“There is a part of me that says, ‘Gee, doesn’t the NFL have enough money already?'” said Steve Holley, Immanuel’s executive pastor. He pointed out that bars are still allowed to air the game on big-screens TV sets. “It just doesn’t make sense.”
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Church Planning A SuperBowl Party? Don't Tell The NFL
By 2.1.08
Comcast Sues The NFL For Breach Of Contract
By 12.14.07
Comcast has sued the NFL for breach of contract alleging that the league is breaking its contract with Comcast by encouraging the cable giant’s customers to switch to other providers.
Is Comcast Overloaded With Last-Minute Orders For The NFL Network?
By 11.29.07
Reader Dana is trying to order the Comcast Sports Tier in time for tonight’s “Old Favre, Young Favre” battle between the Packers and the Cowboys, but she says she can’t even get Comcast on the phone.
Wide Open West Blacks Out NFL Network Games Because It "Can't Afford Them"
By 11.28.07
These NFL Network vs. Cable shenanigans are starting to really bug us. Reader Andy writes in to let us know that Wide Open West offers the NFL Network, but is blacking out the games because it can’t afford to pay the NFL Network to run them.
StubHub Releases Names Of 13,000 Ticket Resellers To Patriots
By 10.22.07
The New England Patriots last week received the names of 13,000 people who bought or sold Pats tickets through StubHub. Season ticket holders are rightly concerned that the Pats may now revoke the subscriptions of those who circumvented the Pats’ own Ticketmaster-run system.
Last-Minute Super Bowl HDTV Buying Guide
By 2.1.07
Gizmodo has a nifty guide to snagging the perfect HDTV for this Sunday’s Super Bowl. They offer three picks, ranging from roughly $1,300 to $6,000 in price.
Deaf Redskins Fans Suing for Closed-Captioning
By 9.20.06
Not to be outdone by the blind, the deaf are suing the Washington Redskins alleging “the team is in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act for failing to provide captioning during games” live at FedEx Field.
DirecTV: Not Ready for Some Football
By 9.19.06
Reader Brandon had emailed with a dilemma. He lives in an apartment building that provides his cable via Qwest and DirecTV. After dropping $100 on a DVR, Brandon was informed that the dishes on his building were too old to receive local channels, which is the whole reason he bought the DVR in the first place. To add insult to injury, Qwest decided Brandon wasn’t paying a bill they never actually sent him, so they cut him off and are demanding $65 bucks.
FCC Good For Something
By 8.4.06
If you’re pissed about TimeWarner buying Adelphia and cutting your NFL Net coverage, have heart.
TimeWarner’s Adelphia Buyout Continues to Suck For You
By 8.3.06
You don’t mess with a man’s football.
Brain Scans Reveal Power of Super Bowl Advertisements
By 2.8.06
If you are wondering if the $2 million dollars advertisers paid per Super Bowl Commercial was money well spent, the New Scientist has an article up about a team of California neuroscientists who scanned the brains of five Super Bowl viewers to discover which parts of their cerebellum fired up during the commercials.
