Marqhead Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Anyone have Peacock premium? Good for Sox games? I imagine its the same as any other streaming app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, BrittBurnsFan said: Frustrating! I would pay a bit more just for the regional sports channels...the rest of the NBC stuff I really don't care about! That seems about the way things work for me... Maybe I’m wrong. Check the link below. It does say regional NBC Sports Network in the about section of the NBC Sports Group. I would contact someone over their to confirm though. https://www.nbcuniversal.com/press-release/peacock-adds-nbc-sports-peacock-free-channels-0 Edited September 28, 2021 by maloney.adam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoUEvenShift Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 (edited) The email they sent out about Peacock is great. I assume any of us who have Youtube TV can also download that app on our TVs/firesticks/etc. So all in all we will pay $5 less and have more content with Peacock. Good on you Youtube! Edit: Attaching email if anyone missed it: 2nd Edit: Apparently we still don't get the regional channels so no Sox.... bah! Quote Hi DoUEvenShift, We know that you love watching the wide variety of live sports, news, and shows available to you on YouTube TV. That’s why we have been working so hard to renew our deal with NBCUniversal to continue carrying their content on YouTube TV. However, since our agreement expires on Thursday, September 30, 2021, and we have not yet been able to reach an equitable agreement, we wanted to give you an early heads-up so you understand your choices. Our ask is that NBCU treats YouTube TV like any other distributor. In other words, for the duration of our agreement, YouTube TV seeks the same rates that services of similar size get from NBCU so we can continue offering YouTube TV to members at a competitive and fair price. If NBCU offers us the equitable terms we are asking for, we will renew our agreement with them. However, if we are unable to reach a deal by Thursday, the NBCU lineup of channels will no longer be available on YouTube TV, and we will decrease our monthly price from $64.99 to $54.99 (while this content remains off our platform). At that time, you can sign up for NBCUniversal’s own streaming service, Peacock Premium,* which NBC currently offers starting at $4.99/month to continue watching NBCU content, such as live football. While we would love every member to stay with our service, we understand that you may still choose to pause or cancel your membership. We want to make YouTube TV flexible, so members can pause or cancel anytime. We will give you updates as negotiations continue, and going forward, please continue to check this webpage for additional information and updates. Please know that NBCU is an important partner for us, and as you can imagine, this is not the outcome that we want. We are still in active conversations with NBCU and are hopeful we can keep their content available on YouTube TV. Thanks for your patience and for being a YouTube TV member. Sincerely, The YouTube TV team Edited September 28, 2021 by DoUEvenShift 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, Marqhead said: Anyone have Peacock premium? Good for Sox games? I imagine its the same as any other streaming app. We have Peacock Premium as it is included with our Xfinity package. I've never seen Sox games on there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, BrittBurnsFan said: Frustrating! I would pay a bit more just for the regional sports channels...the rest of the NBC stuff I really don't care about! That seems about the way things work for me... 7 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: Maybe I’m wrong. Check the link below. It does say regional NBC Sports Network in the about section of the NBC Sports Group. I would contact someone over their to confirm though. https://www.nbcuniversal.com/press-release/peacock-adds-nbc-sports-peacock-free-channels-0 Nevermind check out this press release below. Peacock Premium doesn’t include the regional sports networks. https://thestreamable.com/news/is-peacock-enough-to-replace-nbc-programming-sports-if-it-s-dropped-by-youtube-tv Edited September 28, 2021 by maloney.adam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittBurnsFan Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: Maybe I’m wrong. Check the link below. It does say regional NBC Sports Network in the about section of the NBC Sports Group. I would contact someone over their to confirm though. https://www.nbcuniversal.com/press-release/peacock-adds-nbc-sports-peacock-free-channels-0 I feel like that is their "general" NBC Sports channel though...not the regional one. I suppose at worst it would only cost me $10 to find out though...just sign up and cancel immediately and get a commercial-free month of reruns of "The Office" and "Parks and Recreation"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoUEvenShift Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Alright now I'm confused. The email made it seem like we would get live sports. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittBurnsFan Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 1 minute ago, maloney.adam said: Nevermind check out this press release below. Peacock Premium doesn’t include the regional sports networks. https://www.nbcuniversal.com/press-release/peacock-adds-nbc-sports-peacock-free-channels-0 Looks like I may be doing some free trials of Hulu Live and whatever else is out there! My kids will have to find other ways (YouTube) to re-watch our favorite memories of the White Sox this summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittBurnsFan Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 1 minute ago, DoUEvenShift said: Alright now I'm confused. The email made it seem like we would get live sports. Yeah...I think Google is making it seem like such a sweet deal for us if they drop NBC...which isn't the case for those who subscribe for the purpose of getting the sports regionals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittBurnsFan Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said: The email they sent out about Peacock is great. I assume any of us who have Youtube TV can also download that app on our TVs/firesticks/etc. So all in all we will pay $5 less and have more content with Peacock. Good on you Youtube! Edit: Attaching email if anyone missed it: Minus the station that shows the White Sox! That is the only one I care about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, BrittBurnsFan said: Yeah...I think Google is making it seem like such a sweet deal for us if they drop NBC...which isn't the case for those who subscribe for the purpose of getting the sports regionals! Have you guys tried to download the NBC sports app and link your Peacock Premium account to it and see if that works? Not sure that's even possible, but that might be the work around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 (edited) Delete. Edited September 28, 2021 by maloney.adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 19 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Have you guys tried to download the NBC sports app and link your Peacock Premium account to it and see if that works? Not sure that's even possible, but that might be the work around. Peacock app and NBC sports app are separate. You can't link them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoedairy Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 The only good thing about the timing of this is the playoff games aren't on the regional nbc sports networks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 I have long said cable is still better and things would shift back that way. That said my direct tv stream (previously att stream) works good with my bundle discounts and my taxes and fees are way less than when I had regular cable despite my user experience being exact same. With bundle discount basically same as before other than I can use device in two places which had helped reduce some costs for my mom but have easy access to my limited dvr etc. No contract so could always switch if they back up prices etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marqhead Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, Chisoxfn said: I have long said cable is still better and things would shift back that way. That said my direct tv stream (previously att stream) works good with my bundle discounts and my taxes and fees are way less than when I had regular cable despite my user experience being exact same. With bundle discount basically same as before other than I can use device in two places which had helped reduce some costs for my mom but have easy access to my limited dvr etc. No contract so could always switch if they back up prices etc. So does ATT cable no longer exist? I just logged on to check out the packages and it went right to DirecTV Stream. What’s the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 If you have Xfinity internet, you can get a good discount on Xfinity TV, and they have a streaming app now so you don't need any connections in addition to your existing modem. It's what we use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittBurnsFan Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 I have been very busy today...any updates on this situation yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittBurnsFan Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 Guessing "no news" is bad news in this case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 (edited) On 9/28/2021 at 4:28 PM, Marqhead said: So does ATT cable no longer exist? I just logged on to check out the packages and it went right to DirecTV Stream. What’s the difference? ATT spun off all their TV into DirecTV, they DirecTV stream is the internet component of that. They still have OG DirecTV Edited September 30, 2021 by mqr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, mqr said: ATT spun off all their TV into DirecTV, they DirecTV stream is the internet component of that. They still have OG DirecTV The regular Directv is actually really nice unless it rains. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittBurnsFan Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 At least the White Sox will stay on YTTV through the end of this season...so that is good! Hope they work things out longer term however! https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/youtube-tv-and-nbc-have-agreed-to-an-extension-channels-will-stay-on-youtube-tv-for-now/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) On 9/28/2021 at 2:31 PM, BrittBurnsFan said: Frustrating! I would pay a bit more just for the regional sports channels...the rest of the NBC stuff I really don't care about! That seems about the way things work for me... NBCSN and the White Sox are losers here. As people cut cable, the crazy fans like us will pay extra but soon enough more casual fans will just find other places to put their money. Frustrating is a good word. Sad is another one. It totally sucks that someone outside of the region is treated better than those in the region. Edited October 1, 2021 by Vacheron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittBurnsFan Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 Good read on the challenges that YTTV-like and Hulu-like offerings will face in the future: https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-tv-nbc-universal-streaming-wars/?scrlybrkr=8b91a969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) Anyone use Hulu TV? I currently split YouTube TV with 2 other people and we have not had any issues. Can you have 3 people watch at one time with Hulu live TV? Obviously this won’t be a problem for me until next season but my friend and brother (who I split with) like hockey. Edited October 1, 2021 by manbearpuig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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