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ESPN deal lets you stream live NBA games without needing TV service
Posted on 10/6/14 at 3:59 pm
Posted on 10/6/14 at 3:59 pm
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Sorry if Germans. But this is pretty big. Can't wait for cable to fully die.
ESPN has made plenty of forays into streaming video, but services like WatchESPN typically require that you already have TV service. That partly defeats the point of viewing online, don't you think? However, you might not face that limitation for much longer. According to sources for the Wall Street Journal, the NBA has signed a pact with Disney (ESPN's parent) to launch a new streaming service that doesn't demand a cable or satellite subscription -- a big deal for ESPN, which still makes most of its money from paid TV. Just how it differs from the NBA's own League Pass isn't clear, although both are focused on live regular season games. In other words, you'll still have to fire up an old-fashioned TV to watch the playoffs in real-time. Just when it arrives isn't clear, although you may not have to wait long for an announcement. If the tipsters are accurate, the NBA will announce its partnership as early as Monday.
Sorry if Germans. But this is pretty big. Can't wait for cable to fully die.
ESPN has made plenty of forays into streaming video, but services like WatchESPN typically require that you already have TV service. That partly defeats the point of viewing online, don't you think? However, you might not face that limitation for much longer. According to sources for the Wall Street Journal, the NBA has signed a pact with Disney (ESPN's parent) to launch a new streaming service that doesn't demand a cable or satellite subscription -- a big deal for ESPN, which still makes most of its money from paid TV. Just how it differs from the NBA's own League Pass isn't clear, although both are focused on live regular season games. In other words, you'll still have to fire up an old-fashioned TV to watch the playoffs in real-time. Just when it arrives isn't clear, although you may not have to wait long for an announcement. If the tipsters are accurate, the NBA will announce its partnership as early as Monday.
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Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:01 pm to RedRifle
Get to see Cavs, Pels, and Heat games for sure. 
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:02 pm to RedRifle
Should've been happening in all sports for years now.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:02 pm to RedRifle
Bad arse
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:02 pm to RedRifle
and so it begins 
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:02 pm to RedRifle
I like cable / satellite.
I don't get why people hate it.
I don't get why people hate it.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:03 pm to RedRifle
That's seriously a game changer.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:06 pm to RedRifle
havent watched an actual TV in like a yr. I got a 27" monitor and I pretty much just watch anything I want, when I want, without shite in between that I dont wanna watch.
It's made my life better
It's made my life better
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:06 pm to c on z
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Get to see Cavs, Pels, and Heat games for sure.
Doesn't start until the 2016-17 season. I'm sure you will have at least 2 more teams by then.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:06 pm to RedRifle
#SilverisGold
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:11 pm to PrimeTime Money
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I don't get why people hate it.
could be the $1200+ per year spent on 100s of channels which never get watched--- just going out on a limb tho
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:13 pm to PrimeTime Money
Because you watch probably 5% of the available content but pay for 100%.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:15 pm to RedRifle
I cut the cord earlier this year
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:17 pm to RedRifle
Isn't that basically like DirecTV's version of streaming NFL Sunday Ticket from a computer without having to be a subscriber?
I'd imagine that ESPN will sell it as a subscription package. If they don't, then this is a game changer. If they do sell it as a package, then I don't see a difference from what DirecTV already offered.
I'd imagine that ESPN will sell it as a subscription package. If they don't, then this is a game changer. If they do sell it as a package, then I don't see a difference from what DirecTV already offered.
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Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:21 pm to TDawg1313
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Isn't that basically like DirecTV's version of streaming NFL Sunday Ticket from a computer without having to be a subscriber?
I'd imagine that ESPN will sell it as a subscription package. If they don't, then this is a game changer. If they do sell it as a package, then I don't see a difference from what DirecTV already offered.
Think Netflix, but with basketball games
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:23 pm to TDawg1313
Of course they'll charge for it. What's the big deal? How is this a game changer?
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:25 pm to TDawg1313
It's exactly the streaming nba live pass but from ESPN instead of nba.com
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:26 pm to TotesMcGotes
Yes but I like the option of being able to watch any channel I want. Plus the quality is better than streaming.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:29 pm to TheWalrus
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It's exactly the streaming nba live pass but from ESPN instead of nba.com
League pass requires a cable subscription
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That said, the basic idea seems pretty clear to me: ESPN has no interest in trying to compete with itself. It’s going to keep showing a package of NBA games to its pay TV subscribers. And it will sell a different set of games — likely “out of market” games — to hardcore NBA fans on the Web.
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And I do want to be clear: we are not looking to disrupt our linear channels and the content that’s on them now. We’re going to acquire new content and new kinds of things to do direct-to-consumer.”
Posted on 10/6/14 at 4:35 pm to TDawg1313
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I'd imagine that ESPN will sell it as a subscription package.
Uhhhh yeah.
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If they don't, then this is a game changer.
They will likely do what the NHL and MLB already do with their packages.
If they televise all the games for free, how will they pay for the infrastructure to deliver it?
When you complain about paying $100 a month for cable - or $1200 a year, ESPN charges your cable company $5.75 for ESPN and ESPN2:
Check it out
There's no way that they will just give it to you for free. You'll have to pay, and you'll have to pay more than what your cable company will resell it to you for.
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