FYI: YouTube TV dropping Fox regional sports networks

thelead · Post #1 » by **thelead** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:26 am

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/

Post #2 » by **Def Swami** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:32 am

I switched from DISH to YoutubeTV just to catch games this season lol. I was really enjoying the service too smh.

thelead · Post #3 » by **thelead** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:58 am

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.

Blue_and_Whte · Post #4 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 4:25 am

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.

thelead · Post #5 » by **thelead** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 5:34 am

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.

The Real Dalic · Post #6 » by **The Real Dalic** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 5:07 pm

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.

j-ragg · Post #7 » by **j-ragg** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 6:10 pm

YTTV was my favorite of the cable cutting options. Bummer

drsd · Post #8 » by **drsd** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 6:16 pm

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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Optimus_Steel · Post #9 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 6:33 pm

Dammit I have Youtube TV. I had Playstation Vue which I was happy with but Sony shut it down.

Driguez · Post #10 » by **Driguez** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 4:45 am

Call Spectrum and ask for their Spectrum Stream package. Cheapish alternative.

tiderulz · Post #11 » by **tiderulz** » Thu Mar 5, 2020 9:43 pm

youtube just picked it back up. they figured out the money

thelead · Post #12 » by **thelead** » Thu Mar 5, 2020 10:15 pm

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.

basketballRob · Post #13 » by **basketballRob** » Thu Mar 5, 2020 10:32 pm

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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Viper1500 · Post #14 » by **Viper1500** » Thu Mar 5, 2020 10:36 pm

I have Youtube TV as well, very happy to hear that they came to an agreement.

thelead · Post #15 » by **thelead** » Fri Mar 6, 2020 3:30 am

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.

BadMofoPimp · Post #16 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Fri Mar 6, 2020 11:52 am

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.

basketballRob · Post #17 » by **basketballRob** » Fri Mar 6, 2020 12:11 pm

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

thelead · Post #18 » by **thelead** » Fri Mar 6, 2020 2:07 pm

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.

basketballRob · Post #19 » by **basketballRob** » Fri Mar 6, 2020 6:45 pm

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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thelead · Post #20 » by **thelead** » Fri Mar 6, 2020 8:47 pm

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.