (Checked DirecTV's website). And the Steelers vs Vikings game is not being shown on any local channels. We live about 7 hours from the Vikings stadium. How in the world could this game be blacked out for us? We have the NFL Superfan Package. I have called DirecTV and both CSR's have given different answers.
Anyone think we should be getting this game?
Anyone think we should be getting this game?
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the NAB has NOTHING to do with this one, DIRECTV SUNDAY TICKET package has NOTHING to do with this one, and SUPERFAN gets you NOTHING as far as rights than the rest of us have on even an antenna.charper1 said:
the NFL owns all rights to all games shown on local, regional, national and world-wide television ....and ALL other media.....PERIOD!!
they DO NOT share , they DO NOT compromise......EVER!!!
i live in pittsburgh and i heard the CBS team talking about they couldnt believe the vikings didnt sell out by THURSDAY at 1:00 pm, if they sold out after that .....it does NOT matter, the local DMA will not see the game ,,,, that is a NFL PROPERTIES RULE, and i think it is right.
hell the steelers have a SIXTEEN YEAR waiting list for season tickets and are sold out thru 2009, sux to be the rest of you:devil:
sell out the stadium, or dont watch the game,,,get it???
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So in this case, if the locals ain't showin', neff2k should be able to see the game.
Now, there are rumors, perhaps even some press, that locals will not be able to blackout Sunday Ticket games next year. (But I suspect sellout rules will still apply.)
Happy Holidays,
Tom
Dragon002 is very right that it is the owners (and the contracts with the broadcasters) that determine who is blacked out and who isn't. But, the sell out rule only applies to zip codes within 70 miles of the stadium, not DMA. I've watched games that were blacked out in my locals by using a bigass antenna to watch a distant station outside the blackout range.dragon002 said:the NAB has NOTHING to do with this one, DIRECTV SUNDAY TICKET package has NOTHING to do with this one, and SUPERFAN gets you NOTHING as far as rights than the rest of us have on even an antenna.
the NFL owns all rights to all games shown on local, regional, national and world-wide television ....and ALL other media.....PERIOD!!
they DO NOT share , they DO NOT compromise......EVER!!!
i live in pittsburgh and i heard the CBS team talking about they couldnt believe the vikings didnt sell out by THURSDAY at 1:00 pm, if they sold out after that .....it does NOT matter, the local DMA will not see the game ,,,, that is a NFL PROPERTIES RULE, and i think it is right.
hell the steelers have a SIXTEEN YEAR waiting list for season tickets and are sold out thru 2009, sux to be the rest of you:devil:
sell out the stadium, or dont watch the game,,,get it???
So in this case, if the locals ain't showin', neff2k should be able to see the game.
Now, there are rumors, perhaps even some press, that locals will not be able to blackout Sunday Ticket games next year. (But I suspect sellout rules will still apply.)
Happy Holidays,
Tom
I would not say NOTHING; I would argue that they (the NAB) in the never ending quest to continue to stick us all with these damn DMAs, work together with leagues to maintain the blackouts. I agree that the leagues have big say, especially in the 72 hr sellout/blackout deals, they shouldn't care past that. My beef is that once tickets are sold as required, turn the game on, and/or no schedule switching at the last minute. Its all a tangled web, but surely not one to lay solely at DirecTV's feet.dragon002 said:the NAB has NOTHING to do with this one, DIRECTV SUNDAY TICKET package has NOTHING to do with this one, and SUPERFAN gets you NOTHING as far as rights than the rest of us have on even an antenna.
the NFL owns all rights to all games shown on local, regional, national and world-wide television ....and ALL other media.....PERIOD!!
they DO NOT share , they DO NOT compromise......EVER!!!
i live in pittsburgh and i heard the CBS team talking about they couldnt believe the vikings didnt sell out by THURSDAY at 1:00 pm, if they sold out after that .....it does NOT matter, the local DMA will not see the game ,,,, that is a NFL PROPERTIES RULE, and i think it is right.
hell the steelers have a SIXTEEN YEAR waiting list for season tickets and are sold out thru 2009, sux to be the rest of you:devil:
sell out the stadium, or dont watch the game,,,get it???
Looking at that map I would LOVE to know where they get the data.
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I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.
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It goes on sale all the time here. Like NOW! I'm gonna go stock up today. This is at Albertsons.
BTW I don't buy Ice cream for it's nutritional value. But I understand that some people need to keep an eye on that sort of thing for personal health reasons.
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I was reading this article
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
Cable TV ‘cord-cutters’ became the majority in 2022
The steady decline of cable and broadcast television, and the rise of streaming services, reached a sort of inflection point over the past year. Last summer, for the first time, streaming ser…
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That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
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And again, 15 months in a row, streaming wins-
Cable and Broadcast added together-36.4%
Streaming with a massive 49.6%, 13.2% higher than Broadcast/Streaming.
Cable and Broadcast added together-36.4%
Streaming with a massive 49.6%, 13.2% higher than Broadcast/Streaming.
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Season 2 order already in hand:
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home thoughI don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though
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It seems the phone gets locked into Sat mode. A software patch is coming to avoid that pitfall, but it comes too late for those who already fell in.
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Comcast is the first to report, with a massive 274,000 loss in video subscribers.
In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
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In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
Comcast Just Lost 274,000 TV Customers & 144,000 Internet Customers In Just Three Months | Cord Cutters News
Comcast Corporation reported its third-quarter 2026 results on October 22, showing continued erosion in its domestic residential broadband internet and video customer bases as competitive pressures intensified across the connectivity market. The company recorded a net loss of 144,000 domestic...
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
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The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
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An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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