I would gladly pay for an Ottawa Sens streaming platformNot sure what he can do about it, unless he’s gonna propose that they have their own streaming platform and sell directly to fans like the Dallas Stars are doing.
Thosee feeds suck though. You get all the games but the streams are weak and feels like a Russian-Stream from back in the day.If you want guaranteed good feeds for Senators games, subscribe to TSN and Sportsnet as Prime Video add-ons.
manyCould you give us a coles notes of the thread please?
Every time I've watched a hockey game on prime it's been flawless, is it somehow different when using a SN or TSN subscription through prime?This
Thosee feeds suck though. You get all the games but the streams are weak and feels like a Russian-Stream from back in the day.
Every time I've watched a hockey game on prime it's been flawless, is it somehow different when using a SN or TSN subscription through prime?
I've never done prime with the TSN or SN package, but they occasionally have feature games they'd show as part of the basic prime account, it would just be the SN feed of HNIC or whatever, but always great quality for me. I watched one of the Monday night games on prime too and it was perfect too.I go direct through the website app and it’s terrible, might do the Prime thing, thanks for the tip.
I don’t mean by Ian specifically. I mean by anyone.Because this is the first year he has worked FOR the team?
How does this work?If you want guaranteed good feeds for Senators games, subscribe to TSN and Sportsnet as Prime Video add-ons.
$20 a month each to add them as a channel on prime, might be able to do a yearly discounted price idk.I don’t mean by Ian specifically. I mean by anyone.
How does this work?
If you are a prime subscriber then you add tsn and/or sportsnet? It costs extra?
Oh ok. That’s too much compared to what I have now.$20 a month each to add them as a channel on prime, might be able to do a yearly discounted price idk.
Yes, that fractured nature has come to most media now, unfortunately. Movies and shows are an absolute nightmare with like 7 or so popular streaming services producing content. I'm not a fan of the current model, and in some ways it seems more costly than even buying discs did, but it's out of our control and in the hands of our Corporate Overlords now. I've used free streams for hockey but I find them unreliable and annoyingly quirky, also no DVR ability which is a bit of a deal killer.ESPN+ has black out games that I can’t get in my black out region because they are being broadcast by the regional network which is MSG (Madison Square Garden) in my case. You can switch to MSG or to NHL Network if you have it (cable), but there is the occasional game that isn’t covered by these options as well (e.g., Senators versus New Jersey when the game was played in New Jersey).
I think it boils down to ESPN+ not being allowed to provide their service where a regional company has the broadcast rights, or maybe they don’t want to step on another company’s rights. In the U.S., the NHL sold broadcasting rights to Turner, and TBS as well. Then there’s a few games on ABC late in the season. It's become really fractured as far as a number of different companies carrying NHL games and it can take some time to figure where to watch a game.
NFL football is the same way as well and Amazon Prime has exclusive broadcast rights for Thursday night games while other NFL games are on Fox & ABC. I think ESPN+ might have the odd NFL game as well.
Ya, things are very spread out and fractured now with multiple companies providing sports broadcasts. I’m not sure that’s of benefit to many (most?) consumers. I used a free stream service (OnHockeyTV) on occasion as a last resort when the very occasional Senators game is not carried by those other companies/services that I mentioned, but like you said not the best results or quality has also been my observation.Yes, that fractured nature has come to most media now, unfortunately. Movies and shows are an absolute nightmare with like 7 or so popular streaming services producing content. I'm not a fan of the current model, and in some ways it seems more costly than even buying discs did, but it's out of our control and in the hands of our Corporate Overlords now. I've used free streams for hockey but I find them unreliable and annoyingly quirky, also no DVR ability which is a bit of a deal killer.
Ya I don't see how it benefits consumers in any way really, it's anti consumer. It's just them trying to monetize the product as much as possible like they're squeezing a wet rag to get the last drop and the distribution rights being sold off in a fractured nature to maximize that. It's the name of the game now and they know they can manipulate their consumers by lack of choice. Then they all raise their prices individually. Is what it is at this point but I hate it. As a fan, I just want one service I can pay and get what I want. I'd happily pay for a service that just provides all the Senators games in one package and I can rely on national broadcasts for other hockey I watch. Just like I'm someone that pretty much just watches movies and not shows and would love to be able to pay for just that part, even if fractured on different services, but the cost of producing endless amounts of TV shows I assume is the bigger driver of their fees and baked in and they won't let us off the hook.Ya, things are very spread out and fractured now with multiple companies providing sports broadcasts. I’m not sure that’s of benefit to many (most?) consumers. I used a free stream service (OnHockeyTV) on occasion as a last resort when the very occasional Senators game is not carried by those other companies/services that I mentioned, but like you said not the best results or quality has also been my observation.
On your Corporate Overlords theme, I agree that I’m not sure the average Joe gets a lot of benefit from these multi-trillion dollar companies that have expanded beyond their initial business & service into other things like payment & content. Not sure what the solution is either but the average Joe hasn’t any real say in the matter. From what I observe, prices keep going up and the idea of real customer service has eroded.
BTW, I edited my previous post because I meant to say Turner and TNT versus Turner & TBS.
head of CRTC: Vicky Eatrides... a lawyer. No business or technical skills or understanding of consumer behavior.Ya I don't see how it benefits consumers in any way really, it's anti consumer. It's just them trying to monetize the product as much as possible like they're squeezing a wet rag to get the last drop and the distribution rights being sold off in a fractured nature to maximize that. It's the name of the game now and they know they can manipulate their consumers by lack of choice. Then they all raise their prices individually. Is what it is at this point but I hate it. As a fan, I just want one service I can pay and get what I want. I'd happily pay for a service that just provides all the Senators games in one package and I can rely on national broadcasts for other hockey I watch. Just like I'm someone that pretty much just watches movies and not shows and would love to be able to pay for just that part, even if fractured on different services, but the cost of producing endless amounts of TV shows I assume is the bigger driver of their fees and baked in and they won't let us off the hook.
For myself, I'm in a bit of a weird scenario atm. I put my TV service on seasonal suspend for 6 months in July, but they usually don't actually deactivate the service, just stop billing me, so I've got my active cable subscription atm for free. To add Center Ice would require me activating the service again, thus costs go wsaaaay up immediately. The Sportsnet+ and TSN Go subs I get with my TV provider also still work while on suspend, but you can't upgrade to the Sportsnet+ with out of market hockey, which I need for TSN 5 games, and have to fully sub to that if I want it, which is $35/month. So far I've used free streams this season, but it is a pain, especially with the time difference here, and I might just have to pony up for Sportsnet+ with the out of market games.
I have no faith. Regardless of the party in power, Corporate interests control the government too much in general for me to believe that the publics best interest is the priority.head of CRTC: Vicky Eatrides... a lawyer. No business or technical skills or understanding of consumer behavior.
her Boss; Saint Onge (Heritage Minister) ...zero background in any of the above. Damn fine looking though.
No one looks after things Bon.. It is why things get crazy. You can have a minister in charge of agriculture and he is a city boy from Toronto, who tries and bite into a Plantain because he thinks its a banana.
To be honest I haven't had a Sens blackout in nearly 15 years.