High school football fans left in the dark during playoff time
In case you missed it, Mel Bracht wrote today on the playoff TV blackout.
Here’s the article: Oklahoma high school football fans left in the dark during playoff time
It’s sort of surprising that both Cox and KSBI were surprised that they could broadcast the games with a rights fee payment to Fox Sports. I do think it’s disappointing that playoff games broadcast have gone down since Fox Sports won the rights last year. But they shouldn’t have to. Fox is willing to sell the rights to games they choose not to broadcast for what seems like a reasonable fee.
During the presentations to the board last year, both Fox and Cox said they would be willing to sell broadcast rights to the games. KSBI wanted exclusivity.
The next time the rights are up for bid, the OSSAA should make all rights non-exclusive, with the rights-holder getting first shot at any live or tape-delayed broadcasts and having to inform the OSSAA within a one or two week window. If they decide not to broadcast those games, another station should be able to pay a small rights fee to the OSSAA in exchange for the broadcast. Or maybe just have the stations bid on the state championship games only and not the other playoff rounds. Just one man’s opinion. But one way or another, I wish more of these games (and ANY non-finals games) would be televised.
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