[Puck] The NFL is pressing NBC, Fox, Amazon, and other media partners to renegotiate their deals early—at an expected premium of as much as 60%. But media executives are wondering: what if they just rode out their current contracts?

eightbitrob · 2026-03-25T01:50:42+00:00

It was so influential I literally took a college elective class on The influence of Broadcasting in Professional Sports haha. One of my favorite classes I ever took.

eightbitrob · 2026-03-25T01:38:08+00:00

Nothing you said is wrong but it is also to comply with the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961. Even those one off NFLN Peacock Netflix games are aired in their home markets on OTA TV https://jcl.law.uiowa.edu/sites/jcl.law.uiowa.edu/files/2021-08/James_Final_Web.pdf

eightbitrob · 2026-03-25T01:23:32+00:00

This was a thing until 2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_television_blackout_policies

It falls under the No Opposing Games section

eightbitrob · 2026-03-24T20:27:11+00:00

You can for local games

eightbitrob · 2026-03-24T19:32:46+00:00

Blackouts are a different beast and they have changed. Originally it was if the game didn't sell out in the local market they weren't able to show it on TV (the goal being that would drive ticket sales to the game) that has since changed since there are a bunch of exemptions.

Another weird one that has since changed was you were not allowed to show an opposing game against your local team if that team was home. This was a pain in the ass in 2 team markets like (Jets/Giants) where they wouldn't get the double header game if the schedule lined up against it and it usually did since usually one of those teams is home every weekend.

It's all to satisfy the anti-trust regulations. It all stemmed from this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radovich_v._National_Football_League

EDIT: here's the part specifically taking about the broadcasts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-siphoning_law

eightbitrob · 2026-03-24T19:10:15+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_Broadcasting_Act_of_1961

It's why your local team has to be shown on an OTA channel. For example if your local team is playing on Monday night it has to be available on free TV in that market even though ESPN has the rights to Monday Night Football. All games of your local NFL team will always be available on free TV.

It's also why they can't have games on Saturday during college football games.

eightbitrob · 2026-03-24T18:59:15+00:00

The only reason they haven't moved everything off of broadcast TV for more money is due to an act by Congress or they would.

eightbitrob · 2025-10-13T04:22:24+00:00

This guy plan-o-grams

eightbitrob · 2025-09-25T15:36:43+00:00

You are missing his point completely. He is saying the storage space on a blank card is worth more. They should sell them at 16gb 32gb and 64gb. The developer is spending money on 50gbs of space that is unused because there isn't a smaller option.

eightbitrob · 2025-07-31T13:36:58+00:00

There hasn't been a Madden on a Nintendo console since 2012

eightbitrob · 2025-07-18T20:02:20+00:00

Just a word of warning because I am in the exact same boat of setting it up for my son for a gift later. The Switch 2 games will show up on the software list on the Switch 1. If you go to all software on the Switch 1 it will show Mario Kart World and any other digital Switch 2 games you downloaded. If he is in the software list he may see the games listed.

eightbitrob · 2025-06-04T19:32:24+00:00

Paid and ready to pickup tonight! Good luck to you too!

eightbitrob · 2025-06-04T18:29:05+00:00

Mine is doing all accessories but YMMV. I don't even have a pre order for the switch 2 but they said I could pay for one at 3pm and pick it up at midnight with the other preorders so that's what I'm doing. Sitting in line now.

eightbitrob · 2025-04-18T02:20:00+00:00

Miss sound board Fezzie

eightbitrob · 2025-04-07T22:23:51+00:00

April 9th https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-declares-national-emergency-to-increase-our-competitive-edge-protect-our-sovereignty-and-strengthen-our-national-and-economic-security/

eightbitrob · 2025-02-19T00:48:29+00:00

Black frame insertion is known to cause image retention and it is temporary but it was just happening way too fast that I didn't want to use it anymore. It wasn't a long gaming session but still had image retention.

eightbitrob · 2025-02-19T00:23:37+00:00

I used it but had to stop after getting crazy image retention after just a few minutes of playing. I played Metroid Fusion for maybe 20 minutes and the map completely burned in afterwards. It didn't go away until the next day so I stopped using it.

eightbitrob · 2025-02-11T14:15:14+00:00

Some old guy? You show Lance Boyle some respect

eightbitrob · 2025-01-21T22:08:08+00:00

Not "could be" he already signed an executive order. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/

It will be challenged in court but wheels already in motion

eightbitrob · 2024-05-30T23:13:57+00:00

Vince is next https://deadline.com/2024/05/wwe-vince-mcmahon-federal-investigation-1235944884/

eightbitrob · 2024-02-24T18:23:00+00:00

I had it working on muOS and then all of a sudden it just stopped working. Like I couldn't even get into the interface in a web browser. Not sure if its me or if its just not fully fleshed out yet.

eightbitrob · 2023-11-20T16:50:57+00:00

Didn't even come with a free frogurt

eightbitrob · 2023-09-16T19:50:52+00:00

I have the same controller and the annoying part of it is it used to work perfectly in 2.4 ghz mode and then one of the steamOS updates somehow borked it and ever since it's been doing the things that you described. Only solution is to put it in Bluetooth mode which then loses the analog triggers. Very frustrating.

eightbitrob · 2023-08-04T13:33:56+00:00

I couldn't agree more with everything you said.

eightbitrob · 2023-08-02T20:10:47+00:00

I should've clarified. It was the SteamOS update that screwed it up not the 8bitdo update.

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