tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post115277253111377919..comments2023-10-16T03:27:54.609-07:00Comments on new A's ballpark: Fox/TBS ink new national TV dealMarine Layerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-1153036532571231722006-07-16T00:55:00.000-07:002006-07-16T00:55:00.000-07:00I see what your saying ML, and I agree. My beef i...I see what your saying ML, and I agree. My beef is as the guy paying the $140.00 bucks. MLB is negating their own revenue stream by using archaic blackout rules. Aren't some of the fee's being paid by the subscriber going to the Yankee's who own YES network? If that's the case, then the subscriber IS paying for that portion of their broadcast. In my case, I even subscribe to the sports package which carries YES and NESN. I think we are in agreement in that MLB needs to devise rules that cover broadcasts as related to their EI package. I think the solution would be more central control of TV arrangements. I know that is next to impossible due to regional conflicts as well as the MLBPA. I just hope that Selig starts the ball rolling in regards to a firm overall policy in which the teams negotiate and that the EI customers will be cared for above all other demographics. After all, that is a revenue stream that benefits the entire organization. But realistically, I know your assessment is dead on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-1153020189877376632006-07-15T20:23:00.000-07:002006-07-15T20:23:00.000-07:00Jeff, you missed the point. These national TV deal...Jeff, you missed the point. These national TV deals, other than the impact of the Fox national Saturday afternoon game, have little effect on local TV schedules, blackouts, and revenue. <BR/><BR/>The structure of locally generated TV revenue is one that will be up for serious debate in the upcoming CBA negotiations. I'm not certain how the deal works with EI, but I'm guessing that the money gets split evenly among the teams. That raises a dilemma in that a subscriber may be able to get extra games without paying the specific subscriber fee for say, NESN or YES. To combat that, I understand that EI blacks out many A's games that are not covered by A's TV network's schedule. It's unfair to the guy who shells out $140, but until every MLB team has every game (home and road) broadcast, this will continue to occur. And EI does not claim that they show <I>every</I> game. They only claim that they'll show 60 out-of-market games per week.<BR/><BR/>No other sport has a disparate number of local games broadcast through regional and local stations/networks, so it's impractical for all of baseball's local and national revenue to be pooled and split evenly. The difference can be split, however.Marine Layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-1153016455344065662006-07-15T19:20:00.000-07:002006-07-15T19:20:00.000-07:00jrhb, I sent you an email....did you get it?jrhb, <BR/><BR/>I sent you an email....did you get it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-1152860782958347892006-07-14T00:06:00.000-07:002006-07-14T00:06:00.000-07:00That's not exactly accurate with the EI package. ...That's not exactly accurate with the EI package. On Saturdays (presumably due to the contract with fox) all games before 4pm (west coast) are blacked out. That doesn't make sense to me. Why would you allow that when you negotiate TV deals? Also, why doesn't MLB excercise more control over local TV rights? Presumably the revenue from EI is divided amongst all 30 teams. What's the point of blacking out a customer who lives in Oakland from viewing a game broadcast on NESN when the game is not being broadcast locally? I will never be able to figure out the black out rules....and I have tried!!<BR/><BR/>Oh well, like I said before, I found a solution, but if it ever fails I will cancel my subscription to EI. You would think MLB would figure out how much money they are losing from this potential revenue stream and act accordingly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-1152829796797318532006-07-13T15:29:00.000-07:002006-07-13T15:29:00.000-07:00This would have little to do with the blackout rul...This would have little to do with the blackout rules because these are nationally televised games. The only times blackouts would apply would be the exclusive Saturday afternoon telecasts and games in which there are both national and local broadcasts.Marine Layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-1152783615827498172006-07-13T02:40:00.000-07:002006-07-13T02:40:00.000-07:00Any idea if they tinkered with the blackout rules?...Any idea if they tinkered with the blackout rules? I buy Extra Innings from my Directv and have been disappointed by the rules blacking out games that are not televised locally. I have come up with a solution.....but I'm not sure how long it will work. It seems stupid to negotiate deals and then shoot themselves in the foot over their fee-payer package. You would hope that they would be clever enough to negotiate exemptions for those that pay them $140.00 dollars a year for the EI package.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com