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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefGritty" data-source="post: 1803424" data-attributes="member: 746137"><p>You're mixing hardware with software here. Forget the hardware, it's the software that matters.</p><p></p><p>Hulu Live, Youtube TV, services like that are called Virtual MVPD's (Multichannel Video Programming Distributors) as opposed to wired cable or dish which are MVPD's. But all are bundles of linear TV channels you pay monthly for.</p><p></p><p>All of the above are tracked by Nielsen for ratings purposes. It all goes into one number, it's all reflected in the chart above.</p><p></p><p>You can also sometimes watch content that is being shown on a linear TV network on broadcaster-specific apps. Think ESPN+ or Peacock which will show you anything that's on NBC or ESPN. HOWEVER, in all cases I'm aware of, you need a cable (or other MVPD) login in order to access that content on the app.</p><p></p><p>That is absolutely also true in the case of BTN and the Fox Sports App. You must ALREADY be a BTN subscriber in order to watch it there. But it allows those subscribers some mobility in theory to watch on their phone or tablet or whatever. But, Comcast, Direct TV, every reputable MVPD I'm aware of also offers mobile app-based viewing now, so it's entirely unnecessary.</p><p></p><p>All of which is to say, there's no reason to watch linear TV content via the app, and when measured the numbers are nothing, they don't make a dent.</p><p></p><p>You SHOULD take a chart like the above with a grain of salt for the same reason you should take a political poll with a grain of salt, there is a healthy "margin of error". The statistical certainty that the "619k" audience for Illinois-Minnesota was higher than the "603k" of Temple-UCF is not high at all. But when compared with the games that got a million there is much stronger statistical certainty there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefGritty, post: 1803424, member: 746137"] You're mixing hardware with software here. Forget the hardware, it's the software that matters. Hulu Live, Youtube TV, services like that are called Virtual MVPD's (Multichannel Video Programming Distributors) as opposed to wired cable or dish which are MVPD's. But all are bundles of linear TV channels you pay monthly for. All of the above are tracked by Nielsen for ratings purposes. It all goes into one number, it's all reflected in the chart above. You can also sometimes watch content that is being shown on a linear TV network on broadcaster-specific apps. Think ESPN+ or Peacock which will show you anything that's on NBC or ESPN. HOWEVER, in all cases I'm aware of, you need a cable (or other MVPD) login in order to access that content on the app. That is absolutely also true in the case of BTN and the Fox Sports App. You must ALREADY be a BTN subscriber in order to watch it there. But it allows those subscribers some mobility in theory to watch on their phone or tablet or whatever. But, Comcast, Direct TV, every reputable MVPD I'm aware of also offers mobile app-based viewing now, so it's entirely unnecessary. All of which is to say, there's no reason to watch linear TV content via the app, and when measured the numbers are nothing, they don't make a dent. You SHOULD take a chart like the above with a grain of salt for the same reason you should take a political poll with a grain of salt, there is a healthy "margin of error". The statistical certainty that the "619k" audience for Illinois-Minnesota was higher than the "603k" of Temple-UCF is not high at all. But when compared with the games that got a million there is much stronger statistical certainty there. [/QUOTE]
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