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FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:26 am
by thelead
Of course my subscription renewed yesterday... I hate the way these sports leagues run this. I guess I’ll go pirate the entertainment.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/02/27/youtube-tv-to-drop-fox-regional-sports-yes-network-mlb-nba-nhl/4896555002/

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:32 am
by Def Swami
I switched from DISH to YoutubeTV just to catch games this season lol. I was really enjoying the service too smh.

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:58 am
by thelead
The greed of these stupid rich corporations (Fox, NBA, Google, etc) is crazy. Instead of me giving them money, I spent 1 hour and found a free acceptable solution.

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 4:25 am
by Blue_and_Whte
thelead wrote:The greed of these stupid rich corporations (Fox, NBA, Google, etc) is crazy. Instead of me giving them money, I spent 1 hour and found a free acceptable solution.

Corporations have a right to be rich, I have no problem with that but it is pretty unacceptable that YouTube TV couldn't even agree to a short term alternative.

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 5:34 am
by thelead
Blue_and_Whte wrote:
thelead wrote:The greed of these stupid rich corporations (Fox, NBA, Google, etc) is crazy. Instead of me giving them money, I spent 1 hour and found a free acceptable solution.

Corporations have a right to be rich, I have no problem with that but it is pretty unacceptable that YouTube TV couldn't even agree to a short term alternative.


No disagreement there but how about they give more than a 1 day notice (while billing me for the month that I won't get what I signed up for)?

Also, their greed lost them a happily paying customer (and I'm not blaming just google). Consumers really do need to start making statements with the only thing corporations care about: money.

In 2020, tv blackout rules, that extend to streaming services, are asinine.

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 5:07 pm
by The Real Dalic
thelead wrote:
Blue_and_Whte wrote:
thelead wrote:The greed of these stupid rich corporations (Fox, NBA, Google, etc) is crazy. Instead of me giving them money, I spent 1 hour and found a free acceptable solution.

Corporations have a right to be rich, I have no problem with that but it is pretty unacceptable that YouTube TV couldn't even agree to a short term alternative.


No disagreement there but how about they give more than a 1 day notice (while billing me for the month that I won't get what I signed up for)?

Also, their greed lost them a happily paying customer (and I'm not blaming just google). Consumers really do need to start making statements with the only thing corporations care about: money.

In 2020, tv blackout rules, that extend to streaming services, are asinine.

Youtube is being run by morons. Look at what the biggest youtubers like Pewdiepie and others have said about how stupid they are.

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 6:10 pm
by j-ragg
YTTV was my favorite of the cable cutting options. Bummer

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 6:16 pm
by drsd
thelead wrote: free acceptable solution.


I love that term!


And as a p.s.: so long as the UK is in "transition" to the EU-exit, My "free acceptable solution" is actually legal for me here in more-than-Good-Britain.





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Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 6:33 pm
by Optimus_Steel
Dammit I have Youtube TV. I had Playstation Vue which I was happy with but Sony shut it down.

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 4:45 am
by Driguez
Call Spectrum and ask for their Spectrum Stream package. Cheapish alternative.

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Thu Mar 5, 2020 9:43 pm
by tiderulz
youtube just picked it back up. they figured out the money

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Thu Mar 5, 2020 10:15 pm
by thelead
Driguez wrote:Call Spectrum and ask for their Spectrum Stream package. Cheapish alternative.

Does their stream package include Fox Florida? I was under the impression that it didn’t cover local channels.

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Thu Mar 5, 2020 10:32 pm
by basketballRob
thelead wrote:
Driguez wrote:Call Spectrum and ask for their Spectrum Stream package. Cheapish alternative.

Does their stream package include Fox Florida? I was under the impression that it didn’t cover local channels.
Yes. I have fox sports go on my phone and can watch wherever I'm at.

It has fox sports and you can get the fox sports go app and put Spectrum password in.

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Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Thu Mar 5, 2020 10:36 pm
by Viper1500
I have Youtube TV as well, very happy to hear that they came to an agreement.

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Mar 6, 2020 3:30 am
by thelead
basketballRob wrote:
thelead wrote:
Driguez wrote:Call Spectrum and ask for their Spectrum Stream package. Cheapish alternative.

Does their stream package include Fox Florida? I was under the impression that it didn’t cover local channels.
Yes. I have fox sports go on my phone and can watch wherever I'm at.

It has fox sports and you can get the fox sports go app and put Spectrum password in.

Sent from my SM-G950U using RealGM mobile app

Ah. Technically a loophole though as Fox Sports Florida isn’t available through the spectrum app and isn’t listed as one of the available ‘local’ channels.

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Mar 6, 2020 11:52 am
by BadMofoPimp
Sadly, I just started working out of town for months now in North Carolina. I am home for a week once every 4 weeks . . . Gotta go the free stream route. Sticking with Youtube TV tho. Best overall sports package around.

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Mar 6, 2020 12:11 pm
by basketballRob
thelead wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
thelead wrote:Does their stream package include Fox Florida? I was under the impression that it didn’t cover local channels.
Yes. I have fox sports go on my phone and can watch wherever I'm at.

It has fox sports and you can get the fox sports go app and put Spectrum password in.

Sent from my SM-G950U using RealGM mobile app

Ah. Technically a loophole though as Fox Sports Florida isn’t available through the spectrum app and isn’t listed as one of the available ‘local’ channels.
It's channel 50 on spectrum.

Sent from my SM-G950U using RealGM mobile app

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Mar 6, 2020 2:07 pm
by thelead
basketballRob wrote:
thelead wrote:
basketballRob wrote:Yes. I have fox sports go on my phone and can watch wherever I'm at.

It has fox sports and you can get the fox sports go app and put Spectrum password in.

Sent from my SM-G950U using RealGM mobile app

Ah. Technically a loophole though as Fox Sports Florida isn’t available through the spectrum app and isn’t listed as one of the available ‘local’ channels.
It's channel 50 on spectrum.

Sent from my SM-G950U using RealGM mobile app

The stream package that I tried from them had no channel numbers. What’s the actual streaming package called? They have 3: Essentials, Stream TV, and Choice.

Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Mar 6, 2020 6:45 pm
by basketballRob
thelead wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
thelead wrote:Ah. Technically a loophole though as Fox Sports Florida isn’t available through the spectrum app and isn’t listed as one of the available ‘local’ channels.
It's channel 50 on spectrum.

Sent from my SM-G950U using RealGM mobile app

The stream package that I tried from them had no channel numbers. What’s the actual streaming package called? They have 3: Essentials, Stream TV, and Choice.
I have the TV select package with internet and it run 116.22 after taxes each month. I've got 100's of channels but no premiums.

I use my own devices, meaning i just download the spectrum app on all the TV's and phones. You just open the spectrum app and all the channels are there. I don't use a cable box i just stream it.

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Re: FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

Posted: Fri Mar 6, 2020 8:47 pm
by thelead
basketballRob wrote:
thelead wrote:
basketballRob wrote:It's channel 50 on spectrum.

Sent from my SM-G950U using RealGM mobile app

The stream package that I tried from them had no channel numbers. What’s the actual streaming package called? They have 3: Essentials, Stream TV, and Choice.
I have the TV select package with internet and it run 116.22 after taxes each month. I've got 100's of channels but no premiums.

I use my own devices, meaning i just download the spectrum app on all the TV's and phones. You just open the spectrum app and all the channels are there. I don't use a cable box i just stream it.

Sent from my SM-G950U using RealGM mobile app

Got it! Thanks for the details.