FCC Considering Scrapping "Blackout" Rule

• se-alum

  

  It's about time. It's archaic, and has zero effect on whether someone buys a ticket to a game.
  
  http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/18/news/fcc-sports-blackout-rule/
• hasbeen

  

  It'd be nice.
• thavoice

  As the article states, 35+ years ago close to 60% of the games were not sold out and most of their revenue came from ticket sales.
  
  I think this would be a good move, although it really hasnt affected me at all.
  
  Tickets prices are outrageous
• Commander of Awesome

  

  se-alum;1555096 wrote:It's about time. It's archaic, and has zero effect on whether someone buys a ticket to a game.
  
  http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/18/news/fcc-sports-blackout-rule/

  Don't tell that to chad Johnson/Kroger.
• queencitybuckeye

  Damn, I actually learned something from visiting this site. I always thought this was purely a league rule.
• Heretic

  

  Cincinnati fans rejoice!
• thavoice

  queencitybuckeye;1555348 wrote:Damn, I actually learned something from visiting this site. I always thought this was purely a league rule.

  I found it interesting a year or two ago the NFL gave clubs options of still keeping a blackout if it was not sold out, or if it was 85%. Mike Brown decided to keep the bengals at 100%
• like_that

  

  Heretic;1555366 wrote:Cincinnati fans, Florida pro fans, and California pro fans rejoice!

  FIFY