Thanksgiving - who will miss the NFL Network game?

[gridironmike]

Here is the historical rundown of Thanksgiving Day results http://www.profootballhof.com/histor...iving.jsp#2000. I don't have NFL Network, so I'll miss the Denver at Kansas City Game. This will be the first NFL game I haven't had television access to in a long time. I do have Sirius, so I'll get to hear it. Who gets it and who misses out?

By the way, ESPN will televise Boston College at Miami that night at 7:30, so we'll still get some football.

[BlueinBuf]

I get it at school but i'll be home for thanksgiving so no for me.

[TD's All Day]

Saw Peter King on HBO's football. He said that the NFL's decision to put games on the NFL network will bite them in the butt later.

On Dec. 21 is the Vikings vs Packers. Could be Favre's last game. The NFL network is not carried everywhere. Especially in Madison, WI where the governor of Wisconsin lives. Unless he has a dish, he will not be able to see Farvre's last home game.

Didn't know that some of the most populated parts of the country do not have it. Forces you to go to satellite to just see football.

[OWUeagleMD]

Saw Peter King on HBO's football. He said that the NFL's decision to put games on the NFL network will bite them in the butt later.

On Dec. 21 is the Vikings vs Packers. Could be Favre's last game. The NFL network is not carried everywhere. Especially in Madison, WI where the governor of Wisconsin lives. Unless he has a dish, he will not be able to see Farvre's last home game.

Didn't know that some of the most populated parts of the country do not have it. Forces you to go to satellite to just see football.

Seems to me that is precisely the NFL's goal. Force every provider to carry the network; force every viewer to opt for the network.

I'm going home for the weekend, so I'll get it. If I stayed in San Diego I wouldn't.

[skinfan2k]

the nfl is trying to push their network on local cable.. its the fault of these cable companies

[Gallen5862]

I do not get the NFL Network so will miss the game.

[H-O-G]

I won't see the game....

[Tom [Giants fan]]

Unless Cablevision works something out with them over the next few days, not I.

[N-rec37]

I got Sh**ty Time Warner (Bright House) who won't even consider carrying NFL Network...that's why when my contract is up with them, I'm switching to Verizon FiOS...at least they carry NFL Network...

[MSJHWT]

I get NFL Network, but we go to visit family on Thanksgiving, and they do not have it.

[skinfan2k]

all games on nfl network will be shown in local immediate markets

[TD's All Day]

all games on nfl network will be shown in local immediate markets

But that doesn't help the fan who lives right outside of the immediate market and that team is considered their "local" team. The NFL is trying to pull a fast one.

[skinfan2k]

the cable companies are trying to push it on the nfl.. the nfl has been trying to get their network on basic cable..

[skinfan2k]

The NFL is preparing to launch a $100 million attack ad campaign over the next six months in an attempt to force cable TV operators to carry its NFL Network channel, which will begin airing regular-season games in November.

If the cable providers don't sign up, the NFL will urge consumers to switch to satellite TV operators that carry the channel, NFL Network spokesman Seth Palansky says.

McCARTHY:More on the NFL ad campaign

The 2½-year-old channel also has basic cable and/or digital distribution deals with at least 75 cable operators, including Comcast, the nation's top cable provider, and reaches 41 million homes. With the NFL Network airing regular-season games beginning Thanksgiving night, the league thinks it has the leverage to force its way into 25 million more homes this season. The TV, radio, print and magazine ads, which will target cable operators by name, could begin as early as next week, Palansky says.

"We think it's asinine that Time Warner (the nation's No. 2 cable provider) carries 12 shopping channels and 50 other channels you don't want — but can't find room for one dedicated to the most popular sport in this country," Palansky says. "We're replacing the kid gloves with bare knuckles."

One ad aimed at Time Warner says, "Don't let Time Warner ruin your football season. You'll miss NFL games if you don't call and demand NFL Network now." Another targeting Cablevision, a provider in metro New York, warns, "Don't let Cablevision shut you out." The ad lists the channel's games and a toll-free number for NFL Network.

Time Warner Cable spokesman Mark Harrad says it "is still having discussions with the NFL Network." Cablevision's Marie Stenberg declined to comment.

[twenty-eight]

Im not going anywhere taht doesnt have the NFL network