TV/Streaming platforms needed to watch the NFL, NBA and MLB
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god shamgod
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All those streaming services + internet will add up to what a cable bill was
UpAndComing
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Only 3 streaming services for the NBA 
staticshock
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I only need ESPN+ for the NHL 
Besides blackouts, they have the best streaming option for fans. If a game isn’t on a national broadcast on ESPN or TNT, it’s on ESPN+
Definitely getting peacock for the NBA though
Besides blackouts, they have the best streaming option for fans. If a game isn’t on a national broadcast on ESPN or TNT, it’s on ESPN+
Definitely getting peacock for the NBA though
If you get cable through Spectrum they offer most of the streaming services with it now.
Pretty much better to just go back to cable at this point.
With all these bundles popping up I think it’s only a matter of time before we get a massive one and are right back at square one
god shamgod
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Hulu 94 a month( + starz)
That gives me espn,nfl network ,cbs,nbc& fox,fs1/2, & all them extra espn 8 channels
Then I need prime,peacock and Netflix prime 15 ,don’t have Netflix or peacock
Then my att fiber bill 70 a month
May as well go back to the cord, when I had u verse my bill was 180 for internet & cable
That gives me espn,nfl network ,cbs,nbc& fox,fs1/2, & all them extra espn 8 channels
Then I need prime,peacock and Netflix prime 15 ,don’t have Netflix or peacock
Then my att fiber bill 70 a month
May as well go back to the cord, when I had u verse my bill was 180 for internet & cable
Facts. Im not tryna be no spectrum marketer lol but since I switched back to cable last year I've been able to cancel so many services.
When I first signed back up, they offered me Disney+ and ESPN+. Since then they've added Hulu, Peacock, HBO Max, AMC+, Paramount, Fox One, and Tennis Channel for no extra charge
All they need is Netflix.
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
Cut cords brehs
cartierhoe
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Spectrum comes in so clutch, they’re my cable provider too and all my favorite streaming services are included
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
what makes it worse is now these companies tryna cockblock people from sharing their accounts.
I hated streaming but between me and my sis and cousin we pooled our accounts together and lived happily. Now they wanna check IP's and if you ain't near where that person is you won't get access (I figured out the loophole with Netflix but that don't always work with other ones.
I only fukked with Peacock for 2 reasons:
1. They had Bel Air & The King of Queens
2, They had the Olympics, so that multiview came in handy.
And now they're getting brave. Apple jacked their monthly price up by 30%, and for what?!? Who asked them to drop $200 million budgets on movies than make $8 mil at the box office and shyt?
Pricing out normal fans all in the name of greed
Ethnic Vagina Finder
The Great Paper Chaser
You all still pay to watch games 
Major NFL games will cost you $631 to watch this season. Are you paying up?
Understanding individual mileage may vary, let’s lay out a typical viewing budget to meet those goals:
• Cable/satellite/multi-channel streaming: $90/month average* (x 6 months) = $540
That will get you local, in-market games and national games on CBS and Fox, plus all but one Sunday night on NBC, all Monday nights on ESPN, international games on NFL Network, all the playoff games and the Super Bowl on NBC.
*You might be paying less than $80, you might be paying more than $100. Picked a reasonable midpoint.
• Amazon Prime Video for Thursday night games: $15/month (x 5 months) = $75
(If you pay for Amazon Prime for a whole year, you get Prime Video built in, but you also pay more and have seven months of no NFL games to watch. I went à la carte.)
• Netflix on Christmas: $8 for December
• Peacock for its one exclusive Sunday night game in December: $8 for the month
• Splurge! RedZone: $11/month (as YouTube TV or cable add-on) x 5 months = $55
Total: $631 (without Red Zone), $686 (with Red Zone)
This all begs a question or two, put to The Athletic’s media reporters, Richard Deitsch and Andrew Marchand, as part of their 2025 NFL season media preview:
Given the NFL’s popularity, the cost of supporting individual fandom and the inherent drama that occurs multiple times a week for six months, is the NFL the best dollar-for-dollar entertainment value in media? Or is that bundled cost a problem for the league?
Deitsch: If you are a consumer who feels outraged by the increasing cost of watching sports — and I am with you on this — your only recourse is not to pay for these products. However, that has never happened in my lifetime, and particularly with the NFL, which is as close to a national addiction as exists in America. If you want to look at this as far as value, here’s one way: If you bought a café latte from Starbucks every day for a year, it would cost you around $2,000, depending on where you live and the size of your coffee.
Marchand: It is maddening. The NFL is too strong to fail, but I would say that if it makes it harder for people to watch, they will eventually watch less. The NFL has the luxury of partnering with the top, so YouTube is free, while Netflix and Prime Video are popular. I do think that cost and managing scarcity are things the NFL should be cognizant of, even as it continues to dominate.
Understanding individual mileage may vary, let’s lay out a typical viewing budget to meet those goals:
• Cable/satellite/multi-channel streaming: $90/month average* (x 6 months) = $540
That will get you local, in-market games and national games on CBS and Fox, plus all but one Sunday night on NBC, all Monday nights on ESPN, international games on NFL Network, all the playoff games and the Super Bowl on NBC.
*You might be paying less than $80, you might be paying more than $100. Picked a reasonable midpoint.
• Amazon Prime Video for Thursday night games: $15/month (x 5 months) = $75
(If you pay for Amazon Prime for a whole year, you get Prime Video built in, but you also pay more and have seven months of no NFL games to watch. I went à la carte.)
• Netflix on Christmas: $8 for December
• Peacock for its one exclusive Sunday night game in December: $8 for the month
• Splurge! RedZone: $11/month (as YouTube TV or cable add-on) x 5 months = $55
Total: $631 (without Red Zone), $686 (with Red Zone)
This all begs a question or two, put to The Athletic’s media reporters, Richard Deitsch and Andrew Marchand, as part of their 2025 NFL season media preview:
Given the NFL’s popularity, the cost of supporting individual fandom and the inherent drama that occurs multiple times a week for six months, is the NFL the best dollar-for-dollar entertainment value in media? Or is that bundled cost a problem for the league?
Deitsch: If you are a consumer who feels outraged by the increasing cost of watching sports — and I am with you on this — your only recourse is not to pay for these products. However, that has never happened in my lifetime, and particularly with the NFL, which is as close to a national addiction as exists in America. If you want to look at this as far as value, here’s one way: If you bought a café latte from Starbucks every day for a year, it would cost you around $2,000, depending on where you live and the size of your coffee.
Marchand: It is maddening. The NFL is too strong to fail, but I would say that if it makes it harder for people to watch, they will eventually watch less. The NFL has the luxury of partnering with the top, so YouTube is free, while Netflix and Prime Video are popular. I do think that cost and managing scarcity are things the NFL should be cognizant of, even as it continues to dominate.