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NFL to Scrap Blackout Policy for 2015 Season


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The NFL will suspend its TV blackout policy for the 2015 season. The league’s 32 owners voted on the decision Monday morning during the annual owners’ meetings in Phoenix. The policy, which blacked out games of that team’s local market if it did not reach a sellout, will be suspended for the preseason as well.

 

Separately, the league said on Monday that it would air the Buffalo Bills-Jacksonville Jaguars game from London on Oct. 26 worldwide on a digital platform. The game, which will not be available on DirecTV’s Sunday Ticket package, will still be aired on TV in the two local markets.

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What does this mean for Sunday Ticket? After all, one of its' primary reasons for existence is for blackout-free games from other markets, right? And once the other leagues follow suit, there go all the InDemand Sports stuff, and pay-per-view in general...

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Partially Viper that was also in the league softening the policy and letting teams set the threshold of tickets to not be counted as a blackout. Some teams went as low as 85% of capacity to ensure there was no sellouts.

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Partially Viper that was also in the league softening the policy and letting teams set the threshold of tickets to not be counted as a blackout. Some teams went as low as 85% of capacity to ensure there was no sellouts.

 

I didn't know about that. I did know of instances where business groups in the markets that were threatened with the blackout would buy the remaining tickets just to avoid the blackout.

 

Obviously those business groups will have to do that anymore. It's about time too, that was a very archaic rule.

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In 2012, what they ended up doing was that teams could set the threshold anywhere from 85% to a 100% of the stadium's NON-PREMIUM Seats (So pretty much every seat minus suite sales and club level seats as those seats are not subject to the league revenue sharing)

 

For example:

 

Sun Life Stadium has a capacity now of 65,000 (this is to complete renovations as they are redoing the stadium with private funds)

 

If the Dolphins had the 85% Threshold set they would only have to sell 55,020 to have the game broadcasted. If you take away the club level and suites, the stadium actually would probably only have to sell 50,000 to be able to meet the league's minimum threshold. However, if they sold all of their seats, the additional 10,000 or so would be subject to a heavier stake in the league revenue sharing package.

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