Disney/ESPN off DISH and Sling

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[upperdeck]

What does a billion dollar increase mean? is that 50cents a month per sub subscriber across 3 yrs or $10 a month

 

[orange79]

 

[kirbivore]

Only have Sling for NFL red zone. If Sling ever lost that...

 

[CuseLegacy]

Dish just tried to increase our monthly subscription fee at our lake house $25/month. I told them Good-bye.

 

[David321]

Just when I was about to subscribe to Sling for our road games.

 

[Nicknack]

When YouTube TV went through this contractual crap and lost ESPN, I cancelled my service immediately. Not having ESPN is acceptable on every level. There isn't much else that I use it for, I guess HGTV and Hallmark for my wife. Other than that, it's Netflix, HBO, Amazon, and Showtime.

 

[Keger03]

When YouTube TV went through this contractual crap and lost ESPN, I cancelled my service immediately. Not having ESPN is acceptable on every level. There isn't much else that I use it for, I guess HGTV and Hallmark for my wife. Other than that, it's Netflix, HBO, Amazon, and Showtime.

Youtubetv added them back within hours. Didn’t effect viewing at all.

 

[David321]

ESPN just needs to add all of their channels on ESPN plus, triple the subscription cost and be done with it.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

Just had to borrow an ESPN plus login from a friend. I’m a Sling subscriber. They messaged me they were negotiating with Disney until late last night and Disney wants a billion more in rights fees.

 

[David321]

Just had to borrow an ESPN plus login from a friend. I’m a Sling subscriber. They messaged me they were negotiating with Disney until late last night and Disney wants a billion more in rights fees.

 

[qdawgg]

ESPN just needs to add all of their channels on ESPN plus, triple the subscription cost and be done with it.

Except their app is the biggest pile of crap of all the streaming things I use. They’d need to actually bring that to the 21st century

 

[MSOrange]

Except their app is the biggest pile of crap of all the streaming things I use. They’d need to actually bring that to the 21st century

Agree. I have no idea why they can't add a "Start from the beginning option" when a game has already started like MLB has.

 

[sutomcat]

Agree. I have no idea why they can't add a "Start from the beginning option" when a game has already started like MLB has.

MLB was the pioneer in streaming. They started way before ESPN and remains way in front in this technology. Read an article that it all started when Ichiro started playing in MLB and fans in Japan wanted to be able to see his games.

 

[qdawgg]

Agree. I have no idea why they can't add a "Start from the beginning option" when a game has already started like MLB has.

Even the NFL app has that. Actually the NFL app is pretty good. Some games all the commercials are already cut out. Started subscribing to it last year instead of Sunday ticket. So for 10% of the price of sunday ticket I just have to wait for the game to end to watch the replay. I used to care about watching it live but with a kid I’m just happy to be able to watch a replay the same day for $10/month

 

[llandz]

And a few minutes ago during a commercial break in the Louisville game they put up a graphic with a voice over to inform their viewers of this. Only problem? If you have Dish or Sling you couldn't have seen this as they had no way to view the game. So what exactly was your point in doing this?

 

[Nicknack]

Youtubetv added them back within hours. Didn’t effect viewing at all.

It was a couple days but fortunately not too long. I'm sure they felt the pressure when people started canceling their service.

 

[atlanticuse]

Only have Sling for NFL red zone. If Sling ever lost that...

Um… Fubo has it too.

 

[texascpa]

Agree. I have no idea why they can't add a "Start from the beginning option" when a game has already started like MLB has.

I had to update my app on Firetv and I believe it was specifically because of that new functionality.

 

[kirbivore]

Um… Fubo has it too.

Last season offseason Sling was fighting with NFL so I tried Fubo. It completely crashed week 1. Never again.

 

[Millhouse]

MLB was the pioneer in streaming. They started way before ESPN and remains way in front in this technology. Read an article that it all started when Ichiro started playing in MLB and fans in Japan wanted to be able to see his games.

MLB.tv has been great for me. Amazon needs to learn from them

 

[atlanticuse]

MLB.tv has been great for me. Amazon needs to learn from them

MLB Advanced Media (MLB.tv, etc.) actually licenses its streaming technology to the NHL and ESPN, and major corporations (sales kickoff, annual conferences, etc.).

 

[Deleted member 7047]

ESPN, ACC Network, etc. are back on Sling TV.