DIRECTV Calls on Raycom Media to Free NFL and College Football Fans to See Their Games
September 04 2014 - 8:42PM
Business Wire
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DIRECTV today called upon local broadcaster Raycom Media
to allow DIRECTV customers to see opening weekend NFL action –
beginning with tonight’s primetime match-up between the Green Bay
Packers and defending Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks – as
well as upcoming NCAA football games this Saturday.
DIRECTV customers are able to see tonight’s NFL opener on NBC
live online at NBCSports.com.
“People in great NFL cities like Cleveland and New Orleans
avidly support their local teams in many ways, including with
public monies to keep these teams within their home communities,”
says Dan York, chief content officer for DIRECTV. “To have any
local broadcaster like Raycom deliberately deny
these fans the freedom to watch the home teams
they’ve helped to preserve is simply atrocious.”
He added, “We ask nothing more than for Raycom to set aside
their egregious pricing demands for access to 'free' over-the-air
TV signals for a few hours, abide by their license to serve the
public interest and allow their own viewers to enjoy their NFL
and NCAA football games.”
DIRECTV pledges to compensate Raycom the final price that
the parties ultimately agree upon for the days its customers are
permitted to enjoy tonight’s and Sunday’s NBC, CBS or FOX NFL
coverage, as well as this weekend's NCAA football games.
No matter what Raycom decides, DIRECTV will offer all
customers a free preview of NFL SUNDAY TICKET to help welcome the
new season, enabling each fan to see as many as nine additional
out-of-market games this weekend they wouldn’t get without an
annual subscription, as well as THE RED ZONE, the new DIRECTV
FANTASY ZONE, Game Mix, and Shortcuts, which offers full games in
30 minutes.
DIRECTV hopes Raycom will do the right thing and put fans first
and not use their own content as a means to extort even more out of
the wallets of families in the communities they claim to serve.
About DIRECTV
DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) is one of the world’s leading providers of
digital television entertainment services delivering a premium
video experience through state-of-the-art technology, unmatched
programming and industry leading customer service to more
than 38 million customers in the U.S. and Latin America.
In the U.S., DIRECTV offers its over 20 million customers access to
more than 195 HD channels and Dolby-Digital® 5.1 theater-quality
sound, access to exclusive sports programming such as NFL SUNDAY
TICKET™, Emmy-award winning technology and higher customer
satisfaction than the leading cable companies for 14 years running.
DIRECTV Latin America, through its subsidiaries and affiliated
companies in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, and
other Latin American countries, leads the pay TV category in
technology, programming and service, delivering an unrivaled
digital television experience to more than 18 million customers.
DIRECTV sports and entertainment properties include two Regional
Sports Networks (Rocky Mountain and Pittsburgh), and minority
ownership interests in Root Sports Northwest and Game Show Network.
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visit www.directv.com.
DIRECTVRobert Mercer310-964-4683rgmercer@directv.com
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