FCC chairman says they’ll vote Sept. 30 to kill blackout rule

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  • BLeonard
    BoB Sabermetrician
    • Jan 2003
    • 4625
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    FCC chairman says they’ll vote Sept. 30 to kill blackout rule

    FCC chairman says they'll vote Sept. 30 to kill blackout rule
    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/09/fcc-chairman-says-theyll-vote-sept-30-to-kill-blackout-rule/
    The NFL is not having a very good couple of days.


    In an op-ed written for USA Today, Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler said that the agency would vote on Sept. 30 to kill the television blackout rule which the league has fought to protect.

    “With the first weekend of professional football in the books, two things should be abundantly clear,” Wheeler wrote. “The NFL is king; and the Federal Communication Commission’s sports blackout rules are obsolete and have to go.”
    As if the team sale news wasn't good enough...

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  • better days
    Registered User
    • Jan 2010
    • 22028
    #2
    Re: FCC chairman says they’ll vote Sept. 30 to kill blackout rule

    What a GREAT September this has been.

    Kelly is Cancer free, The Bills won against the Bears, Pegula is buying the Bills, & if this passes, WOW!

    Maybe our luck has finally changed.

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    • stuckincincy
      Buffalo Bills Fan
      • Sep 2003
      • 15084
      #3
      Re: FCC chairman says they’ll vote Sept. 30 to kill blackout rule

      I read the full article. Here it is:

      Flashback: Sack the NFL's blackout rule
      http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/09/09/wheeler-fcc-nfl-blackout-rule-obsolete-column/15300147/
      Professional football doesn't need government protection to bolster the bottom line.


      Non-elected government workers have no business issuing opinion pieces. When they do, it's usually an exercise in public choice theory:

      Public choice - Wikipedia
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice


      Mr. Wheeler states:

      ..."Today, we are blowing the whistle on this anti-fan practice. The NFL should no longer be able to hide behind government rules that punish loyal fans, which is why I am sending to my fellow commissioners a proposal to get rid of the FCC's blackout rules once and for all. It fulfills a commitment I made in June. We will vote on the proposal on September 30."...

      and

      ..."The bottom line is the NFL no longer needs the government's help to remain viable. And we at the FCC shouldn't be complicit in preventing sports fans from watching their favorite teams on TV. It's time to sack the sports blackout rules for good."...

      So he defines favorite teams as the current 32 that comprise the NFL. Says they don't need government help. I agree. But he didn't go on and attack the protectionism the NFL is afforded by their anti-trust status, which would seem to logically follow.

      Why not?
      Fiat justitia ruat caelum. Noli timere. Laus Deo.

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      • YardRat
        Well, lookie here...
        • Dec 2004
        • 86271
        #4
        Re: FCC chairman says they’ll vote Sept. 30 to kill blackout rule

        Ticket sales have become so irrelevant in the grand scheme of overall revenue that it really is an outdated practice.
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        • Historian
          2020-2023 AFC East Champions!
          • Dec 2002
          • 61886
          #5
          Re: FCC chairman says they’ll vote Sept. 30 to kill blackout rule

          True Rat...the 1987 strike proved that.

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          • OpIv37
            Acid Douching Asswipe
            • Sep 2002
            • 101295
            #6
            Re: FCC chairman says they’ll vote Sept. 30 to kill blackout rule

            Originally posted by stuckincincy View Post
            I read the full article. Here it is:

            Flashback: Sack the NFL's blackout rule
            http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/09/09/wheeler-fcc-nfl-blackout-rule-obsolete-column/15300147/
            Professional football doesn't need government protection to bolster the bottom line.


            Non-elected government workers have no business issuing opinion pieces. When they do, it's usually an exercise in public choice theory:

            Public choice - Wikipedia
            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice


            Mr. Wheeler states:

            ..."Today, we are blowing the whistle on this anti-fan practice. The NFL should no longer be able to hide behind government rules that punish loyal fans, which is why I am sending to my fellow commissioners a proposal to get rid of the FCC's blackout rules once and for all. It fulfills a commitment I made in June. We will vote on the proposal on September 30."...

            and

            ..."The bottom line is the NFL no longer needs the government's help to remain viable. And we at the FCC shouldn't be complicit in preventing sports fans from watching their favorite teams on TV. It's time to sack the sports blackout rules for good."...

            So he defines favorite teams as the current 32 that comprise the NFL. Says they don't need government help. I agree. But he didn't go on and attack the protectionism the NFL is afforded by their anti-trust status, which would seem to logically follow.

            Why not?
            Because the FCC has no control over anti-trust status. Commenting in either direction would only piss people off.
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            • Novacane
              Registered User
              • Jul 2002
              • 42368
              #7
              Re: FCC chairman says they’ll vote Sept. 30 to kill blackout rule

              I never knew it was an FCC rule. I just thought it was the NFL's rule.

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              • casdhf
                Registered User
                • Jul 2002
                • 17542
                #8
                Re: FCC chairman says they’ll vote Sept. 30 to kill blackout rule

                Something tells me we won't have any blackouts this season either way.
                Originally posted by BillsZone Mod
                cas,

                I'm just letting you know that you have been given 2 points for telling Wys AKA Mark to kill himself.

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                • OpIv37
                  Acid Douching Asswipe
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 101295
                  #9
                  Re: FCC chairman says they’ll vote Sept. 30 to kill blackout rule

                  Originally posted by Novacane View Post
                  I never knew it was an FCC rule. I just thought it was the NFL's rule.
                  I'm not 100% sure but I believe it's an NFL rule that needs FCC approval.
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                  • stuckincincy
                    Buffalo Bills Fan
                    • Sep 2003
                    • 15084
                    #10
                    Re: FCC chairman says they’ll vote Sept. 30 to kill blackout rule

                    Originally posted by casdhf View Post
                    Something tells me we won't have any blackouts this season either way.
                    Dunno - even with opting into that 85% thing, CIN hasn't yet sold out their home opener.

                    I remember last season, when the CIN, GB, and IND playoff games went down to the wire.
                    Fiat justitia ruat caelum. Noli timere. Laus Deo.

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