NFL games to be on 10 networks/streaming services this upcoming season

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Does Sunday Ticket cover the ESPN+, Amazon prime and Peacock games?
 

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Why can't the NFL stream from it's own app? This is stupid!
 
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bigdnlaca said:
Or you can get NFL ST without YouTube subscription, and if you need cable, get sling for $55 or if you have spectrum for internet, get that choice streaming where you can pick the 15 channels you want.
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I researched my best options. Looked at way to get everything and still reduce fees. YT seem the best, or possibly Hulu. Still looking at that.
Have not looked into Spectrum lately. They thing is with actual cable they still go out. The thing is with streaming, depends upon the internet provider. If it goes out, you are screwed until repaired.

When I had AT&T DSL it was always going out or got to be slow. I went to AT&T fiber and never had a problem yet.

Also another reason I may stay with DTV, they have Bally Sports. As most if not all streaming services do not, or want to charge for a sports package.
DTV Satellite cost more, but in bad weather it switched to streaming. So I do not lose any reception like it used to do. But is that worth all the extra $$$, not sure.
I just know their fees keep going up. So am looking at alternatives.
 
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gjkoeppen said:
I just read on NFL.com that Peacock has the exclusive rights on the Jan. 13 2024 Wildcard game. This will be the first time that all playoff games haven't been on one of the 3 major networks that can be seen without having to pay some service to see it. At this rate the NFL will really stand for Not For Long. For economic reasons I stopped my DirecTV sunscription and have only used what I get with an antenna. I have 8-9 friends that have done the same thing so the NFL will keep losing viewers which means it will make it harder for the NFL to sell their product. Again Not For Long.
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Hey! Good to see you. Hope all is well, and yes, I can imagine that the NFL is going to be losing viewers it they keep up with this. I think the NFL is overexerting what they think the average fan can afford. I suppose this may be an effort for them to try to encourage more fans to attend games, but I think that they will find attracting fans to be more difficult if they carry on this way.
 

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jazzcat22 said:
I researched my best options. Looked at way to get everything and still reduce fees. YT seem the best, or possibly Hulu. Still looking at that.
Have not looked into Spectrum lately. They thing is with actual cable they still go out. The thing is with streaming, depends upon the internet provider. If it goes out, you are screwed until repaired.

When I had AT&T DSL it was always going out or got to be slow. I went to AT&T fiber and never had a problem yet.

Also another reason I may stay with DTV, they have Bally Sports. As most if not all streaming services do not, or want to charge for a sports package.
DTV Satellite cost more, but in bad weather it switched to streaming. So I do not lose any reception like it used to do. But is that worth all the extra $$$, not sure.
I just know their fees keep going up. So am looking at alternatives.
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Spectrum streaming service I heard was good and is better than their cable but you need their internet to be eligible.

Sling is better than YTV when it comes to pricing. The only difference is that YTV has more local channels but Sling will allow you to stream sports on the local channel app.

Yes, DTV has Bally Sports but I heard you can purchase that ala carte.
 
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loublue22 said:
Today it was announced that Peacock will have an exclusive Playoff game. Most likely it would be the least sexy AFC matchup, like Jacksonville and someone.
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I'm not so sure Jacksonville won't be sexy this year. I honestly would much rather watch them than Pittsburgh but I get the brand names draw more.
 
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The owners are greedy, no matter how much $ they have they will always want more, even though they have no idea what they will do with it lol.

But all the fans are at fault, because they fill the stadiums, buy the jerseys etc, buy the red zone nfl network, amazon, etc.
So this is all supporting the owners greed, and they see us as "suckers !" you know one born every day lol.

There are ways to protest these things, but fans would have to organize to do it.

Imagine if 1 week a season no one went to the games that week ! No cheering empty stadium, no concessions sold, seat $ they would still get.
But that would get their attention, and then fans could make demands or they will increase the # of games boycotted.

But fans are too stupid to organize, and they are addicts, so probably could not boycott even 1 week lol.

The nfl is like a drug, and the owners are the dealers, so they are in control and can do whatever they want. The fans have to have their nfl drug.
They cant live without it lol.. Thats why I didnt say boy cott a season, no way fans could do that, 1 game/week would be hard to do.

So as long as we are addicts, we have to pay whatever they say.

I dont pay anything or buy any merch. that is all I can do, and I am ok with watching the games in other ways.
The fans that go to the games are the biggest supporters of the current nfl, and as long as those stadiums fill up, nothing will change ,except to get worse.

The tv ratings are all determined by the small group neilsen monitors, so dont stop watching thinking it will affect the ratings , as it wont.
No one knows what you are watching. Dvr ratings are there, but not that influential.
 
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bigdnlaca said:
Spectrum streaming service I heard was good and is better than their cable but you need their internet to be eligible.

Sling is better than YTV when it comes to pricing. The only difference is that YTV has more local channels but Sling will allow you to stream sports on the local channel app.

Yes, DTV has Bally Sports but I heard you can purchase that ala carte.
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One good thing that hasn't changed is that Spectrum will still carry the Red Zone on its upgraded sports package which I think is another $7.00. That and national Cowboy games are really all I need because I'm not as fanatical as I used to be - like going to the sports bar an hour before a game to get a seat.
 

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The majority broadcast networks--ABC, CBS, NBC & FOX--are a part of virtually every cable or satellite basic programming tier. That's four networks almost everyone pays for.

ESPN, ESPN+ and NFL Network are usually regulated to secondary programming tiers that sports fans add to their channel line. Add three more to make seven networks commonly paid for.

That leaves Amazon, Peacock and Sunday Ticket. Those three are the only true wild cards in NFL gambling customers to subscribe to or continue paying.

Sunday Ticket is in a separate consideration arena by itself as the costliest NFL programming option. Directv had already proven it can secure a solid base of subscribers for many years, even with an annual customer retention problem due to pricing. Google's challenge is offering the Sunday Ticket service through YouTubeTV via streaming while keeping the most ardent current Sunday Ticket subscribers satisfied as its subscriber base to build upon.

Amazon is through its initial test run. The streamer has a customer base that has shown it will continue paying its Prime subscription and watch games. In its case, the what if is whether Amazon will continue including games as part OF its subscription OR suddenly make watching games a separate pay-per-view option.

In the end, Peacock is one new hurdle of testing whether fans will pay to watch games. The thing to keep in mind, no matter how upsetting it may be, is that the NFL does not care if every fan does not have an opportunity to watch every game. That fact was established when the league contracted Directv in creating the Sunday Ticket decades ago. The NFL is banking on *enough* fans signing up with Peacock to watch a limited number of games. That is the true experiment, for which NBC/Peacock has already paid over $100 million to the league.
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one thing that industry in general are slowly realizing that there are a lot of people who are cutting off cable and going to streaming services for what they want. I don't have cable, nor any services to get all the channels. so for me individually a bit of a challenge, but in 10 years we went from cable+ESPN to now, three new services and perhaps more to come in a changing landscape of TV streaming
 
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Coogiguy03 said:
yes watch how much the price goes up for each service
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Just another legacy by-product of the current NFL/NFLPA collective bargaining agreement that began in 1993. Less restrictive free agency equals larger player contracts. In-stadium attendance ticket sales cannot compensate for ever increasing annual league salary expenditures alone. Not even close. How can the greedy owners: a) pay players (and especially their superstars) and b) make a tidy profit beyond ticket sales, apparel, sponsorships, etc.?

taDA! The NFL entering into short-term contracts with television, cable and streaming service providers worth BILLIONS. Greater demand for the exact same product practically assures larger agreements after the expiration of current contracts.

Some folks foresaw what would happen throughout the years when the owners and players' union fought over the creation of the current CBA 30 years ago. Talked about it on discussion boards back in the day. I was one of them. All I can say, for those who are at the peak of their frustration about the insanity of the league's bottomless pit of greed, is ask, "Do you think it will get better anytime soon?"
 
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