Thanks for that; $600 did seem too high. On Mon, 26 Dec 2022 at 10:45 AM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote:
> To clarify, that "$150/month" figure appears to be taking the cost for a > basic DirecTV package and adding it to the cost for the NFL Sunday Ticket > add-on (DirecTV charged the same $300/season as Google is going to be > charging, although in practice, DirecTV usually split the cost across six > months' worth of bills). > > The difference is that Google will make NFL Sunday Ticket available on a > standalone basis, but if you're also paying for YouTube TV (or any similar > cable/satellite/streaming service), the total cost would end up being close > to that "$150/month" figure anyway. > > (Also, in practice, DirecTV would use NFL Sunday Ticket as a "loss > leader," giving it free or at a discount to new customers and even some of > their existing customers -- as an existing customer, I got it free in both > 2021 and 2022 without even asking, with a midlevel package and the MLB > Extra Innings package as my only premium add-on.) > > > > On Dec 26, 2022, at 10:14 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > Peter King at NBC Spirts is reporting cost will be $300/season, which is a > significant reduction to the costumer (current cost ~$150/month, which > comes to about $600 for the season. I have not had it for many years, wow > that sounds high). > > I already use YoutubeTV, so I may try this next season, though still not > sure how this will relate to the NFL RedZone, which I already pay some kind > of premium for. I have a feeling that with occasional exceptions I would > mostly want to watch NFL RedZone anyway, so may not feel worth it. > > > https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10059767-king-nfl-sunday-ticket-price-on-youtube-tv-estimated-to-be-around-300-for-consumer > > > On Thu, 22 Dec 2022 at 8:50 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The Google division is shelling out $8B for the rights to the >> out-of-market games package to the Internet's most-watched streamer--it'll >> be available starting next season as an add-on to the faux cable package >> YouTube TV or from the recently-introduced YouTube Primetime Channels, from >> which you can subscribe to various streamers and premium services: >> >> >> https://www.thewrap.com/youtube-secures-rights-to-nfl-sunday-package/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking_news_7192841 >> >> DirecTV had the exclusive rights for many years and will lose them at the >> end of the season. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/94e82a36-38ba-44a0-a625-e182f513c715n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/94e82a36-38ba-44a0-a625-e182f513c715n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2B_AvJGbd4a%2BpBSioT%3Dm%2Bb7i4-imzbPyCU8gxYy00kh-A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2B_AvJGbd4a%2BpBSioT%3Dm%2Bb7i4-imzbPyCU8gxYy00kh-A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/E1CF558E-7C84-42A8-949B-C24060D7DC09%40ellwanger.tv > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/E1CF558E-7C84-42A8-949B-C24060D7DC09%40ellwanger.tv?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJ9FePtzVJSDTGyiaHnNYiwrG85_Xjzrt8YcZ%3Djrtz7UQ%40mail.gmail.com.
