News Article: 12 more f*****g years

[Drivesaitl]

What's the alternative though fellas? TSN no better to me

Can't stand TSN myself. For some reason never developed a taste for that channel.

 

[Drivesaitl]

TSN will pay 11 billion just for Toronto’s regional rights. They don’t care about having the national rights.

Isn't that TSN that we should be upset with then? Something I've always mocked is TorontoSportsNetwork. f*** them, they're the ones that create this hash of blacked out regional games everywhere.

TSN is the mooch that when the waitress comes to take the order she's not hungry, she doesn't want none. When the one hot plate comes she's digging into it all the time. .

 

[Drivesaitl]

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Be thankful you missed pre cable television and only having CTV and CBC and French CBC. Then we got ITV and they showed Canucks games. So even at that we would get one Saturday night game, two if you wanted to watch in French, but usually at same time. Then you got a Wednesday Nucks game. Overall since 80's we've been spoiled with increasing amounts of games on TV. Even in 80 there would be maybe 20-25 Oilers games on. The rest sometimes you could get going to a lounge if they had early satellite. For instance picking up MSG OOT broadcasts. Which you had to guess at because there was no internet telling you if any particular broadcaster was showing game and of course no streams.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Yup. I read an article that said nowadays to watch most of the 4 major sports leagues, as well as the ancillary sports (bowling, curling, some soccer, nascar, in NA, you need to spend $300USD to get all the various stream feeds plus internet to carry it.. Cable ops have offloaded buying TVcable to making sure you buy their most robust internet package plus the streams from the various providers. Eventually people will stop buying and get very selective.

The model could become one where the advertisers pay for the full cost of TV rights in order to get in front of you with their product and carry the ads via the sports broadcast and that will become the “cost” to the consumer. Think of it as a 3 hour Ron Popeil Veg-O- Matic ad. It means we will be inundated with ads and even higher cost consumer products as they recoup the air time costs …

I'll only watch the free games as always. If it goes more the way of them just selling off games then it gives me other things to do. Eventually people just stop watching.

 

[SaltNPeca]

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...and he just activates, look at him go to work here. Shooter mentality.

 

[Rpenny]

I refuse to support Rogers after they tucked over so many people and received so much federal money during and after covid

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Not really a big deal as much as I hate Rogers. There are other ways.

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Arr! We shall sail the high seas together.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Be thankful you missed pre cable television and only having CTV and CBC and French CBC. Then we got ITV and they showed Canucks games. So even at that we would get one Saturday night game, two if you wanted to watch in French, but usually at same time. Then you got a Wednesday Nucks game. Overall since 80's we've been spoiled with increasing amounts of games on TV. Even in 80 there would be maybe 20-25 Oilers games on. The rest sometimes you could get going to a lounge if they had early satellite. For instance picking up MSG OOT broadcasts. Which you had to guess at because there was no internet telling you if any particular broadcaster was showing game and of course no streams.

You didn't have that black box that played every channel (signal descrambler?)

And I'm honestly gonna go with an IPTV on my firestick. I'm sick of paying $300 a year for hockey and needing a VPN to get around blackouts.


Illegal or not IPTV's are a much better service. I'll pay for the services when they become better than something a 14 year old kid in Cambodia can setup.

 

[K1984]

Yup. I read an article that said nowadays to watch most of the 4 major sports leagues, as well as the ancillary sports (bowling, curling, some soccer, nascar, in NA, you need to spend $300USD to get all the various stream feeds plus internet to carry it.. Cable ops have offloaded buying TVcable to making sure you buy their most robust internet package plus the streams from the various providers. Eventually people will stop buying and get very selective.

The model could become one where the advertisers pay for the full cost of TV rights in order to get in front of you with their product and carry the ads via the sports broadcast and that will become the “cost” to the consumer. Think of it as a 3 hour Ron Popeil Veg-O- Matic ad. It means we will be inundated with ads and even higher cost consumer products as they recoup the air time costs …

I looked at dumping cable, but the cost of the various subscriptions nearly was what I pay for cable anyways. It's unfortunate because the cable consumption in my house is more or less isolated to sports exclusively.

 

[Stoneman89]

12 more years of Sportsnet.

f*** it

I hear you and agree. But it could always be worse. Looks like we'll have a lifetime of the bloodsucking CBC.

 

[rboomercat90]

Yup. I read an article that said nowadays to watch most of the 4 major sports leagues, as well as the ancillary sports (bowling, curling, some soccer, nascar, in NA, you need to spend $300USD to get all the various stream feeds plus internet to carry it.. Cable ops have offloaded buying TVcable to making sure you buy their most robust internet package plus the streams from the various providers. Eventually people will stop buying and get very selective.

The model could become one where the advertisers pay for the full cost of TV rights in order to get in front of you with their product and carry the ads via the sports broadcast and that will become the “cost” to the consumer. Think of it as a 3 hour Ron Popeil Veg-O- Matic ad. It means we will be inundated with ads and even higher cost consumer products as they recoup the air time costs …

It’s easier to start tuning out tbh.

I’ve watched everything sports related my entire life. Didn’t matter what it was. Some in person, most on tv. I’ve lost my interest for most of it in the past few years, since the covid break. Where I was once much more than a casual fan of the NHL, NBA,MLB, CFL,NFL,MLS, NCAA sports and more my interest has now dwindled to the point where the Oilers are now the only team I make an effort to follow. Sports isn’t fun anymore, for whatever reason. It seems less about athletic competition and more about money than it ever has before. They priced me out long ago so I’m strictly a tv fan now. If they insist on pricing me out of that too then I’ll just stop watching. I’m not going to get additional streaming services just for the purpose of watching a few games. If I miss the games then I’ll eventually lose interest in the team and start occupying my time with something else. I doubt I’m the only one that thinks that way either. It’s a dangerous game these sports leagues have started playing with their fans to extract every dollar from them that they can. I think the bubble bursts at some point and why I think they’re well on their way to killing the golden goose.

 

[rboomercat90]

Be thankful you missed pre cable television and only having CTV and CBC and French CBC. Then we got ITV and they showed Canucks games. So even at that we would get one Saturday night game, two if you wanted to watch in French, but usually at same time. Then you got a Wednesday Nucks game. Overall since 80's we've been spoiled with increasing amounts of games on TV. Even in 80 there would be maybe 20-25 Oilers games on. The rest sometimes you could get going to a lounge if they had early satellite. For instance picking up MSG OOT broadcasts. Which you had to guess at because there was no internet telling you if any particular broadcaster was showing game and of course no streams.

Buddy of mine had satellite tv in the 80’s. No internet like you said but it came with a massive “tv guide” with all the listings for everything for the year. Mostly for sporting events (at least thats what we used it for) you found your event and punched in a code. This “tv guide” was the size of a New York phone book, lol.

 

[Drivesaitl]

It’s easier to start tuning out tbh.

I’ve watched everything sports related my entire life. Didn’t matter what it was. Some in person, most on tv. I’ve lost my interest for most of it in the past few years, since the covid break. Where I was once much more than a casual fan of the NHL, NBA,MLB, CFL,NFL,MLS, NCAA sports and more my interest has now dwindled to the point where the Oilers are now the only team I make an effort to follow. Sports isn’t fun anymore, for whatever reason. It seems less about athletic competition and more about money than it ever has before. They priced me out long ago so I’m strictly a tv fan now. If they insist on pricing me out of that too then I’ll just stop watching. I’m not going to get additional streaming services just for the purpose of watching a few games. If I miss the games then I’ll eventually lose interest in the team and start occupying my time with something else. I doubt I’m the only one that thinks that way either. It’s a dangerous game these sports leagues have started playing with their fans to extract every dollar from them that they can. I think the bubble bursts at some point and why I think they’re well on their way to killing the golden goose.

I could love this post twice. Pro sports now is just about emptying peoples wallets and bank accounts. 2K to attend one game? forget it.

It isn't "If" they insist on pricing us out that boat has sailed a long long time ago. You'll probably recall I was pretty much against the new Blue blood arena (with taxpayer funding streams as well) The old arena had Gallery level seating. This one doesn't and basically no lower cost seating. Said at the time with the new arena and surcharges you're looking at pretty much 100bucks minimum for any ticket. Add in parking costs at the DT arena and concessions and its like 150 buck night out, minimally, for one person. I could afford it. But why would I pay it?

It is killing the golden goose as mentioned. Within a lifetime pro sports has gone from an entity pleading for working class market to follow it to being what it is now. Pro sports used to be affordable working class or any class distraction. Used to be that majority of people could attend if they wanted to. Priced out to allow people to attend. The music industry already died due to streaming, mp3 etc. The sporting industry gonna die too. The move from consortiums like Rogers to pay deep and then just parcel out the games is short term thinking. It kills cable as live sports is the last vestige of cable keeping it alive. Remove live sports from the cable package and then cable doesn't exist. Then its all streaming and prices of that go up because they can with no competition. I know my decision.

 

[Drivesaitl]

You didn't have that black box that played every channel (signal descrambler?)

And I'm honestly gonna go with an IPTV on my firestick. I'm sick of paying $300 a year for hockey and needing a VPN to get around blackouts.


Illegal or not IPTV's are a much better service. I'll pay for the services when they become better than something a 14 year old kid in Cambodia can setup.

haha, cough, ummmm. No never!

 

[PitkanensGitch]

There is a great website that hosts streams of every game in every hockey league around the world. Good way to do things if that's something you're interested in.

 

[Fourier]

I am no fan of Rogers, but for less than I would pay for one Oiler game I can get pretty much every NHL game plus a whole slew of OHL games that I can watch anytime I want. With all there is to complain about these days I think I will give this one a pass.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I could love this post twice. Pro sports now is just about emptying peoples wallets and bank accounts. 2K to attend one game? forget it.

It isn't "If" they insist on pricing us out that boat has sailed a long long time ago. You'll probably recall I was pretty much against the new Blue blood arena (with taxpayer funding streams as well) The old arena had Gallery level seating. This one doesn't and basically no lower cost seating. Said at the time with the new arena and surcharges you're looking at pretty much 100bucks minimum for any ticket. Add in parking costs at the DT arena and concessions and its like 150 buck night out, minimally, for one person. I could afford it. But why would I pay it?

It is killing the golden goose as mentioned. Within a lifetime pro sports has gone from an entity pleading for working class market to follow it to being what it is now. Pro sports used to be affordable working class or any class distraction. Used to be that majority of people could attend if they wanted to. Priced out to allow people to attend. The music industry already died due to streaming, mp3 etc. The sporting industry gonna die too. The move from consortiums like Rogers to pay deep and then just parcel out the games is short term thinking. It kills cable as live sports is the last vestige of cable keeping it alive. Remove live sports from the cable package and then cable doesn't exist. Then its all streaming and prices of that go up because they can with no competition. I know my decision.

The NHL is run by dinosaurs and money grubbing owners. Who cares about a good product so long as it turns a profit.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

There is a great website that hosts streams of every game in every hockey league around the world. Good way to do things if that's something you're interested in.

Bilasports is illegal!

If you want to watch a game you paid money to watch, and they still black it out, you're apparently still not allowed go to Bilasports.

dot Org.

 

[PitkanensGitch]

Bilasports is illegal!

If you want to watch a game you paid money to watch, and they still black it out, you're apparently still not allowed go to Bilasports.

dot Org.

Yea you aren't allowed to go to www.onhockey.tv either

Especially if you want to watch AlpsHL, IHL, Ligue Magnus, and literally every other pro league that streams their games.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I am no fan of Rogers, but for less than I would pay for one Oiler game I can get pretty much every NHL game plus a whole slew of OHL games that I can watch anytime I want. With all there is to complain about these days I think I will give this one a pass.

I get what you're saying, and said something similar in an earlier post in thead, but the slippery slope is starting and more games will be sold off to various streaming channels and being able to watch in future, and in the duration of this new contrac will require buying other subscriptions. The Prime this season was an obvious trail balloon. Due to fans oddly accepting that we will get a lot more of that now.

This was the first time in decades that not all Oilers games were available. Not since PPV had this occurred. So that for the consumer, viewer, things are sliding back again to pay to view.

 

[dssource]

Not sure why anyone is surprised. There's zero competition in Canada or for the NHL. I still prefer SN over TSN.

Just give us all games in an NHL app without blackouts. That's way too easy and affordable, so they would never do that.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

Joke on us, the plan is to sell you packages, then to resell the game in your package to others broadcasters.

Ideally all the games are going to be watchable from one place until they are not.

 

[McShogun99]

This better not mean 12 more years of Debrusk, or I’ll run amok.

He’ll be replaced by Jake in 12 years.

 

[brentashton]

It’s easier to start tuning out tbh.

I’ve watched everything sports related my entire life. Didn’t matter what it was. Some in person, most on tv. I’ve lost my interest for most of it in the past few years, since the covid break. Where I was once much more than a casual fan of the NHL, NBA,MLB, CFL,NFL,MLS, NCAA sports and more my interest has now dwindled to the point where the Oilers are now the only team I make an effort to follow. Sports isn’t fun anymore, for whatever reason. It seems less about athletic competition and more about money than it ever has before. They priced me out long ago so I’m strictly a tv fan now. If they insist on pricing me out of that too then I’ll just stop watching. I’m not going to get additional streaming services just for the purpose of watching a few games. If I miss the games then I’ll eventually lose interest in the team and start occupying my time with something else. I doubt I’m the only one that thinks that way either. It’s a dangerous game these sports leagues have started playing with their fans to extract every dollar from them that they can. I think the bubble bursts at some point and why I think they’re well on their way to killing the golden goose.

You nailed it.

There is an age demographic and socio economic demographic that will be impacted this way. They overlap as well but they are separate groups and are both significantly sized. Watching the continuing evolution of streaming will be interesting to observe. I’m not sure entertainment companies will recognize the need to walk a fine line between content offering and cost.

 

[yukoner88]

Blackouts........

f*** me