Damn That Time Warner

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Daseal

I have a feeling when DTV's contract is up, there's going to be a huge bidding war for Sunday Ticket. I've heard some of the cable companies are thinking about tossing down big bucks to get it. (Time Warner, FIOS, Comcast.)

The NFL needs to stop asking for such ridiculous things for NFL network. You pay us the likes of HBO, but put it on a general tier? Sorry NFL network, you're not that powerful yet.

It's the cable companies that want it added to a premium tier. The NFLN wants it added to the basic package like ESPN.

From wikipedia:

NFL Network has insisted that it be placed on basic service and wish to charge the cable companies a monthly rate of $0.61 per subscriber, while Time Warner and other major cable companies wishes to place it on a sports tier. Cable companies feel that a channel with such marginal interest and few live games with filler programming would be tough to sell during non-football season months. [17] NFL Network's position is that demands are unreasonable and many other providers place NFL Network on a basic tier without subscriber backlashes