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The ONLY reason I have had a live TV package the last few years was for sports. No more.
Posted on 3/3/24 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 3/3/24 at 2:11 pm
If I want to watch something badly enough, I'll just find a way to bootleg it.
$75 a month (YouTube TV was my latest) to watch a couple of games (at most)? Thank you, no.
Makes me wonder just how long this model will stay in place with all the other streaming platforms. I mean, at what point does ESPN just say "screw it" and offer a streaming package of their own?
Yes, I realize ESPN+ is a thing, but it sucks. Bunch of fringe crap.
$75 a month (YouTube TV was my latest) to watch a couple of games (at most)? Thank you, no.
Makes me wonder just how long this model will stay in place with all the other streaming platforms. I mean, at what point does ESPN just say "screw it" and offer a streaming package of their own?
Yes, I realize ESPN+ is a thing, but it sucks. Bunch of fringe crap.
This post was edited on 3/3/24 at 2:21 pm
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Posted on 3/3/24 at 2:17 pm to Ag Zwin
Posted on 3/3/24 at 2:19 pm to Ag Zwin
ESPN is planning to offer a streaming package. Price point will be critical. It'd have to be at least half the cost of the Sling package to be a legitimate option. All ESPN networks for $10-15/mo...yeah, but I wouldn't pay more than that.
Posted on 3/3/24 at 2:31 pm to Ag Zwin
My question is why do we even have to pay at all when half of the program consists of commercials? Commercials are a way to finance free-to-air programming. I remember back in the day you subscribed to HBO/Max because it had no commercials. That was the model: if it's free, you get commercials. If it's subscription, you get none.
Now all these outfits are double dipping. Charging sub fees and running a shitload of commercials.
Now all these outfits are double dipping. Charging sub fees and running a shitload of commercials.
Posted on 3/3/24 at 6:22 pm to Ag Zwin
Get an Amazon Firestick. Someone is always streaming a live stream of every game for free.
Posted on 3/3/24 at 9:10 pm to Ag Zwin
So you’re poor. Cool.
Posted on 3/3/24 at 9:41 pm to Ag Zwin
To go cheap you can get an IPTV subscription for $25 a year(per stream) on Alibaba that has 15000 channels from all over the world and all of the VOD you could ever want. Every US channel and any sport channel you can imagine, it is especially good for F1, soccer etc. fans.
The only shortcoming is some of the SEC+ etc aren't available but there are other ways of finding most of them online.
The one I'm currently using ($120 yr. for 4 streams) works better than YoutubeTV did when I had it.
The only shortcoming is some of the SEC+ etc aren't available but there are other ways of finding most of them online.
The one I'm currently using ($120 yr. for 4 streams) works better than YoutubeTV did when I had it.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 1:31 am to Ag Zwin
Most streaming platforms don't offer live TV like Prime, Netflix, Hulu, Disney plus are just streaming movies and series. Only option for TV is Uverse, Directv, and YoutubeTV. I think there's a couple others. Demand will always be there for sports. If Netflix and Prime start offering live TV with movies and series, then Youtube TV and others would go away if cheaper.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 4:40 am to Ag Zwin
Games are all on the internet somewhere.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 7:08 am to Ag Zwin
Sorry you're poor.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 7:41 am to Ag Zwin
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I mean, at what point does ESPN just say "screw it" and offer a streaming package of their own?
They announced this last month.
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ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans on Tuesday to launch a sports streaming platform in the fall that will include offerings from at least 15 networks and all four major professional sports leagues.
The platform will include games from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, NASCAR and college sports, including the men's and women's NCAA tournament, as well as golf, tennis and the FIFA World Cup.
It will include offerings from 15 linear networks: ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPNEWS, ABC, Fox, FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network, TNT, TBS, truTV.
Subscribers would also have the ability to bundle the product with Disney+, Hulu and/or Max.
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 8:19 am to Ag Zwin
Seems you have to keep adding more and more packages to watch football now.
I hate espn+
Then if you don’t have the SEC network it’s a possibility that the games you are wanting to watch will be on it. But if you have the package it never plays them.
I don’t like the Paul Finebaum show so buying that package is out for me.
I hate espn+
Then if you don’t have the SEC network it’s a possibility that the games you are wanting to watch will be on it. But if you have the package it never plays them.
I don’t like the Paul Finebaum show so buying that package is out for me.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 9:33 am to Ag Zwin
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The ONLY reason I have had a live TV package the last few years was for sports. No more.
I thought your post was going to be about dissatisfaction with the Aggies and you refusing to watch them any further.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 10:42 am to Ag Zwin
If they want to kill college football, they should just move it to pay-per-view. That's what they did to boxing in the late 70s, and now no one follows boxing except for the gamblers.
I know I'm not paying to watch football games on TV, especially when they still have commercials.
I know I'm not paying to watch football games on TV, especially when they still have commercials.
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