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NFL is a TV monster, leading all at midseason

Topix - Sports News  Tue, 11/17/2009 - 21:35

While some teams are struggling to sell out games, and many games have been blacked out in the local markets this NFL season, the TV ratings are through the roof and since the NFL shares its TV revenue with all 32 team equally that is good news for all.


 

With soft ticket sales, NFL teams prepare for TV blackouts

Topix - Sports News  Sat, 09/05/2009 - 11:48

In 2008 NFL teams had nine games blacked out from their local markets. These nine blackouts were contained to three pretty bad Football teams; the Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, and St.

Louis Rams. Now in a bad economy, the NFL and its teams are preparing to have many games blacked out from local markets.