Bills Game on Peacock- No Commercials in the 4th Quarter !

[jethro_tull]

First ever for a televised game- no commercials in the 4th quarter!  

I would gladly subscribe to Peacock if they kept that up.  

 

"If you stick around for the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s Peacock-exclusive game between the Bills and the Chargers, you won’t see Jake from State Farm. Unless he’s at the game.

NBC announced on Thursday that, for the first time ever, the fourth quarter of an NFL game will be broadcast without commercial interruption.

“We are proud to work with our partners at the NFL to present this first-of-its kind experience,” NBC Sports president Rick Cordella said. “NBC Sports’ best-in-class NFL production, Peacock’s fan-friendly viewer experience, and this innovative advertising model will allow NFL fans an exciting new way to watch the game’s conclusion.”

Unless the Chargers actually, you know, try this time, there’s a good chance that a running clock would be a more ideal innovation. That said, the experiment will give folks a reason to stick around, even if the Bills are comfortably ahead and the Chargers have comfortably thrown in the towel.

Unless you’re in L.A. or Buffalo, the only way to see the Bills-Charger game will be through Peacock. It has a deep and robust library of films, series, and live shows — including PFT Live, Monday through Friday at 7:00 a.m. ET.

On Saturday, game coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. First Bengals-Steelers will be televised by NBC and Peacock, before the 8:00 p.m. ET Bills-Chargers game, only on Peacock."

 

Edited December 22, 2023 by jethro_tull

[MasterStrategist]

Commercial OR listen to Collinsworth for an additional 2 minutes....

 

tough tradeoff

[chongli]

Here's the link:

 

 

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

NFL sheep 

[frostbitmic]

So they take 4 Quarters worth of commercials and condense them into 3 Quarters of game time, awesome.

[GoBills808]

They do this when they broadcast overseas sometimes

 

It's not that exciting tbh

[mikemac2001]

Will they show replays so we can actually see the bad calls or will they hide them still?

[Bills!Win!]

Why can’t they just make us watch an hour of commercials first then the game uninterrupted?

[Warcodered]

Is the 12 extra minutes of game related content how they're compensating for the loss of rest time the players would have from the commercial breaks?

[frostbitmic]

Just one extra commercial per break, we can do it.

[RiotAct]

2 hours ago, MasterStrategist said:

Commercial OR listen to Collinsworth for an additional 2 minutes....

 

tough tradeoff

oh Gawd.  😂

 

Yeah now that you mention it, I’d probably rather have the commercials

[bobobonators]

Lmao at the responses. You folks are a tough crowd 

[djp14150]

2 hours ago, chongli said:

Here's the link:

 

 

There will be a running scroll at the bottom and in the corner corporate logos will appear.

[Gugny]

If this means I have to watch those old sluts slide down that hill ONE MORE TIME, I am getting my $6 back. 

[Xwnyer]

Wondering if radio feed will follow the same ?? Would hate to have to constantly resynch the feeds

[PaoloBillsFanFromItaly]

Commercials during NFL games are way too many.

 

[4th&long]

Still won’t be anybody watching!

[GunnerBill]

Does that mean I'll get to bed at a reasonable time? 

 

Memo to the NFL: please, please, please punish the Bills for their disappointing losses this year with no more than 2 prime time games in 2024. It is bad for my sleep pattern, bad for my work performance and bad for my annual leave allowance to keep making us play 6 or 7 prime time games at stupid o'clock in the morning UK time. If you don't heed my request we will send you Boris Johnson back and he can ***** up your country too. 

[Gugny]

4 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

Does that mean I'll get to bed at a reasonable time? 

 

Memo to the NFL: please, please, please punish the Bills for their disappointing losses this year with no more than 2 prime time games in 2024. It is bad for my sleep pattern, bad for my work performance and bad for my annual leave allowance to keep making us play 6 or 7 prime time games at stupid o'clock in the morning UK time. If you don't heed my request we will send you Boris Johnson back and he can ***** up your country too. 

Remind us, again, what your annual leave allowance is?

[stosh64]

It's a F#n paid streaming service, there should be NO commercials.

 

 

[GunnerBill]

4 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Remind us, again, what your annual leave allowance is?

 

30 days. If yours is less, move to a better country with proper employment rights 🤷‍♂️

[CSBill]

The NFL is doing the nation a favor by getting a running start on instituting the mercy rule for this game, knowing the Bills are going to clobber the Bolts:

 

35-POINT MERCY RULE

 

Rule 3-1-2:
Running clock: Upon completion of the first half
of an interscholastic football game at any level of
competition or anytime during the second half
when a team gains a 35-point differential over its
opponent, the clock shall be stopped only when an
official’s time-out is taken, a charged time-out is
granted, a period ends or a score occurs. Once
implemented, the mercy rule remains in effect,
even if the differential becomes less than 35
points.

[Gugny]

38 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

30 days. If yours is less, move to a better country with proper employment rights 🤷‍♂️

Why you comin’ at me, bro?

[jethro_tull]

You guys forgot the most important problem-

No whiz breaks.  

[Dancing Fool]

3 hours ago, stosh64 said:

It's a F#n paid streaming service, there should be NO commercials.

 

 

Should be? I would prefer that to be the case, sure, but businesses only need to make concessions when there is legitimate competition in a field, and unless you live in the area you have nowhere else to turn to watch Buffalo Football.

 

In the eyes of the Peacock making the game be 65% commercials instead of 80% is a huge concession! Aren't you glad that you get this great service provided to you for "free" with your subscription?

[HOUSE]

I am not watching a freaking game without commercials....it's un-American 

[stosh64]

2 minutes ago, Dancing Fool said:

Should be? I would prefer that to be the case, sure, but businesses only need to make concessions when there is legitimate competition in a field, and unless you live in the area you have nowhere else to turn to watch Buffalo Football.

 

In the eyes of the Peacock making the game be 65% commercials instead of 80% is a huge concession! Aren't you glad that you get this great service provided to you for "free" with your subscription?

There are always options...NFLBITE.COM

 

I really hate television and stopped watching years ago, except NFL.  I can't imagine paying all these different 'services' now, especially seeing as 95% or more of the 'programming' on said services is utter crap or just downright propaganda.

[Sherlock Holmes]

15 hours ago, MasterStrategist said:

Commercial OR listen to Collinsworth for an additional 2 minutes....

 

tough tradeoff

 

14 hours ago, Bills!Win! said:

Why can’t they just make us watch an hour of commercials first then the game uninterrupted?

 

13 hours ago, RiotAct said:

oh Gawd.  😂

 

Yeah now that you mention it, I’d probably rather have the commercials

 

11 hours ago, Gugny said:

If this means I have to watch those old sluts slide down that hill ONE MORE TIME, I am getting my $6 back. 

 

11 minutes ago, Bogie_Klinkhammer said:

I am not watching a freaking game without commercials....it's un-American 

Be careful what you wish for...they will be Chris Collinsworth commercials!!

4 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

30 days. If yours is less, move to a better country with proper employment rights 🤷‍♂️

 

3 hours ago, Gugny said:

Why you comin’ at me, bro?

Darn, when autocorrect had the most opportune time to fail yet doesn't

[Captain Hindsight]

NBC be like " we know this will be over early, lets all go home"

[That's No Moon]

19 hours ago, jethro_tull said:

First ever for a televised game- no commercials in the 4th quarter!  

I would gladly subscribe to Peacock if they kept that up.  

 

"If you stick around for the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s Peacock-exclusive game between the Bills and the Chargers, you won’t see Jake from State Farm. Unless he’s at the game.

NBC announced on Thursday that, for the first time ever, the fourth quarter of an NFL game will be broadcast without commercial interruption.

“We are proud to work with our partners at the NFL to present this first-of-its kind experience,” NBC Sports president Rick Cordella said. “NBC Sports’ best-in-class NFL production, Peacock’s fan-friendly viewer experience, and this innovative advertising model will allow NFL fans an exciting new way to watch the game’s conclusion.”

Unless the Chargers actually, you know, try this time, there’s a good chance that a running clock would be a more ideal innovation. That said, the experiment will give folks a reason to stick around, even if the Bills are comfortably ahead and the Chargers have comfortably thrown in the towel.

Unless you’re in L.A. or Buffalo, the only way to see the Bills-Charger game will be through Peacock. It has a deep and robust library of films, series, and live shows — including PFT Live, Monday through Friday at 7:00 a.m. ET.

On Saturday, game coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. First Bengals-Steelers will be televised by NBC and Peacock, before the 8:00 p.m. ET Bills-Chargers game, only on Peacock."

 

Tell me you couldn't sell the ad time on your garbage streaming service without telling me you couldn't sell the ad time on your garbage streaming service.

[babulator]

My wife thinks it's weird that I mute the TV during commercials. 😶 If not for my ❤️ for the Bills I'd never watch TV. 

[Starr-Bills]

8 hours ago, stosh64 said:

It's a F#n paid streaming service, there should be NO commercials.

 

 

As is "cable" TV. The business model is subscription fees keep the lights on and advertising provides an opportunity to grow profit (especially for one off events and hit shows). Also they can grow the profit faster than raising subscription fees. It's not that I disagree with you, but hey they are in it to make a profit not provide a service.

This says to me they think this game will be such a dog they couldn't sell any/enough ads. In response they create a marketing message that may get people to tune in to see "no ads" there by hopefully bumping the numbers for the first part of the game and creating some novelty without reducing the value of the first 3/4s of ad time to insignificance. Remember they are selling time they need "limit the resource" to increase the price.

Edited December 22, 2023 by Starr-Bills
typo/clarity

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

22 minutes ago, Starr-Bills said:

As is "cable" TV. The business model is subscription fees keep the lights on and advertising provides an opportunity to grow profit (especially for one off events and hit shows). Also they can grow the profit faster than raising subscription fees. It's not that I disagree with you, but hey they are in it to make a profit not provide a service.

This says to me they think this game will be such a dog they couldn't sell any/enough ads. In response they create a marketing message that may get people to tune in to see "no ads" there by hopefully bumping the numbers for the first part of the game and creating some novelty without reducing the value of the first 3/4s of ad time to insignificance. Remember they are selling time they need "limit the resource" to increase the price.

[Fleezoid]

This is a conspiracy by the local utility companies so they don't have to worry about everyone flushing at the same time. 

[jethro_tull]

1 hour ago, babulator said:

My wife thinks it's weird that I mute the TV during commercials. 😶 If not for my ❤️ for the Bills I'd never watch TV. 

Mine thinks it's weird when I flip to another game....

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

10 hours ago, PaoloBillsFanFromItaly said:

Commercials during NFL games are way too many.

 

It’s pretty much the reason why the NFL exists 

[Simon]

10 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

Does that mean I'll get to bed at a reasonable time? 

 

Memo to the NFL: please, please, please punish the Bills for their disappointing losses this year with no more than 2 prime time games in 2024. It is bad for my sleep pattern, bad for my work performance and bad for my annual leave allowance to keep making us play 6 or 7 prime time games at stupid o'clock in the morning UK time. If you don't heed my request we will send you Boris Johnson back and he can ***** up your country too. 

 

I'm guessing the commercial time will be replaced with some interminable alterative content that will keep you up just as late.

I'm sure none of it will be glorified advertising extolling the indisputable virtues of Peacock's superior streaming services. 

[chongli]

 

 

NBCUniversal/Comcast must be ecstatic that the game was so close.

Edited December 24, 2023 by chongli

[chongli]

 

[Punching Bag]

On the NFL Network replay there was quite a bit of fluff where commercials were normally.  Was that the same in original broadcast which did not pay for?

 

Call me Scrooge if you wish.