why are there only ever 2 or 3 NFL games available on tv each Sunday, instead of 5-10 like for college games?
> many games available on standard cable packages like college? Because they make more money the way it is currently setup. It's pretty simple at that.
The Short Answer
> many games available on standard cable packages like college? Because they make more money the way it is currently setup. It's pretty simple at that. They have limited games on broadcast TV which they charge crazy rates for, which in turn is a limited amount of games people can watch which means everyone is watching them and the networks can charge crazy rates for ads. The NFL then sells exclusive access to Sunday Ticket to DirecTV for a giant rate (DirecTV paid way too much) to make even more money. The NFL is unarguably the best league in the world of sports at crafting and learning how to extract maximum value from their TV rights. Other leagues like the English Premier League, UEFA, NBA and such are all learning from the NFL's examples on how to craft TV deals, the NFL is just the best at it.
Analysis
Key Concepts: Games, make, money
This explanation focuses on games, make, money and spans 148 words across 7 sentences. At 106% above the average Society explanation (72 words), this is one of the more thorough answers in this category, reflecting the complexity of the underlying question.
What This Answer Covers
The explanation opens with: “> many games available on standard cable packages like college?” It then elaborates by explaining the root cause, ultimately building toward a complete picture across 7 connected points.
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Ranked #40 of 500 Society questions by answer depth (top 9%). This places it in the comprehensive tier — the top quarter of most thoroughly answered questions. Questions at this depth typically involve multi-faceted topics requiring nuanced explanation.
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Is there a simple explanation for why there only ever 2 or 3 nfl games available on tv each sunday, instead of 5-10 like for college games?
> many games available on standard cable packages like college? Because they make more money the way it is currently setup. It's pretty simple at that. They have limited games on broadcast TV which they charge crazy rates for, which in turn is a…
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This is one of the most thorough answer at 148 words, ranked #40 of 500 Society questions by depth. The key concepts covered are games, make, money.
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