Skins vs Eagles Pre Game Thread

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Surely you know that most Baltimoreans HATE the Redskins. So why would a Baltimore TV station choose to air a Skins game? Answer: They wouldn't.

Two words: Sunday Ticket.

Baltimore has no say in it. It is all on the NFL and who has rights to the TV market.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Baltimore has no say in it. It is all on the NFL and who has rights to the TV market.

The local stations used to have their pick of which games they wanted to broadcast. So, you're saying that has been rescinded and the NFL decides what they can broadcast? I didn't know that had changed.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

The local stations used to have their pick of which games they wanted to broadcast. So, you're saying that has been rescinded and the NFL decides what they can broadcast? I didn't know that had changed.

That's true, although the NFL doesn't decide willy-nilly on a game-by-game basis. Instead there is a formula in which the NFL eliminates tv competition for the "home" team yet remains fair to both Fox and CBS.

It happens here all the time, when I get no other game because the Saints are playing, even if on another network. This situation drove me to get Sunday Ticket.

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by Lotus

That's true, although the NFL doesn't decide willy-nilly on a game-by-game basis. Instead there is a formula in which the NFL eliminates tv competition for the "home" team yet remains fair to both Fox and CBS.

It happens here all the time, when I get no other game because the Saints are playing, even if on another network. This situation drove me to get Sunday Ticket.

What's crazy is it's counter intuitive to me. I don't really watch games if the Skins aren't pertinent to it. They are losing customers who would watch the game instead of turning the TV off. I might be in the minority but I'll be damned if I am spending a gorgeous day off from work inside for a team other than the Skins.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Baltimore has no say in it. It is all on the NFL and who has rights to the TV market.

No - the requirements only prohibit broadcasting the Skins game if Baltimore playing at home, at the same time as the Skins.

If the Ravens are playing an away game with an NFC team at the same time the Skins are playing (home or away) an NFC team, Fox will understandably choose to broadcast the Ravens game.

If an AFC team is playing an away game against an NFC team in a game that has playoff ramifications for the Ravens and at the same time the Skins are playing (home or away) an NFC team, Fox will understandably choose to broadcast the AFC v NFC game rather than the Skins.

If the Ravens are playing away games against AFC opponents at the same time the Skins are playing an away game against an AFC opponent, CBS will understandably choose to broadcast the Ravens game.

As far as I am aware -- IN CASES WHERE THE RAVENS ARE AWAY AGAINST AFC OPPONENTS, AND THE SKINS ARE PLAYING AN NFC OPPONENT, THERE ARE NO RESTRICTION PREVENTING FOX 45 FROM BROADCASTING THE REDSKINS GAMES.

If I am wrong, please someone point out the policy.

In this case, the Ravens are away against an AFC opponent and the Skins are playing an NFC opponent. As far as I can tell, this is a discretionary choice by the station.





Ravens game.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

No - the requirements only prohibit broadcasting the Skins game if Baltimore playing at home, at the same time as the Skins.

If the Ravens are playing an away game with an NFC team at the same time the Skins are playing (home or away) an NFC team, Fox will understandably choose to broadcast the Ravens game.

If an AFC team is playing an away game against an NFC team in a game that has playoff ramifications for the Ravens and at the same time the Skins are playing (home or away) an NFC team, Fox will understandably choose to broadcast the AFC v NFC game rather than the Skins.

If the Ravens are playing away games against AFC opponents at the same time the Skins are playing an away game against an AFC opponent, CBS will understandably choose to broadcast the Ravens game.

As far as I am aware -- IN CASES WHERE THE RAVENS ARE AWAY AGAINST AFC OPPONENTS, AND THE SKINS ARE PLAYING AN NFC OPPONENT, THERE ARE NO RESTRICTION PREVENTING FOX 45 FROM BROADCASTING THE REDSKINS GAMES.

If I am wrong, please someone point out the policy.

In this case, the Ravens are away against an AFC opponent and the Skins are playing an NFC opponent. As far as I can tell, this is a discretionary choice by the station.





Ravens game.

There are restrictions. You have to make sure that Fox and CBS get equitable cuts of the pie. If local affiliates just chose to show what they wanted, there'd be no oversight of the Fox-CBS balance. There are too many $$$ on the line for either Fox or CBS to be happy with anything other than a 50/50 balance of games shown.

I'm telling you, it is the same situation in NOLA as it is in Baltimore. And, if you keep the Fox-CBS balance in mind, it is entirely predictable.