Direct TV NFL Coverage
For about ten years, I had cable television service at my residence here in Seattle. The provider here is Comcast, though they have changed their name in the last year to Xfinity for some reason. Speculation is that the Comcast name has a bad reputation, so by changing to Xfinity they can magically erase all of the bad customer experiences that people have had with Comcast. Anyway, I never had any real problems with them, other than the fact that their service seemed a little out of line when it comes to the monthly cost. But a couple of years ago I was searching for the NFL Network on Comcast and it was nowhere to be found.
After doing a little research, I found out there was quite a bit of bad blood between Comcast and the NFL, reaching back several years. On the other hand, Direct TV and the NFL seemed to have the greatest relationship when it comes to providing football content for the fans. Most of that had to do with the contract between the NFL and Direct TV for the Sunday Ticket package, as the satellite television provider shells out hundreds of millions each year to the league for the right to carry the package.
Unfortunately for Comcast, this led to my defection from the cable provider. I went ahead and signed up for Direct TV, and can’t say I’ve been disappointed in any way. For the first year, I went ahead and subscribed to the NFL Sunday Ticket, but I don’t think I will be getting it this year. For one thing it is $300 per season, which just isn’t in my budget. The other downside is that you almost feel obligated to sit on the couch each Sunday and watch football all day since you are paying for the football
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