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Several tv networks are joining each other to provide competition and to get in on the expanding sports market. Of course, we Husky fans want to know how that will affect us. Will we finally be able to watch all UConn games w/out having to do play channel gymnastics?
In today's NY Times, the Athletic has a long article about the various positions different networks are taking to cash in on the action (How the new deal between Disney and Fubo will impact how fans consume sports TV).
" ESPN’s goal is to meet you, wherever you are." Hey! I'm here buried in the mid-Atlantic watching what the gods allow. I want to be free of restraints and to watch whatever I want to watch whenever I want to watch it. Husky D Unchained!
Will I pay? You betcha.
I'm here! I'm here!
 
Several tv networks are joining each other to provide competition and to get in on the expanding sports market. Of course, we Husky fans want to know how that will affect us. Will we finally be able to watch all UConn games w/out having to do play channel gymnastics?
In today's NY Times, the Athletic has a long article about the various positions different networks are taking to cash in on the action (How the new deal between Disney and Fubo will impact how fans consume sports TV).
" ESPN’s goal is to meet you, wherever you are." Hey! I'm here buried in the mid-Atlantic watching what the gods allow. I want to be free of restraints and to watch whatever I want to watch whenever I want to watch it. Husky D Unchained!
Will I pay? You betcha.
I'm here! I'm here!
There's actually 2 articles in the Athletic; here's the main one: Venu Sports’ shuttering, explained: Why ESPN, Fox, TNT scrapped launch of streaming service
 
Several tv networks are joining each other to provide competition and to get in on the expanding sports market. Of course, we Husky fans want to know how that will affect us. Will we finally be able to watch all UConn games w/out having to do play channel gymnastics?
In today's NY Times, the Athletic has a long article about the various positions different networks are taking to cash in on the action (How the new deal between Disney and Fubo will impact how fans consume sports TV).
" ESPN’s goal is to meet you, wherever you are." Hey! I'm here buried in the mid-Atlantic watching what the gods allow. I want to be free of restraints and to watch whatever I want to watch whenever I want to watch it. Husky D Unchained!
Will I pay? You betcha.
I'm here! I'm here!
My guess is it will be a sh *#@$%^ itshow. The games on Fox should be accessible the same way they are now online. Peacock and TNT will also air games so it would be surprising if those games were also on Fox. SNY isn't available where I live so I pay for YouTube and that allows me to stream the games from the Fox app. TNT is included in YouTube but Peacock isn't. Also not clear if TNT games will only be streamed on HBO Max. Perhaps that one is unlikely. YouTube TV is going up in price again, and I am already paying an arm and an Achilles for it. Not going to pay for Peacock too. Catching a few games on the radio won't be too bad. Hope they pick good announcers.
 
I called YouTube TV to cancel and they offered me 20 dollars off for the next 6 or 4 months…. So I took it
 
I agree. The more the fans give in to streaming, the more streaming will expand.
It can’t be stopped. I went to Spectrum last week to exchange a faulty cable box and was told I don’t need a box anymore, that I could watch through the Spectrum app on our smart tv. They even have packages like Sling now. This is the way tv viewing is going
 
I agree. The more the fans give in to streaming, the more streaming will expand.
Exactly why I do almost no streaming. The money grab is breathtaking. Unfortunately, you and I are in the very small minority. I'm lucky to have SNY. Who knows about next year. If they can get away with it, every UConn fan will have to subscribe to Peacock. Cha-ching.
 
Exactly why I do almost no streaming. The money grab is breathtaking. Unfortunately, you and I are in the very small minority. I'm lucky to have SNY. Who knows about next year. If they can get away with it, every UConn fan will have to subscribe to Peacock. Cha-ching.
SNY will not be carrying UConn games next year

 
Does anyone know if FloHoops will still have BE broadcast rights next season? I would think not based on the latest BE deal.
 
Does anyone know if FloHoops will still have BE broadcast rights next season? I would think not based on the latest BE deal.
Flo and SNY stuff is almost all going to Peacock

I say almost because there is a small portion of the rights that the league hasn’t sold yet (all non basketball sports, plus some lower level basketball games, your FS2 stuff)
 
It can’t be stopped. I went to Spectrum last week to exchange a faulty cable box and was told I don’t need a box anymore, that I could watch through the Spectrum app on our smart tv. They even have packages like Sling now. This is the way tv viewing is going
So they're saving money, but it's not reflected in their billing to consumers. I always tell people not to rent, but purchase their own equipment like routers. It can be stopped by just saying no.
 
Exactly why I do almost no streaming. The money grab is breathtaking. Unfortunately, you and I are in the very small minority. I'm lucky to have SNY. Who knows about next year. If they can get away with it, every UConn fan will have to subscribe to Peacock. Cha-ching.
In all likelihood, if you have a standard cable subscription, you are paying more than what you'd pay for the same array of channels through streaming. It's a more efficient distribution network.

I pay, maybe, 150 to 175 less through streaming. During the summer months when there's no UConn sports on, I toggle off my subscriptions. It takes just a minute and they'll go back on on whatever day I pick.

Provided you have a decent smart TV, it's a pretty easy and painless process.
 
Streaming is here now until AI brings us something we can't even imagine. How we've progressed.

This is only a bit off topic so Nan please bear with me. I'm going back a few years but I remember our first television when I was young back in the dark ages. It was an RCA 21" color tv. Color television had just started and we were captivated. Before that it was black & white only. Back then (in NE PA) we had the three basic network channels, ABC, CBS and NBC, through local affiliates. Reception was via an antenna mounted on the roof. TV's then weren't very smart. Some who didn't have an antenna outside could use rabbit ears that sat on top of the tv. Smart TV? The person in the household who knew how to maneuver those rabbit ears to get a clear picture was considered the Smart One.

Skip forward several eons and I now sit in front of a Samsung 65" inch smart tv mounted on a wall that I can watch over 100 channels (most of which are not worth watching) through streaming or cable. The future is likely to be dominated by highly interactive and personalized streaming with all kinds of advanced display technology with smart home devices all accessed through all different kinds of on-demand platforms with AI powered interfaces etc etc. Where's my RCA 21" color tv?
 
Just received an email from FUBO about price increase. Five minutes later...CANCELLED.
And you're not the only one. Streaming is entering two phases at the same time: one is growth, the other is abandonment by so many due to costs. Many of the minor streaming channels are losing money hand over fist due to no bang for the buck. The early cable model, like the Outdoor Life and Speed channels produced no content. Each show was individually produced, and the producer had to sell their own advertisements. They "rented" airtime from the cable channel. Big outfits like Disney+ have found that when you produce your own shows, it's really expensive. I'm betting (a few pennies at most...) that the big ones eat the little ones, as they can't afford to produce their own shows and are left with junk programming. Will it go back to all major-network owned channels plus ESPN? To a degree, I'm sure. The splintering will end as folks are overwhelmed with bad choices.
 
And you're not the only one. Streaming is entering two phases at the same time: one is growth, the other is abandonment by so many due to costs. Many of the minor streaming channels are losing money hand over fist due to no bang for the buck. The early cable model, like the Outdoor Life and Speed channels produced no content. Each show was individually produced, and the producer had to sell their own advertisements. They "rented" airtime from the cable channel. Big outfits like Disney+ have found that when you produce your own shows, it's really expensive. I'm betting (a few pennies at most...) that the big ones eat the little ones, as they can't afford to produce their own shows and are left with junk programming. Will it go back to all major-network owned channels plus ESPN? To a degree, I'm sure. The splintering will end as folks are overwhelmed with bad choices.
When I have a problem I get just get rid of it. I don't negotiate.
 
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