Submitted 9 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world
https://cordcuttersnews.com/fubo-ceo-horrified-and-sad-about-peacock-exclusive-nfl-games/
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Fubo is expensive but has almost every sport I want to watch. My in laws have it and it beats the premium cable packages for cost and convenience. Sorry to sound like an ad but if people have only seen fubo’s ads they might not realize that this is a streaming service that can be worth the money if you like all sports all the time. Fuck the peacock exclusive. Fuck the prime exclusive. Fuck the apple TV exclusive. Sports should be easy to watch!
Yarr
Seeing as most sports team stadiums are publicly funded, maybe we should broadcast the games on public access.
Pwrupdude@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I absolutely hate that sports, especially the NFL, is getting locked behind streaming services. Football is my favorite sport, but I will not pay to have every streaming service to watch games. I know I’m probably the outlier here. It’s decisions like this that will promote illicit streaming of the games. Take something that was free and put it behind a paywall and people will find a way to get it for free again.
EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I don’t even really watch football and I’m pissed about this.
AnActOfCreation@programming.dev 9 months ago
You’re spot on. I pay enough to YouTube TV for NFL games. I wasn’t paying any more for this one.
Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’m a believer of “illicit streams.” It gives you the ability to watch any game and you still see the ads, so to me it’s still revenue for them. They’re just getting super greedy.
I watched a stream in the UK to get those wildcards. Was it perfect? Nah, but it’s cheaper and you get way more bang for the buck.