Starkiller Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/googles-350-nfl-sunday-ticket-package-is-more-expensive-than-directv/ After Google's $2 billion-a-year deal to make NFL Sunday Ticket a YouTube TV exclusive, Google has now announced exactly how much football addicts will be paying to get every out-of-market NFL game, every week. The short answer is to not expect any revolutionary pricing packages or offerings just because this is moving online. Sunday Ticket used to be a major sports package on DirecTV, giving people access to around 13 NFL games per week. Between your Sunday Ticket subscription and a normal cable subscription, it's possible to see every NFL game, every week. The new home of the service, YouTube TV, isn't regular YouTube; it's more like cable TV channel bundles—but over the Internet. Instead of getting the usual pile of cable TV channels (CNN, ESPN, MTV, etc.) from Comcast, Spectrum, or whoever your local monopoly is, you can get it from YouTube instead, over the Internet, usually for the same price. Currently, YouTube TV costs $72.99 per month, just like a cable TV subscription. Google has two sets of prices for Sunday Ticket—one for people currently paying the base $72.99 a month fee for YouTube TV and another price for non-subscribers. For subscribers already paying the hefty YouTube TV monthly fee, Sunday Ticket is $349 per season. This is morethan it cost on DirecTV, where the price was $300 per season plus the base rate for a monthly DirecTV subscription, which is around $65. If you don't want to pay for YouTube TV's cable channels, you can subscribe to Sunday Ticket through "YouTube Primetime Channels," where the cost is $100 more or a flat $449 fee for the entire season. Google is offering an early bird plan. If you sign up before June 6, you'll get $100 off the first season. There is no longer a student discount. Google says you can sign up in the YouTube TV app, with the option beginning to roll out to some people today. DCTitan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiscotitansfan Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 What a mess. Well I certainly will be finding alternative ways to watch the Titans for the first time in probably 10 years along with likely watching less football games than prior years in general too because of it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 They're gonna force me to claim residence overseas. I'm not paying that fee. ChesterCopperpot1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 Think of that fee as doing your part to pay Jeffrey Simmons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
japan Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jamalisms said: They're gonna force me to claim residence overseas. I'm not paying that fee. Even the Sunday Ticket isn't immune to runaway inflation... Edited April 13 by japan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiscotitansfan Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 1 hour ago, Jamalisms said: They're gonna force me to claim residence overseas. I'm not paying that fee. If that's even gonna be any cheaper. Back in Feb 2023 Game Pass International contract was completely renogotiated too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 I'll pay the 449.00 Chicken feed oldschool, Justafan, VaTitan, and 1 other 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, OILERMAN said: I'll pay the 449.00 Chicken feed Exactly. I never understood all the upheaval when it was $199 and $299. It will cost me less than $300 because I'm a YTV subscriber already and that's nothing. But yeah, I'd pay $449 if I wasn't. That's $25 per week for the season. Certainly a lot cheaper than going to a bar or to the actual game. It makes me laugh how so many who consider themselves die hard fans aren't willing to pay more than like $5 to see their team play LOL BudsOilers, OILERMAN, and Justafan 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudsOilers Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 These poor working stiffs just need to tell the family what’s what. Fuck your food for a couple of weeks you selfish burdens! No1TitansFan, Callidus, Justafan, and 1 other 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 They're not hurting for money and I'm not interested in paying more than I need to. There are plenty of options beyond agreeing to the price hike. No good reason to pay. 9 Nines 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BudsOilers Posted April 14 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 14 Well you don’t even understand what you’re watching so good call! Justafan, OILERMAN, IsntLifeFunny, and 4 others 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiscotitansfan Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 45 minutes ago, abenjami said: Exactly. I never understood all the upheaval when it was $199 and $299. It will cost me less than $300 because I'm a YTV subscriber already and that's nothing. But yeah, I'd pay $449 if I wasn't. That's $25 per week for the season. Certainly a lot cheaper than going to a bar or to the actual game. It makes me laugh how so many who consider themselves die hard fans aren't willing to pay more than like $5 to see their team play LOL Aren’t these annual threads of yours based entirely on not paying or at least getting heavily discounted Sunday Ticket? Ive been paying it for years and never had a problem with doing so, but there are just so many alternatives these days to Sunday Ticket that I have no problem exploring cheaper options that aren’t tied to a YouTube account. Dinx81 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 5 minutes ago, Jamalisms said: They're not hurting for money and I'm not interested in paying more than I need to. There are plenty of options beyond agreeing to the price hike. No good reason to pay. It's really not a price hike. The price for subscribers is actually lower than it was for DTV subscribers. What's new is that non-subscribers can still now get the package a la carte without requiring them to be in a long term programming contract. Now sure that's a little higher cost but that makes a lot of sense since these people aren't helping subsidize the cost to the provider by having a monthly subscription. But hey, if you're a grown ass man who is too cheap to pay a reasonable price for a product you really like and instead pretend you're a college student or in a foreign country to save a small amount of money, perhaps you should have your testosterone level checked. Jamalisms, No1TitansFan, BudsOilers, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos27 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 Boys just get a vpn and international game pass. It's cheaper and you get much more for your money including All-22 on Wednesdays. It's stupid easy and not likely to be taken away any time soon. charleytolar 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 (edited) 14 minutes ago, wiscotitansfan said: Aren’t these annual threads of yours based entirely on not paying or at least getting heavily discounted Sunday Ticket? Ive been paying it for years and never had a problem with doing so, but there are just so many alternatives these days to Sunday Ticket that I have no problem exploring cheaper options that aren’t tied to a YouTube account. Yes, absolutely they were. It was fun to get it for free or heavily discounted but I'd have paid full price in an instant if they hadn't been willing to incentivize me to remain a loyal customer. Not to mention, the almost $200/month I paid for my subscription made it easy for them to throw me a $300 bone once a year... My annual threads weren't about cheating the system, they were about making fun of posters like @oldschool who couldn't seem to get the same customer service treatment. LOL Edited April 14 by abenjami oldschool, and wiscotitansfan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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