NJTank Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I recorded Super Bowl III last yearSame here. It was wild watching that old broadcast. Talk about simple compared to today. I'd like to see regular season games from that era. Another thing they should look into is old AFL broadcasts. There is a wealth of material out there. I'd like to see NFL Network dig into all of it.Again, they don't own the rights. Back in the early days of broadcasting pro football on television, the networks generally retained the copyrights to the programs rather than the leagues. In the AFL's case, the league never retained copyrights or rebroadcast rights to their games. Consequently they aren't owned by the NFL, and the NFL would have to pay ABC or NBC (depending on the year) for re-broadcast rights, as the AFL didn't hold rights to their broadcasts (the networks did). Then again that's presuming full tapes of AFL games still exist - which I suspect is true in only about 5-10% of the league's contests.Um Mac, I work in TV so I get all that. I was going on the premise that NFL Network could work out a deal to air the old games if in fact they even exist anymore. They did it with NBC's broadcast of SB III so I imagine it's possible with the others. It's a wish list that's all.Actually the NFL has the right to air any game from any Network, that disclaimer read on every broadcast, states that the rights to it belong to the league as well as the Network. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Actually the NFL has the right to air any game from any Network, that disclaimer read on every broadcast, states that the rights to it belong to the league as well as the Network.That's true today, Tank. But it wasn't back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Actually the NFL has the right to air any game from any Network, that disclaimer read on every broadcast, states that the rights to it belong to the league as well as the Network.That's true today, Tank. But it wasn't back then.Well the NFL is powerful if they want to get the rights they likely need to just snap their fingers. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Actually the NFL has the right to air any game from any Network, that disclaimer read on every broadcast, states that the rights to it belong to the league as well as the Network.That's true today, Tank. But it wasn't back then.Well the NFL is powerful if they want to get the rights they likely need to just snap their fingers.Did you not watch "Tiny Roger" cave before media pressure over Patriots-Giants at the end of the regular season? On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Who caved?The NFL scooped up that Ad revenue and made mega bucks. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Actually the NFL has the right to air any game from any Network, that disclaimer read on every broadcast, states that the rights to it belong to the league as well as the Network.That's true today, Tank. But it wasn't back then.Well the NFL is powerful if they want to get the rights they likely need to just snap their fingers.As long as between those fingers there's a check fat enough, sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Who caved?The NFL scooped up that Ad revenue and made mega bucks.A pittance of a consolation prize compared to being able to hold the NFL Network's monopoly for negotiating rights with cable. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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