No football for Youtube TV ?

#4
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It's not Friday, y'all. These negotiations are brutal YTTV sends emails trying to scare their subscribers into yelling at Disney. DIsney has media outlets write articles like this one, trying to scare subscribers into yelling at YTTV.

I can't imagine YTTV fails to retain Disney channels. They're just trying to get their best deal to retain them.
 
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#7
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It's not Friday, y'all. These negotiations are brutal YTTV sends emails trying to scare their subscribers into yelling at Disney. DIsney has media outlets write articles like this one, trying to scare subscribers into yelling at YTTV.

I can't imagine YTTV fails to retain Disney channels. They're just trying to get their best deal to retain them.
This. They'll get it done. They do this a few times a year.
 
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UTUBE TV works great. But just switched back to Roku with Spectrum streaming app. About 2 years ago I had Roku and Spectrum, then they had their fight for $$$. Finally got Spectrum back on Roku. Saving about 40 a month on fees. It's the best streaming deal for what you get, IF you already have Spectrum internet.
 
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When I got my email from YTTV, I called them and told them that this would be a deal breaker for me.
I don't know if they care what I say, but if enough of their subscribers say the same thing, then they might care.

Why would they think I'd yell at Disney ... I don't pay Disney, I pay YTTV, so I yelled at them.
It's their responsibility to get this done.
I'd imagine they'd crash and burn without these channels in their lineup:
  • Your local ABC channel
  • ABC News Live
  • Disney Channel
  • Disney Junior
  • Disney XD
  • Freeform
  • FX
  • FXX
  • FXM
  • National Geographic
  • National Geographic Wild
  • ESPN
  • ESPN2
  • ESPN3 (by authentication to the ESPN app)
  • ESPNU
  • ESPNEWS
  • SEC Network
  • ACC Network
 
#13
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The TV industry is all a bad deal for the consumer. I've stuck with Xfinity and probably pay too much but have great internet and all the channels. Every two years I renew with their "best" deal that keeps my bill relatively stable. Last time I thought about switching to YouTube but they raised their fees and then Xfinity raises the internet fee if you drop TV - so it's mostly a wash.
 
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Google/YouTube TV plays hardball. They just took Roku to the wire when Roku threatened to cut them off their devices. The deal was signed the day before it would've happened.

Look for a deal on this one today or tomorrow.
 
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This type of posturing happens ALL... THE.... TIME..... Happened when I had cable, happened when I had Directv, and happening now with Youtube TV. Will see if anything actually comes of it.
 
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Youtube TV is a garbage fire of lies. I was part of the "35 dollars for life" rollout. They had it in their advertising. 35 dollars, and they'd never increase the price. Then comes the news - 45 but we'll "grandfather" you in. Then the next news - 65 a month and you can't opt out. They're nothing but liars. Liars who only want to capture the marketplace, not change it. Anyone who trusts them, or trusts Google - you'll see, sooner or later, just like we all see. One of the biggest companies on the planet but you can bet they'll find a way to bring those costs direct to you. It's something they've gotten very good at.
 
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Youtube TV is a garbage fire of lies. I was part of the "35 dollars for life" rollout. They had it in their advertising. 35 dollars, and they'd never increase the price. Then comes the news - 45 but we'll "grandfather" you in. Then the next news - 65 a month and you can't opt out. They're nothing but liars. Liars who only want to capture the marketplace, not change it. Anyone who trusts them, or trusts Google - you'll see, sooner or later, just like we all see. One of the biggest companies on the planet but you can bet they'll find a way to bring those costs direct to you. It's something they've gotten very good at.
Since YouTube TV produces NO programming content whatsoever, they are subject to the pricing whims of those that do. If they truly guaranteed "$35/month for life", then they were stupid for doing that. However, I would be willing to bet that if you looked at the fine print in the contract that you clicked (to sign), you'd see that there was never any guarantee that the pricing wouldn't change in the future.
 
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Since YouTube TV produces NO programming content whatsoever, they are subject to the pricing whims of those that do. If they truly guaranteed "$35/month for life", then they were stupid for doing that. However, I would be willing to bet that if you looked at the fine print in the contract that you clicked (to sign), you'd see that there was never any guarantee that the pricing wouldn't change in the future.

Yeah, I am perfectly well aware of how carriage deals work. And I don't care about the fine print. I care about the Vice President of Youtube TV saying it would be 35 dollars for as long as you maintained your subscription, which he said publicly. I care about "35 dollars, no increases" deal text displaying on the signup page. My point wasn't to say that what they did was illegal. My point was to say that they're liars, which they are, and they're no different than Comcast or Cox or any other cable provider, in spite of their protestations to the contrary. I remember early on when their advertising was about "letting go of cable companies forever" (paraphrased). About changing the nature of media. Well, turns out that was just another lie; the only thing they truly are is a convenient digital platform to take your TV with you, and they haven't really made much if any improvements to that platform since launching it.

Any company that would come to its paying subscribers, who all signed up for 35 or 40 dollars, and tell them "hey we're raising your price 15 dollars but you get OWN and Discovery and Lifetime and VH1 and Viacom's crap so we're actually giving you a better deal" knows damn well that their customers didn't want any of those channels and that they're making the deal worse. Again, not illegal. Just unethical and deceptive. And if they did it once, they can (and will) do it again. Trust them at your own risk.
 
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I have been considering switching to Hulu for a while now. I had yttv in its infancy, then had a senile moment and switched back to Comcast, and finally switched back to yttv earlier this year. Seeing the increase in price from a couple of years ago almost made me decide to not switch, ended up doing it anyway. Really, there is no provider and service that doesn't rip you off with pricing. Comcast is the only internet provider other than AT&T where I live, and they can't match Comcast for speed and data. Oh for the days of over the air tv.
 
#23
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I have been considering switching to Hulu for a while now. I had yttv in its infancy, then had a senile moment and switched back to Comcast, and finally switched back to yttv earlier this year. Seeing the increase in price from a couple of years ago almost made me decide to not switch, ended up doing it anyway. Really, there is no provider and service that doesn't rip you off with pricing. Comcast is the only internet provider other than AT&T where I live, and they can't match Comcast for speed and data. Oh for the days of over the air tv.

You still can receive over the air, especially if you live near a city. A cheap antenna will pull in full HD signal. It's actually a better picture than cable/satellite/streaming as it isn't compressed. I use a powered antenna and pull in 30 different channels....some of which are worthless, but still.
 
#25
#25
Where I live Spectrum is included, can’t beat that.
 

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