I like Ourand, read his stuff and listen to his podcasts, but he is more of a critic than a sports business guy. More in his element when talking about Joe Buck’s hair piece or what Erin Andrews wore.
Anyway, clearly A & A are well below what the NFL wants, but Ourand just interjected the NFL+ thing out of his own mind. That is not happening. If the NFL wanted to go the route of selling it and being satisfied with what it actually makes, rather than have the exclusive provider lose money on it (and it is a metaphysical certainty that the eventually winner will lose money, simple math) it would have done that long ago.
As to DirecTV, it seems 99% certain that it will be a reseller on the commercial side for the same reason it has TNF. The internet just cannot get the job done. The only real question is if it also gets the residential side. Looking more likely every day.
Anyway, clearly A & A are well below what the NFL wants, but Ourand just interjected the NFL+ thing out of his own mind. That is not happening. If the NFL wanted to go the route of selling it and being satisfied with what it actually makes, rather than have the exclusive provider lose money on it (and it is a metaphysical certainty that the eventually winner will lose money, simple math) it would have done that long ago.
As to DirecTV, it seems 99% certain that it will be a reseller on the commercial side for the same reason it has TNF. The internet just cannot get the job done. The only real question is if it also gets the residential side. Looking more likely every day.