At 12:19 PM -0800 11/17/07, Dale Kelly wrote:
Craig wrote:In short this representative said that the NFL was in no rush to move to HDTV, primarily because they were concerned that it could result in fewer people attending the games.Per the current NFL/broadcast contract numbers below, I suggest that the NFL is fairly compensated to lose stadium customers, assuming that such an erosion has/does actually occur. 2006 - 2011 NBC $360 bil Fox $427 CBS $373 ESPN $880 06-2011 total: $2,040 billion 98-2005 total: $1760 "
They want it both ways!More TV money and more, more, more opportunities to soak their wealthy supporters for those fancy boxes and crummy end zone seats.
The networks lose money on their NFL deals, but they make it up in terms of promoting everything else.
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