Recordings of NFL Playoffs: A Solution in Search of a Problem?
Am I the only one who fails to see the value or purpose in this*?
The recordings will be available for purchase through Apple's iTunes Music Store, which has an existing relationship with Audible, and other sites that sell audio over the Internet, according to the NFL and Audible. The first recordings of football games for sale under the agreement will be this Sunday's NFL conference championships, which will be available on the Internet the following morning. Replays of the Super Bowl will also be available under the deal.
I suppose that if you're the parent of one of the players on the participating teams, this might be attractive, but, frankly, I'm not convinced that the iPod generation has much interest in the games, let alone in buying the audio after-the-fact for repeat listenings.
*Quote from this morning's Wall Street Journal
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Who knows? ESPN Classic does the same thing with old television broadcasts...
Posted by: bb at January 19, 2005 02:03 PMWhile I probably still wouldn't watch it, I'd be much more likely to have a "classic" game playing on TV in the background than I would allow a run-of-the-mill playoff game to take up space on my iPod. But that's just me.
I still think it's a demographic issue as much as anything else.
Posted by: Eric at January 19, 2005 02:08 PMAbout the publisher
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Oh, man -- I'd pay good money to re-live the last Cowboys season while sitting in traffic or doing the stairclimber!
Seriously, I saw that announcement and I could feel the question mark form over my head. Old football radio broadcasts? Shyeah...
Posted by: Scott Chaffin at January 19, 2005 10:26 AM