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re: ESPN3 shutting out 33 million people from live college football this year
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:24 pm to Augustus
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:24 pm to Augustus
If they were smart they would offer a streaming only service for a nominal fee to those without a cable provider (or one who doesn't carry it). It blows my mind that companies like them and HBO haven't done this yet.
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Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:25 pm to MrBiriwa
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ESPN3 is how I watched 1/3 of the Bama games last year here in Ohio.
I'm right there with ya bro. It's been how I've watched Hog games and NBA playoff games. I actually liked being able to watch games I couldn't see on TV through the week too.
Way to F up a good thing ya greedy bastages.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:25 pm to H-Town Tiger
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This debate reminds me of the late 90's when hipsters were predicting ecommerce would end brick and mortor stores.
Yeah, no way Amazon/Netflix will be able to compete with Circuit City, Sears, Blockbuster, B. Dalton, Sam Goody, Virgin Megastores, or Borders
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:25 pm to BluegrassBelle
This screws up my Saturdays so much. I stream games over my PC as well as watch them on TV so I can see multiple games at a time and watch the flows of each game.
Thanks for taking college football back 10 years ESPN.
Thanks for taking college football back 10 years ESPN.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:27 pm to MrBiriwa
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Just chatted with the Cox rep...stated as long as you are subscribed to ESPN...we will have access to Watch ESPN.
MY MAN
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:28 pm to Augustus
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The Worldwide Leader has elected to end the simulcast of sporting events shown on ESPN's cable nets to ESPN3—a service available to 73 million cable subscribers—and instead restrict those online feeds to viewers whose cable provider subscribes to the WatchESPN service (which reaches about half as many viewers).
Yeah, I noticed that this past weekend...already doesn't work for any sporting event.
It's how I watched all ESPN games last year.
This post was edited on 8/29/12 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:28 pm to Augustus
Does anyone know of the games that are on ESPN3 for Thursday? I want to check before the weekend. I think Bama was going to be on ESPN3 for the FAU game. This sucks. 
I am going to post this on the SEC Rant. I haven't seen it over there yet.
I am going to post this on the SEC Rant. I haven't seen it over there yet.
This post was edited on 8/29/12 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:31 pm to 12
It's how I planed on watching both the LSU game as well as Michigan Alabama. Thanks a lot ESPN. Way to just screw over everyone and set a growing industry BACK.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:32 pm to ottothewise
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I suppose this is intended to make us pressure our cable service to pick up this feature.
ESPN is using this to leverage Directv for sure. Frick espn. I will find a way to keep this service at no additional cost.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:37 pm to TH03
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terrible analogy.
maybe this is a better analogy:
I pay for internet service. Why should I have to pay a monthly or annual fee for say ESPN Insider or Geaux247 when all i want to read is one article? Is it ok for me to hack into their sites to get that one article since they won't sell it to me seperately? Would it be a viable model for them to sell each article seperately?
Lets say I can buy ESPN a la carte. I don't want to watch poker, or women's basketball. Why can't I just pay for college football? Would it be ok for me to just hack in to only watch what I want since they make me pay for the whole network, since that's reality?
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:38 pm to Augustus
For the peeps that don't got a Tv subscription. You can still watch replays of any college game on ESPN3 after the event is over.
thankfully verizon fios has watch espn
thankfully verizon fios has watch espn
This post was edited on 8/29/12 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:52 pm to H-Town Tiger
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I pay for internet service. Why should I have to pay a monthly or annual fee for say ESPN Insider or Geaux247 when all i want to read is one article? Is it ok for me to hack into their sites to get that one article since they won't sell it to me seperately? Would it be a viable model for them to sell each article seperately?
That's not what's going on here if I'm understanding correctly.
The problem is that they are linking ESPN3 simulcasts access to watchESPN, which ESPN isn't offering to everybody.
I would gladly pay for watchESPN, but guess what? My two options for cable/high speed don't offer it. Why does that even flipping matter if I'm willing to pay for it? Just let me subscribe to it.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:55 pm to ZereauxSum
I'm pretty sure they always meant ESPN3 as an additional "on the go" service to ESPN Cable subscribers.
Not sure whether to promote it or get the word out but it was nice when it was free to anybody.
It makes sense not to allow people to get ESPN without paying for ESPN games just because you have an internet connection.
I hate it but don't begrudge them.
Not sure whether to promote it or get the word out but it was nice when it was free to anybody.
It makes sense not to allow people to get ESPN without paying for ESPN games just because you have an internet connection.
I hate it but don't begrudge them.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 1:03 pm to Zamoro10
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It makes sense not to allow people to get ESPN without paying for ESPN games just because you have an internet connection.
Oh I agree. I'm a cable subscriber with direct tv. I would be all for ESPN3 being restricted to subscribers only.
My beef is, despite the fact that I'm a subscriber, I can't get watchESPN because of the backwards way that ESPN distributes it.
And apparently, that now means I can't watch certain games live on ESPN3, again, despite the fact that I'm a cable subscriber. If I moved 15 miles west I'd be under Comcast's umbrella and I wouldn't even be posting this. It's beyond absurd.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 1:21 pm to Augustus
That sucks, but
firstrowsports.eu is a viable option.
firstrowsports.eu is a viable option.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 1:25 pm to CherryGarciaMan
If only we could boycott ESPN.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 1:33 pm to StraightCashHomey21
This is the definition of first world problems. 
I have Cox and just tried it and it worked. So I dont know.
I have Cox and just tried it and it worked. So I dont know.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 1:40 pm to BlueWaffleHouse
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I've been using watchespn for @ least 2 months now on Comcast. They did just release the tablet app for Android a couple of weeks ago, but on my computer and iphone since June
Yeah, I was talking about the android app. Nice to know that they added it. Thanks.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 1:57 pm to H-Town Tiger
H-Town, I don't really think you understand what a hipster is.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 2:04 pm to ToesOnTheNose213
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Do you think free live sports streaming is an inalienable right?
Free? I pay 180 bucks a month for UVerse. ESPN 3 was not free.
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What do you do for a living?
I sell medical devices and capital items to orthopedic surgeons. Curious how that's relevant to this?
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