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YouTube Secures Deal for NFL Sunday Ticket After Apple Drops Out of Negotiations
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I don’t think this had to do with an argument over making it an add-on cost or not. I get the feeling that the NFL is rigid and set in their ways, and they aren’t willing to try new approaches.
I’m sure Apple will now double down on promoting MLS.
I’m sure Apple will now double down on promoting MLS.
Apple users don’t really watch sports since they’re generally productive and value their time
Unfortunately for the consumer, the NFL didn't want to bend to Apples demands (global rights, no buy up cost, etc.). This deal will ultimately be more profitable for the NFL, which is why they chose it over the deal Apple wanted. The NFL has never been about what the fans or even the players want. It is a business that exists to serve the interests of 32 billionaires.
Our cable (actually fiber) provider told us that they were dropping the television service and suggested that we get DirectTV. No sale. We kept the fiber internet but switched to YouTubeTV for the TV+virtualDVR viewing. So far it has been better than the cable provider’s TV offering. Of course, like most cord cutting options, it is not any cheaper than the old cable+television service and we still have to pay for other streaming services. Oh, well…
It’s YouTubeTV not the same as YouTube at all. More like cable television programming with a virtual DVR.
This is YouTubeTV, not YouTube. Very different experience. Think more like old school cable programming but streamed.
DirecTV had about 99% reliability -- I've had it for decades and I don't think I even missed much of a game.
I'm thinking my internet will be down more than DirecTV had problems. (I have XFinity -- yuck If my internet doesn't go down at last once a day, I consider myself very lucky. And before you ask, yes, it's the only broadband I can get with near Gb speeds.)
Anyway YouTube TV will have a new subscriber... Keeping my DirecTV though, it's reliable, period.
Yes, there will be a stand alone package. You will not be required to sub to YTTV.
I get the MLB package through T-Mobile for free.. otherwise its like $140/year, but with local blackouts...
I'm so glad I'm not an NFL fan. I can thank Bill Bidwell, owner of the St Louis Cardinals Football team for that.
Yes to Formula 1 for AppleTV+. An exciting and actually quite sophisticated sport, truly international brand, high (in quantityI wish they would ignore NFL which is primarily in the US, and go for global sports.
NFL has plenty of coverage in the US, but has very little interest outside the US.
They should focus on F1 (which has a 300% higher TV viewership than NFL), or major league football (aka soccer in the US).
They would get a ton more subscribers if they were able to stream those services. Not that I have any interest in football, I would love to see better streaming support for motorsports.
Is F1 Bigger Than The NFL? (The Numbers) - FLOW RACERS
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) and rapidly growing viewership, excellent and experienced global punditry (thank you UK), and driver/owner relationship storylines better than any other sport. Plus, what a platform to expand CarPlay and other future Apple "mobility" offerings.
This just isn't true. I have tried multiple years in a row to get Sunday Ticket stand alone, but because I can get directv at my house, they will not sell it to me standalone.
From their mouths. I need to be a college student or live in a location where directv is not offered. It also states this on their terms.
Not really seeing as you don't need YouTube TV to get it "Starting next season, "Sunday Ticket" will be available as an add-on package on YouTube TV and standalone à la carte on YouTube Primetime Channels."
Hate to disagree with you, but I'm a diehard Seahawks fan and at my age and stage of life, for $300, I'd much rather watch them for a whole season at home vs attending one single game.
I've been to loads of games over the years and for me it just works better and is more enjoyable for me to watch at home now.
RSNs are dead. Apple killed all of RSN deals for MLS teams, would not be surprised if something similar happens to MLB and NBA teams soon if Apple’s method is successful.
MLS is smallfry. They're testing the water. MLB makes WAY too much money from both national and RSN's to piss them off, and they have a streaming service already that they don't need a 3rd party for.
You have got to be kidding me!
They turned it down over a tech they claim to be working on yet has never materialized, and doesn't seem to have a market given Meta Oculus is barely surviving.
What a waste, and now it's gonna be an add-on for a service nobody uses.
They turned it down over a tech they claim to be working on yet has never materialized, and doesn't seem to have a market given Meta Oculus is barely surviving.
What a waste, and now it's gonna be an add-on for a service nobody uses.
Where is that? I refuse to subscribe to Sky just for F1 (£70 minimum per month), and Spanish coverage is dire…. Alonso Sainz Alonso Hamilton Sainz Alonso Sainz Alonso Sainz Verstappen Alonso Sainz Alonso Alonso Sainz, etc….
