So Jim Rome Is Burning will stay in SD? That's whack!

Everything was fine for me on Verizon yesterday in Dublin, CA. No issues whatsoever. Ditto for my roommates & gf who all have Verizon.

@Drybones5 It's funny because Apple made a commercial attacking Microsoft suggesting they should do just that WRT Vista...

In before the deadline!

Nice...hope you pick me...

Don't forget, it's not just about the local affiliates with NFL teams. It's much more about the local affiliates outside of NFL markets. It would be a lot harder to sell local ads on those affiliates if more people were watching Sunday Ticket games than the local games.

If NFL Sunday Ticket exclusivity ended, the networks wouldn't pay nearly as much for broadcasting rights. The OTA networks in 30 markets with NFL teams aren't the only markets that bear the costs for those broadcasting rights. Dilute their broadcasting exclusivity, ratings, and advertising revenue by allowing all cable/satellite networks to carry Sunday Ticket and they'd surely balk at paying as much...unless they had some exclusivity like Fox does with Saturday baseball. Can't get those games out of market anywhere offline. Not saying it's right, but it is what it is.

The NFL Sunday Ticket package is worth way more than the MLB Extra Innings Package and NBA League Pass, and the DirecTV exclusivity is part of the reason.

I could really use this...

Sounds good.

Sounds good!