SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) NFL makes broadcast changes, including single-header rule and playoff game kickoff times https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-makes-broadcast-changes-including-singleheader-rule-and-playoff-game-kickoff-times-165125881.html Single-header rule dropped The more welcome change will likely be the decision to drop the “single-header rule.” As explained by Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, that means that all broadcast markets will get at least three games in the Sunday windows. So if, for example, you’re a Miami Dolphins fan living in Dallas and both the Dolphins and Cowboys are playing at 1 p.m. ET on CBS and Fox, you’ll get to see both games. In the past, the Dolphins game would have been blacked out in the Dallas market. This is a boon for fans who don’t want to shell out for Sunday Ticket and DirecTV, and those who live in markets that have multiple teams, like greater Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New York or the Bay Area. Edited May 24, 2019 by ShadyBillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Less excuses to miss church by the time change provision. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) Edited May 24, 2019 by HOUSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: This is a boon for fans...who live in markets that have multiple teams, like...Los Angeles..: Give ‘em a few years, and they’ll have toddled off to ‘greener pastures’. ? Edited May 24, 2019 by Ridgewaycynic2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 they address the 1 p.m. games.... why not the 4 p.m. games too? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 minute ago, ShadyBillsFan said: they address the 1 p.m. games.... why not the 4 p.m. games too? What does it matter? We only play 1 pm games.? Still doesn't help a Bills fan living in Jacksonville.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 As to Sunday Ticket and DirecTV.... Your team has to be on the national broadcast to list be able to say no to NFLST Just now, Chandler#81 said: What does it matter? We only play 1 pm games.? Good point. I stand corrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Pizza and wing joints reeling from the changes to their Sunday schedules, cry ‘foul’! (fowl?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Bills Fanatic Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Pizza and wing joints reeling from the changes to their Sunday schedules, cry ‘foul’! (fowl?) A recent news outlet has reported that they gave the NFL the "BIRD". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane nelson Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Those 3pm division games will be super cold in Buffalo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 29 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: What does it matter? We only play 1 pm games.? Still doesn't help a Bills fan living in Jacksonville.. No hope for someone living in Jacksonville... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, whatdrought said: No hope for someone living in Jacksonville... Regarding football, or is that an overall indictment of that happy corner of the ‘Sunshine State’? ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 I like all three changes! also there was this: ” Fewer commercial breaks in Super Bowl NFL owners also announced something that had been reported earlier this month: Super Bowl LIV, to be broadcast on Fox, will have four commercial breaks per quarter, down from five per quarter in recent years.” Each break will be 30 seconds longer. But still..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 8 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Regarding football, or is that an overall indictment of that happy corner of the ‘Sunshine State’? ? Overall... ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, RiotAct said: I like all three changes! also there was this: ”Fewer commercial breaks" in Super Bowl NFL owners also announced something that had been reported earlier this month: Super Bowl LIV, to be broadcast on Fox, will have four commercial breaks per quarter, down from five per quarter in recent years.” Each break will be 30 seconds longer. But still..... Fewer commercial breaks - but how much longer will that spot last? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Fewer commercial breaks - but how much longer will that spot last? They better be good commercials! ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFlutie Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 hour ago, ShadyBillsFan said: NFL makes broadcast changes, including single-header rule and playoff game kickoff times https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-makes-broadcast-changes-including-singleheader-rule-and-playoff-game-kickoff-times-165125881.html Single-header rule dropped The more welcome change will likely be the decision to drop the “single-header rule.” As explained by Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, that means that all broadcast markets will get at least three games in the Sunday windows. So if, for example, you’re a Miami Dolphins fan living in Dallas and both the Dolphins and Cowboys are playing at 1 p.m. ET on CBS and Fox, you’ll get to see both games. In the past, the Dolphins game would have been blacked out in the Dallas market. This is a boon for fans who don’t want to shell out for Sunday Ticket and DirecTV, and those who live in markets that have multiple teams, like greater Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New York or the Bay Area. I'm confused. I've seen plenty of out of town games on CBS while the Redskins are playing on Fox at the same time. Did I not? Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, BringBackFlutie said: I'm confused. I've seen plenty of out of town games on CBS while the Redskins are playing on Fox at the same time. Did I not? Am I missing something? Just mark it down as a crappy example. I can assume that the National Broadcast for both CBS and FOX will be aired inmost markets while factoring in regional coverage) Washington and Baltimore share a market. Those in Virginia might miss out on the Ravens game because it would have been FOX's weekend to host the double header. Or if it was CBS's week the reverse in Baltimore. Again, my best guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFlutie Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Just mark it down as a crappy example. I can assume that the National Broadcast for both CBS and FOX will be aired inmost markets while factoring in regional coverage) Washington and Baltimore share a market. Those in Virginia might miss out on the Ravens game because it would have been FOX's weekend to host the double header. Or if it was CBS's week the reverse in Baltimore. Again, my best guess Ah, so what you're saying is that, when FOX has a doubleheader, I won't have to watch bowling at 4 PM on CBS? It'll now be an NFL game, regardless of market? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) LOL Maybe ... This seems to only be for the 1 PM games. It really isn't all that clear in above the link. lets check SI.com https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2019/05/22/nfl-tv-changes-divisional-playoffs-singleheader-rule If you don't have Sunday Ticket on DirecTV and you actually like to watch games instead of Red Zone, you are no longer a prisioner to your local team(s). The league announced that it is eliminating its singleheader rule and you will now get three games each Sunday afternoon no matter what market you are in. So to clarfiy, if you live in New York, for example, many weeks you'd only get the Jets and Giants games, depending on whether FOX or CBS had the doubleheader that week. Now, you will get Jets, Giants and a third game each and every week no matter who has the doubleheader. Shared market 1 PM games will now see both regional teams AFC and NFC aired Edited May 24, 2019 by ShadyBillsFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 2 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said: NFL makes broadcast changes, including single-header rule and playoff game kickoff times https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-makes-broadcast-changes-including-singleheader-rule-and-playoff-game-kickoff-times-165125881.html Single-header rule dropped The more welcome change will likely be the decision to drop the “single-header rule.” As explained by Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, that means that all broadcast markets will get at least three games in the Sunday windows. So if, for example, you’re a Miami Dolphins fan living in Dallas and both the Dolphins and Cowboys are playing at 1 p.m. ET on CBS and Fox, you’ll get to see both games. In the past, the Dolphins game would have been blacked out in the Dallas market. This is a boon for fans who don’t want to shell out for Sunday Ticket and DirecTV, and those who live in markets that have multiple teams, like greater Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New York or the Bay Area. How is Miami in the Dallas market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Just now, matter2003 said: How is Miami in the Dallas market? LOL I have no clue Lets pretend there that the Miami game is the National Broadcast for CBS. trying to sort out that bad example is making my head hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Lets pretend there that the Miami game is the National Broadcast for CBS. Because everyone likes to watch a train wreck. Better yet, someone turn on the Jets game! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 2 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said: NFL makes broadcast changes, including single-header rule and playoff game kickoff times https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-makes-broadcast-changes-including-singleheader-rule-and-playoff-game-kickoff-times-165125881.html Single-header rule dropped The more welcome change will likely be the decision to drop the “single-header rule.” As explained by Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, that means that all broadcast markets will get at least three games in the Sunday windows. So if, for example, you’re a Miami Dolphins fan living in Dallas and both the Dolphins and Cowboys are playing at 1 p.m. ET on CBS and Fox, you’ll get to see both games. In the past, the Dolphins game would have been blacked out in the Dallas market. This is a boon for fans who don’t want to shell out for Sunday Ticket and DirecTV, and those who live in markets that have multiple teams, like greater Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New York or the Bay Area. OK, but in your example, while the Dallas market would definitely get the Dallas game, the other network could show any 1:00 game so you might have a 1 in 5 chance or so of getting the Miami game? The only was to still assure you'll get to see the Miami game is with ST. And BTW not that I'm advocating for ST either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
947 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 This is great, I live in the Chicago market, and often times the only early game shown is the Bears, who I have zero interest in. While I doubt the extra game that'll be shown will ever be the Bills (unless it's vs the Pats), I welcome any alternative to seeing Bears/Lions for the 80th time. I usually watch Red Zone channel anyway, but if a good game is on, I'll watch that instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: The only was to still assure you'll get to see the Miami game is with ST. Might as well just opt for the televised bowling. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, 947 said: ...I welcome any alternative to seeing Bears/Lions for the 80th time. Not even if it was a Summerall / Madden broadcast rerun?! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: OK, but in your example, while the Dallas market would definitely get the Dallas game, the other network could show any 1:00 game so you might have a 1 in 5 chance or so of getting the Miami game? The only was to still assure you'll get to see the Miami game is with ST. And BTW not that I'm advocating for ST either. Not my example Examples of the writer who clearly didn't use the proper teams My examples : Dallas and Houston Miami or JAX and Tampa Falcons and Titans Rams and Chargers Colts and Chi or GB or Minn or Detroit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
416BillsFan Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 This is surprising, as a big reason for blacking out the competing game in local markets is to keep to keep a captive audience so local team viewers don't switch to competing games during commercials. Could be a 1 season wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwai San Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: What does it matter? We only play 1 pm games.? Still doesn't help a Bills fan living in Jacksonville.. I hear ya.....being an hour south of Tampa is a PITA too! I have found a decent bar where a smallish number of Bills backers are....thats a plus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 as usual BB.com is slow on the news https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-today-lorenzo-alexander-and-frank-gore-rank-among-top-nfl-players-over-35 The NFL has also eliminated the single-header rule after a one-year test. Although it does not impact the Bills fans in Buffalo as much it will be impactful in markets with multiple teams like the Bay Area, Southern California, and Washington D.C. The Super Bowl will now have four commercial breaks per quarter instead of five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 7:50 AM, HOUSE said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuSeYiN_NYC Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Will digital cable ever pick up Sunday Ticket? I'm so sick of DirecTv... The new Genie is horrendous and I only have DirecTV cuz I know the Sunday Ticket is only on that provider... I tried watching the games on a fire stick but it's not the same... Occasional buffering drives you insane... Does anybody know if and when the NFL will get out of whatever contract it has with DirecTV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 7 hours ago, HuSeYiN_NYC said: Will digital cable ever pick up Sunday Ticket? I'm so sick of DirecTv... The new Genie is horrendous and I only have DirecTV cuz I know the Sunday Ticket is only on that provider... I tried watching the games on a fire stick but it's not the same... Occasional buffering drives you insane... Does anybody know if and when the NFL will get out of whatever contract it has with DirecTV? LOL As with anything new you'll get used to it. But I agree the User Interface and search functions are bad. Recording a Series works (I want to say 99%) 95% of the time. (I've had 2 series where it wouldn't auto record out of 40 shows) Look up the NFL Sunday Ticket thread. you might find an answer . but as usual those turn to how much one pays for service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 10 hours ago, HuSeYiN_NYC said: Will digital cable ever pick up Sunday Ticket? I'm so sick of DirecTv... The new Genie is horrendous and I only have DirecTV cuz I know the Sunday Ticket is only on that provider... I tried watching the games on a fire stick but it's not the same... Occasional buffering drives you insane... Does anybody know if and when the NFL will get out of whatever contract it has with DirecTV? In Canada the online streaming DAZN snaked it away from the cable package, it's not the best, and now cable offers the NFL for $300 a season when it used to be included in the bachelor's paradise sports package for $1 a day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuSeYiN_NYC Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, row_33 said: In Canada the online streaming DAZN snaked it away from the cable package, it's not the best, and now cable offers the NFL for $300 a season when it used to be included in the bachelor's paradise sports package for $1 a day... That's around the same price DirecTV charges... As long as it's ground cable and doesn't rely on satellites, I'd say it's worth it... Edited May 29, 2019 by HuSeYiN_NYC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 53 minutes ago, HuSeYiN_NYC said: That's around the same price DirecTV charges... As long as it's ground cable and doesn't rely on satellites, I'd say it's worth it... the $1.25 a day gives me basically every MLB/NBA/NHL tons of NCAA hoops and football and all kinds of other stuff used to include every NFL game as well... now the same price and they want another $300 for the NFL games.... talking to NYC fans at a Nats game a few years ago and i couldn't believe how they were screwed over by network restrictions for games televised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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