Watching the Lightning (Bally, Streaming, TV, etc.)

[Felonious Python]

 

[LightningStrikes]

Sweet, even more sports betting will be shoved down our throats!

 

[Felonious Python]

Sweet, even more sports betting will be shoved down our throats!

FanDuel is a sportsbook. Bally is a sportsbook (among other things).

It's a new title sponsor, but Bally and Diamond weren't able to get nearly as many integrations as they had envisioned. I don't see that changing. FanDuel probably isn't even paying as much as Bally.

 

[bigdaddio]

Well my firestick automatically updated to the fanduel app and I didn't have to verify to sign in like I did with Bally's... every friggin time. Maybe it sucks less.

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[Felonious Python]

I cancel my ESPN+ during the off-season, but if you want summer sports, then go for it.

 

[berlin]

Old man here lol(nearly 50) in need of help. Been reading through the replies, but can someone just tell me the easiest way to watch games. I have Xfinity but they make you upgrade your package to get FanDuel and I don’t wanna do that, I’m already paying 200.00. Anyway any help would be much appreciated.

Unfortunately I can’t download apps to my t.v., even though I have Prime Hulu Disney Netflix……..so that part kind of confuses me.

 

[Felonious Python]

Old man here lol(nearly 50) in need of help. Been reading through the replies, but can someone just tell me the easiest way to watch games. I have Xfinity but they make you upgrade your package to get FanDuel and I don’t wanna do that, I’m already paying 200.00. Anyway any help would be much appreciated.

Unfortunately I can’t download apps to my t.v., even though I have Prime Hulu Disney Netflix……..so that part kind of confuses me.

In-market, the options are either pay the cable company, or use the app.

A Roku or Amazon Fire TV stick would allow you to download apps for your TV.

Alternatively, you could watch FanDuel+ on your PC, or another device, if that's of any interest.


The Lightning's season is depressingly on FanDuel Sun, ABC, TNT, ESPN, and ESPN+ exclusive.

Stammer's return was an ESPN+ exclusive, however, Lightning games are normally blacked out in-market. They do become available at some point after the game is played, but that would be the vast majority of the season.

ESPN wants us to buy ESPN+, but not for watching the Lightning. There is a workaround (a VPN), but that's adding complexity.

 

[berlin]

In-market, the options are either pay the cable company, or use the app.

A Roku or Amazon Fire TV stick would allow you to download apps for your TV.

Alternatively, you could watch FanDuel+ on your PC, or another device, if that's of any interest.


The Lightning's season is depressingly on FanDuel Sun, ABC, TNT, ESPN, and ESPN+ exclusive.

Stammer's return was an ESPN+ exclusive, however, Lightning games are normally blacked out in-market. They do become available at some point after the game is played, but that would be the vast majority of the season.

ESPN wants us to buy ESPN+, but not for watching the Lightning. There is a workaround (a VPN), but that's adding complexity.

Thank you, appreciate the response!

 

[Felonious Python]

Thank you, appreciate the response!

Some games are also on NHL Network, so if you have FanDuel Sun, then you can ignore that, but if you are out-of-market, it's not on ESPN+.

The NHLN games probably cause the most frustration because it's the NHL doing it to themselves.


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The ABC games are also on ESPN+, with no blackouts, so that can be toggled, but the cheapest way to watch linear networks is with an antenna. There's a fee on your cable bill for networks, and it's got to be something like $20/month now. You can buy an antenna for maybe $30 and never pay again.

I just use ESPN+ for hockey, and when I need the local news, they have it free either on their website, YouTube, or on a free ad-supported app like Tubi.

 

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[Felonious Python]

Still no news on the Rays broadcasts.