NFL Network to launch on Election Day ~ ~ ~

[kelly]

NFL Network to launch on Election Day

NEW YORK (July 10, 2003) -- It's official. The National Football League's foray into television begins on Election Day -- Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003.

NFL Network will launch at 8 p.m. ET on Nov. 4 with its signature show NFL Total Access, hosted by Rich Eisen. The launch of NFL Network will follow Week 9 of the NFL season when the playoff races are beginning to heat up.

As the first 24-hour, year-round television destination for NFL fans, NFL Network will bring together the NFL community in a unique way. With cooperation from the league, players, coaches, the 32 clubs and NFL alumni, NFL Network will be a gathering place for all things related to the NFL and America's most popular sport.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/6474217

[kelly]

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i think i should have posted the above in a different forum



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[Chief Seeway]

Originally posted by kelly
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i think i should have posted the above in a different forum



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No problem, kelly. I moved it over to the "NFL" forum.

[TexSkin]

man this sounds sweet

[Skinzaholic]

Hopefully it will be done right... not some cheesy cable channel... but high quality football news... 24hrs a day!

[CarMike]

The one thing I worry about this channel is that we'll get forced fed of a lot of the Cowboys, Steelers, 49ers, and Dolphin games. I'm sure they'll show other teams of course, but I bet it'll be 3-1 ratio of those teams compared to the rest.

[kelly]

Originally posted by Skinzaholic
Hopefully it will be done right... not some cheesy cable channel... but high quality football news... 24hrs a day!

Skinzaholic : fyi ~ ~ ~

Posted on Tue, Jun. 17, 2003
Are you ready for some more football?
NFL gearing up for fall launch of 24/7 network
By PAUL DOMOWITCH
pdomo@aol.com

The voluminous archives of NFL films, led by Steve Sabol, will be the backbone of the new NFL Network.

IN THE BEGINNING, there was just a father, a son, a projector, a reel of film and a puddle of cocktail sauce.

In 1962, a frustrated Philadelphia overcoat salesman by the name of Ed Sabol and his son Steve paid the NFL $3,000 to film the league's championship game between the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants. Held the premiere of the highlight film of the Packers' 16-7 victory at Toots Shor's restaurant in Manhattan.


http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/sports/6105269.htm

[TexSkin]

NFL films have been pretty good but shows like the one on HBO rocked..I hope they do something like that.

[dj_stouty]

I'm guilty of not reading the entire article...but did it say something about who will carry it?

Will it be a "DirectTV" service only? Or will our regular cable providers (Comcast, Cox..etc) also carry it?

[kelly]

Originally posted by dj_stouty
I'm guilty of not reading the entire article...but did it say something about who will carry it?

Will it be a "DirectTV" service only? Or will our regular cable providers (Comcast, Cox..etc) also carry it?


NFL | NFL Network To Launch Nov. 4 - from www.KFFL.com
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:45:02 -0700

Updating previous reports, Connor Ennis, of the Associated Press, reports the NFL Network, a 24-hour-a-day NFL T.V. network launching this fall, will air its first programming on Election Day, November 4, at 8 p.m. EST. Rich Eison, of SportsCenter, will host the flagship program entitled "NFL Total Access." The network, run by the NFL, will provide constant NFL programming made up of shows featuring highlights, analysis, pre-season games, and archived NFL Films material "The launch of a network that celebrates the NFL is a tremendously exciting project," network president and CEO Steve Bornstein said. "Our mission is to deliver programming that honors the NFL's rich tradition and captures the excitement that turns on millions of fans." * * * NFL Network will be carried on DirecTV's basic service. * * *

[kelly]

* * * NFL Network will be carried on DirecTV's basic service. * * *

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[dj_stouty]

Damn it! Why does Direct TV get all the fun?

[kelly]

Originally posted by dj_stouty
Damn it! Why does Direct TV get all the fun?

answer : $

[Hailyeah]

Direct TV? Ghees. I may have to break down and switch over then. This coupled with the Sunday NFL ticket is too much pressure for a die hard like me.

[Skinzaholic]

Didnt it say that Cable should get some sort of contract as well before it all kicks off?

[bfauble83]

It might be on digital cable, for an extra fee of course.

[hail2skins]

Originally posted by Skinzaholic
Didnt it say that Cable should get some sort of contract as well before it all kicks off?

Yes it did say something about cable contracts at the end of the announcement. Said something about being in place before the launch. I'm sure cable will consider it a premium channel and charge for it.