According to TVPredictions.com, Dish Network yesterday moved the NFL Network from its America's Top 100 Package to its more expensive America's Top 200 Package.
The move means that up to four million Dish customers now will not be able to see the football channel, which is owned the National Football League. The decision to move the football channel to a higher programming tier follows a similar move last year by the nation's largest cable operator, Comcast.
“We are aware of Dish’s unfortunate decision, which is not in the best interest of its many subscribers who are football fans, especially this week with NFL Network’s exclusive coverage of the scouting combine featuring incoming college players from all over the country,” Dan Masonson, a NFL spokesman, told Broadcasting and Cable Magazine.
Yet another reason to order DIRECTV. The NFL Network is available in all programming packages starting at $39.99/mo. There are no extra sports subsciptions or higher priced packages to sign up for. The NFL Network and NFL Network HD can be seen on DIRECTV channel 212.
