DirecTV typically raises prices at the start of the year. This price increase is odd indeed.
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DirecTV typically raises prices at the start of the year. This price increase is odd indeed.
And we all know that won't happen.
The RSNs (and all channels, really) obviously want people watching their channels. More eyeballs on the games means more eyeballs on the commercials means bigger ratings means an easier time to negotiate team/channel renewals.
If people were watching in-market on a package designed for out-of-market fans, well...
It's the same reason why Howard Stern didn't stream his FM radio show over the internet.
Oh wait...the stuff I talked about 20 years ago turned out to be true.
It's almost as if the "everyone needs paid more" crowd doesn't know what they're yakking about.
Don't they know where this money comes from?
And what's in 4k anyway? Various stuff on the "plus apps" and that's about it...very minimal live TV and most of that is done via the channel apps (Fox Sports app) themselves.
I wouldn't be surprised if ALL live TV services eventually go kerplunk. People are gonna subscribe to Netflix as they see fit. They're gonna do a year of Peacock or Paramount+ or whatever as the promotions are there.
And we're all gonna have 10 different apps for various TV shows, different bills and it's gonna be a mess...but a la carte is always more expensive.
The next price increase to hit streaming: Amazon Prime is introducing ads to its shows and movies. Users can avoid them for an extra $2.99 a month.
Commercials are coming to Amazon Prime Video next month
Amazon Prime is introducing ads to its shows and movies next month, unless subscribers pay an extra $2.99 a month.www.businessinsider.com
People who are with Amazon don't mind supporting the "Evil Empire" so switch to Wal-Mart+ and get a year od Peacock for free.
But if you're with Amazon, cancel your music streaming app because you probably have an Apple Music or Spotify or such and are paying twice to stream music.
Except that the RSN my Royals airs on ( Bally Sports ) is thiiiiiiiiiiiis close to going tits up. They've already had to bail on some teams, & MLB has made them available. They're also bailing on certain NBA & NHL teams - & some of those games are ending up on over-the-air tee vee like it's 19friggin'77,
From what I've seen, one of two things has been happening:
1) MLB starts a new channel in those areas. This channel is available to any provider in the area, plus also available for $20/mo.
2) Scripps Networks has also been taking some teams and starting their own sports division.
On the surface, not much changes. Sure, the channel number and graphics change, but it's still the same RSN concept.
I've heard from one person that some teams (Dodgers, Cubs, Yankees) will be allowed to keep their channels, whereas the smaller-market teams will go on MLB.tv national basis. Some of these bigger channels like Marquee in Chicago will go national and allow Cubs fans all across the country to watch on the actual channel OR on MLB.tv.
Of course, this also comes from the same person who was on a phone chat with a Hulu CSR who insisted Hulu was getting Marquee on a national basis with no blackouts. (The phone caller could hear the typing in the background, thus assuming the info was on the CSR's screen.) Oh yeah, this phone call happened summer of 2022, if not prior... blaming COVID for why it hasn't yet happened.
That load of hogwash cannot be further from the truth.
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Diamond Demands DirecTV Pay It Full Rate for Now Big League-Bereft Bally Sports Arizona and San Diego Channels
Diamond Sports Group says DirecTV ‘has no basis for withholding’ payments for Bally Sports channels, even though the RSN operator sent the Diamondbacks, Suns and Padres packing
www.nexttv.com
DirecTV paying twice? That's what we customers are doing!
...and then you get people like the one who commented here who think that streaming providers are somehow exempt from the disputes between channel owners and TV providers.
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FCC proposal would force cable companies to issue rebates for channel blackouts
It still wouldn’t stop blackouts from happening in the first place.
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YouTube TV, which costs $73 a month, agrees to end “$600 less than cable” ads
Google to "modify or cease" ads after industry review board rejects appeal.
arstechnica.com
That's odd. I pay $80/mo for internet, and $88/mo for YouTube TV including HBO/Max, for a total of $168/mo. My last cable TV service package (with internet) was $270/mo with a discount; I believe it's regularly $300/mo. That's a difference of $132/mo, or $1,584/year. So the only problem I have with their claim is that it's too conservative.YouTube TV, which costs $73 a month, agrees to end “$600 less than cable” ads
Google to "modify or cease" ads after industry review board rejects appeal.
Diamond's been trying all kinds of stupid ideas lately, like going to teams & saying "how about we give you less money?" Obviously most teams have responded with "how about you go screw?". It's like Diamond doesn't realize they have ZERO leverage in their current scenario.Diamond Demands DirecTV Pay It Full Rate for Now Big League-Bereft Bally Sports Arizona and San Diego Channels
Diamond Sports Group says DirecTV ‘has no basis for withholding’ payments for Bally Sports channels, even though the RSN operator sent the Diamondbacks, Suns and Padres packing
DirecTV paying twice? That's what we customers are doing!
I literally just came across this, too : MLB Asks Bankruptcy Judge to Deny Deadline Extension Request from Diamond Sports Group
Now this thread's got me looking at Hulu Live. Here's a pretty intriguing option:
Hulu Live
Plus
The Disney Bundle
Hulu Plus - Ad-Free
Disney+ - Ad-Free
ESPN+
$89.99 a month.
Maybe add Max for another $16.
I'll still have Apple TV+ (although at this point I should probably look at Apple One or something) and I'll have MLB.TV for next year's Red Sox season. This might work.
Hulu Live
Plus
The Disney Bundle
Hulu Plus - Ad-Free
Disney+ - Ad-Free
ESPN+
$89.99 a month.
Maybe add Max for another $16.
I'll still have Apple TV+ (although at this point I should probably look at Apple One or something) and I'll have MLB.TV for next year's Red Sox season. This might work.
I just renewed mine yesterday. To me it's still well worth it for TNF, The Boys, shipping and random other TV and movies I watch throughout the year.
Pam got YouTube TV last week with Sunday Ticket (I'll make a thread about how awesome that is in the NFL forum) and lets me mooch off her account. It's pretty cool. Besides football all I've really used it for so far is hockey on TBS and ESPN but I can see myself using it a lot as time goes on.
They're not wrong though. If there's less content than what they originally agreed to air...well, it depends what the contract says.
If I'm in Diamond's shoes, I'd probably want to renegotiate payment.
Why??
Netflix plans to open brick and mortar locations
Netflix plans to open brick and mortar locations
They're trying to be Disney, but with Netflix shows. Sounds like a horrible idea.
