Peacock exclusive playoff game is stupid

[treeguy27]

Bad move by the league. Quit being greedy and keeping your customers from watching your product.

Surely they wont put Mahomes in that game but who knows.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by Tonka83

Not angry, but to answer your question, my basic cable package has both ESPN and NFL network. Almost everyone has access to ESPN and they have broadcast playoff games for years, and even then they will typically simulcast on ABC, so everyone that wants to see them can. I have ESPN+ because I love hockey. It more than pays for itself. My biggest issue is that this is a single Playoff game being shown exclusively on a streaming service very few people have or even need. If Peacock wants an exclusive game give them a mid season shitty matchup similar to what Prime gets for TNF.
Peacock might have gotten more value by having the game shown on NBC and using the 100 million to buy all the advertising spots during the game and promote their service. he whole thing just seems goofy.

They are going to sell the advertising anyway, not to mention the "free" advertising they are getting by the entire sports world talking about it.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Hell, I wanted to watch Purdue go down last night and it was on ****ing Peacock.

I didn't sit on the couch and cry about it, but that doesn't make it any less reeruned to think I'd have to pay for a month of access to each streaming site every time there's a game of interest on (and then watch 50% commercials).

Purdue lost last night?
So, between them and Houston, if KU doesn't lose this week then we should be ranked #1?

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by notorious

The not-legal steams are going to get slammed.

I'm torn. I want to watch a reliable stream which is impossible unless paying, but damn them for going this direction.

Might just have to miss it based on principle.

Bravo for you if you have that kind of control. I have been using the $6 to catch up on the Yellowstone episodes that I missed during the pandemic interruption and caught a couple other shows.
It will get cancelled after the Super Bowl (if the Mrs. lets me)

[notorious]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

Bravo for you if you have that kind of control. I have been using the $6 to catch up on the Yellowstone episodes that I missed during the pandemic interruption and caught a couple other shows.
It will get cancelled after the Super Bowl (if the Mrs. lets me)

When this all happened it kicked me into "where am I wasting money" mode.

It was black Wednesday for my streaming subscriptions. Kids will weep when the cycle runs out on a few channels.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

Sometimes it is not just the 6 bucks. It is the hassle of finding a device that has it, signing up, giving your info and card. then remembering what you have to do to cancel, Because they make that easy.


We are at the point we have TOO MANY CHOICES. And the sometimes makes the brain not function well. With all the things you want to watch -split up in 20 different services-it is tough to decide what to do.

Then the next problem is data. Xfinity has a cap of 1220 GB a month. That is for all data. If you are a gaming-you can blow through that quickly.

But of course-for more money, you can have unlimited data.

then I am sure there are some people that are not tech savy that may need a better modem or router etc to do what they want. Not a fan of the xfinity modem/router.

It is all a convoluted mess. Somedays, I just want to sit my ass on the couch, not think and watch tv.

Cox does the same. I pay $90 a month for that. But if I go over, they charge an additional $10 per 50GBs.

I think that now that my son moved out a couple of months ago, that shouldn't be a problem for us. Between him and my daughter downloading games, it got close several times and went over a coupld.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Tonka83

Not angry, but to answer your question, my basic cable package has both ESPN and NFL network. Almost everyone has access to ESPN and they have broadcast playoff games for years, and even then they will typically simulcast on ABC, so everyone that wants to see them can. I have ESPN+ because I love hockey. It more than pays for itself. My biggest issue is that this is a single Playoff game being shown exclusively on a streaming service very few people have or even need. If Peacock wants an exclusive game give them a mid season shitty matchup similar to what Prime gets for TNF.
Peacock might have gotten more value by having the game shown on NBC and using the 100 million to buy all the advertising spots during the game and promote their service. The whole thing just seems goofy.

And it's the same bullshit as NHL Network grabbing the best games of the week while it's on fewer streaming options than any other sports network. I don't have it on YouTubeTV, so I miss those games and the World Juniors.

Of course, ESPN also has their exclusive games, too, and also pimp Hulu, so you currently need ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu, and then TNT and TBS for the playoffs.

It just makes me less interested in watching games, if I could watch them at all.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by notorious

The not-legal steams are going to get slammed.

I'm torn. I want to watch a reliable stream which is impossible unless paying, but damn them for going this direction.

Might just have to miss it based on principle.

It is possible the official stream with Peacock will have some problems. They better have increased their server capacity by a factor of at least 10X. They have never had this many people using their service for one live event.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Purdue lost last night?
So, between them and Houston, if KU doesn't lose this week then we should be ranked #1?

Yeah, I watched Houston go down (I get ESPN2!!) and then Purdue lost to Nebraska, who actually have a few quality wins now.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

And it's the same bullshit as NHL Network grabbing the best games of the week while it's on fewer streaming options than any other sports network. I don't have it on YouTubeTV, so I miss those games and the World Juniors.

Of course, ESPN also has their exclusive games, too, and also pimp Hulu, so you currently need ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu, and then TNT and TBS for the playoffs.

It just makes me less interested in watching games, if I could watch them at all.

I really think this is going to backfire on them.

My friends and I already decided we will try to get a pirate stream, and if that doesn't work we will turn on the radio.

Booze will make up for the lack of visual stimulation.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by DRM08

It is possible the official stream with Peacock will have some problems. They better have increased their server capacity by a factor of at least 10X. They have never had this many people using their service for one live event.

Yep, Prime averages like 11-14 million for TNF, the first Peacock game had 7 IIRC, and playoff games are usually in the 22-30 range I think.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by DRM08

It is possible the official stream with Peacock will have some problems. They better have increased their server capacity by a factor of at least 10X. They have never had this many people using their service for one live event.

I hope it melts down and NBC loses hundreds of millions.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Yep, Prime averages like 11-14 million for TNF, the first Peacock game had 7 IIRC, and playoff games are usually in the 22-30 range I think.

I sure hope they are ready for the demand. Gonna be a ton of very pissed off people if this deal crashes.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

Bravo for you if you have that kind of control. I have been using the $6 to catch up on the Yellowstone episodes that I missed during the pandemic interruption and caught a couple other shows.
It will get cancelled after the Super Bowl (if the Mrs. lets me)

Same here. I had planned to watch Yellowstone, which we've never seen, but the wife started watching Las Vegas, a 20-year-old series starring James Caan that seems to basically be Baywatch in a casino. It's pretty silly, but not a bad show. So I guess we have to get through that and then watch Yellowstone.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Tonka83

Not angry, but to answer your question, my basic cable package has both ESPN and NFL network. Almost everyone has access to ESPN and they have broadcast playoff games for years, and even then they will typically simulcast on ABC, so everyone that wants to see them can. I have ESPN+ because I love hockey. It more than pays for itself. My biggest issue is that this is a single Playoff game being shown exclusively on a streaming service very few people have or even need. If Peacock wants an exclusive game give them a mid season shitty matchup similar to what Prime gets for TNF.
Peacock might have gotten more value by having the game shown on NBC and using the 100 million to buy all the advertising spots during the game and promote their service. The whole thing just seems goofy.

Around a third of U.S. households (36%) don't have a pay TV subscription, and that number is climbing every year. In case you haven't noticed, ESPN is losing their asses and laying people off lately because people are canceling cable and moving to streaming services. It's obviously part of why the NFL is moving in this direction.

Again, this is why I think it's ridiculous that everyone is throwing a fit about a $6 subscription while you happily pay $75+ a month for cable.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by notorious

I hope it melts down and NBC loses hundreds of millions.

That would be hilarious.