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Looks like Viacom is putting INSIDE THE NFL exclusively on Paramount+ this season, which means we have to put up with the crappy Paramount+ interface to FF through the segments to get to the pieces that we want to view. The whole production seems to have gone a bit downhill in terms of the way the content has been presented since its move from HBO over to Showtime - but that may be just my opinion. That being said, Phil Sims said this week that the Panthers are one of his two teams to watch to make it to the playoffs. So for now, I'm a Phil Sims fan.

Verizon is actively advertising all the free subscriptions that they offer to customers, including Disney, ESPN, Hulu, and more.

Please expand on your thoughts on trust-busting with regards to Amazon. Lots of other companies do online commerce/sales. There's nothing stopping people from utilizing Walmart or other organization's online services where you can buy the same items. Lots of other companies do backend services. Nothing stopping companies from utilizing Microsoft's Azure or Google Cloud services for their backend. Lots of other companies are bidding for the NFL package. Netflix has a larger streaming base than Amazon has. How does Amazon getting this deal lead to trust-busting?

Amazon appears to be the frontrunner to pick up Sunday Ticket. Allegedly, the NFL is looking for $2.5b *per year* for the deal. The current DirecTV product will end after the 2022-2023 season. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/10/amazon-likely-front-runner-for-multi-year-nfl-sunday-ticket-deal-sources.html

DWTS is mostly wholesome family entertainment. It used to be a laugh riot with Erin Andrews as co-host with Tom Bergeron, but sadly they were relieved of their duties. As Tom would often say: mock everything about the show that you want (the costumes, theming, dance choices, etc) , but not the effort put in by the performers.

Taco Bell wants their customers to MAIL back their used ... or extra... hot sauce packets instead of throwing them away to go to a landfill. The theory is to help cut down on the 8 billion pounds of used sauce packets that go into US landfills every year. Customers sign up for a TerraCycle account collect empty sauce packets into a recyclable container print a free shipping label from TerraCycle's website ship the box back via UPS. What could go wrong? https://abc7.com/taco-bell-sauce-packets-recycling/11011216/

If you have SirusXM, then they carry the audio but you need the upgraded package. The Panthers app (or WBT's app, the radio flagship) may also work -- although you MAY need to get a mobile VPN to reset your geolocation.

New update, for those of you on Verizon cellphones who were able to stream the NFL for free: =-=- Verizon had carried NFL games live on mobile in the U.S. since 2010, and under its pact with the league in 2017 had relinquished exclusive mobile streaming rights. Now it’s ending that piece of the NFL deal. https://variety.com/2021/biz/news/verizon-nfl-marketing-tech-partnership-10-year-1235059764/

Cast announced this morning: Jimmie Allen (country singer) Melanie C (SPICE GIRL!) Christine Chiu (something something plastic surgery) Melora Hardin ("Jan" from The Office) Olivia Jade (parents have been in jail) Matt James (Bachelor) Amanda Kloots (former Rockette, and on The Talk) Martin Kove (karate kid) Suni Lee (olympian) The Miz (The Miz) Kenya Moore (Real Housewives) Cody Rigsby (professional stationary bike rider) Brian Austin Green (dates lots of women) JoJo Siwa (ponytail aficionado) Iman Shumpert (NBA)

True: Doritos were invented at Disneyland. (You're welcome)

Sign out of the app. Clear the Hulu app memory/cache settings via the System menu Uninstall the Hulu app Restart the FireStick Verify you have the latest Firestick updates. If you needed any, then restart the Firestick again Reload the Hulu app Sign back in again (and yes, if you have limited memory space on that Stick, then try deleting some of the lesser-used apps from the FireStick as well to clear up some avail memory.)

I don't hate this concept: chocolate churro Pop Tarts https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pop-tarts-launches-limited-edition-dia-de-muertos-box-inspired-by-cultural-tradition-301364862.html

I realize that it's not the same as watching the game on TV, but there have been times I haven't been able to watch where I've resorted to the radio broadcast and keeping an eye on the play-by-play graphics on the Panthers app or NFL.COM for casual details.

HULU is raising their prices in October. https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/hulu-price-increase-streaming-plans-1235057717/ On Tuesday, Hulu began notifying subscribers that as of Oct. 8, the price of Hulu’s two on-demand plans — with ads and without commercials — will increase by $1 for both current and new subscribers. Hulu with ads will increase from $5.99 to $6.99 per month and Hulu (No Ads) will increase from $11.99 to $12.99.

You're lucky. CBS Atlanta is supposedly showing Texans/Jags. You'd think that they'd at least want to show something in-conference if given a chance. Then again, maybe this is a mistake in their listings too. One can only hope.

And... confirmed -- this is NOT an option for the Cherokee NC casinos, despite Harrah's Cherokee marketing of this national promotion Their marketing team will look into adding some disclaimers to their marketing so as to to mislead their customers.

Keep in mind that the various TV guide providers may display different information, depending on when/how they receive their updates from the station or the network and when they push those updates out to subscribers/clients/providers. Wouldn't be the first time a specific listing wasn't accurate vs info from other sources. Where I am, a local channel was showing a very specific local program (they advertised it on the air and they promoted it for a week). But the guide continued to mention "Paid Programming" in the timeslot and on the DVR recording metadata. The recorded program was correct - it definitely was not "Paid Programming" as would have been aired normally. In this case, I just chalk it up to someone at the station didn't submit their program change to all the proper entities OR the guide staff didn't push the update down the line. In these cases, I just shrug and go "oh well". I know, not helpful for your situation.

Something tells me this may not be valid in North Carolina at the Harrah's Cherokee locations. NC is definitely not mentioned in the "official rules". But, if this is your thing: bet $100 in September, get a $150 credit for NFL Shop to buy a jersey. Details: https://www.williamhill.com/us/nfl-opt-in

Curious whether any Panthers execs were part of the survey, and where THEY ranked us.

Enjoying it as well, but it's not the "laugh riot" that a series with Martin and Short (and Nathan Lane) would suggest it could be. I expected more madcap silliness, but it has more poignant moments than I personally would like.

Well, looks like LoCast may not be around for much longer, maybe. Today, the US court of Appeals ruled that Locast may be violating broadcasters' "no retransmission" copyright. Because Locast wasn't charging anything - it merely asked for donations - they felt that they didn't have to ask permission from the stations that they were rebroadcasting. The EFF (fighting on behalf of Locast) claims that Locast is a non-profit AND helping to ensure that "every American has access to their local broadcast stations". Locast says that their 3m users either can't afford cable or get the local station via OTA means, so this ruling is akin to cutting those 3m users off from local news and info during a pandemic. =-=-= Counterpoint: The "cut from local news and info during a pandemic" line may not fly much these days, as every local station has some manner of making their news information available online, whether it be streaming off their own website or via some authorized third party distributor such as Amazon Fire's news app, Roku, or others. Same holds true for the national broadcast content (Hulu, Paramount+, etc)

Just verbatim-ing from the report for others. He previously said "His own covid battle set him back, making it harder to learn the playbook"

if this pans out, that one Thursday Night game we have will become a WHOOOOOLE lot more interesting

The Patriots cut Cam without getting anything in compensation from a team looking to make a trade The Panthers cut Cam without getting anything in compensation from a team looking to make a trade The only difference in these two scenarios is that no team in their right mind would pony up anything for a Cam trade the day before/day of team cuts - hoping that they could pick him up without having to sacrifice any trade items. The timing of the Panthers cut provided Cam the best timeline for a team to grab him and integrate him into their system before the season started. All things being equal - I'd suggest that the Panthers timed Cam's departure a heck of a lot better in terms of benefiting Cam's potential future than the Patriots did.