Blackout Looms of ESPN on YouTubeTV

[phil77]

Can someone help me? I have YTTV and separately have Disney play inc espn select (formerly plus). I cannot get the espn games at all even though I have the separate subscription. What gives?

Check how you are signed into ESPN. If you are signed in with your TV provider and that being YTTV then you will not get any ESPN stuff. You have to log out and log back in with your Disney log in. That may or may not work but that is what I did and I was able to watch some stuff but then they changed to ESPN unlimited or whatever and I wasnt able to watch anything

 

[Hoo's That]

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[FloridaCuse]

Check how you are signed into ESPN. If you are signed in with your TV provider and that being YTTV then you will not get any ESPN stuff. You have to log out and log back in with your Disney log in. That may or may not work but that is what I did and I was able to watch some stuff but then they changed to ESPN unlimited or whatever and I wasnt able to watch anything

There are 2 separate logins on the ESPN App (at least for me). The top one is provider and the second one is Disney account. The second one gives access to ESPN+ events, of you have it.

 

[007]

FWIW, I have YTTV (which I prefer) and ESPN+ (no longer viable b/c of dispute). I just upgraded my ESPN+ subscription to Unlimited (easy to do). Because of where this falls on my ESPN billing cycle, the cost for the upgrade was $10.99 (until the end of November for me and then jumps to $29.99 next cycle). I figured that was less of a hassle and less expensive the having to go with 1 day passes or free trials over and over if this dispute drags on.

 

[MSOrange]

That's what I have as well. It is confusing, for sure. As I understand it, with espn select, you will NOT be able to watch cuse bb or fb today. Cuse FB is on the main espn channel, which we don't get access to with espn select. Looking at the schedule below, the basketball game is unfortunately one of just a few not listed as espn +. Instead, it's listed on ACCN, which I'm pretty sure we do not have access to either.

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EDIT: After experimenting with different channels, what I stated above is correct. Just go to the espn app and at the top click on "Schedule and Replays". Then click on "Upcoming". The only thing that you can access with espn select is content that has ESPN+ listed to the right. We can NOT access espn, espnu, espn2, accn, etc. Only espn+.

Looks like I'll be getting another Hulu one day pass, although this is starting to add up (this will be my 3rd one day pass in about a week). This sucks. Maybe I should cut my losses and just sign up for a month instead. I don't know.

I was going to use this same visual aid to explain it. ESPN Select is what used to be ESPN+ and will only get what displays when you filter by ESPN+ on the schedule. ESPN Unlimited gets your everything on the schedule

ESPN United Kingdom - Serving Sports Fans. Anytime. Anywhere.

Visit ESPN to get up-to-the-minute sports news coverage, scores, highlights and commentary for Football, Cricket, Rugby, F1, Golf, Tennis, NFL, NBA and more.

www.espn.com

 

[phil77]

FWIW, I have YTTV (which I prefer) and ESPN+ (no longer viable b/c of dispute). I just upgraded my ESPN+ subscription to Unlimited (easy to do). Because of where this falls on my ESPN billing cycle, the cost for the upgrade was $10.99 (until the end of November for me and then jumps to $29.99 next cycle). I figured that was less of a hassle and less expensive the having to go with 1 day passes or free trials over and over if this dispute drags on.

I was going to go this route but I wanted to try this one day 6 dollar sling pass thing and see if that works I imagine at some point this will be resolved

 

[690West]

If you view this thread as an economic indicator, I may put everything in a MM fund Monday. Yikes. Lol.

 

[007]

If you view this thread as an economic indicator, I may put everything in a MM fund Monday. Yikes. Lol.

You mean instead of taking SU and the points today?

 

[McNabb2Brominski]

this blackout has been a blessing. We’re going to get massacred today so it’s good most people won’t be able to witness it

 

[690West]

You mean instead of taking SU and the points today?

Hahahaa. Oh I took it! It’s one of my locks of the week! Fran brown teams don’t lose starting the game up 28-0. No chance

 

[690West]

this blackout has been a blessing. We’re going to get massacred today so it’s good most people won’t be able to witness it

31-10 canes. Cover but you’re right likely no W

 

[Marroniac]

For those who have Hulu + Live TV...

1) I'm looking at their plans and it appears that you get Disney + and ESPN Select as part of the subscription. Is that correct? I ask because currently I pay about $83 for YTTV and then pay $20 for ESPN Select.

2) I'm confused about the ads in your library. What exactly has ads and what doesn't? I don't want ads for games and programs I record. I don't care about regular Disney stuff.

Yes. I got first 3 months for 64.99 and it includes Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN Unlimited. NFL red zone included. I honestly haven’t noticed ads being different than what I’m used to with YTTV.

 

[FloridaCuse]

 

[FloridaCuse]

 

[690West]

31-10 canes. Cover but you’re right likely no W

Thank you for your continued contributions to this board. You are a star. Good call. Almost nailed it.

 

[AZOrange]

Upgraded to espn unlimited but still only works on Disney plus and not the espn app itself

 

[orangeinohio]

That right there is an incentive to get it done soon.
There are about 10M YTTV subscribers.

 

[Scooch]

That right there is an incentive to get it done soon.
There are about 10M YTTV subscribers.

It’s Google. They blow $200 million on shoes.

 

[007]

Upgraded to espn unlimited but still only works on Disney plus and not the espn app itself

Did you try signing in to the ESPN app with your Disney account login?

 

[FloridaCuse]

YouTube TV to Begin Issuing Customers $20 Credit for Disney Blackout on Sunday

Amid the Disney blackout, YouTube TV customers will begin to receive a $20 credit starting Nov. 9 if there is still no deal to restore ESPN, ABC and other channels.

variety.com