How to watch the Illini

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orange100

orange100
time to hop on the wife
orange100
All ESPN and your local ABC channels were dropped from YoutubeTV, 12-17-21

Disney and Google failed to reach an agreement by midnight last night so the feeds were cut at almost midnight eastern time. YTTV says customer bills will drop by $15 (!) a month until an agreement is reached and the channels are restored. Some on social media are encouraging jumping to the Disney+ bundle which includes ESPN+ at $13.99 a month, but ESPN+ is separate and different from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN News etc, and the live sports on those channels are NOT on ESPN+ so that is a non-starter for me. The live schedule today on ESPN+ is mostly soccer. This does not affect the basketball game today. Hoping there is a resolution soon. Seems to me $15 a month is pretty damn generous to Disney. A much as I despise google for their privacy practices, I see Disney as the villain here. ymmv.
 
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blackdog

blackdog
Champaign
blackdog
Dallas336 said:
What other streaming networks have ESPN???
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Sling has them but like I experienced last week they don't carry the local broadcast channels unless you live in a major city so could miss out on games on FOX, CBS, etc.
 
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illinitiger

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illinitiger
orange100 said:
All ESPN and your local ABC channels were dropped from YoutubeTV, 12-17-21

Disney and Google failed to reach an agreement by midnight last night so the feeds were cut at almost midnight eastern time. YTTV says customer bills will drop by $15 (!) a month until an agreement is reached and the channels are restored. Some on social media are encouraging jumping to the Disney+ bundle which includes ESPN+ at $13.99 a month, but ESPN+ is separate and different from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN News etc, and the live sports on those channels are NOT on ESPN+ so that is a non-starter for me. The live schedule today on ESPN+ is mostly soccer. This does not affect the basketball game today. Hoping there is a resolution soon. Seems to me $15 a month is pretty damn generous to Disney. A much as I despise google for their privacy practices, I see Disney as the villain here. ymmv.
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Agree...hopefully they will work it out. Greed kills...
 
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orange100

orange100
time to hop on the wife
orange100
Dallas336 said:
What other streaming networks have ESPN???
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the full Hulu live package which is upwards of $65 a month has the full ESPN experience of course. Hulu is owned by Disney. DirectTV's streaming thing has it.
 
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Illinivek23

Illinivek23
Gurnee
Illinivek23
This is probably the push for Hulu over YTTV. Tried both and prefer YTTV by far, except in the summer to pickup Marquee for Cubs games. Then switch back after the season is over.

Might need to read more...and listen to Barnhart
 
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foby

foby
Bonnaroo Land
foby
orange100 said:
the full Hulu live package which is upwards of $65 a month has the full ESPN experience of course. Hulu is owned by Disney. DirectTV's streaming thing has it.
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And they raise their prices on the 21st, I believe.

Edit: it looks like you get Disney plus and ESPN plus included for the extra 5 bucks though.
 
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Chukwuwumba

Chukwuwumba
Chukwuwumba
I have DIRECTV stream. I like it. Have ESPN channels, big ten network ( I’m northeast, thank you Rutgers).
A bit pricey but keeps the wifey happy.
DVR so I can go about my day and watch it when I’m free.
 
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dsg

dsg
dsg
YouTube TV lost ESPN, ABC and Disney channels. Hulu Live is the best alternative

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Hulu Plus Live TV price increases by $5 a month, gains Disney Plus and ESPN Plus

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Tophe

Tophe
Middle TN
Tophe
Tacomallini said:
Well, crap. ESPN and other Disney owned channels no longer on YouTube TV. Think UI has at least 3 more ESPN scheduled games. https://tv.youtube.com/learn/disney2021-update/
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As noted in the link in the quote:

How else can I access Disney content?

If you want to continue watching some of Disney’s content, consider signing up for their own service, The Disney Bundle, which they offer for $13.99/month and which is subject to its own terms and restrictions.
 
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MustangWally

MustangWally
Mayfield
MustangWally
Chukwuwumba said:
I have DIRECTV stream. I like it. Have ESPN channels, big ten network ( I’m northeast, thank you Rutgers).
A bit pricey but keeps the wifey happy.
DVR so I can go about my day and watch it when I’m free.
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Same here. Even has BTN overflow channels during football season.
 
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orange100

orange100
time to hop on the wife
orange100
Tophe said:
As noted in the link in the quote:

How else can I access Disney content?

If you want to continue watching some of Disney’s content, consider signing up for their own service, The Disney Bundle, which they offer for $13.99/month and which is subject to its own terms and restrictions.
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As noted earlier, ESPN+ does not have the games shown live on ESPN and ESPN2 broadcast channels. It's a totally different world.
 
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orange100

orange100
time to hop on the wife
orange100
Giving Fubo.tv 7 Day Trial right now. It seems to have all the sports channels you'd want, (and MARQUEE which was missing from YTTV) but fewer channels overall. And the cloud DVR is limited. 250 hours ($65/month) or 1000 hours ($69/Month). Has ESPN U but not ESPN NEWS.
 
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Dandy1

Dandy1
Dandy1
Illinivek23 said:
This is probably the push for Hulu over YTTV. Tried both and prefer YTTV by far, except in the summer to pickup Marquee for Cubs games. Then switch back after the season is over.

Might need to read more...and listen to Barnhart
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Hulu did not carry the Marquee network this last baseball season
 
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lonelytylenol

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lonelytylenol
I see 4 games on the schedule impacted by this disney vs yttv battle. Does that look right to others?
  • 01/06 Maryland
  • 01/25 Michigan St.
  • 02/05 @Indiana
  • 02/10 @Purdue
 
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orange100

orange100
time to hop on the wife
orange100
lonelytylenol said:
I see 4 games on the schedule impacted by this disney vs yttv battle. Does that look right to others?
  • 01/06 Maryland
  • 01/25 Michigan St.
  • 02/05 @Indiana
  • 02/10 @Purdue
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I suspect they'll have a deal worked out by 1/06. These things usually do work out. But ya never know I guess.
 
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sacraig

sacraig
The desert
sacraig
YouTube TV just sent me an email that they reached a deal with Disney and all of the relevant networks are already starting to pop back up (along with all of my recordings from them). Amazingly, they are still giving everyone a one-time $15 credit for this month even though the outage only lasted like a day.
 
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illinitiger

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illinitiger
sacraig said:
YouTube TV just sent me an email that they reached a deal with Disney and all of the relevant networks are already starting to pop back up (along with all of my recordings from them). Amazingly, they are still giving everyone a one-time $15 credit for this month even though the outage only lasted like a day.
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Thanks for head up....yeah!!!

Maybe I can watch Malcolm play Georgi tonight!
 
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dsg

dsg
dsg
orange100 said:
Giving Fubo.tv 7 Day Trial right now. It seems to have all the sports channels you'd want, (and MARQUEE which was missing from YTTV) but fewer channels overall. And the cloud DVR is limited. 250 hours ($65/month) or 1000 hours ($69/Month). Has ESPN U but not ESPN NEWS.
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Don't forget about March Madness, fubo.tv doesn't carry TBS, TNT, or truTV.
 
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orange100

orange100
time to hop on the wife
orange100
sacraig said:
YouTube TV just sent me an email that they reached a deal with Disney and all of the relevant networks are already starting to pop back up (along with all of my recordings from them). Amazingly, they are still giving everyone a one-time $15 credit for this month even though the outage only lasted like a day.
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Yep- just saw that in my inbox as well. Very good news.
 
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A.I.R.

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A.I.R.
orange100 said:
Giving Fubo.tv 7 Day Trial right now. It seems to have all the sports channels you'd want, (and MARQUEE which was missing from YTTV) but fewer channels overall. And the cloud DVR is limited. 250 hours ($65/month) or 1000 hours ($69/Month). Has ESPN U but not ESPN NEWS.
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We did the trial and we liked it enough that I’m continuing it through March.