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Monday, September 6, 2021

Notes From All Over -- Part 2 -- September 6, 2021

Apple prices could increase significantly.

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NFL -- Thursday Night Football

From July 9, 2021:

Amazon recently (previously posted) bought the rights to the NFL's Thursday night game. TNF is "broken." Of all the NFL games it has the lowest ratings. Fox ended its relationship one year earlier than planned to give Amazon the opportunity to get inside the NFL door. 
Some folks have written me to tell me that Amazon's purchase of TNF was a mistake. I disagree. Amazon has very deep pockets and they will make Thursday Night Football work. And even if it doesn't, it adds "bragging rights" for Amazon and is another arrow in Amazon's Prime Video quiver. Love it. 

Well, well, well. Look at this. Opening NFL game is a Thursday night game. And who will be playing? Amazon's Bezos has TNF and the opener is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Tom Brady -- at the Dallas Cowboys.

I do not know if there is any update or news regarding the July, 2021, story that Apple was in talks to acquire streaming rights to the "Sunday Ticket. Previously posted. But this is the app:

2 comments:

  1. NFL, for years now has featured previous SB champ to open season on Thurs.
    Scheduling the Cowboys, with all their drama, was kind of a no-brainer.

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