A Defiant Goose
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Doubt it’s as much as DirecTV though. Not to mention you can always cancel some of those streaming apps at times as needed. No gross contractsI cut the cord years ago. YouTube TV + a few streaming services. I'm definitely paying a little more than I used to for cable but the libraries available to me and ease-of-use is a lot better than if I just had cable.
Basically just paying $5 for two games if you count Bills Chargers a couple days before Christmas (also on peacock)It’s $5 a month
I don't know about you, but my cable bill and the sports package aren't exactly free... Now I have to pay a premium to watch the playoffs? I look at this as something they are trying to make me pay twice for
If we make the playoffs this year, it's even money that our game will not be shown on television... No thanks
The NFL started monkeying around with preseason games a few years ago... It can be a clusterhump at times to catch those games... I don't have faith in the NFL to make this an easy transition... putzing around with crappy Thursday night games is one thing, but the playoffs? That ain't cool...I knew you would disagree
I understand your point, but my complaint isn't the few dollars they charge. It's that they don't invest some of this revenue in better camera angles, referees etc.
Yep. Not even as much as I thought it was when I sat down and looked it over. We have YTV ($65), Netflix ($17, I think now), Disney+ ($6 because we prepay annually), Hulu ($8 version), Paramount+ (free with Walmart+), HBO Max (free with AT&T), Prime Video (built into Amazon Prime, so effectively “free”), and Peacock (free with Xfinity). Half of them are free to me due to other subscriptions/memberships and the others add up to about $96. Not really bad at all and we have a ton of stuff available.Doubt it’s as much as DirecTV though. Not to mention you can always cancel some of those streaming apps at times as needed. No gross contracts
We're like you but we have some workarounds.Yep. Not even as much as I thought it was when I sat down and looked it over. We have YTV ($65), Netflix ($17, I think now), Disney+ ($6 because we prepay annually), Hulu ($8 version), Paramount+ (free with Walmart+), HBO Max (free with AT&T), Prime Video (built into Amazon Prime, so effectively “free”), and Peacock (free with Xfinity). Half of them are free to me due to other subscriptions/memberships and the others add up to about $96. Not really bad at all and we have a ton of stuff available.
How? The Amazon games cost.A major line has been crossed.
Peacock will air a wild card playoff game exclusively
For the first time, an NFL playoff game will air exclusively on a streaming platform.profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
It's both free and pay. It isn't clear from the story whether it will require the paid tier.Isn't peacock free
Fortunately, there are far more good shows than that. And since there is now essentially nothing but disgusting reality tv on the networks, it makes my choice quite simple.One 8 episode show every year does nothing for me...
The Amazon games are not playoff games.How? The Amazon games cost.
Do you think they spent $110 million to give the game away for free?It's both free and pay. It isn't clear from the story whether it will require the paid tier.
Far more? Then we disagree on what a good scripted series actually means. If you get one per streamer you're lucky.Fortunately, there are far more good shows than that. And since there is now essentially nothing but disgusting reality tv on the networks, it makes my choice quite simple.
They have a commodity. Of course they are going to maximize the price they get for it. We have been paying indirectly for it forever through the higher prices we pay to cover the advertising cost. It seems that pay per view or pay by subscription is now more lucrative that advertising dollars.Greed has no limit so eventually, if this scam works, all the NFL games will be pay-per-view. So not only are most NFL games rigged against the spread by gamblers, but now you have to pay to see the rigged games? No thanks; I will go fishing instead.