https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...g-service/

Expected price is $5 a month, to watch games on phones / tablets / etc.

Florio's question is who is going to buy this, for games that you can watch for free on TV. But there is a decent sized market that has cut the cord, no cable (and no internet cable-substitute with CBS, CNN, ESPN, Fox, etc). They can use digital antennas, but I know that mine doesn't always work great.

I think the NFL is laying down a marker for a future way down the road where they don't need Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN.

Yahoo streams games on WiFi for free so what is the logic exactly? Is Yahoo no longer doing that?

(06-01-2022 06:56 PM)RUScarlets Wrote:  Yahoo streams games on WiFi for free so what is the logic exactly? Is Yahoo no longer doing that?

"Previously, Yahoo and some mobile phone carriers made those games available for streaming purposes."

(06-01-2022 07:25 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(06-01-2022 06:56 PM)RUScarlets Wrote:  Yahoo streams games on WiFi for free so what is the logic exactly? Is Yahoo no longer doing that?

"Previously, Yahoo and some mobile phone carriers made those games available for streaming purposes."

Yeah, I read that afterwards. Was shocked Yahoo could do that for years no less... Guess I can finally phase out the NFL. Maybe even CFB if everything is on ESPN plus or some other streaming service. I don't plan on ever returning to cable and have limits for what I'd pay for to watch sports. It isn't so bad attending games after all.

(06-01-2022 06:42 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...g-service/

Expected price is $5 a month, to watch games on phones / tablets / etc.

Florio's question is who is going to buy this, for games that you can watch for free on TV. But there is a decent sized market that has cut the cord, no cable (and no internet cable-substitute with CBS, CNN, ESPN, Fox, etc). They can use digital antennas, but I know that mine doesn't always work great.

I think the NFL is laying down a marker for a future way down the road where they don't need Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN.

Many people want a one stop shop subscription service for sports, movies or whatever and are not willing to buy a subscription for just one event.

NFL is not going to be able to get the numbers going alone. A heavy OTA presence for 60 years has made it into the sport that it is.

But I will say streaming is so different than it was 15 years ago. It was a thing you did with your laptop. If you were real savvy you might be able to get it up on your 40" TV (monster for the time). Sports streaming was ahead of Netflix when they started streaming in 2007 but it was Netflix popularity that really got the ball rolling on streaming.

Streaming is something today you primarily do on your smart TV. I only stream from my smartphone when driving, but very rarely video. I have watched a fight before from my smartphone but only when on the road.

For most people into NFL to want an app they could always just get a Sling TV subscription and and cancel after FB season. This is what a lot of people tend to do is subscribe seasonally to save some money.

Right now we are in the age of the skinny bundle. Three compelling products rolled into 1 subscription and you have a buyer. HBO had to bulk up or get run over.

(06-01-2022 08:10 PM)Kit-Cat Wrote:  

(06-01-2022 06:42 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...g-service/

Expected price is $5 a month, to watch games on phones / tablets / etc.

Florio's question is who is going to buy this, for games that you can watch for free on TV. But there is a decent sized market that has cut the cord, no cable (and no internet cable-substitute with CBS, CNN, ESPN, Fox, etc). They can use digital antennas, but I know that mine doesn't always work great.

I think the NFL is laying down a marker for a future way down the road where they don't need Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN.

Many people want a one stop shop subscription service for sports, movies or whatever and are not willing to buy a subscription for just one event.

NFL is not going to be able to get the numbers going alone. A heavy OTA presence for 60 years has made it into the sport that it is.

But I will say streaming is so different than it was 15 years ago. It was a thing you did with your laptop. If you were real savvy you might be able to get it up on your 40" TV (monster for the time). Sports streaming was ahead of Netflix when they started streaming in 2007 but it was Netflix popularity that really got the ball rolling on streaming.

Streaming is something today you primarily do on your smart TV. I only stream from my smartphone when driving, but very rarely video. I have watched a fight before from my smartphone but only when on the road.

For most people into NFL to want an app they could always just get a Sling TV subscription and and cancel after FB season. This is what a lot of people tend to do is subscribe seasonally to save some money.

Right now we are in the age of the skinny bundle. Three compelling products rolled into 1 subscription and you have a buyer. HBO had to bulk up or get run over.

IMO, skinny bundles work with fewer people in the house. If it's just you, or you and your brother you are living with, and you both like nothing but sports, well its easy to find a couple streaming services that knock that out.

But if you live in a household with more people, especially say with kids and others who have different tastes and preferences, then a "fat bundle", like what cable offers, is still a great option.

For example in my case, if my wife didn't exist I could easily cut my TV bill in half or not more. Because I would just get YouTube TV and ESPN+ and be great. But she has completely different interests. And I'm glad she exists, LOL. But there you go.

(06-01-2022 08:27 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-01-2022 08:10 PM)Kit-Cat Wrote:  

(06-01-2022 06:42 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...g-service/

Expected price is $5 a month, to watch games on phones / tablets / etc.

Florio's question is who is going to buy this, for games that you can watch for free on TV. But there is a decent sized market that has cut the cord, no cable (and no internet cable-substitute with CBS, CNN, ESPN, Fox, etc). They can use digital antennas, but I know that mine doesn't always work great.

I think the NFL is laying down a marker for a future way down the road where they don't need Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN.

Many people want a one stop shop subscription service for sports, movies or whatever and are not willing to buy a subscription for just one event.

NFL is not going to be able to get the numbers going alone. A heavy OTA presence for 60 years has made it into the sport that it is.

But I will say streaming is so different than it was 15 years ago. It was a thing you did with your laptop. If you were real savvy you might be able to get it up on your 40" TV (monster for the time). Sports streaming was ahead of Netflix when they started streaming in 2007 but it was Netflix popularity that really got the ball rolling on streaming.

Streaming is something today you primarily do on your smart TV. I only stream from my smartphone when driving, but very rarely video. I have watched a fight before from my smartphone but only when on the road.

For most people into NFL to want an app they could always just get a Sling TV subscription and and cancel after FB season. This is what a lot of people tend to do is subscribe seasonally to save some money.

Right now we are in the age of the skinny bundle. Three compelling products rolled into 1 subscription and you have a buyer. HBO had to bulk up or get run over.

IMO, skinny bundles work with fewer people in the house. If it's just you, or you and your brother you are living with, and you both like nothing but sports, well its easy to find a couple streaming services that knock that out.

But if you live in a household with more people, especially say with kids and others who have different tastes and preferences, then a "fat bundle", like what cable offers, is still a great option.

For example in my case, if my wife didn't exist I could easily cut my TV bill in half or not more. Because I would just get YouTube TV and ESPN+ and be great. But she has completely different interests. And I'm glad she exists, LOL. But there you go.

Can't you satisfy your with Discovery+? That is half the reason I have it.

YouTube TV I thought had well rounded programming. OTT services like that I feel are still too much to pay.

As crazy at it is to me, some people will pay the $5/month to stream so they don't have to switch inputs and worry about digital antenna.

(06-01-2022 06:42 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...g-service/

Expected price is $5 a month, to watch games on phones / tablets / etc.

Florio's question is who is going to buy this, for games that you can watch for free on TV. But there is a decent sized market that has cut the cord, no cable (and no internet cable-substitute with CBS, CNN, ESPN, Fox, etc). They can use digital antennas, but I know that mine doesn't always work great.

I think the NFL is laying down a marker for a future way down the road where they don't need Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN.

No, they are just fishing for additional revenue. The NFL is all about making money and protecting the shield. They have the NFL Sunday Ticket on DIRECTV. They have the NFL RedZone. They have the NFL Game Pass, which gives a person the ability to watch NFL game replays for all regular season games without commercials. Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and Amazon combined will be paying the NFL about $10 billion annually. The NFL is a money machine, and they are always looking for new revenue streams.

Following ESPNs lead with streaming I see! And some say ESPN is dead!