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NFL Network, Bright House Need To Get Deal Done—Soon
Posted Nov 21, 2006 by Rick Harmon
Updated Nov 21, 2006 at 08:53 PM
First off, let me tell you I’m not a Bright House Networks customer. So from a personal aspect, I could care less whether Bright House and the NFL Network ever reach an agreement.
I’ll be sitting in front of my television Thursday night—pumpkin pie in one hand and the remote in the other—getting ready to switch to Channel 212 on DirecTV the minute the Bucs game is over to watch the Broncos-Chiefs game on NFL Network.
But I do have compassion for those that are stuck with Bright House. Whenever a new, hip channel comes along, Bright House seems to be the last to add it. But start a new shopping channel and it will appear on the lineup the next day.
Yes, the NFL Network is expensive. Reports say NFL Network wants cable and satellite TV operators to pay between 70 and 90 cents per subscriber and carry the channel on basic cable. Of course, Bright House wants to put the channel on a sports tier because right now, nobody cares about the sports tier that includes such gems as Tennis Channel, Fox College Sports and other small sports channels.
Having the NFL Network would be a huge boast to that tier—but at what cost? Currently, Bright House charges $2.99 a month but you can bet it will go up if NFL games are added to it.
Bright House and other cable operators say it’s not fair to charge customers for a channel that some don’t want. That can be said for any channel on cable today. I’m sure I could find someone that could live without MTV or USA Network or even TNT. The poiint is everybody is different and it’s the cable operators job to make sure everybody is served.
It’s probably a good thing the first game on NFL Network is on a holiday. When 8 p.m. rolls around and someone tries to find the channel on their Bright House lineup, the switchboard at Bright House is going to light up like, well, a Christmas tree.
But there won’t be anyone there. Happy Thanksgiving
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Por (joe hillman) on November 22, 2006 (Suggest removal)
cable companies are a drying breed and this is exhibit-a.
why do i say cable companies are a dying breed? why do most people still have cable? because they also get cable internet access. well, with all of these towns going wireless for half the price, pretty soon those same people will switch their wireless.
by then, verizon (and other cable tv competitors) will be available in most places as well.
all you need to know about cable tv companies is it literally took an act of congress to try to straighten them out. and even that didn’t totally work.
war satalite dishes!
Suggest removalPor (Don W) on November 22, 2006 (Suggest removal)
I am one of those Time-Warner errr BrightHouse people who will hope that 1010 WQYK through CBS/Westwood One carriers the game. I remember when ESPN started the late Sunday game back in the late 80’s how people at work complained that the NFL would put a game on cable. Now the NFL has control of the game by creating Thursday Night Football on their own cable network. I guess it will be a matter of time or games not seen when Time-Warner and NFL finally decide what is good for the fans. I guess you could call it a blackout for Time-Warner BrightHouse customers. Kinda of like what it was like pre-1973 when home teams couldn’t broadcast home games.
Suggest removalPor (DonWiederecht) on November 22, 2006 (Suggest removal)
I am one of those Time-Warner errr BrightHouse people who will hope that 1010 WQYK through CBS/Westwood One carriers the game. I remember when ESPN started the late Sunday game back in the late 80’s how people at work complained that the NFL would put a game on cable. Now the NFL has control of the game by creating Thursday Night Football on their own cable network. I guess it will be a matter of time or games not seen when Time-Warner and NFL finally decide what is good for the fans. I guess you could call it a blackout for Time-Warner BrightHouse customers. Kinda of like what it was like pre-1973 when home teams couldn’t broadcast home games.
Suggest removalPor (Adam Locascio) on November 23, 2006 (Suggest removal)
I am a Brighthouse customer, but my wife and I are building a house in Land O’ Lakes and it’s already being pre-wired for satellite. Why? My Brighthouse bill is out of control AND there is no NFL Network. Everytime I call BH with a service issue, the rep always asks, “Is there anything else I can help you with?” I always say, “Yeah, get NFL Network.” When I cancel my service outright in March, I will say, “I am canceling because there is no NFL Network.”
Suggest removalPor (Aaron Copes) on November 30, 2006 (Suggest removal)
I’ve been looking but I haven’t been able to find out any information, but I can’t be the only Knology customer that didn’t receive the game on the NFL Network on Thanksgiving night. Tonights game shows as “Blackout” in the cable online guide. What is going on with this?
Suggest removalPor (Andrew Gallagher) on December 16, 2006 (Suggest removal)
I think its a load of crap that Bright House doesn’t carry NFL network. I have Bright House Networks and am tired of not being able to watch the games. Verizon Tv hopefully will come online in my neighborhood and I will definatly switch.
Suggest removalPor (Craig Harding) on August 12, 2007 (Suggest removal)
Bright House Networks is open 24/7 365, both in their customer service, technical support, and field services. So, we will be there on Thanksgiving and all other holidays.
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