Originally Posted by PHOG:
Hmm, that was when we first started using it. I sure don't remember that, but that doesn't mean much these days. (remembering)
Edit: The wife says we've had YTTV for only 2 years.
And don’t get me wrong, DIRECTV is a piece of shit but so is Disney. Just saying this will happen on all of them when contract renewal time comes around. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi:
And don’t get me wrong, DIRECTV is a piece of shit but so is Disney. Just saying this will happen on all of them when contract renewal time comes around.
agreed
If you take the number of network/broadcast ownership groups x number of streaming/cable services = a hell of a lot of contracts.
Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi:
That’s exactly what they want you to do.
Correct. And it's just fine
Leaving Spectrum(Time Warner) was so goddamn enjoyable. They're one of the worst companies that's ever existed. Complete South Park nipple tweakers. [Reply]
I'm on the fence about this. The last year I had ST (2022) all but two of the games I paid those fuckers for were broadcast locally. So last year I dumped it after more than two decades, thinking it would be more of the same, but I ended up missing five or six games. But I still got a lot more than I missed.
I really like the idea of not paying for it, though. Tired of these money-grubbing billionaire shitbags doing everything possible to fleece me, and the idea of paying extra to watch something that's half commercials has always pissed me off. And I'm sure most, if not all, of the truly meaningful games will either be shown in prime time or presented as the marquee matchup of the day. Especially with the whole quest for the threepeat thing.
Originally Posted by Frazod:
I'm on the fence about this. The last year I had ST (2022) all but two of the games I paid those fuckers for were broadcast locally. So last year I dumped it after more than two decades, thinking it would be more of the same, but I ended up missing five or six games. But I still got a lot more than I missed.
I really like the idea of not paying for it, though. Tired of these money-grubbing billionaire shitbags doing everything possible to fleece me, and the idea of paying extra to watch something that's half commercials has always pissed me off. And I'm sure most, if not all, of the truly meaningful games will either be shown in prime time or presented as the marquee matchup of the day. Especially with the whole quest for the threepeat thing.
I’m counting on the Chiefs are the Champs and Taylor Swift promos to get more free air on free commercial tv. I watched almost every game last year, FREE. [Reply]
Originally Posted by FloridaMan88:
I signed up for YouTube TV… and now may cancel my DirecTV Stream.
Brilliant strategy to get into another carriage pissing match, DirecTV.
Disney is to blame. I fully expect them to play games on the next YouTube TV contract, basically forcing YouTube TV out of business. Drag all the YTTV customers into the Disney-owned Hulu Live with an artificially lower price. And then jack up the prices on Hulu Live by some insane number when there is no longer any competition. That is Disney's end game over the next decade. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
Disney is to blame. I fully expect them to play games on the next YouTube TV contract, basically forcing YouTube TV out of business. Drag all the YTTV customers into the Disney-owned Hulu Live with an artificially lower price. And then jack up the prices on Hulu Live by some insane number when there is no longer any competition. That is Disney's end game over the next decade.
There is a good episode of South Park about the goings on at Disney, it is definitely worthy of craking open a Bud Light and watching it. [Reply]