DG_ThenNowForever 16,732 Posted January 4 My Xbox has a browser and I can stream games on it. I'm all out of extra $7/$9/$12 per month so sorry NBC Sports. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 29,095 Posted January 4 At this point it would be a lot easier to pay one big bill that covers all the different services, even the ones I have no intent to watch, just so that I can watch something when I feel like it and know that it's there. Oh, and it's all right, and it's coming on... 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayMac 3,874 Posted January 4 50 minutes ago, the admiral said: At this point it would be a lot easier to pay one big bill that covers all the different services, even the ones I have no intent to watch, just so that I can watch something when I feel like it and know that it's there. Oh, and it's all right, and it's coming on... Some kind of service like that feels so familiar... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 29,095 Posted January 4 Why should I pay for channels I'm never going to watch? [pays for Aziz Ansari Walks Around New York Feeling Sad show that I'm never going to watch] 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digby 6,886 Posted January 5 That’s surprising but also not; how many hours of car auctions and drone racing video games can a cable channel carry while still retaining legitimacy? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Germanshepherd 1,077 Posted January 10 Free agent sports radio titan Dan LeBatard and DAZN’s John Skipper to be starting a new sports content company. https://www.google.com/amp/s/deadline.com/2021/01/dan-lebatard-john-skipper-former-espn-colleagues-content-venture-dazn-kevin-mayer-streaming-1234668185/amp/ 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Six 761 Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Germanshepherd said: Free agent sports radio titan Dan LeBatard and DAZN’s John Skipper to be starting a new sports content company. https://www.google.com/amp/s/deadline.com/2021/01/dan-lebatard-john-skipper-former-espn-colleagues-content-venture-dazn-kevin-mayer-streaming-1234668185/amp/ Something like this was probably the inevitable conclusion of what LeBatard's been building. The LAF network was basically the podcast version of Grantland - a self-contained group of people making content that was too different and too good to stay attached to ESPN, so they had to create their own company. Skipper seems to have been the only ESPN suit who ever believed in what LeBatard was doing, so good for them for reuniting. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkeypower 3,125 Posted January 11 NBC's full list of NHL PxP and Studio for 20-21. Milbury out, Mike Babcock in. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buzzcut 281 Posted January 22 NBCSN will go off the air at the end of the year: 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayMac 3,874 Posted January 22 15 minutes ago, buzzcut said: NBCSN will go off the air at the end of the year: I had heard rumors of this. What a shame. I guess all coverage will be going to Peacock? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sec19Row53 4,067 Posted January 22 17 minutes ago, JayMac said: I had heard rumors of this. What a shame. I guess all coverage will be going to Peacock? No. Some to USA. Some to NBC. Some to Peacock https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/SB-Blogs/Breaking-News/2021/01/NBCSN.aspx 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBTV 20,954 Posted January 22 Does this include the regional channels too? NBCSN Philly just laid a bunch more people off. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayMac 3,874 Posted January 22 2 minutes ago, BBTV said: Does this include the regional channels too? NBCSN Philly just laid a bunch more people off. I hope not but all of their coverage is bare bones now, so I wouldn't be surprised. I don't know where the Flyers, Phillies, and Sixers games would go though. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayMac 3,874 Posted January 22 11 minutes ago, Sec19Row53 said: No. Some to USA. Some to NBC. Some to Peacock https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/SB-Blogs/Breaking-News/2021/01/NBCSN.aspx I'm glad to see the NHL and EPL will still be on cable. Streaming live sports on Peacock is less than desirable. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBTV 20,954 Posted January 22 6 minutes ago, JayMac said: I hope not but all of their coverage is bare bones now, so I wouldn't be surprised. I don't know where the Flyers, Phillies, and Sixers games would go though. The channel has sucked since it was rebranded from Comcast and they got rid of the SportsNite show, debate shows, and live non-game programming. It used to be a channel I'd put on for reasons other than to watch a game, but now if it's not a game, it's just lousy infomercials. It's a shame - it was excellent once. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayMac 3,874 Posted January 22 2 minutes ago, BBTV said: The channel has sucked since it was rebranded from Comcast and they got rid of the SportsNite show, debate shows, and live non-game programming. It used to be a channel I'd put on for reasons other than to watch a game, but now if it's not a game, it's just lousy infomercials. It's a shame - it was excellent once. Daily News Live was always nice discussion among sportswriters. I always enjoyed that show. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanMcD29 861 Posted January 22 I don't think the NBCSN drop affects what was going to come with the NHL deal too much. Everybody was anticipating the next TV deal being NBC sharing it with one of ESPN or Fox, and basically now you're just swapping NBC/NBCSN plus ESPN or Fox/FS1 with NBC/USA plus ESPN or Fox/FS1. Ditto for EPL, that's heading on a one way track behind the paywall to Peacock and everyone can see that coming a mile away. NASCAR, though? That could get messy. Still another 3 years on that contract and it's not just your Sunday Cup Series race, you also have all the practices and qualifying plus Xfinity Series practices and qualifying as inventory. Tack on IndyCar and the other motorsports properties and.. well, here's your opening to bring back Speed Channel, Fox? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DNAsports 6,164 Posted January 22 Sports content shifting to USA Network is such a weird flex, but I guess it makes sense since they’ve done it in the past. Mostly under emergency situations. Regional Networks won’t be harmed, but I imagine they’ll go through a soft rebrand of sorts. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 29,095 Posted January 22 How many more rebrands can there be? Comcast SportsNet --> CSN --> NBC Sports in eight years is enough. I think it looks pretty bad for the NHL to be on a lame-duck cable channel. The league getting booted from ESPN and everybody knowing it was one thing, but the entire channel shutting down around them is another. I hope they designate USA as the main channel for the Stanley Cup to get the loser stink off in time for next year. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayMac 3,874 Posted January 22 1 minute ago, the admiral said: How many more rebrands can there be? Comcast SportsNet --> CSN --> NBC Sports in eight years is enough. I think it looks pretty bad for the NHL to be on a lame-duck cable channel. The league getting booted from ESPN and everybody knowing it was one thing, but the entire channel shutting down around them is another. I hope they designate USA as the main channel for the Stanley Cup to get the loser stink off in time for next year. Although not nearly as bad, it kind of reminds me of the days when the NHL was only on Sportschannel. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
