[St. Loser Fan]

This shit is insane. So a playoff game wildcard weekend exclusively on Peackock. Really? This is where we are at?

Yes.

Well I guess I won’t be watching that game. But to a bigger aspect seems like we are headed to no regular TV station Football games. Looks like all playoff games will be on Streaming platforms.

My guess is that they'll pick the two smallest markets and the doggiest game.

I'm sure they crunched the numbers and didn't see an issue with dumping a single Wild Card game there as an experiment. We're still a decade away from the BIG games like conference championships and/or Super Bowl on streaming.

[actionjack]

Went away from Directv this past month as they werent offering any deals yet, acct on hold for the next two months, see what they offer. In the mean time I have subscribed too Hulu Live, fits everything I need channel wise, sports and entertainment and price, plus Disney+ and Espn+ included.

So far the quality of streaming is good and the overall use of it is mostly intuitive.

The negatives are.... dealing with Hulu ads even on recordings and the overall functionality of the DVR (probably have to upgrade Hulu to no ads). Fast forwarding is far inferior to using directv DVR.

[Elvis]

I'll be calling DTV soon, guess i won't be expecting them to make me any offers to stay. It's a bummer since they have the Dodgers and YouTube doesn't but i can deal with that if i have to.

As for all NFL games going to streaming, not anytime soon. NFL just signed 10 year deals with the major broadcasters so, maybe in a decade or so...

[actionjack]

I'll be calling DTV soon, guess i won't be expecting them to make me any offers to stay. It's a bummer since they have the Dodgers and YouTube doesn't but i can deal with that if i have to.

As for all NFL games going to streaming, not anytime soon. NFL just signed 10 year deals with the major broadcasters so, maybe in a decade or so...

From what I have heard from others is you suspend your account and they will call you as you get closer to that suspension date and that is where they offer some good deals. Will see.

[RedAlice]

Here’s how the bars will get Sunday Ticket now.


NFL, RedBird Capital Launch New Company to Deliver Games to Bars and Restaurants

EverPass Media will offer NFL Sunday Ticket to commercial venues, with YouTube holding consumer rights to the package

The NFL is partnering with Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital on a new venture that will offer NFL games to commercial venues like bars, restaurants and hotels.

The new company is called EverPass Media, and has a multi-year license to sell the NFL’s Sunday out-of-market TV package NFL Sunday Ticket to commercial venues. The NFL says it will be offered on a non-exclusive basis through all cable and satellite TV companies.

EverPass will be led by media veterans Derek Chang, who will be executive chairman, and Alex Kaplan, who will be CEO. According to RedBird and the NFL, while its first offering will be Sunday Ticket, it “intends to grow its content offering beyond NFL Sunday Ticket, providing businesses a broader premium live sports and entertainment service both in the US and globally.”

“Creating a platform that allows commercial establishments to deliver the content that their customers desire is a significant opportunity and technology allows us to aggregate this content to a platform that can scale and evolve the viewing experience,” adds Chang.

EverPass’ only real competitor in the space is satellite company DirecTV, which used to hold exclusive Sunday Ticket rights. DirecTV is the provider of NFL Thursday Night Football to commercial venues (the game streams on Amazon Prime Video), and also offers Apple’s MLS and MLB games to commercial locations.


https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/busin ... 235362821/

[St. Loser Fan]

I'll be calling DTV soon, guess i won't be expecting them to make me any offers to stay. It's a bummer since they have the Dodgers and YouTube doesn't but i can deal with that if i have to.

Unfortunately I'm chained to DTV because of our horrible Ballys Sports Midwest deal for baseball and hockey. Sinclair has welched on other MLB/NBA/NHL teams payments thus giving them an "out": but not here.

[ramman2999]

I really enjoy DirectTV simply put. It’s easy as fuck.

Navigation remote TiVo I have it recorded for example. I still have my Rams super bowl on there. So with the streaming that’s out the window. One time watch.

I’m sure Direct TV owns the trademark on the TiVo you just can’t use that feature.

It’s definitely in the future streaming. They forced us over to cable like this. All those great shows you wanted to watch suddenly you couldn’t watch them. Basketball had to have TNT. Then the Lakers went from Kcal to spectrum.

Then The Dodgers went from KTLA to spectrum. It’s the notion that our product is so good no matter what the fans are coming over and will pay.

So yes I’ll complain but then I’ll come over and get the YouTube subscription. I already have Amazon prime.

But let’s call them out NFL sold out and got a payday. They cashed out huge. Fuck the fans.

I already have Hulu the poster who posted that genius. Hulu is great easy to use. I’m going to have to upgrade to live Hulu. I’m a consumer.


But alot of these platforms are expensive. Yeah a Super Bowl on Amazon Prime one season then Peacock then Hulu then YouTube TV that’s where we are going.

Your regular stations will basically just be public access TV and Local News.

Some of you in here remember watching Boxing for free on ABC and probably thought we would never pay for this paper view.


Well now it’s Streaming.

[St. Loser Fan]

Though in the thread people are also saying Xfinity was having issues.

We’ll see how this falls out.

[actionjack]

Though in the thread people are also saying Xfinity was having issues.

We’ll see how this falls out.

My coworker who has YubeTV texted me last night about this, he is a big NBA and not happy obviously. Concerning with NFL coming....

[St. Loser Fan]