NFL grants YouTube TV exclusive NFL Sunday Ticket rights in the US starting in 2023(deal worth $2B+)

[eball]

2 minutes ago, Kiva said:

Not a fan of anything Google.  Will this still be available through the Sunday ticket app?

 

YouTube (Google) has exclusive rights to Sunday Ticket.  If there is a Sunday Ticket app outside of YouTube or YouTube TV, it will be their app.

 

What’s your beef with Google?

 

[Ned Flanders]

30 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

Is the delay actually You Tube or just due to internet streaming lag within each users one home?

Well, I've got Fios, 1GB down, 1GB up...so I don't think it's on my end.  Could be wrong, which is often the case, though.

[agilen]

2 minutes ago, Ned Flanders said:

Well, I've got Fios, 1GB down, 1GB up...so I don't think it's on my end.  Could be wrong, which is often the case, though.

Streaming delay is not related to your home internet in any meaningful way. It comes down to the streaming tech the provider uses, how delayed their initial feed is, and how they configure their streams.

 

See https://thestreamable.com/news/fox-sports-app-removed-nearly-entire-streaming-delay-vs-ota-for-super-bowl-lvii for some good comparisons. Fox Sports puts a ton of engineering into this; the aggregators (Fubo, YouTubeTV, etc) just let it play on their regular (read: lowest cost) linear streaming system, just like cable and OTA do.

[Saxum]

On 3/2/2023 at 8:54 AM, nucci said:

More stuff

 

https://cordcuttersnews.com/youtube-tvs-ceo-confirms-new-features-coming-this-fall-with-nfl-sunday-ticket/

 

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We have also learned that NFL Sunday Ticket will offer multiple packages allowing you to pick a cheaper more limited package if you want.

 

If they have a team package good but not if they have "featured games" package,

[Saxum]

15 minutes ago, eball said:

 

YouTube (Google) has exclusive rights to Sunday Ticket.  If there is a Sunday Ticket app outside of YouTube or YouTube TV, it will be their app.

 

What’s your beef with Google?

 

 

My beef with google is there is quite a bit of analysists being done and when it slows down it slows down all of the sites which call google to do it.

Work with some sites which usually have issues and when traced it is almost always a delay from loading google JS, CSS and other stuff.  When asked to prove it I told them to create identical pages without google stuff copying necessary CSS and JS not pointing to Google and the "Google Lite" pages have no issues while those pages using Google for services do not have performance issues.

[SoMAn]

FWIW- unlike many of you, I will miss the convenient features that came with DIRECTV. 
I could set recording for kickoff, run to the store for snacks, or anything else, and sit down to watch 45 minutes later, and skip through all the endless redundant ads for the networks stupid primetime shows and halftime happy talk.
I have issues with ads. Complete waste of time. 

As far as I know, streaming means you watch when they tell you to and there’s no skipping through ads. 
Am I correct or are there ways to time shift with streaming? Even if we can view later, are we limited with no fast-forward feature?
Furthermore, with DTV I could go back during the week and review the recorded game on my time without the distractions that sometimes accompany watching with other people while watching live. 
Right now, not thrilled with the prospect of streaming only. 
 

[Kevbeau]

We don’t have broadband internet (house too far back from road) so have to use a hotspot, which is an upgrade from the satellite internet we used to have. Without the ticket on Direct TV, think I might be hosed, as streaming is hit or miss at my place.

[BLeonard]

1 hour ago, eball said:

 

Yes, it’s like anything new.  But you can go online (laptop/desktop) and put the channels in your order of preference.  That was big for me.

 

Was gonna say this.  I had a few days overlap (intentionally) where I had started YouTube TV before canceling cable.  One of the first things I did, since I had had cable for so long at that point, was set the YouTube TV channel order in the same order as my cable channels (or as close as possible, anyway).  Transition has been pretty seamless since.

[nucci]

36 minutes ago, SoMAn said:

FWIW- unlike many of you, I will miss the convenient features that came with DIRECTV. 
I could set recording for kickoff, run to the store for snacks, or anything else, and sit down to watch 45 minutes later, and skip through all the endless redundant ads for the networks stupid primetime shows and halftime happy talk.
I have issues with ads. Complete waste of time. 

As far as I know, streaming means you watch when they tell you to and there’s no skipping through ads. 
Am I correct or are there ways to time shift with streaming? Even if we can view later, are we limited with no fast-forward feature?
Furthermore, with DTV I could go back during the week and review the recorded game on my time without the distractions that sometimes accompany watching with other people while watching live. 
Right now, not thrilled with the prospect of streaming only. 
 

you can do the same with youtube. Just set the game to record and start it when you want. Unlimited DVR and all recordings kept for 9 months. Watch anytime on your tv, phone, tablet, computer. It's easy to watch live tv anytime on all your devices. Much cheaper than directv also.

[Doc Brown]

1 hour ago, SoMAn said:

FWIW- unlike many of you, I will miss the convenient features that came with DIRECTV. 
I could set recording for kickoff, run to the store for snacks, or anything else, and sit down to watch 45 minutes later, and skip through all the endless redundant ads for the networks stupid primetime shows and halftime happy talk.
I have issues with ads. Complete waste of time. 

As far as I know, streaming means you watch when they tell you to and there’s no skipping through ads. 
Am I correct or are there ways to time shift with streaming? Even if we can view later, are we limited with no fast-forward feature?
Furthermore, with DTV I could go back during the week and review the recorded game on my time without the distractions that sometimes accompany watching with other people while watching live. 
Right now, not thrilled with the prospect of streaming only. 
 

YouTube TV has has unlimited DVR and you can pause, rewind, fast forward through commericals, etc..  There's no dropoff as long as your wifi is working fine.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Checking in on the boomers 

[NewEra]

YTTV is also going up another $8 per month starting April 18th.

 

I’m happy with it but I’ve been having  a lot of issues with the voice sync (I have a sound bar) after using the fast forward function.  Dunno if it’s my Firestick (which is only one generation old) or the app itself.  I see a lot of mixed responses on Reddit regarding what the problem is. Some say it’s the firestick, some say it’s the app. Some say the sound bar.  I just can’t recall it happening to me while using a different app.  
 

anyone have similar problems or know an easy fix?  I usually just restart my firestick while powering the tv off.  Big pain in the 

Edited March 19, 2023 by NewEra

[nucci]

2 minutes ago, NewEra said:

YTTV is also going up another $8 per month starting April 18th.

 

I’m happy with it but I’ve been having  a lot of issues with the voice sync (I have a sound bar) after using the fast forward function.  Dunno if it’s my Firestick (which is only one generation old) or the app itself.  I see a lot of mixed responses on Reddit regarding what the problem is. Some say it’s the firestick, some say it’s the app. Some say the sound bar.  I just can’t recall it happening to me while using a different app.  
 

anyone have similar problems or know an easy fix?  I usually just restart my firestick while powering the tv off.  Big pain in the 

I had it for a couple of days. it was annoying but it eventually stopped and no longer an issue for now. 

5 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

Checking in on the boomers 

what do you need?

[newcam2012]

1 hour ago, nucci said:

you can do the same with youtube. Just set the game to record and start it when you want. Unlimited DVR and all recordings kept for 9 months. Watch anytime on your tv, phone, tablet, computer. It's easy to watch live tv anytime on all your devices. Much cheaper than directv also.

I still have direct tv. It's too expensive. I can get YouTube tv for about 65% of what I'm paying for direct tv. Basically will get most of the channels I like. 

 

Only thing stopping me is the ease of using direct tv. I'm not tech savvy. It's it a pain or somewhat difficult to maneuver YouTube tv for challenged tech guys like myself? 

[nucci]

Just now, newcam2012 said:

I still have direct tv. It's too expensive. I can get YouTube tv for about 65% of what I'm paying for direct tv. Basically will get most of the channels I like. 

 

Only thing stopping me is the ease of using direct tv. I'm not tech savvy. It's it a pain or somewhat difficult to maneuver YouTube tv for challenged tech guys like myself? 

you'll be fine. Takes a little bit but you'll get used to it. I had 3 TVs with directv and with football and hockey and no discount my bill was over $200. Now even with price increase I have youtube Tv for $73 and disney bundle for $12.99.  I have more stuff to watch and saving a lot of money

[BBFL]

Does anyone know if the estimated $300 is a flat rate or if there is a discount for current YTV subscribers?

[nucci]

50 minutes ago, BBFL said:

Does anyone know if the estimated $300 is a flat rate or if there is a discount for current YTV subscribers?

I received an email recently saying there will be discounts for subscribers coming soon. I didn't read anything about $300

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

1 hour ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

Checking in on the boomers 

Sadly, I am a gen Xer, and am shouting at the TV, “where the heck is Tru TV?” 😁

1 hour ago, newcam2012 said:

I still have direct tv. It's too expensive. I can get YouTube tv for about 65% of what I'm paying for direct tv. Basically will get most of the channels I like. 

 

Only thing stopping me is the ease of using direct tv. I'm not tech savvy. It's it a pain or somewhat difficult to maneuver YouTube tv for challenged tech guys like myself? 

you may want to call DTV loyalty before you cancel. I almost “for real” canceled during Covid, and got some ridiculous deal for a year— $50/month (after fees and taxes), for about a year. (This time when I canceled, though, the best they could get me to was $90ish per month— well above YouTube or Hulu).

[newcam2012]

1 hour ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Sadly, I am a gen Xer, and am shouting at the TV, “where the heck is Tru TV?” 😁

you may want to call DTV loyalty before you cancel. I almost “for real” canceled during Covid, and got some ridiculous deal for a year— $50/month (after fees and taxes), for about a year. (This time when I canceled, though, the best they could get me to was $90ish per month— well above YouTube or Hulu).

90 a month isn't too bad. YouTube with my package and increase with be around 65 to 75 a month. 

[NoHuddleKelly12]

2 hours ago, newcam2012 said:

I still have direct tv. It's too expensive. I can get YouTube tv for about 65% of what I'm paying for direct tv. Basically will get most of the channels I like. 

 

Only thing stopping me is the ease of using direct tv. I'm not tech savvy. It's it a pain or somewhat difficult to maneuver YouTube tv for challenged tech guys like myself? 

If you can already maneuver through TBD, or manage the DTV remotes with all those crazy buttons, you’ll be just fine!  👍🏻