well, yeah, but in theory if I could, for example, get what I want with, say, Sling, Peacock, Disney+, and one or two others, that’s much cheaper than cable. I agree that even the smoothest smart TV/Apple TV etc setup is kludgy compote just flipping around cable.
Footy broadcasting - What do we have?
- Thread starter SocrManiac
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this is how I got into PL and footy. When Lil O was born, the deal was from 5 pm Friday to 6 am Monday I was the primary on baby duty. On Saturday Mrs O would sleep in. Since I mostly watch sports and will watch any random event on, I started watching the PL, which was on ESPN then. I had no idea who was who or what was going on. Now 10 years lateras I write this I’m flipping around random Bundesliga games to scope out transfer target rumors and figuring out whether I want Holding, Alyioski, or Lowton as my 4th FPL defender.
Which raises a great point- if stuff is all paywalled and you can’t flip to it serendipitously or check it out without making a commitment , these leagues are going to struggle to get new converts.
Yup the theory is what everyone wants, but the permutations unfortunately just don't work out. If you want NESN your only option right now is FuboTV, which doesn't carry TNT and TBS which means you're missing out on NBA and MLB playoffs. Then even with those even though I'd already subscribing to ESPN, I still have to pay extra for ESPN+ content and for Peacock in order to get all the EPL games and at this point non Peacock EPL coverage has been cut back so much that rather than getting the top 3 games of the week and a few additional games that are either derbys or featuring big 6 teams that you'll get 1 of the top 3 games and then a completely random game or two.
It's especially frustrating as a cable subscriber because I'm totally cool with spending the extra money for the convenience and simpler experience, but now with the networks needing to push for direct subscribers even that is gone.
My biggest gripe with Peacock is that the technology isn’t ready. I’ve lost the ability to control my content and watch at my leisure. I enjoyed that privilege with their previous pay service- why is it impossible to replicate?
The streams themselves are hit or miss. They have a low frame rate and the resolution is often pretty poor as well.
The app originally wasn’t available for FireTV Sticks (my primary consumption device), but weirdly was in the LG store. I have no idea if they’re resolved the problem with Amazon (I side loaded it), but that seems pretty unacceptable as well.
The streams themselves are hit or miss. They have a low frame rate and the resolution is often pretty poor as well.
The app originally wasn’t available for FireTV Sticks (my primary consumption device), but weirdly was in the LG store. I have no idea if they’re resolved the problem with Amazon (I side loaded it), but that seems pretty unacceptable as well.
It just dawned on me that the next step is for leagues to directly sell themselves. I mean, if NBC wants to sell the EPL through the internet, it can't be that difficult for the EPL to cut out the middleman and do it themselves. That's what the NBA is already doing. But then it goes back to the problem that you need a medium that gives wider exposure to casual viewers.
NBC isn’t a middle man. Media companies and corporate sponsors are paying a premium to these leagues. I don’t think removing NBC or SKY from the equation and selling direct to consumers is a win.
CBS All-Access (soon to be Paramount+) is ramping up their inventory. In addition to NWSL and the two big UEFA club competitions, they’ve added Brazil’s Serie A, Argentina’s Primera Division, Concacaf Nations League, hex matches outside the US and Mexico, and Concacaf women’s matches.
View: https://twitter.com/ourand_sbj/status/1364738219884097539
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This is my main problem.. you’re paying more for a worse experience. Also NBC is replacing their EPL content that used to be the best games with absolute garbage programming. The fact that all the major games are basically moving to a worse service seems like a bait and switch.. they should be available on both.. or I should be getting money back from my cable provider since I’m no longer getting what I paid for. In my mind your best games should be available to your widest audience... especially since soccer is finally getting popular here because the content was finally available.
Has anyone else noticed that the closed captioning on ESPN+, at least for Bundesliga games, is unintelligible? I’m not hearing impaired, so it’s not the end of the world, but I usually leave it on so I don’t miss stuff on shows and movies I watch. If I were hearing impaired, I’d probably be losing my shit after reading stuff like this:
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Paramount+ wins Serie A rights through 2024
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