Sports_Freak Posted November 5 Posted November 5 Recently, YouTube TV cancelled ESPN and ABC. Along with the Dusney channel. No Monday Night Football for me yesterday. ESPN has an app but it's $29.99 per month. No way...so I found FUBO TV. It has a free trial but I was wondering if anyone's ever tried it and what do they think of it? I really miss ESPN and I thought it would only be a short time until these billionaires figured out how to share the riches but I guess it's time to start looking for alternatives. HULU Live TV? Sling? Any suggestions? Quote
Shelton Posted November 5 Posted November 5 Fubo is great. It has the local tigers/wings/pistons network and almost all of the various sports and entertainment networks. It also just works. Interface is straightforward. One downside is that it doesn’t have tnt/tbs. But because I have those through hbo/amazon I don’t sweat it. I’m surprised at how widespread YouTube tv has become, that when it loses channels folks act there are no options and it’s the end of the world. It’s never been easier to cancel/switch. Just hit the bricks. Regardless, I’m still surprised that YouTube tv is the monocultural streaming cable bundle, especially when it doesn’t have the local sports. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted November 5 Author Posted November 5 2 hours ago, Shelton said: Fubo is great. It has the local tigers/wings/pistons network and almost all of the various sports and entertainment networks. It also just works. Interface is straightforward. One downside is that it doesn’t have tnt/tbs. But because I have those through hbo/amazon I don’t sweat it. I’m surprised at how widespread YouTube tv has become, that when it loses channels folks act there are no options and it’s the end of the world. It’s never been easier to cancel/switch. Just hit the bricks. Regardless, I’m still surprised that YouTube tv is the monocultural streaming cable bundle, especially when it doesn’t have the local sports. Fubo having FDS is the deciding factor. I'm going to switch it tomorrow. YouTube may rethink their business practice, losing both ABC and ESPN will cost them. As well as Disney. Quote
ewsieg Posted November 5 Posted November 5 15 hours ago, Sports_Freak said: Fubo having FDS is the deciding factor. I'm going to switch it tomorrow. YouTube may rethink their business practice, losing both ABC and ESPN will cost them. As well as Disney. In the long run, I think i'm rooting for Youtube. Essentially they want ABC and ESPN, but they don't want all the nonsense channels that Disney wants to force them to take as well. In short, they are trying to move back towards a traditional Cable style, where you can pick and choose packages, but also include other 3rd party apps into 1 'menu' via Youtube where you have everything in one interface. 1 Quote
Edman85 Posted November 5 Posted November 5 I have Hulu... Overall, I am generally happy with it, but it had some major issues early October and I couldn't stream parts of game 2 of the Mariners series. Also doesn't have Bally/FD/(whatever sportsbook that buys the naming rights with the money they have pilfered from gambling addicts )Sports, but for me that means no Rays/Marlins games. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted November 5 Author Posted November 5 19 hours ago, Shelton said: Fubo is great. It has the local tigers/wings/pistons network and almost all of the various sports and entertainment networks. It also just works. Interface is straightforward. One downside is that it doesn’t have tnt/tbs. But because I have those through hbo/amazon I don’t sweat it. I’m surprised at how widespread YouTube tv has become, that when it loses channels folks act there are no options and it’s the end of the world. It’s never been easier to cancel/switch. Just hit the bricks. Regardless, I’m still surprised that YouTube tv is the monocultural streaming cable bundle, especially when it doesn’t have the local sports. Ahhh...thanks for this post. I didn't realize i could get WXYZ (ABC in detroit) through my Amazon account. I can watch Monday Night Football on that, I think. Hopefully, YouTube TV works out their issues. Billionaires trying to figure out how to share money....ugh. Quote
GalagaGuy Posted November 6 Posted November 6 I prefer StreamEast and a hundred others just like it. Quote
Deleterious Posted November 6 Posted November 6 I read that MNF viewership was down 21% this week. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted Monday at 02:32 AM Author Posted Monday at 02:32 AM I read Sling Orange has a 1 day $5 option. ESPN and ABC included. That may be an option for YouTube TV subscribers. Quote
Deleterious Posted Monday at 02:40 AM Posted Monday at 02:40 AM YouTubeTV gave everyone a $20 credit. You have to go into your account and claim it though. Its listed under Updates. Quote
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