Tom [Giants fan] Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 NFL | Eisen to Anchor NFL TV - from www.KFFL.com Thu, 19 Jun 2003 12:25:38 -0700 The National Football League announced Wednesday, June 18, that Rich Eisen will be its lead anchor for NFL Network, the new NFL television programming service launching this fall. Eisen has been a popular mainstay for ESPN's SportsCenter. In his new role, he will anchor NFL Network's flagship program, a yet-to-be-named one-hour, fast-paced, live studio show from Los Angeles at 8 p.m. (ET) Monday-Friday. NFL Network, which will air seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis, will be carried initially on DIRECTV's basic service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 Besides this one hour "sportscenter" type show, what else will they show besides old games? Any idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty dread Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 I imagine alot of NFL films stuff, old games, original shows, etc. It's gonna be great, I can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckeyeSkins Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 I am soooooooooooooooooo happy that I now have Direct TV and the NFL Sunday Ticket. A channel devoted strictly to the NFL is like icing on the cake. :jump: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSkin Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 I wish I had DirecTV. The NFL channel could be a standby for whenever nothing else is on, something I don't have with freakin' Cox Cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReaper21 Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 so whats stopping u from getting directv. You can get a directv package for as low as 20 bucks, and then 10 dollars for the sports channels. Of course if u want sunday ticket its going to be 200 per season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyaparanoia Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Sounds like good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Originally posted by SmootSkins21 so whats stopping u from getting directv. You can get a directv package for as low as 20 bucks, and then 10 dollars for the sports channels. Of course if u want sunday ticket its going to be 200 per season. you are right, however direct tv doesn't have internet anymore, and comcast has a deal where you get digital cable and digital internet for a good cost also when it rains and is windy i always have tv Go Rich, I am happy for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASMTrainer Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 I have had Direct TV for 4 years (this will be my 5th) and I have never missed a game due to weather. I have lived in South Jersey, New Hampshire and upstate New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty dread Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 what do you do with apartment complexes that are picky about having a dish? The place I'm moving to said I can have it but they don't want it on the roof. I have a balcony, but I'm not sure yet if it points to the south. I really want direct tv!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSkin Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 Originally posted by SmootSkins21 so whats stopping u from getting directv. You can get a directv package for as low as 20 bucks, and then 10 dollars for the sports channels. Of course if u want sunday ticket its going to be 200 per season. Too lazy, mainly. I can get by with cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 44 Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 Is it true that they will air pre season games also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleSteve Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 Originally posted by Chris 44 Is it true that they will air pre season games also? Yes, but probably not live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaping lizzy Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 While your talking about direct TV, can anybody help. I've tried to get two people to tape the Redskins game off Sunday ticket and neither have been able to figure out how. Is there some trick? Or do my friends just not like me?? (ones a raiders fan). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Originally posted by Skin-N-NY I have had Direct TV for 4 years (this will be my 5th) and I have never missed a game due to weather. I have lived in South Jersey, New Hampshire and upstate New York. I wish I could say I had never missed a game. Last season, I missed one quarter.......tape never turned off...........so I sit and watch 15 minutes of "Searching for signal." :laugh: :laugh: But I love Sunday ticket. This will be my 4th year of it. Blondie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panel Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Why is the studio located in LA? That the last place it should be. How about some where that has a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Sigh. Another pregame show to watch. Good for Eison though. Know what you mean Blondie. Been known to be up on roof with brother cleaning the snow of the dish after getting the dreaded Searching for signal message. Grumble.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskinswhoopass Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 I am getting Direct TV next week or so.. 89 bucks I think for 200 some odd chanels and Of course NFL sunday TICKET so i can get drunk at house and watch the games. WOOOHOOOO!!! ON sunday i will football from 1-11:30 at night then catch the SportsCenter showing all the highlights i have already wacthed. Life will be good:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironmike Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 I'd like to see them fill some space with shows like the Steve Spurrier Show and Redskins Report (like they do a half hour before the network pregame shows on Sunday Ticket). What about a rerun of "The Violent World of Sam Huff?" Maybe in primetime they could break it up with something similar to Reel Classics. There are lots of possibilities. Where are they now type stuff. Live press conferences (ala ESPNEWS). I could see the NFLE moving from FOX on to this channel. Too bad the NFL didn't purchase their 49% option of the Arena League...they could've used that for some filler too. They could also do a QVC-type shopping segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baughgeorge Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 it would be nice to see a channel do a better job with the nfl than espn classic.it bugs me to no end that you can watch classic tennis,baseball,basketball,boxing,etc. and no complete nfl games.reckon this is a nfl films issue? also.it would be nice to stop getting screwed on preseason games.paying for the directv sports pack does about zilch for you there.i have had sunday ticket now for 9 seasons.it would be nice to see some preseason ball.taped is ok.i fail to understand the logic of blacking out a game from tampa that was played yesterday.as i told the unsympathetic directv worker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Originally posted by panel Why is the studio located in LA? That the last place it should be. How about some where that has a team. by the time this channel makes it big there will be, this is how the NFL is pushing everyone to get a team to LA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potato Sack Posted June 29, 2003 Share Posted June 29, 2003 Damn! I have Dish Network. :shootinth My contract's up in August - looks like I'll have to look into Direct TV!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 sorry if this is a a stupid question, but is it for sure the NFL channel is going to be on Direct TV and not on cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtandler Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Originally posted by jimster sorry if this is a a stupid question, but is it for sure the NFL channel is going to be on Direct TV and not on cable? You'll note that the press release said: NFL Network, which will air seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis, will be carried initially on DIRECTV's basic service. emphaisis added So initially, yes, just on DTV. I read that it will be coming to your digital cable service sooner rather than later. Unlike the Sunday ticket, it's not an exclusive deal and there aren't enought DTV subscribers to make it work. As of yet, I haven't seen a complelling need to get digital cable. The NFL Channel would change that immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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