League television blackout policies are the strictest among the four major professional sports leagues in North America. The NFL maintained a blackout policy...

broadcasting of sports events, although other television or radio programs may be blacked out as well. Most blackout policies serve to protect local broadcasters...

is only broadcast to selected media markets. The NFL imposes several television and blackout policies to maximize ratings and optimize stadium attendances...

no-shows recorded by NFL". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire). Associated Press. December 17, 1973. p. 32. "NFL to suspend TV blackout policy". ESPN.com. Associated...

to prevent a local television blackout. The Lions were routed by the Tennessee Titans 47–10, en route to the team's 0–16 season. NFL commissioner Roger...

immediately.[citation needed] The NFL suspended the local blackout policy for the 2015 NFL regular season, and has since done so indefinitely. Until the...

exclusive broadcasting, called "blackout" rules, which bar certain areas from watching certain live games. Most blackouts exist for two reasons: to set...

first-ever NFL broadcast in 4K HDR". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-09-27. Florio, Mike (2019-10-05). "FOX-Dish dispute results in broader NFL Network blackout on...

could be viewed by a greater television audience (while the NFL had scheduled Saturday night games on the DuMont Television Network in 1953 and 1954, poor...

(this rule, along with the rest of the league's blackout policies, was suspended for the 2015 season). NFL Network sometimes simulcasts select preseason...

national television partners. Through the 2014 season, the NFL had a blackout policy in which games were 'blacked out' on local television in the home...

NFL Network (occasionally abbreviated on-air as NFLN) is an American sports-oriented pay television network owned by the National Football League NTP...

televised on the NBC television network and the Peacock streaming service in the United States. NBC had sporadically carried NFL games as early as 1939...

National Football League (NFL) of the United States. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. Since...

954, with $35,402 from the closed-circuit telecast. Due to the NFL's blackout policy which aimed to protect gate receipts, until 1973, fans in a team's...

football were more popular than professional football. Due to the NFL understanding television at an earlier time, they were able to surpass Major League Baseball...

Since 2000 Prior to 2015, the Pro Bowl was still subject to the NFL's blackout policies, requiring the game to be blacked out within 75 miles (121 km)...

only one blackout in 2010, yet another Redskins game, which the Lions won 37–25. However, in 2015, the NFL suspended its blackout policies, meaning that...

in Buffalo shows how NFL's television policies irking fan base". USA Today. November 26, 2006. Retrieved November 27, 2006. "NFL announces new prime-time...

2024). "DirecTV Offering Credits, Antennas Amid New TV Blackout With Cox Media Group". PolicyBand. Winslow, George (November 29, 2022). "Cox Stations...

home so that fans could see the colors of the visiting team. With blackout policies not allowing the home games to be aired in home markets until 1973...

pay: 18 NFL teams raising ticket prices. USA Today. Retrieved 2010-05-13. Warner, Gene (July 13, 2012). Bills won't accept eased blackout policy. The Buffalo...

"FOX-Dish dispute results in broader NFL Network blackout on Thursday night". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved October 5, 2019. "NFL Network now won't simulcast Thursday...

little too strict when he refused to lift a blackout for Detroit viewers to watch the sold out 1957 NFL Championship between the Lions and the Cleveland...

In American television in 2017, notable events included television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings;...

Association (NFLPA) is the labor union representing National Football League (NFL) players. The NFLPA, which has headquarters in Washington, D.C., is led by...

holders went on sale, they sold within three hours. Due to the NFL's blackout policy which aimed to protect gate receipts, until 1973, fans in a team's...

AFC. This was in line with the NFL television blackout rules of the time, meaning that every televised game of a local NFL team would be on the same channel...

the 75-mile (121 km) NFL blackout contour, though the Steelers have never had a blackout since the current NFL blackout policy went into effect). These...

For the three-year period of 2010–2012, the Bucs led the NFL in local television blackouts with 19 (Cincinnati was second with 11). Schiano's strict...