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'NFL Now' Channel Coming to Apple TV Later This Week [Updated]
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in my case I don't like to deal with the cable tv boxes. They charge rental fees and are going all digital, requiring their presence. This is a small but useful way to sprinkle around tv "channels" in other tvs without renting more boxes.
IMHO its not ideal, I wwish they would release their new GUI
One reason I like it is so I don't need to lease a second cable box. Plus, I can travel with it.
then you're probably not interested in any case
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because the content is on demand and you can watch it at any time
Blah, Blah probably need to subscribed to cable. How about Amazon Prime instead? Oh here comes the people telling me they already have their own device while Amazon Prime is on Roku.
How about Apple make it in a way where we can just authenticate it one time so it will just work for all apps that I have with my instead one by one, tire of waiting to be able to access HBO Go with Charter Communications.
How about Apple make it in a way where we can just authenticate it one time so it will just work for all apps that I have with my instead one by one, tire of waiting to be able to access HBO Go with Charter Communications.
Good luck with that... AT&T's merger with DirecTV literally hinges on the latter successfully renegotiating that exclusive NFL deal.
hopefully their deal with DirecTV does not ruin redzone. I will take that over sunday ticket any day of the week.
There are a couple stock apps on iOS and the Mac I wish I could delete too. You can't always get what you want.
But at least you can hide channels now!
i want EPL now god dammit!
English Premier League? The NBC sports app covers that. You should be able to mirror that to the ATV.
We should've all known nothing would happen until DirecTVs contract is done. Hopefully this is an interest gauge by both parties to see penetration numbers. Something's better than nothing right now. So if you do want to see games one day, log on and take a look once or twice. Numbers help our chances.
It would be especially nice if the NFL added an NFL GamePass app to the Apple TV for people outside the USA who subscribe to this service. It's ridiculous that the NBA, MLB, and even the NHL have this but the NFL does not.
Great, another one to delete. Getting tired of them forcing more subscription channels on us that we don't want.
nothing compared to the excitement of soccer of kicking the ball back and forth for over an hour and the only way to score is on a penalty or when the opposing team screws up and leaves their guys on the wrong side of the field
I disagree with your point about subscription based Apple TV channels.
You can use the Apple TV on a secondary tv in place of a cable box which most companies charge for monthly. With all the channels it makes it more useful.
took me 10 minutes of watching the world cup to figure that out. same strategy as hockey and why the USA team lasted so long. the only time they gave up goals outside of penalties is when they were on the wrong side of the field
utter rubbish, and world cups are not a benchmark for how the game is regulary played
If I actually paid the $100000 a month for cable (slight exageration), I would spring for the extra 5 bucks to get the DVR that records. The Apple TV is not a replacement for the cable box. Plus the cable box has way more channels that I will never watch compared to the few channels that Apple TV has that I never watch (because it requires a cable subscription that I refuse to pay).
/Rant
Clearly you have no clue about soccer but same can be said about Football where you do not use your feet to kick but yet it is called Football, sad that terrible poor American attitude about different type of sports is still around.
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Nope, the USA soccer team has always been terrible why do you think most of the players in MLS are not all Americans but brought from outside of the U.S., if it was not for Beckham people would still not care about MLS.
For anyone wanting all NFL all the time, do yourself a favor and splurge on NFL Game Pass (around $210)... and no, you don't need cable of sat TV to get it. You will have to take an extra step to make this work, since it's not available in the US or Canada, but its really not difficult if you follow the steps.
1. Sign up for a DNS service like Unotelly and set up to use their UK server (they have easy to follow step by step instructions). It's about $5 a month and totally worth it even if you're not interested in the NFL GP. We use it to also watch all kinds of free streams from the UK, Australia, and many more (it was great for the World Cup too)!
2. Now you will be able to go to NFL Game Pass website and sign up (see image below of how it should look once DNS is setup correctly). Use your real name, but an address in the UK (Google for a restaurant or something similar). Pay with CC and using the correct billing address. You now have access to every pre/regular/palyoff game, NFL Net, Red Zone, Hard Knocks, and a huge library of VOD like condensed games (no commercials or breaks), coaches film, and previously aired shows. Like I said, if you love the NFL, this is for you!!!
This step is optional if you want to watch on iPhone/iPad
3. Lets get the NFL GP app for iPhone/iPad! Open iTunes on your computer, log out of your account, and click on iTunes Store. Scroll to the bottom and click on your country flag, which will then let you choose the UK (see image below). Search for NFL Game Pass and click to get the App, but do not use your current Apple ID! You'll sign up for a new account. Click create Apple ID and fill out the information using an email not associated with your current Apple ID (be sure to save this info incase you need it to reinstall in the future or for other cool apps). In the Payment Method panel, choose None. Now you will be able to get on your iPhone/iPad and login with this new Apple ID. Don't forget to setup the UK DNS server like you did on your computer and remember to switch back to your main Apple ID once installed.
4. Enjoy NFL GP!!! Watch on your computer, plug into your TV with HDMI or RGB, Airplay to Apple TV... or play on iPhone/iPad using WiFi (from which you can also Airplay to Apple TV)!
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soccer was the original name for the sport, not football which was the peon name for it
and for one, there is no draft system into MLS like there is for every other sport where they have systems to take high school and college grads.
MLB draft takes college kids into double A level baseball, then they move on to triple A and then the majors. all those teams are owned by MLB teams and are used to weed out the best players and to train people to play at the major level. same in NBA. NFL takes people straight out of college.
and college sports is just an excuse to teach high schoolers to better play their sport
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same for Barclay's League
lots of failed attempts because too many defenders and once in a while you get lucky where the rest of the opposing team is too far from the goal.