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Apple Won't Bid on Streaming Rights to NFL's 'Thursday Night Football'
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No sharp pencil required - the NFL is clearly not part of Apple's demographic.
Oh wait, bidding means we run the risk of spending money. Let's drop another U2 album onto people's iPhones instead.
What is Apple OS?
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Those of us using the NFL app on Apple TV and subscribing to Game Pass disagree. I'm still happy they didn't bid though for the reasons I stated above.
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Because Apple didn't compensate U2 for that, right?
I don't share your optimism.
Apple have gone down the wrong route with their promotion of thuggery as seen in Dre's abhorrent deeds and lyrics.
Wrong move to buy Beats! Good they are not going for NFL! Apple is not the best platform for NFL streaming - not enough units out there.
How well did Yahoo do with its turn at NFL last year?
How well did Yahoo do with its turn at NFL last year?
There's more time in between Sunday and Thursday than there is between Thursday and Sunday, FYI.
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Yeah the comments in this post show majority of MR members have no clue what they are talking about. If Apple had bought the rights, they'd all be saying how great deal this was for watching sports not tied to cable.
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And unrelated racism to boot. All we need is an example of Godwin's law and the Internet is in full effect in this post.
She sounded sincere to me…
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So condemning the actions of a man who severely beat up several of his girlfriends and who also wrote plentiful lyrics glorifying the murder of prostitutes and the murder of police is racist?
Got it.
What's your music genre or musician of choice? Most have something unsavory in their past too. Should we dismiss the cultural significance or even entertainment value of any individual who's done something politically incorrect? That would remove a large body of art from history.
Instead you would rather have them spend $100 million again to give everyone a U2 album most didn't want. This would have been a move more about advancing the Apple TV with exclusive content than supporting the NFL.
He's issued an apology. It was accepted by his ex, Barnes. He said he regret the mistakes he made in the past and said he is working on making himself a better person. People. Can. Change. End of story. But continue calling him a "thug" in a post that has absolutely nothing to do with this topic. If you want to talk about his "thuggery," there are plenty of appropriate places to do so. A post about Apple passing on NFL streaming rights is not one of them.
[doublepost=1457113824][/doublepost]I'm glad they are not wasting the money on this. The NFL support for that BLM half time show was pathetic. And their refusal to display patriotic pro-Second Amendment commercials while flooding us with ignorant beer commercials show their real disconnect with America.
Apple has decided it won't bid on the digital rights to stream the NFL's "Thursday Night Football" package next season, according to Re/code.
The streaming rights to the NFL's Thursday evening games could have helped set the Apple TV apart from competing streaming boxes, but Apple reportedly felt the package "isn't enough to pull that off."
Amazon, Facebook, Verizon, and Yahoo remain candidates in the bidding war to stream the Thursday evening games online, the report claims.
Yahoo could be a frontrunner to secure the digital rights, after paying an estimated $15 million to exclusively live stream a 2015 regular season game between the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars at London's Wembley Stadium.
The NFL currently offers a live streaming service called Game Pass, but the app does not include "Thursday Night Football," and its selection of games is limited compared to rival platforms MLB At Bat, NBA League Pass, and NHL GameCenter.
In February, the NFL announced that "Thursday Night Football" will air on CBS, NBC, and NFL Network in 2016 and 2017. CBS and NFL Network will televise the first half of the schedule, with NBC and NFL Network televising the second half.
Article Link: Apple Won't Bid on Streaming Rights to NFL's 'Thursday Night Football'
Dre has never created any art; only trash.
It always amuses me when people say things like this. Define art.
That's right, let Yahoo buy the license, then Apple can buy Yahoo, and get the NFL license with their acquisition of the company that primarily gives them a viable search engine to compete with Google.
It's been 20+ years since I left the States, back then it was only Monday night football, but now there's more days?
Being away from the States, I can't fully understand the fuss about the games.
But then again, USA puts cash in sports that aren't considered mainstream in other regions, I'm not sure how Apple, a company that has a global market, should spend their cash.
But Apple also has a history of offering features that are US only, I understand that it's easier to offer stuff where their located in, but spending cash on something that would only attract US users directory doesn't feel exactly like the best way to use their funds.
Being away from the States, I can't fully understand the fuss about the games.
But then again, USA puts cash in sports that aren't considered mainstream in other regions, I'm not sure how Apple, a company that has a global market, should spend their cash.
But Apple also has a history of offering features that are US only, I understand that it's easier to offer stuff where their located in, but spending cash on something that would only attract US users directory doesn't feel exactly like the best way to use their funds.
And Dre/Beats is?
I don't even know what Apple's demographic is anymore, but since Timmy took over, I'm not part of it.
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So beating up women repeatedly and bragging about it is merely politically incorrect. But condemning the man for beating up women and bragging about it is racism which is even worse. Got you.
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NFL doesn't have the infrastructure to stream their content on their own. It's in everyone's best interest to have a partner deliver the NFL's content. That being said, streaming is the way to go with this - it enables the product to be sold on multiple platforms, possibly even by multiple providers. No longer needing a cable or satellite subscription to watch NFL would be a great change.
While a fan of NFL, I find it very confusing trying to figure out which station will be showing the game of the week - FOX, CBS and ESPN have rights - and figuring out on Thursday night what station am I supposed to watch... just odd.
They should just keep it simple - glad Apple is getting out of what is turning into a CF bidding war.
They should just keep it simple - glad Apple is getting out of what is turning into a CF bidding war.