Sorry, but I don't buy this argument. I saw someone else has the same problem as I do. I love DirecTV but I have to suffer with Comcast because I have a veritable tropical jungle in my backyard so I have no clear shot of the southwestern sky. So, I'd be willing to give $200 to the NFL to see my team instead of watching a team on local television that I have zero interest in watching. Where's the fairness and "good business model" in that? Oh, and I don't buy the arguement that local channels would suffer. If that were the case, non-DirecTV subscribers also wouldn't have access to ESPN Game Plan, NHL Center Ice, NBA League Pass, and so on and so on. If you won't give access to everybody, find a way to give us who absolutely can't use DirecTV a way to see our favorite teams.
P.S. - Mr. Tisch, know that I am one of your team's fans and I don't get to increase viewership for your team because of this arrangement. I hate seeing Falcons games!
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Sorry, but I don't buy this argument. I saw someone else has the same problem as I do. I love DirecTV but I have to suffer with Comcast because I have a veritable tropical jungle in my backyard so I have no clear shot of the southwestern sky. So, I'd be willing to give $200 to the NFL to see my team instead of watching a team on local television that I have zero interest in watching. Where's the fairness and "good business model" in that? Oh, and I don't buy the arguement that local channels would suffer. If that were the case, non-DirecTV subscribers also wouldn't have access to ESPN Game Plan, NHL Center Ice, NBA League Pass, and so on and so on. If you won't give access to everybody, find a way to give us who absolutely can't use DirecTV a way to see our favorite teams.
P.S. - Mr. Tisch, know that I am one of your team's fans and I don't get to increase viewership for your team because of this arrangement. I hate seeing Falcons games!