NFL Network, Cable Companies at Odds

The NFL Network and major cable companies across the country (including Comcast) are accusing each other of illegal procedure as the NFL Network's first regular-season game on Thanksgiving night between Denver and Kansas City approaches.

"The cable companies are simply using the popularity of the NFL to get customers to upgrade to digital, which is much more lucrative with higher fees, video on demand, and high definition," said Bucks County native Alan Berkes, president of the sports advertising agency, The Ballpark, in Los Angeles. "It caused a major uproar in L.A. when Time Warner bought Adelphia and took the NFL Network off basic cable."