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Apple TV Gains Updated NFL Channel With Game Pass Integration
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How about you waiting until the upcoming TV announcement before saying another word? And if Roku already has everything you need then why post? Just get one and enjoy it.
It's good for someone who works on Sundays..My friend has to DVR all the games.
but you have to live somewhere that does not offer direct TV. If you can get service you are ineligible for the stand alone service.
Normally I use Adfreetime, which is $1.99/month DNS redirect service that I use on my iPad with the NFL Gamepass app to watch NFL games using my international game pass subscription ($130). From there I AirPlay it to the Apple TV. Not ideal but works.
I was really hoping that that same setup would work on the new Apple TV app, but so far I can't get it to work. I have the Adfreetime DNS in my Apple TV ethernet settings, and then use a VPN on my computer to activate my NFL app at nfl.com/atv, but it still pops up with the subscription setting everytime I attempt to watch a game on the NFL app on Apple TV.
If anyone figures out something that works, please let me know
Thank you.
Not relevant to this discussion. The NFL is selling you a loaf of day old bread and claiming it's 'fresh!' They're the ones retaining exclusivity to their overpriced Sunday Ticket, not Apple. MLB is light years beyond the NFL in terms of fan friendly access to their LIVE content. I pay $25 a month in-season for MLB.TV, which gives me access to both H/A HD broadcasts of every.single.game on my iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, PS3, Amazon Fire. I cut the cord a few years ago, and MLB was right there with me. This year the HD is friggin' pristine. There's zero drop-off.
The NFL *chooses* how they stream its content to you. It chooses to bend you over the barrel and call it a date. They're the greedy bastards, specific to this instance, not Apple.
If it helps at all, it looks like the same thing is happening for those of us who are legitimately in other countries. I hope it gets fixed soon.
NFL is the most profitable professional sports league, so you are right greed does win. If their current model makes them so much money, and is projected to make them even more, why would they change?
Because they're alienating cord cutters with the exclusivity deal with DirecTV, and the fact there's not even a price point on the table as for how to get access to live games anyplace that isn't satellite-friendly, in a bar, or in the locale of the home team playing in a sold out stadium (thus lifting the blackout rule).
Ah good, then I'm sure they will. Season is still 9 days away and I noticed on Twitter that the @NFLGamePass account is getting blasted with people complaining about that. I just wasn't sure if they were all people in other countries or just people in the States in my situation
Thats what we were just talking about. It appears on international Apple TVs as well, but currently people's logins do not work. Were hoping it comes soon
maybe in your circle but I know a few people in my circle that watch recorder sports all the time. Especially to analyze and learn the plays that were run. For a casual fan, for sure, live is the only way.
if they offer All-22 of all these games, I'd be all over this.
The days of subsidized cable sports are waning. I would expect sports packages to continue to rise in cost at the true sports fans expense. More ads and higher prices are the only way the sports industry can continue it's outrageous extravagance. On the plus side, I would imagine the options for viewing will have to increase allowing paying customers to watch on more of their devices.
Yes, they do.
Thankfully, I follow a team that is not the "local" team, so I can watch most games.
Yes and all that alienating of cord cutters doesn't even register as a blip on their profit radar. So again what reason is their for them to change?
A $5 a month DNS scrambler is all you need for that. Manfred (new MLB commish) said he's looking into eliminating the local blackout for MLB.TV subscribers, though.
It's beyond cord cutting though. It's about customer service. If you're traveling, you can't watch the game unless you're at an airport bar. If you're out of town visiting your parents or friends/relatives, you can't watch the game unless they themselves have the Ticket. It's insipidly pennywise, pound foolish. They extract every last dollar instead of just charging a few hundred bucks and letting you access the live content any way you wish.
Unfortunately due to ethical requirements I have with certain professional groups/organizations, I cannot use something like a dynamic DNS service provider, or have someone out of the area use their credit card for it. I'll continue to wait until MLB and others get their heads out of their butts.
I did subscribe a few years ago, and really liked what it offered. Really enhanced the game with all the options available.
I did subscribe a few years ago, and really liked what it offered. Really enhanced the game with all the options available.