ESPN Unlimited went live Thursday

[behike]

It includes five NFL preseason games today (subject to blackout). I wonder if this will continue for regular season?

At these prices, I'm out, but I have cable anyway.

ESPN Unlimited: $29.99 a month or $299.99 a year

ESPN Select : $11.99 a month or $119.99 a year (this is what they previously called ESPN+)

A special offer is available for the Disney+, Hulu, ESPN unlimited bundle (with ads on Disney+ and Hulu) at $29.99 a month for the first 12 months.

 

[lucasbuck]

The NFL is nuts now. To watch every game you will need to spend over a grand. Thank Thor for sports bars as I haven’t missed a BILLS game since the Sunday ticket debuted in ‘94. I quit the ticket when it eclipsed $500. Especially when that only gets you the Sunday games. Ridiculous.

 

[behike]

The NFL is nuts now. To watch every game you will need to spend over a grand. Thank Thor for sports bars as I haven’t missed a BILLS game since the Sunday ticket debuted in ‘94. I quit the ticket when it eclipsed $500. Especially when that only gets you the Sunday games. Ridiculous.

It includes five NFL preseason games today (subject to blackout). I wonder if this will continue for regular season?

At these prices, I'm out, but I have cable anyway.

ESPN Unlimited: $29.99 a month or $299.99 a year

ESPN Select : $11.99 a month or $119.99 a year (this is what they previously called ESPN+)

A special offer is available for the Disney+, Hulu, ESPN unlimited bundle (with ads on Disney+ and Hulu) at $29.99 a month for the first 12 months.

None of these five games overlap with the four we have on the NFL Network (also now operated by ESPN) in Boston.

 

[behike]

The NFL is nuts now. To watch every game you will need to spend over a grand. Thank Thor for sports bars as I haven’t missed a BILLS game since the Sunday ticket debuted in ‘94. I quit the ticket when it eclipsed $500. Especially when that only gets you the Sunday games. Ridiculous.

Interestingly, the Sunday Ticket is $276.

It's not just them. A couple weekends ago the Red Sox played the Astros. You had to have Apple TV, Roku and NESN (local cable sports channel) to watch the entire three game series. I didn't even know Roku had a MLB contract.

 

[lucasbuck]

Interestingly, the Sunday Ticket is $276.

That’s amazing. Half what it was when I quit directv. It was $99 when I first had it for quite a few years. Still doesn’t make sense for me though as my BILLS are mostly nationally broadcast either on network tv or streaming. I’m old and set in my ways and don’t care for streaming. Wonder what it would cost me to see all the games this season?

 

[lucasbuck]

Interestingly, the Sunday Ticket is $276.

Looks like that deal is for new subscribers only and you must also have youtubetv. It’s $480 stand alone.

 

[hydro-terp]

It's not just them. A couple weekends ago the Red Sox played the Astros. You had to have Apple TV, Roku and NESN (local cable sports channel) to watch the entire three game series. I didn't even know Roku had a MLB contract.

FYI if you have a Roku and the MLB app they have condensed games (most if not all) on it where they take a game and trim it down to like 13 minutes. Its free with a couple ads that play before the game starts. Its not just highlights and its an enjoyable way to watch a game. I can watch 4 or 5 games while enjoying a cigar on our porch with the tv and Roku.

The NHL app does the same thing w games.

I have the ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu bundle. I think its like $20/month....I think there is value there. When lacrosse season starts I add the B10+ and then ditch it at the end of the season.

HT

 

[hydro-terp]

That’s amazing. Half what it was when I quit directv. It was $99 when I first had it for quite a few years. Still doesn’t make sense for me though as my BILLS are mostly nationally broadcast either on network tv or streaming. I’m old and set in my ways and don’t care for streaming. Wonder what it would cost me to see all the games this season?

A women at work is a Bills fan and she dumped DirecTV and went w a Roku with the DirecTV app and it sounds like she saved some money that way. Sounds weird I know.

HT