ESPN new streaming service in the fall. Anyone know if this will include ACCN???

[Scooch]

I'm glad I was an early adopter of the ESPN, Hulu, Disney Plus bundle. I get all the above mentioned bundle for $16-17 as opposed to the $30 they are talking about now which still isn't a bad deal.

I hate to break it to you, but you don't get the ESPN linear networks with that bundle. Nor will you get them in the fall unless you upgrade to the $37 ESPN+Hulu w/ads+Disney+ w/ads bundle.

Well don't know what to tell you I get all the ESPN networks except SEC network.

What else do you subscribe to? A cable/satellite service, or a live streamer like YTTV or DirecTV Stream? Because the latter is the only way to get the linear ESPN networks until they become available direct-to-consumer in the fall.

 

[TexanMark]

The one caveat to this is if a game is on ACC Network Extra (probably just the Colgate game, plus some low tier bball games). For that you'll have to use the ESPN app to stream, but you can use your YouTube TV credentials

I could be wrong but I think the Colgate might be on ACCN for Friday, Sept 12th. We should officially know in the next week or two

 

[SUforme]

I hate to break it to you, but you don't get the ESPN linear networks with that bundle. Nor will you get them in the fall unless you upgrade to the $37 ESPN+Hulu w/ads+Disney+ w/ads bundle.



What else do you subscribe to? A cable/satellite service, or a live streamer like YTTV or DirecTV Stream? Because the latter is the only way to get the linear ESPN networks until they become available direct-to-consumer in the fall.

Well I must be imagining them then. I only subscribe to the bundle I mentioned. That's the only subscription I own period.

 

[Scooch]

Well I must be imagining them then. I only subscribe to the bundle I mentioned. That's the only subscription I own period.

I'm not trying to be a jerk. I just know that you can't stream the linear ESPN networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) without a "pay TV" subscription. Occasionally there are ESPN programs simulcast on ESPN+, but that's infrequent and sporadic. One can also stream ABC games through ESPN3 at times, but not the linear ESPN networks.

Are you using someone's cable log-in to stream? We call that password sharing.

 

[qdawgg]

I'm not trying to be a jerk. I just know that you can't stream the linear ESPN networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) without a "pay TV" subscription. Occasionally there are ESPN programs simulcast on ESPN+, but that's infrequent and sporadic. One can also stream ABC games through ESPN3 at times, but not the linear ESPN networks.

Are you using someone's cable log-in to stream? We call that password sharing.

This is what I was saying with my post. With just the ESPN app, unless it’s tired to YTTV, Hulu Live etc - there’s a lot of games you will potentially miss.

I’ve actually considered going back to cable because it’s just so much easier turning the cable box on and going to what you want to watch. I want to watch a soccer game, nba playoffs, boxing or college something. I’m flipping between multiple apps to at times. I don’t want to have to open the HBO app on game 4 of the nba playoffs to watch and the next night open it up to find out it’s on ESPN and while I have the app, I don’t have cable service or the like so I can’t watch it. TV watching has gotten so dumb.

 

[Moontan]

We've been using YTTV for years.

While the price keeps climbing, we have the 4K package which allows us to have unlimited streams in our house. While that may not be needed for many, during college football season we sometimes have 5 or 6 going at once.

For some NFL games it's handy to use a VPN on our FireTV sticks so that we can use the network apps to see games that aren't shown on our local stations using the FoxTV and CBS sports apps. Some of our friends are from Michigan and they will sometimes come over so they can see their game(s).

The VPN is also handy when we travel, as the FireTV stick will let us watch our local stations (news, etc.).
YTTV will catch the VPN on a laptop, so that doesn't work.

It's also handy when watching events in the car. My wife or I will drive while the other can use my iPad Mini to watch a game using my phone as a hotspot with VPN enabled to the necessary location.

While YTTV isn't cheap, being able to virtually record shows and games is very handy. The "recordings" stay active for up to a year.

The VPN is also handy when I watch some of my Dutch sporting events either on a FireTV stick or my iPad. The Dutch public TV app or website is fine my VPN usage.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Spectrum Cable just started offering ESPN+ streaming included with certain subscriptions.