OT: For you out of market baseball fans, big changes coming

[ChicosBailBonds]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/20/sports/baseball/20base.html?_r=1&em&ex=1169442000&en=0a62344328e8c9bd&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin


That is, if the Times is right.   

[CWSKeith]

I saw that.  Looks like MLB.tv is going to cash in big this summer with many of the non-DirecTV customers switching over.

Speaking of which -- and let me first start off by saying that I'm not the most computer savvy, so forgive me if my language isn't correct -- is it possible to buy some type of connection that would project what is on your computer screen to your television screen?  I believe I've seen it done before with some of my HS teachers, but have never actually looked into buying something similar.

[ChicosBailBonds]

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[mu03eng]

Chico's how does it get handled that a lot of people literally can't get DirecTV?  I know congress is making noise about the Sunday Ticket not being available and it being anti-trust issues.  I could see MLB getting in trouble as well.  Congress is already pissed at them as it is.  I would seriously consider switching over from cable but I can't have a dish by association rules plus I don't think I would get the signal given the buildings and trees around me.

[spiral97]

It's a fun time for us right now, then again their is also a ton of pressure to bring in a lot of customers and money to pay for all of this. 

that was the first thing I noticed from the article...

DirecTV is also the exclusive outlet for the N.F.L.'s Sunday Ticket package, for which it pays $700 million annually. Sunday Ticket has about 2 million subscribers

and from directv's sunday ticket page (which took FOREVER to find IMHO) it can be had for 11 payments of $20.82..
so doing some math..
11* $20.82 = $229.02
$700,000,000 / 2,000,000 = $350

So profit per subscriber is:
$229.02 - $350 = -$120.98

Which means a net loss of around $242 million per year.

Am I missing something or should investor's have reason to worry? 

[ChicosBailBonds]

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[mu03eng]

First question, gonna sound stupid....but is there a difference between home owners association and a condo association when it comes to denying satellites.

Now I completely agree that cable has the ability to pay for it and DirecTv appears to be more interested which is what the competitive market is all about.  What I have an issue with is that due to technology I don't believe I can get DirecTV.  I don't believe I would be able to get a signal and therefore no mater how much I'm willing to pay I can't get the service.  Thats seems to be a monoply by the NFL/MLB no matter whether its intentional or not.  Not saying that DirecTV is at fault but as a result I can't get March Madness package that I want.

[Dish]

This deal is getting lambasted every where you read up on it. Not too many happy people out there.

While I can understand the deals from the league's standpoints (hundreds of millions of dollars over a few years will make that happen), it isn't the best deal for the consumer. I'm just glad I live in the market where my teams play.