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2 hours ago, thunderlounge said:

 

By your numbers, if they need $10B/yr off 50M subscribers, that works out to about $16/mo/subscriber. 

In addition to what you'll read in the rest of the thread, I failed to emphasize in that post that they currently have 2 million subscribers, not 50. That was a hyperbolic best case scenario. They would of course get a lot more subscribers if nobody carried them anymore but probably not 50M.

Even growing by 400% to 10M subscribers means adding current cost to lost revenue offset would require your ESPN app bill to be $110/month almost immediately after they become their own sole source.

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57 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Right, and that's only replacing lost revenue. Once they have a captive market then the price hikes to satisfy shareholders really start. Current price plus the above is $55 per month for only ESPN. I don't see any way that if their plan works that they're not at least $100/month within 5 years of being app only. 

$200/month sounds insane but thinking it stays at 30 is even crazier. 

$100/month? They ain't getting that from me. I love watching sports more than most people, but nah, fuck that. I'll do something else with my time. They can go fuck themselves. I'm not a fucking moron.

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16 hours ago, Kel Varnsen said:

Just signed up for Spectrum TV Select plan for $100 a month https://www.spectrum.com/cable-tv. Get's you all the standard Spectrum TV channels plus the stuff below. It links to your current stream app logins and just changes the billing info to "Spectrum". Seems pretty good so far other than no TV app for Chromecast or WebOS. They only have one for Roku or Apple TV.

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Tell me more.  Do you have to get a cable box as well or do they have a streaming interface? 

I ditched a horrible cable expierence with then and switched to yttv but still use spectrum for internet.  So would be an easy switch. But not going back to theor cable interface. 

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They still have a pretty crappy app, but it's fine. It's not as good as YTTV's, but it's a little better than it used to be as it keeps up with your frequent channels and recently watched stuff. No DVR though. They are sending me a Xumo box that hopefully is better. I did it mainly for the cost. It's probably saving me $60+ per month.

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Does anyone know how the Live TV feature works on Amazon prime? I was checking it out and the local ABC channel is an option and works, even though I have YouTube TV. IMG_4521.thumb.jpeg.3cb428eed9a9aee2da1ee5c0ecff715b.jpeg

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6 hours ago, pops said:

Tell me more.  Do you have to get a cable box as well or do they have a streaming interface? 

I ditched a horrible cable expierence with then and switched to yttv but still use spectrum for internet.  So would be an easy switch. But not going back to theor cable interface. 

They have a streamer called a Xumo box that is pretty decent.  It's $5/month, which you can discontinue after a year and keep the box but won't get support or replacement.

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11 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

Nope, nope, nope. We are not starting that shit here. I work in a high school and I have a middle-schooler at home. Surly is supposed to be my break from this!

my middle schooler absolutely despises the meme

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25 minutes ago, HiggyBaby said:

Does anyone know how the Live TV feature works on Amazon prime? I was checking it out and the local ABC channel is an option and works, even though I have YouTube TV. IMG_4521.thumb.jpeg.3cb428eed9a9aee2da1ee5c0ecff715b.jpeg

That "original local programming" is not gonna be the Cowboy game.  I get the local stations from a variety of streaming services, but they're limited to basically news shows, Today, GMA, etc. plus the 5 and 10 local news.

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6 hours ago, Kel Varnsen said:

They still have a pretty crappy app, but it's fine. It's not as good as YTTV's, but it's a little better than it used to be as it keeps up with your frequent channels and recently watched stuff. No DVR though. They are sending me a Xumo box that hopefully is better. I did it mainly for the cost. It's probably saving me $60+ per month.

I have the Xumo box and it's pretty good...moving around is much better than I thought...plus, you get all of the ESPNs, which is great.  I think the little cable box is $5/mo.

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Just now, Message Board User said:

They did not.

So tonight, with my YTTV, I'm going to miss the Cards/Cowboys game (thank goodness).

MNF doesn't come with Sunday ticket? 

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Wow that's crazy. 

Damnit my antenna is with the tailgate stuff. I can't find a damn stream easily.  I don't wanna go to the aids sites to watch. 

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4 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

so this is what I get when I search for the game on youtube like some here said works flawlessly 

 

 

That's literally just a guy talking about the game. Not the game. 

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2 minutes ago, immamac said:

Yeah I'm not paying for shit. Whatever I guess. One night my wife isn't home and I can actually watch MNF and fucking YouTube tv fucks me. 

well watch bad wolf 69 then on youtube

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8 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

check out fubo. you might be able to get a 24 hour trial and cancel it after game

I’m using it now, but we got a 1 month trial. If I find it doesn’t work for me I’ll cancel. Who knows, maybe there some other programming on there I may enjoy. 

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10 hours ago, wood said:

$100/month? They ain't getting that from me. I love watching sports more than most people, but nah, fuck that. I'll do something else with my time. They can go fuck themselves. I'm not a fucking moron.

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28 minutes ago, immamac said:

Yeah I'm not paying for shit. Whatever I guess. One night my wife isn't home and I can actually watch MNF and fucking YouTube tv fucks me. 

Fubo has a free 5 day trial 

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37 minutes ago, immamac said:

Yeah I'm not paying for shit. Whatever I guess. One night my wife isn't home and I can actually watch MNF and fucking YouTube tv fucks me. 

women (smh)

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21 minutes ago, pops said:

Doing the fubo trial tonight. Picture quality is absolute dog shit.  No way I'm paying for this after the trial.  

what are you doing wrong? Looks the same as YTTV for me. 

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Yeah I'm not paying for shit. Whatever I guess. One night my wife isn't home and I can actually watch MNF and fucking YouTube tv fucks me. 

Did you see about the Sling trial? Might be on there.
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13 hours ago, Tonesky said:

 

 

Been on it and reasonably happy for years (other than the regular price hikes).  Works great with Roku stick.

I have been happy with it too over the last couple years, except that it's now almost exactly twice as expensive as when I started.  I'm sure that trend will stop any month now though.

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40 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

what are you doing wrong? Looks the same as YTTV for me. 

Wish i knew. Pixelated. Lag. Uninstalled and reinstalled the app at half.  Same shit.  It looks fine when the camera isn't moving and no action but during plays it is abaolute dog shit.  Yttv isnt great by any means but it is miles better than this. 

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