NFL Sunday Ticket / NFL Network - Article

[Ksyrup]

All of those HDTV channels (and a few more) are extra on DTV, too - other than HDNet.

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by DanGarion

Yeah those are "premium" channels because they charge us more or something like that. But you'll be getting Mav and Smithsonian soon!...

Oh yay. More likely I'll just be saving $6.95/month...

[DataKing]

The deal also provides Comcast with video-on-demand rights and the ability to show DirecTV’s Red Zone Channel, a part of the Sunday Ticket satellite package that gives live look-ins to the league’s Sunday afternoon games when teams are inside their opponents’ 20-yard line.

Oh heck yeah! *Runs off to make sure this will be included in his Premium sports package.*

[RainMaker]

Interesting. I am with RCN because Comcast didn't carry Big Ten Network or NFL Network. Now I believe they have both.

[gstelmack]

While we were comparing TWC customer service to others, fun story for me yesterday:

We're watching more HD-OnDemand movies than we are movie channel movies, so I called TWC yesterday to drop our premium channels and add Disney OnDemand for the kids. Get the voice recognition software, tell it I want to "Downgrade Service", it says it will connect me to a rep who can help, and then disconnected me. Twice.

Sure, probably a weird glitch, but it doesn't leave a good perception when someone calls to drop some things and you won't take their call at all.

Had to use the online chat to do it which was quick and painless.

[Daimyo]

The three times I've tried to cancel cable service it didn't work via phone... always got "mysteriously" disconnected after an hour or so on hold. Each time I ended up going to the local office in person since they're pretty close by.

[Kodos]

Just got an email saying Sunday Ticket is now available on PSN. DirecTV can't like that. $339.95 is a bit steep though. That's why I stopped getting it on DirecTV. And am considering dropping DirecTV entirely. Quick web search turned up this:

DIRECTV and PlayStation Bring NFL Sunday Ticket to PS3

+ Posted by Philip Rosenberg // Senior Vice President, Business Development, SCEA

Hello PlayStation Nation!

Are you ready for some football!

We are excited to announce that PlayStation has partnered with DIRECTV to bring its popular sports subscription service, NFL SUNDAY TICKET, to the PlayStation 3 game console. PlayStation owners across the country will now have the opportunity to watch every out-of-market Sunday game on their PS3.

DIRECTV and PlayStation announce NFL SUNDAY TICKET on PS3

How do you get in the game? At the start of the season, viewers who do not currently have access to DIRECTV will be able to subscribe to NFL SUNDAY TICKET at the season price of $339.95. Existing DIRECTV customers who already have NFL SUNDAY TICKET and NFL SUNDAY TICKET To-Go through DIRECTV can access the service on their PS3 for no additional charge.

NFL SUNDAY TICKET is a DIRECTV-exclusive sports package that offers:

* Up to 14 NFL games every Sunday
* Full HD for every football game
* DIRECTV’s Red Zone Channel

We know that PlayStation fans are huge sports enthusiasts, so adding NFL SUNDAY TICKET is the perfect complement to the PS3’s rapidly growing lineup of sports entertainment, including MLB.TV and NHL GameCenter. We’ll have more info, including a video tutorial and sign up information on the blog shortly. I hope you’re as excited for the football season as we are.

[wade moore]

Interesting.

[panerd]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Just got an email saying Sunday Ticket is now available on PSN. DirecTV can't like that. $339.95 is a bit steep though. That's why I stopped getting it on DirecTV. And am considering dropping DirecTV entirely. Quick web search turned up this:

DIRECTV and PlayStation Bring NFL Sunday Ticket to PS3

+ Posted by Philip Rosenberg // Senior Vice President, Business Development, SCEA

Hello PlayStation Nation!

Are you ready for some football!

We are excited to announce that PlayStation has partnered with DIRECTV to bring its popular sports subscription service, NFL SUNDAY TICKET, to the PlayStation 3 game console. PlayStation owners across the country will now have the opportunity to watch every out-of-market Sunday game on their PS3.

DIRECTV and PlayStation announce NFL SUNDAY TICKET on PS3

How do you get in the game? At the start of the season, viewers who do not currently have access to DIRECTV will be able to subscribe to NFL SUNDAY TICKET at the season price of $339.95. Existing DIRECTV customers who already have NFL SUNDAY TICKET and NFL SUNDAY TICKET To-Go through DIRECTV can access the service on their PS3 for no additional charge.

NFL SUNDAY TICKET is a DIRECTV-exclusive sports package that offers:

* Up to 14 NFL games every Sunday
* Full HD for every football game
* DIRECTV’s Red Zone Channel

We know that PlayStation fans are huge sports enthusiasts, so adding NFL SUNDAY TICKET is the perfect complement to the PS3’s rapidly growing lineup of sports entertainment, including MLB.TV and NHL GameCenter. We’ll have more info, including a video tutorial and sign up information on the blog shortly. I hope you’re as excited for the football season as we are.

The question to me is what is meant by "access" to Directv? Does it mean I choose not to get it or I can't get it?

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I may or may not have jumped on the PS3 offer to avoid business rates through my dish at my place of business..........

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by panerd

The question to me is what is meant by "access" to Directv? Does it mean I choose not to get it or I can't get it?

Excellent point.

Yeah, it looks to me like you can only get it through PSN if you a) have DirecTV already or b) can't get DirecTV at all. So all this does is expand the number of people DirecTV can collect $6000 or whatever the hell NFL Sunday Ticket costs from.

[Honolulu_Blue]

The price for the Sunday Ticket is amazingly high. I did it for one year and, if I didn't live in Detroit, I would likely consider it again, but it's a lot of money and hard to take full advantage of.

I get the Red Zone Channel for $32 an NFL season and I've found that to be a much better way to follow NFL action overall (not just one team).

[Blackadar]

Since my DISH contract is up, I decided to call DirectTV and see what they have to offer. As a AAA member, I can get a special rate. With DirectTV giving away the NFL package this year for new subscribers, I thought I'd check out their rates.

Seems that they must be taking lessons from the airlines, because the prices were whacked when they added everything up. That Choice Plus package that DirectTV says is $24.99 for AAA members? It's really $36.99 during the first year and goes up to $62.99 the next year. They couldn't even explain the extra fees. They started talking about a DVR charge, but that's supposed to be a "free" upgrade. This is all for only 1 TV!!!

Hell, my current DISH package only runs $40 and I can threaten them with leaving so they give me a premium channel subscription every time I call, so I guess there's no NFL package in my future anytime soon.

Why is DirectTV so damned expensive as compared to DISH? I can't figure that out...

[Schmidty]

I don't get Directv anymore because of trees where I live now, so I watched Lions games on channelsurfing.net, but since they're gone now (even channelsurfing.ws now), I'm going to use the game replay thing on NFL.com. It's 39.99 for the season, but I'm going to have to avoid scores and have my wife click on the game for me so it isn't spoiled. Other than that, it's HD and has DVR controls and no commercials. I'll be happy with that.

[RainMaker]

RedZone is an absolute bargain. I'd pay 3 times as much as I do for it. It's a must have if you are in fantasy leagues. I'd even imagine it would work if you had a team out of market. You probably get to see 20% of the game and all the big moments.

[LastWhiteSoxFanStanding]

Originally Posted by Schmidty

I don't get Directv anymore because of trees where I live now, so I watched Lions games on channelsurfing.net, but since they're gone now (even channelsurfing.ws now), I'm going to use the game replay thing on NFL.com. It's 39.99 for the season, but I'm going to have to avoid scores and have my wife click on the game for me so it isn't spoiled. Other than that, it's HD and has DVR controls and no commercials. I'll be happy with that.

That isn't a terrible idea. When do they put the games up for viewing?

[molson]

Originally Posted by LastWhiteSoxFanStanding

That isn't a terrible idea. When do they put the games up for viewing?

"By 6AM the day after the game". I think I could manage that, at least for the handful of Patriots games that aren't on in Idaho (which thankfully, isn't that many, at least while they're good.)

I did the NFL Ticket thing last year, the first year I had DirecTV, really for the novelty, but all I did was DVR redzone and watch it leisurely over a Sunday, and watch the rare Pats game that wasn't on TV. It wasn't worth the money (though the red zone channel was awesome) The game rewind is intriguing though.

[Antmeister]

Originally Posted by LastWhiteSoxFanStanding

That isn't a terrible idea. When do they put the games up for viewing?

Originally Posted by molson

"By 6AM the day after the game". I think I could manage that, at least for the handful of Patriots games that aren't on in Idaho (which thankfully, isn't that many, at least while they're good.)

I did the NFL Ticket thing last year, the first year I had DirecTV, really for the novelty, but all I did was DVR redzone and watch it leisurely over a Sunday, and watch the rare Pats game that wasn't on TV. It wasn't worth the money (though the red zone channel was awesome) The game rewind is intriguing though.

From the support page of NFL Game Rewind it reads:

When will games be posted to NFL Game Rewind?

A: All games played on Sunday will be posted in the NFL Game Rewind archive following the conclusion of Sunday Night Football. Monday Night Football games will be posted 24 hours after the conclusion of that game. Thursday Night Football games will be available immediately after the game.

So for Monday Night Games, it is actually worse, but Sunday Night games are works out much better, especially if you want to hear the sports talk the next day.

Now if you live on the West Coast and the games you want to watch are on Sunday, this is a good thing since you can still get in a game or two before Monday. The rest may be able to get in one game if we stay up a bit longer than usual.

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

I get the Red Zone Channel for $32 an NFL season and I've found that to be a much better way to follow NFL action overall (not just one team).

What is Red Zone Channel? Is this the NFL Network RZ Channel, which I thought wasn't available to DTV subscribers? The rare instances I'm home on Sundays anymore, I will usually follow NFL Network because they flip around to games and have all the scores, but as far as a RZ channel, I didn't tihnk DTV subscribers had access to one unless you bought the full Sunday Ticket package and got DTV's RZ channel.

[Radii]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

but as far as a RZ channel, I didn't tihnk DTV subscribers had access to one unless you bought the full Sunday Ticket package and got DTV's RZ channel.

I believe this is true yeah. I still pay for Sunday Ticket and am still happy with it (a dinosaur perhaps!). I love the red zone channel but spend enough time watching the best games at 1pm and 4pm that I don't feel like I'm paying $350 just for for red zone. If I only wanted the red zone channel it would probably be enough for me to justify switching providers.

[Ksyrup]

That's what I don't understand - HB said he got Sunday Ticket one year, which suggests he has DTV, but now pays $32 for Red Zone channel. I think I'm missing something.

[bronconick]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

That's what I don't understand - HB said he got Sunday Ticket one year, which suggests he has DTV, but now pays $32 for Red Zone channel. I think I'm missing something.

Think he had Sunday Ticket before he moved back to Michigan. When he got back here he just got cable with (now) the RZ.

[Ksyrup]

Ah. I didn't read that as he had moved, just that it didn't make sense for him to keep ST after trying it for a year with him being in Michigan.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

That's what I don't understand - HB said he got Sunday Ticket one year, which suggests he has DTV, but now pays $32 for Red Zone channel. I think I'm missing something.

Originally Posted by bronconick

Think he had Sunday Ticket before he moved back to Michigan. When he got back here he just got cable with (now) the RZ.

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Ah. I didn't read that as he had moved, just that it didn't make sense for him to keep ST after trying it for a year with him being in Michigan.

This is correct. I had Direct TV when I lived in D.C. Then I moved back to Michigan and got Comcast. Comcast has the Redzone Channel as part of its "sports pacakge" which is $8 per month.

So, I always order to sports package in September and cancel it in January, since I don't watch any of the other channels.

[DanGarion]

Just going to post this here on the thread I had started.

There are sources stating that TWC and NFL Network are about to come to an agreement for NFLN and Redzone.
NFL Reaches Deal With Time Warner for NFL Network and RedZone - Bloomberg

I've heard rumors within that our local headend is scrambling to make space on our system to fire up as soon as Sunday or Thursday (according to my sources someone had to leave a conference call to go on another call specifically about it.) So keep your fingers crossed, I know mine are!

The only official notice we have been given internally is.

There are a number of reports today about Time Warner Cable reaching an agreement with NFL Network. As of this time, negotiations continue; but there is no final agreement yet.

Just for reference if you live in California and have Time Warner Cable.

NFL- Channel 1355 SD channel 355 HD
Red Zone: 1356 SD Channel 356 HD
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[Big Fo]

Good news. Get beIN Sport USA next please.