Yesterday I received this email from DirecTV:
Your NFL SUNDAY TICKET™ subscription is set to automatically renew for the 2011 season. Due to the NFL's uncertain labor situation, DIRECTV is offering all subscribers a no-risk policy. There will be absolutely no charge for your NFL SUNDAY TICKET subscription until it is confirmed that the 2011 NFL season will begin. What happens with your NFL SUNDAY TICKET subscription during the dispute?
A balance of $0.00 will show for the NFL SUNDAY TICKET portion of your bill
Once an agreement is reached, your subscription will renew for six easy payments of $53.99 each, plus five monthly payments of $9.99 each for NFL SUNDAY TICKET To-Go.
They quietly inserted a $24 rate increase over last year. Almost getting to the tipping point of just going to my local watering hole to watch the games.