Cowboys owner says he feels for Packers fans who won't see game
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The Packers-Cowboys game November 29 is on the NFL Network
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he feels for Packers fans who will miss the team's Nov. 29 game against the Cowboys.
"How often are you going to have an opportunity to see Brett Favre and a really great Green Bay Packers team play an up-and-coming player that has a lot of flair to his game?" Jones said, referring to Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo. "And a Dallas team that is playing well. If you miss that live, you've missed it. And it may not come again."
Most Wisconsin cable subscribers won't be able to watch the game on the NFL Network, which is available only on satellite systems or small cable companies. Time Warner and Charter Communications, the two largest cable providers in Wisconsin, have not reached a deal with the network to carry its programming.
And, it's unlikely they will cut a deal before game time, Jones said Wednesday in a telephone interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
In Milwaukee and Green Bay, the game will be available on regular broadcast television. But in Madison and other spots, it won't.
Jones suggested football fans drop their cable subscriptions and sign on with one of the satellite television companies that carry the NFL Network.
"They're not going to get that game on cable," Jones said. "That's it, and I don't think they are going to get it for this season, and certainly not as it pertains to when the Dallas Cowboys play the Green Bay Packers."
A Time Warner spokeswoman said the company was talking with the NFL.
"Everything comes down to a cost and how it relates to the customer," spokeswoman Stacy Zaja said. "We feel this programming does belong on a sports tier so that customers who want that type of programming can subscribe to it for their home."
The NFL Network wants to be carried as part of cable companies' expanded basic cable.
Wisconsin legislators are drafting legislation to establish an arbitration system to settle disputes between sports networks and cable companies.
In the meantime, Jones said he will continue to try to rally football fans around the NFL Network.
"The reason why we want to develop this network is to expand fan interest and expand fan availability to our ball games," Jones said. "... The cable companies want to build an asset for themselves that won't benefit Dallas Cowboys fans."
The Packers-Cowboys game November 29 is on the NFL Network
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he feels for Packers fans who will miss the team's Nov. 29 game against the Cowboys.
"How often are you going to have an opportunity to see Brett Favre and a really great Green Bay Packers team play an up-and-coming player that has a lot of flair to his game?" Jones said, referring to Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo. "And a Dallas team that is playing well. If you miss that live, you've missed it. And it may not come again."
Most Wisconsin cable subscribers won't be able to watch the game on the NFL Network, which is available only on satellite systems or small cable companies. Time Warner and Charter Communications, the two largest cable providers in Wisconsin, have not reached a deal with the network to carry its programming.
And, it's unlikely they will cut a deal before game time, Jones said Wednesday in a telephone interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
In Milwaukee and Green Bay, the game will be available on regular broadcast television. But in Madison and other spots, it won't.
Jones suggested football fans drop their cable subscriptions and sign on with one of the satellite television companies that carry the NFL Network.
"They're not going to get that game on cable," Jones said. "That's it, and I don't think they are going to get it for this season, and certainly not as it pertains to when the Dallas Cowboys play the Green Bay Packers."
A Time Warner spokeswoman said the company was talking with the NFL.
"Everything comes down to a cost and how it relates to the customer," spokeswoman Stacy Zaja said. "We feel this programming does belong on a sports tier so that customers who want that type of programming can subscribe to it for their home."
The NFL Network wants to be carried as part of cable companies' expanded basic cable.
Wisconsin legislators are drafting legislation to establish an arbitration system to settle disputes between sports networks and cable companies.
In the meantime, Jones said he will continue to try to rally football fans around the NFL Network.
"The reason why we want to develop this network is to expand fan interest and expand fan availability to our ball games," Jones said. "... The cable companies want to build an asset for themselves that won't benefit Dallas Cowboys fans."
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