ESPN + Fox Sports + Warner Bros

[Inky_Wretch]

So they're launching a throuple sports streaming service.

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/warner-fox-espn-streaming-spots-joint-venture-1235900161/

 

[PCLoadLetter]

So they're launching a throuple sports streaming service.

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/warner-fox-espn-streaming-spots-joint-venture-1235900161/

We're sitting in the newsroom guessing at what the monthly cost will be.

I'm thinking $45 and I may be low.

 

[MileHigh]

I'm guessing $60. And having YouTube TV, I'd be paying for those channels twice.

 

[BTExpress]

Sometime in August or September I'll flip on the TV on Saturday, and if my team is not being shown on whatever channels Xfinity deems are in my package, then too bad.

I'm not signing up for more "stuff."

 

[PCLoadLetter]

I'm guessing $60. And having YouTube TV, I'd be paying for those channels twice.

I'm curious to see if services like YouTubeTV start offering a tier without ESPN and other big-ticket sports channels. The carriage fees for ESPN are nuts.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Sometime in August or September I'll flip on the TV on Saturday, and if my team is not being shown on whatever channels Xfinity deems are in my package, then too bad.

I'm not signing up for more "stuff."

That's where I am. I'll pay for Sunday Ticket, but I'm done adding more paid apps to our Roku.

 

[HanSenSE]

I'm curious to see if services like YouTubeTV start offering a tier without ESPN and other big-ticket sports channels. The carriage fees for ESPN are nuts.

It a situation that screams for more ala carte pricing for cable and streaming services. I'd gladly drop some of the home improvement/wedding/true crime channels so I could add more sports channels.

 

[The Big Ragu]

There is no way it will cost $60. YouTube TV, which gets you a lot of channels, including the best of this package, is less than $75 a month. Sling TV, which gets you ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, TNT, FS1 and a lot of other channels too is $60 a month.

In my area, YES Network (Yankees / Nets) and MSG Network (Knicks, Rangers, Islanders, Devils) went a la carte last year @ $25 and $30 a month (less if you pay annually). The regional sports networks fetch a premium because they have specific fan bases by the short hairs.

My guess on this package is $30 a month. It's a lot of channels, but there isn't enough must-see live sports for dedicated fan bases to make it so they can push the pricing up too much. ESPN is into rights fees to the sports leagues for a lot, but that doesn't mean they necessarily are able to find people willing to pay beyond a certain point.

 

[Starman]

$49.95 for the big umbrella package.
$19.95 each for your friendly neighborhood RSN or B1G time college conference package.
Don't forget Peacock, Apple+ and Amazon Prime and your league packages.

 

[Webster]

I barely watch live TV except for morning news and sports and I think that the only show that I regularly watch on DVR which isn't on streaming is Jeopardy. If this is going to be another cost, I will need to reevaluate my whole keeping cable strategy along with all of my streaming services.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

This one sounds like the FCC and Justice Dept. might take an interest. Not to mention Congress if constituents suddenly can't get the games they're used to.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

This one sounds like the FCC and Justice Dept. might take an interest. Not to mention Congress if constituents suddenly can't get the games they're used to.

a) It's streaming, so the FCC has no jurisdiction.

b) They're not taking the networks off of other systems.