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I've been a subscriber for many years, and have never seen anything like this. I keep getting out of market games blacked out. For example, I live in Florida, and Cincy/Cleveland was blacked out this week. Last week, Pittsburgh/Philly was blacked out.
I've called approx. 5 times. Sometimes I get absolutely ridiculous answers from DirecTV CSRs. One lady told me that the "Network Players Association" voted to black it out. One lady told me that ANY SELLOUT could be blacked out. However, there is one answer that I get many times. They tell me that it is not DirecTV's fault. They say that my local CBS affiliate (WKMG Orlando) can, anytime they want, "buy the rights" to any game they want, and have it blacked out in their viewing area.
Is this true? NFL Sunday Ticket terms and conditions simply say that only a local team can be blacked out if the game is not sold out 72 hours before kickoff.
I tell them this, and they say sorry about your luck, but I should contact CBS because there's nothing DirecTV can do.
I have emailed the general manager of WKMG, no response yet.
Normally, I would assume that the DirecTV CSR was a moron. However... It is starting to make sense on paper. You see, my local team is Jacksonville, and every blackout that I have complained about has been on CBS at the same time Jacksonville is on CBS.
Can WKMG really black out my games???
There are a TON of steeler fans in central Florida, and I am afraid that this is going to happen throughout the season. I might not have subscribed had this little "network veto" loophole been disclosed to me.
I've called approx. 5 times. Sometimes I get absolutely ridiculous answers from DirecTV CSRs. One lady told me that the "Network Players Association" voted to black it out. One lady told me that ANY SELLOUT could be blacked out. However, there is one answer that I get many times. They tell me that it is not DirecTV's fault. They say that my local CBS affiliate (WKMG Orlando) can, anytime they want, "buy the rights" to any game they want, and have it blacked out in their viewing area.
Is this true? NFL Sunday Ticket terms and conditions simply say that only a local team can be blacked out if the game is not sold out 72 hours before kickoff.
I tell them this, and they say sorry about your luck, but I should contact CBS because there's nothing DirecTV can do.
I have emailed the general manager of WKMG, no response yet.
Normally, I would assume that the DirecTV CSR was a moron. However... It is starting to make sense on paper. You see, my local team is Jacksonville, and every blackout that I have complained about has been on CBS at the same time Jacksonville is on CBS.
Can WKMG really black out my games???
There are a TON of steeler fans in central Florida, and I am afraid that this is going to happen throughout the season. I might not have subscribed had this little "network veto" loophole been disclosed to me.