New Streaming Service

[Ha Who]

For your reading pleasure

Fox Corporation partnering with Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery for new sports streaming service

Fox Corporation, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery announced they are partnering for a new sports streaming service that will provide content including NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[Rufus]

For your reading pleasure

Fox Corporation partnering with Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery for new sports streaming service

Fox Corporation, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery announced they are partnering for a new sports streaming service that will provide content including NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL.

www.foxbusiness.com

Interesting. FOX and ESPN joining forces for streaming ---- that will pretty much cover every major sport, and college conference.

 

[WestCoastHusky]

It's only a good idea if people don't have to pay extra for this.

 

[UConnJim]

It's only a good idea if people don't have to pay extra for this.

I would guess you will pay for each channel, small bundles of products, or the total package. They haven't defined how they will capitalize the business or consumer pricing.

 

[Spsone07]

We go from cable, to streaming wars, to a new more focus package (back to cable)?

 

[noeynox]

It's only a good idea if people don't have to pay extra for this.

No of course they will make us pay. For years non sports fans subsidized us sports watchers via the cable bundle. Now that cable is dying they will squeeze us for every dime to make up for that loss of revenue. They being the sports leagues.

 

[JMick]

This will be cheap for a year or two and then before you know it the sports package will be $100/mo

 

[Ldandy]

All of the people clamoring that they are going to cut the cord, ditch cable, and stream everything should ask themselves these questions. 1) Is your current ISP a cable provider? 2) If yes what do you think will happen to the price of your internet and streaming packages when no one wants to pay for cable? The house always wins.

 

[JMick]

All of the people clamoring that they are going to cut the cord, ditch cable, and stream everything should ask themselves these questions. 1) Is your current ISP a cable provider? 2) If yes what do you think will happen to the price of your internet and streaming packages when no one wants to pay for cable? The house always wins.

In theory, direct services like these should be cheaper and the cost of Internet shouldn't increase. Cable companies already don't make much on cable and mostly offer incentives because providing Internet is pretty cheap and is where the margins are. (Same with landline and mobile services)

In reality, stock number always has to go up, so whenever there's an issue they'll just press the increase rates button instead of streamlining their businesses and investing in better equipment.

 

[Kolumbo]

We recently cut the cord, and I'm actually spending more. It's been a benefit to the local sports pub though.

 

[Husky92]

We recently cut the cord, and I'm actually spending more. It's been a benefit to the local sports pub though.

This. I cut the cord 3-4 years ago and I’m now paying 2-3x what I was paying at the start. I’ve looked going back to cable, but it’s crazy expensive now too. End result, if you want TV and especially sports you’re going to have to pay.

 

[Rufus]

High-speed internet still needs to find its way to much of the rural areas of the country. Until that happens, cable won't die. It will just shrink. Right now, it is cost prohibitive to provide high speed internet to many rural areas of the country.

 

[John]

All of the people clamoring that they are going to cut the cord, ditch cable, and stream everything should ask themselves these questions. 1) Is your current ISP a cable provider? 2) If yes what do you think will happen to the price of your internet and streaming packages when no one wants to pay for cable? The house always wins.

except there's competition in the ISP market, especially with fiber providers.

 

[John]

We recently cut the cord, and I'm actually spending more. It's been a benefit to the local sports pub though.

You're doing something wrong then.

 

[billybud]

The most interesting part of this report, to me , is the partnership of ESPN and Fox. Two rivals…SEC and Big Ten broadcasters. A natural platform for the P2.

 

[JohnFSilver]

It's only a good idea if people don't have to pay extra for this.

Love this. No more Hulu live. I’d pay $30 a month for it during basketball seasonZ

 

[UConnJim]

Love this. No more Hulu live. I’d pay $30 a month for it during basketball seasonZ

As of now, no NBC, Peacock, CBS, regional sports nets, Golf Channel,... which carry a ton of sports including NFL, Masters golf, Olympics, Red Sox, Yankees, Knicks, Celtics,.... And, there are a ton of issues here. For example, if Warner Brothers doesn't win some of the NBA content, they are probably out of the alliance. They didn't issue many details, so right now, this is just an idea.

 

[CL82]

All of the people clamoring that they are going to cut the cord, ditch cable, and stream everything should ask themselves these questions. 1) Is your current ISP a cable provider? 2) If yes what do you think will happen to the price of your internet and streaming packages when no one wants to pay for cable? The house always wins.

Don't know, but I do know the existing tax and surcharge structure that overlay cable doesn't overlay Internet at least not yet. Even if your supposition is right, though, and cost escalated some point in the future, it makes zero sense not to take advantage of the differential today.

 

[jostar1]

 

[Zissou]

We cut the cord a few years back and we pay less. When we had cable we already had Netflix. We still have Netflix, we added YouTube TV and we get HBO (Max) free from our ATT cell package.

Big East on FS1 through YouTube TV is convenient. Easily watching YouTube TV on the iPhone app is an added convenience. YouTube TV has just about all I care to watch.

I rarely go out of my way to watch something that is not easily available. I refuse to do fESPN+. 2 or 3 trips a year to a pub to watch something that I don’t get is just a good excuse for wings and beer.

 

[Ha Who]

Lina Khan would investigate people’s marriagoif she had the resources

 

[WestCoastHusky]

Is there a way to get Fox Sports without getting Hulu live? I only watch UConn, and it is usually on Fox Sports. If there is a way to get that without Hulu live, I did cancel that.

 

[Zissou]

Is there a way to get Fox Sports without getting Hulu live? I only watch UConn, and it is usually on Fox Sports. If there is a way to get that without Hulu live, I did cancel that.

Per above, YouTube TV

 

[Hondo 77]

This will be cheap for a year or two and then before you know it the sports package will be $100/mo

And there will still be commercials.

 

[WestCoastHusky]

Per above, YouTube TV

YouTube TV isn't much cheaper, and you don't get Disney and ESPN+ with it. I guess we need a guide on the cheapest way to watch UConn. Hulu live+ Disney+ ESPN+ is probably one of the better deals out there.