ESPN Channels and Disney owned ABC affiliates pulled from DirecTV right now

[kevwun 15798]

The espn app is complete ass.  Games don't start on time on it and it's user interface is trash.

Edited September 9 by kevwun

[markstanco 12577]

12 minutes ago, Horn75 said:

Will it be back on Saturday before the UTSA game?

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/disney-directv-blackout-espn-abc-rival-services-1236133811/

And the important paragraph in this article:

Quote

Earlier this week, DirecTV CFO Ray Carpenter said, “We don’t have any dates drawn in the sand,” as far as clinching a pact with Disney, adding that DirecTV is “not playing a short-term game.”

 

[C-Man 27230]

On 9/5/2024 at 1:16 PM, Sbbruin said:

I'm giving it 2 weeks and then pulling the plug on Directv.

I'll probably let it go a little longer. I'm only paying $107/month to DTV for three TVs but that price ends in December. One kid is off to college this year and the other is only with us 50% of the time and he doesn't watch regular TV. He streams whatever he watches. I've kept DTV for several reasons -- most of our TVs still work great and aren't as "smart" as newer models and I'm not happy with how shit streams currently on Hulu, Netflix, etc in our house. Not sure if we've got Wifi issues (we have a Google Mesh system) but we'd need to address our streaming capabilities before dumping satellite entirely. And the Stars/Rangers were most easily found on Bally's/DTV. The Stars are going to a free app this season and I think the Rangers have -- or they're about to -- cut ties with Bally's as well.

 

On 9/6/2024 at 6:20 PM, Biff Tannen said:

I believe that would only get you ESPN+.  But I could be wrong.  I only get ESPN+ thru Hulu.

Yes, you only get ESPN+ content, not the live sports events on ESPN TV channels.

Edited September 9 by C-Man

[Horn75 193]

8 minutes ago, C-Man said:

I'll probably let it go a little longer. I'm only paying $107/month to DTV for three TVs but that price ends in December. One kid is off to college this year and the other is only with us 50% of the time and he doesn't watch regular TV. He streams whatever he watches. I've kept DTV for several reasons -- most of our TVs still work great and aren't as "smart" as newer models and I'm not happy with how shit streams currently on Hulu, Netflix, etc in our house. Not sure if we've got Wifi issues (we have a Google Mesh system) but we'd need to address our streaming capabilities before dumping satellite entirely. And the Stars/Rangers were most easily found on Bally's/DTV. The Stars are going to a free app this season and I think the Rangers have -- or they're about to -- cut ties with Bally's as well.

 

Yes, you only get ESPN+ content, not the live sports events on ESPN TV channels.

Dumb question here but I watch stars and rangers as well on directv.  How can we watch both after new tv deals? It  it just offered  on local channel in dfw viewing area?

Edited September 9 by Horn75

[BonzoMontreaux 1060]

7 minutes ago, C-Man said:

I'll probably let it go a little longer. I'm only paying $107/month to DTV for three TVs but that price ends in December. One kid is off to college this year and the other is only with us 50% of the time and he doesn't watch regular TV. He streams whatever he watches. I've kept DTV for several reasons -- most of our TVs still work great and aren't as "smart" as newer models and I'm not happy with how shit streams currently on Hulu, Netflix, etc in our house. Not sure if we've got Wifi issues (we have a Google Mesh system) but we'd need to address our streaming capabilities before dumping satellite entirely. And the Stars/Rangers were most easily found on Bally's/DTV. The Stars are going to a free app this season and I think the Rangers have -- or they're about to -- cut ties with Bally's as well.

 

Yes, you only get ESPN+ content, not the live sports events on ESPN TV channels.

There could be something like Geico SkyCam or SkyVue (whatever it is...) feed from an ESPN network game on ESPN+.  For the unfamiliar, it has no announcers but it shows everything from the offense's POV from behind the LOS.  I caught part of the Bama game on that feed this past weekend.

[TheAuditor 1038]

Streaming is way too easy to switch to put up with this BS.  I just dumped DirectTV stream and started up YouTube.TV,  Took 3 minutes and saved 20 bucks a month.   F'm

Edited September 9 by TheAuditor

[Hurtlocker 2213]

5 minutes ago, TheAuditor said:

Streaming is way to easy to switch to put up with this BS.  I just dumped DirectTV stream and started up YouTube.TV,  Took 3 minutes and saved 20 bucks a month.   F'm

Yeah I moved to Hulu Live this summer, added two premium channels, got the highest broadband package my provider offered, and it was still lower than my cable bill.

[C-Man 27230]

27 minutes ago, Horn75 said:

Dumb question here but I watch stars and rangers as well on directv.  How can we watch both after new tv deals? It  it just offered  on local channel in dfw viewing area?

It's my understanding that there's an app that we'll download to FireTV, FireStick, Roku, Apple TV -- whatever you use to stream to your TV. Or maybe the app will be able to d/l directly to your TV. Not 100% sure. Season starts in about a month so I better figure it out ASAP.

[billfromlaketravis 11517]

YouTube TV is it inning a 3 week trial right now. So of course I used a different email/credit card and signed up again. 
 

This should cover me until DirectTV and ESPN wrap this up. 

[The Dog 44063]

we just ditched DirecTV. Fubo has what we need and is cheaper. 

[BHMCruiser 1814]

We ditched DirectTV and went YouTube and are very happy so far.

[Wulaw Horn 19110]

If it's not fixed by kick time tonight I'm pulling the cord.  Fuck those fucking assholes that call themselves a must for sports and then can't get it together to get ESPN and ABC during football season. Fuck them in the ass. 

[kevwun 15798]

Disney pulls this shit every year with someone.  It's DirecTV's turn over the barrel.

[High Plains Drifter 11050]

 

I blame ESPN for anything bad that happens in my life, because there is a greater than 50% chance that it was ESPN's fault. Because that is how bad of a shitpile network they are. 

 

[Mac8111 2107]

we just ditched DirecTV. Fubo has what we need and is cheaper. 

Yep. Doing a test this week to make sure there aren’t any issues with FUBO and we will cancel U-verse.

[Enchubben 5510]

Just signed up for the trial of YouTube tv (3 weeks) and NFL ticket (1 week). If DIRECTV and fuckface Disney can’t figure it out by Saturday then I’ll cancel the cable. Fuck em. 

[Rip76 4943]

790 in Houston is the Longhorn Football broadcast correct?

[billfromlaketravis 11517]

8 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

790 in Houston is the Longhorn Football broadcast correct?

Correct. 

[Rip76 4943]

Honestly, I'm kinda liking going back to radio.

[Macklemore 2872]

Motherfucking DirecTV. How can they do this to their best customers. Think if you are a bar owner right now.

[billfromlaketravis 11517]

6 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

Motherfucking DirecTV. How can they do this to their best customers. Think if you are a bar owner right now.

Ballsy. Pretty big markets on MNF tonight. 

[Blotto 23559]

7 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

Motherfucking DirecTV. How can they do this to their best customers. Think if you are a bar owner right now.

"best customers".....lulz. Like Disney gave them a few passes they could allocate to their biggest chumps. 

[Enchubben 5510]

I got a fucking email from DIRECTV yesterday saying they appreciate my loyalty. And that they’re increasing the cost of my monthly service by $8 next month. 

while not offering ABC/ESPN/Disney.

fucking idiots. They just made my decision for me. 

[GreenspointTexas 9651]

I just switched from DStream to YTTV. No complaints so far, and $40 cheaper a month for almost same channels (same sports channels at least)

[markstanco 12577]

57 minutes ago, Enchubben said:

I got a fucking email from DIRECTV yesterday saying they appreciate my loyalty. And that they’re increasing the cost of my monthly service by $8 next month. 

while not offering ABC/ESPN/Disney.

fucking idiots. They just made my decision for me. 

[Huckleberry 33002]

Yep I'm finally switching from Uverse to YTTV today. And saving money. Basically was spending extra money for LHN and had no problem doing so, no reason to stick around anymore.

[markstanco 12577]

10 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Yep I'm finally switching from Uverse to YTTV today. And saving money. Basically was spending extra money for LHN and had no problem doing so, no reason to stick around anymore.

You of all people I would think would already have YTTV as a CFB junkie.  Welcome, you will absolutely love quad box.  Information overload and its fantastic.  

[jdhorn92 1552]

9 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Yep I'm finally switching from Uverse to YTTV today. And saving money. Basically was spending extra money for LHN and had no problem doing so, no reason to stick around anymore.

Same boat.  Im with Uverse and tried to go to a lower tier sub now that LHN is gone.  Im not seeing anyway to swith program tiers.  Doesnt appear that they allow that anymore and are not supporting the UVerse boxes much.  Direct Streaming is an option but I may just go to YTTV. 

 

We ran YTTV a couple years ago concurrently with Uverse so my wife could check out the remote and functionality, and she didnt care for it and we would have lost our internet "deal".  May look back in to it.

[The Dog 44063]

1 hour ago, Enchubben said:

I got a fucking email from DIRECTV yesterday saying they appreciate my loyalty. And that they’re increasing the cost of my monthly service by $8 next month. 

while not offering ABC/ESPN/Disney.

fucking idiots. They just made my decision for me. 

and sent it to me AFTER I cancelled (disconnect occurs at the end of the billing cycle).

[Beau Vine 54254]

On 9/8/2024 at 3:42 PM, Paul Wesley said:

I tried to use the ESPN app on my phone to watch one of the late games yesterday, and it blocked me.  In the past, the app has asked who my cable provider was (it's ATT).  

So even though I had turned off the wifi on my phone and was using a cell signal, it *STILL* gave me an error message saying, "your provider is not available" or something like that.

In other words, just because they're having a fight with the company that gives me cable television, they decided to completely block **all** ESPN access on my phone EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T AT HOME AND WASN'T USING ANY ATT WIFI.

Such bullshit.  

I feel like this could be cross-posted in the "great enshittening" thread.

[JBJ 3655]

FYI.  I went to cancel YTTV today as it should be the last day of my trial, but they have already charged me and won't give a refund.  Make sure you cancel a day early if you just want the trial.

[WelfareBuysMyWeed 5456]

8 minutes ago, JBJ said:

FYI.  I went to cancel YTTV today as it should be the last day of my trial, but they have already charged me and won't give a refund.  Make sure you cancel a day early if you just want the trial.

Cancel the moment you sign up. They all give you the option to either cancel immediately, or "turn off renewal" which means you keep your trial subscription until it ends and they don't renew. Never wait til the end of the month to cancel, cancel the moment you sign up so you don't run into those situations. This goes for *everything*.

[jimmyjazz 45978]

Probably piling on, but I'm here to confirm that ESPN streams are cut off for DirecTV customers (TxSt vs AzSt).  ESPN+ is working (some directional school vs some directional school), which makes sense because it's a subscription service.

Not ready to dump DirecTV quite yet, so I guess it's a sports bar for me on Saturday.  Or, a cheap ticket.

Edited September 13 by jimmyjazz

[hornmpa96 2618]

Just dumped DirecTV Stream and signed up for Fubo. They are going to lose a ton of customers for not getting this figured out with Disney.

[immamac 42866]

16 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Probably piling on, but I'm here to confirm that ESPN streams are cut off for DirecTV customers (TxSt vs AzSt).  ESPN+ is working (some directional school vs some directional school), which makes sense because it's a subscription service.

Not ready to dump DirecTV quite yet, so I guess it's a sports bar for me on Saturday.  Or, a cheap ticket.

Come watch at the tailgate! 

[David Dennison 18923]

19 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Probably piling on, but I'm here to confirm that ESPN streams are cut off for DirecTV customers (TxSt vs AzSt).  ESPN+ is working (some directional school vs some directional school), which makes sense because it's a subscription service.

Not ready to dump DirecTV quite yet, so I guess it's a sports bar for me on Saturday.  Or, a cheap ticket.

I can watch the ASU/Texas State Spanish stream.

[jimmyjazz 45978]

4 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I can watch the ASU/Texas State Spanish stream.

Got a link?  Not that I care about the game but I'd be interested if it were a possibility on Saturday.

[Js1 85417]

Just now, jimmyjazz said:

Got a link?  Not that I care about the game but I'd be interested if it were a possibility on Saturday.

Should be possible through the app as long as you have ESPN+. You just can’t get the ESPN channel feed  

[Dbeasy 15068]

On 9/9/2024 at 8:44 AM, GreenspointTexas said:

Gonna switch to Fubo today. DTV is offering a $30 credit for people with Dstream to switch to Fubo. Wonder what the story is there

Just be aware that to get that $30 credit they are slipping in a bunch of new terms and conditions like arbitration. I’m suspicious. 

On 9/9/2024 at 11:25 AM, C-Man said:

It's my understanding that there's an app that we'll download to FireTV, FireStick, Roku, Apple TV -- whatever you use to stream to your TV. Or maybe the app will be able to d/l directly to your TV. Not 100% sure. Season starts in about a month so I better figure it out ASAP.

Vixtory+. It’s out. Stars are in it. Mavs are still negotiating. 

On 9/11/2024 at 9:29 AM, Huckleberry said:

Yep I'm finally switching from Uverse to YTTV today. And saving money. Basically was spending extra money for LHN and had no problem doing so, no reason to stick around anymore.

We are about to do the same. The remote for yttv so far is suboptimal. 

[David Dennison 18923]

6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Got a link?  Not that I care about the game but I'd be interested if it were a possibility on Saturday.

https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401636867

I got the option to watch the Spanish feed. No provider login required.

[jimmyjazz 45978]

5 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Should be possible through the app as long as you have ESPN+. You just can’t get the ESPN channel feed  

I'm on a workstation trying to get work done.  I'm logged into ESPN+.  There are no Spanish language options, there is just the one college football game I pointed out above.

Not trying to be difficult, but my situation may be a bit unique (not on a TV, etc.).

[jimmyjazz 45978]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401636867

I got the option to watch the Spanish feed. No provider login required.

Yep, that works.  Thanks.  Maybe the same option will be available Saturday.

Or, maybe I could just get my lazy ass to the game.

[Huckleberry 33002]

21 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

We are about to do the same. The remote for yttv so far is suboptimal. 

Yep browsing and remote is bad. I'll get used to it I guess.

[immamac 42866]

4 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Yep browsing and remote is bad. I'll get used to it I guess.

Once the algo figures you out you never go to the live channels. It just puts the shit you wanna watch up front. 

[Dbeasy 15068]

3 minutes ago, immamac said:

Once the algo figures you out you never go to the live channels. It just puts the shit you wanna watch up front. 

Can you not select your own channels for multi view?

[Wishbone 4762]

I have Hulu Live w/Disney ESPN+ package form$89.00 a month. Not sure how many tvs that gives me in total but I’m using 4 currently. I get literally every college game live.

[Rip76 4943]

Craig Way for the win Saturday.

[immamac 42866]

18 minutes ago, Wishbone said:

I have Hulu Live w/Disney ESPN+ package form$89.00 a month. Not sure how many tvs that gives me in total but I’m using 4 currently. I get literally every college game live.

This is likely the way to go. 

26 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

Can you not select your own channels for multi view?

Sometimes. 

[markstanco 12577]

FYI.  I went to cancel YTTV today as it should be the last day of my trial, but they have already charged me and won't give a refund.  Make sure you cancel a day early if you just want the trial.

Why would you cancel it? They are showing college football.

[Wishbone 4762]

6 minutes ago, immamac said:

This is likely the way to go. 

Sometimes. 

It might be a little more now, but not more than $10 or so I think. (I’ve had it for about 4 years and l get their “legacy” price). Absolutely love it.