HOFHurt35 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 If true, this could be the greatest cord cutting news since cord cutting became a thing. Fingers crossed. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 If you only watch Sox/Bulls/Hawks and don't watch any college football/basketball, that's great news, but if you do watch college football/basketball, you're still going to need a package that includes ESPN and almost all of those include NBCS Chicago anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 21 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said: If true, this could be the greatest cord cutting news since cord cutting became a thing. Fingers crossed. Question is, can I buy this if I'm out of market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, chw42 said: Question is, can I buy this if I'm out of market? I'm guessing blackout rules would still apply, so in theory you could buy the channel but only watch the non-game programming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOFHurt35 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said: I'm guessing blackout rules would still apply, so in theory you could buy the channel but only watch the non-game programming. I think with RSNs starting to pull out of cable service exclusivity, blackout rules might start going away soon. At the very least, RSNs would allow their content being distributed on the MLB.TV platforms to everyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Is this a legit In-Market streaming option for cord cutters? Or are they still going to require a cable package to access? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 14 minutes ago, chw42 said: Question is, can I buy this if I'm out of market? My first thought upon reading the tweet was concern that locals would be blacked out. I really need to know what restrictions they apply as to not upset their cable overlords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Tnetennba said: Is this a legit In-Market streaming option for cord cutters? Or are they still going to require a cable package to access? No, that’s kind of the point. You would pay like $20 a month for access to NBCSports Chicago via their app on your connected devices. You would sign up with a new log in/password. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 This was the clarification I needed. Hopefully there isn’t a catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOFHurt35 Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 47 minutes ago, Tony said: When cord coding exploded 7-8 years ago, there were affordable options to replace cable/dish. Slowly that's been going by the waste, as RSNs were being dropped by carriers and those that held them like YouTube, HULU Live TV, etc, are making customers pay a premium. I recall YouTube TV being $35 per month when I cut the cord and now it's up to $65-$70. While that still beats Comcast and Direct TV, I began starting to question having to pay this much just to watch my local teams. Especially having season tickets to the Sox and being at the park for 30+ games per year. I watch close to ZERO "other" TV outside of local sports. I get my local channels with a good antenna, and that covers my TV needs to go with Netflix, Hulu (non Live). In other words, I'd be more than willing to pay $20 per month for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said: When cord coding exploded 7-8 years ago, there were affordable options to replace cable/dish. Slowly that's been going by the waste, as RSNs were being dropped by carriers and those that held them like YouTube, HULU Live TV, etc, are making customers pay a premium. I recall YouTube TV being $35 per month when I cut the cord and now it's up to $65-$70. While that still beats Comcast and Direct TV, I began starting to question having to pay this much just to watch my local teams. Especially having season tickets to the Sox and being at the park for 30+ games per year. I watch close to ZERO "other" TV outside of local sports. I get my local channels with a good antenna, and that covers my TV needs to go with Netflix, Hulu (non Live). In other words, I'd be more than willing to pay $20 per month for this. Totally get it, and I think a lot of people will feel the same way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 The failure of Sinclair to reach an agreement with YouTube TV on carriage fees illustrates that time is running out for RSNs under the current model. Unless, of course, consumers are willing to shell out $26+ a month for an RSN direct-to-consumer service. Operators are dropping Sinclair RSNs “YouTube TV’s decision to drop Sinclair’s RSNs is just the latest in a string of fights between sports rights owners and service providers. Last August, Altitude Sports was dropped by DirecTV, Comcast, and Dish, and only DirecTV restored the channels. fuboTV dropped Sinclair’s RSNs at the beginning of the year, and Comcast says it likely won’t renew them when the license expires in September. Sinclair’s Fox Regional Sports Networks and the YES Network all vanished from YouTube TV on February 29th. The loss of fuboTV and possibly Comcast customers deals a severe blow to Sinclair. The company paid Disney $9.6 billion for the Fox RSN’s last August, and with operators dropping the channels left and right, the investment is looking ever riskier. Rich Greenfield, a Lightshed analyst, thinks the way forward for the RSNs is in an a la carte model, where customers pay individually for only the RSNs they want. So, if the future of RSNs is a direct subscription – either through pay TV operators or direct-to-consumer online – how much will Sinclair and other RSN owners need to charge to keep the same amount of revenue?” https://nscreenmedia.com/rsn-direct-to-consumer-service/ Basically amounts to $26/month, on average. 29% would definitely or probably change, 34% undecided and 37% definitely or probably not. Guess that would be almost dead even as your favorite team’s season was starting and those against in polls tend to waver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Sinclair, by the way, has 21 of these RSN’s/RUNs now… FBally Sports Arizona; Bally Sports Detroit; Bally Sports Florida; Bally Sports Great Lakes; Bally Sports Kansas City; Bally Sports Indiana; Bally Sports Midwest; Bally Sports New Orleans; Bally Sports North; Bally Sports Ohio; Bally Sports Oklahoma; Bally Sports San Diego; Bally Sports SoCal; Bally Sports South; Bally Sports Southeast; Bally Sports Southwest; Bally Sports Sun; Bally Sports West; and, Bally Sports Wisconsin; Marquee and YES. The Bally RSNs serve as the TV home to more than half of all MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States. The Bally RSNs also produce over 4,600 live local professional telecasts each year in addition to a wide variety of locally produced sports events and programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 I'm just wondering when this is going to become the norm for all channels. The technology exists with apps on smart TVs/phones. Hopefully, soon we'll be able to pay Disney directly for ABC/ESPN/ACCN/etc. Pay Universal directly for NBC/USA/CNBC/MSNBC/etc. Pay Viacom directly for CBS/CBSSN/etc. Pay FOX directly for FOX/FS1/etc. Pay Turner directly for CNN/TBS/TNT/etc. Cut out the providers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 If they are really shattering the blackout rules, this is wonderful news, and it should be a boatload of money for teams to hit markets they never could sell to. HELLO IOWA! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: If they are really shattering the blackout rules, this is wonderful news, and it should be a boatload of money for teams to hit markets they never could sell to. HELLO IOWA! The rich will get richer and the poor even poorer and the White Sox will wallow somewhere in the middle. Marquee Network, NESN, and YES all win Cleveland, KC, Tampa RSN's all lose Currently MLB controls the product. Also be careful if you tank because people will turn off the stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 That's cool, but it's almost certainly subject to local black out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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caulfield12 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) On 2/2/2022 at 2:05 AM, Harry Chappas said: The rich will get richer and the poor even poorer and the White Sox will wallow somewhere in the middle. Marquee Network, NESN, and YES all win Cleveland, KC, Tampa RSN's all lose Currently MLB controls the product. Also be careful if you tank because people will turn off the stream. The White Sox right now are in the Top 6-8 for broadcast revenue per game...despite the tepid ratings over most of the last deca de. Plus they can renegotiate again after 2023 or 24 (current/newest deal is just five years), which should be only helped by another two years in the postseason. And that just goes to show how dominant the NFL is with their t.v. revenues, with the Chiefs and Browns doing very well for themselves, and the Vikings as well. Detroit is the only metro area that's struggling relatively, and the Lions have been about the equivalent of the Bengals the last thirty years. Edited February 4, 2022 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 On 2/3/2022 at 10:15 PM, Tnetennba said: No surprise. The Cubs and Sinclair are trying to do the same with Marquee. Manfred opposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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