YouTube TV is becoming the cable package we all hated…

  • jqubed@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I literally only stay because of sports that aren’t easily available outside of pay TV/cable. I don’t mind waiting for basically any other content. Time to start looking at alternatives, though!

    • stoly@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      I did that with Sling specifically so I could watch Doctor Who. BBC America would put enough commercials in to make a 45 minute episode last 1.5 hours and would break in mid action. I was so offended that I canceled it completely and decided I was ok watching episodes a week late on Amazon. I’ve never looked back.

    • Possibly linux
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      3 days ago

      Sports are kind of a joke. They are always controlled by one entity who wants to milk you.

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        1 day ago

        The challenge is, for me anyways, if I know who wins I generally don’t care to watch the match anymore. This means I either need to watch the event live or try really hard to avoid spoilers, generally still trying to watch same-day.

        I think a lot of sports fans are like that to some extent and it’s why sports are seen as the last hope for linear TV networks in the face of over-the-top streaming.