Diki,
I kinda agree with you - I remember in the 80s when the TV thing started getting outta hand .. I refused to play if the TVs were on. Then after a while, someone would ask .. "Can we just check the scores with no sound?", so I caved and put the set on MUTE ... well, after a while someone said ... "This part is great, TURN IT UP - just for a second!" so again, I caved ... and it became too hard to fight. The crowds were still in the room, they were still paying my salary and the bar tabs, so I thought to myself - all's well, I guess, right?
after 10 years or so - I found myself watching a ball game or two during the night too ... it's funny how many things we change when we prioritize our lives. The bottom line for me is this:
If people will listen and clients will pay ... I'll try to be as accommodating as I can to make them happy ... within reason. There are not SO many jobs around that we can turn down everything that doesn't fit our wish list exactly, but it's still good to stick to some level of decorum. How much you can take will directly reflect in your wallet.

When it gets too hard ... then you move to Florida and play for the Snowbirds. (Like my parents!)