The Deuce: The hilarious part was Disney trying to paint Google as the corporate boogeyman.*

Google and Disney fail to reach an agreement - jdl October 31, 2025, 8:43:39

*celebratory gunfire* - jdl November 14, 2025, 18:51:42
- Anyone else still missing ABC?* - opossum jenkins November 14, 2025, 20:55:56
  - Yep, on demand only * - jdl November 14, 2025, 20:57:50
    - Not to put too fine a point on this, but what the fuckin fuck?* - opossum jenkins November 14, 2025, 20:58:39
- Related story - price of YTTV will be going up in a few months * - MC November 14, 2025, 19:07:58
  - But maybe some new options - jdl November 14, 2025, 20:19:10
- And they are back! - jdl November 14, 2025, 18:58:14
- Yessss* - illini21 November 14, 2025, 18:54:47
Will Disney squeeze ESPN Select nee ESPN+? - Potomac November 13, 2025, 16:19:45
Not great, Bob - jdl November 13, 2025, 15:20:13
- Fuck off, disney. I'm not interested in paying for your scrappy espn unlimited content - IlliniSax05 November 13, 2025, 17:04:10
  - It's a strategy. Remember how much BTN wanted to be on the basic tier? - osklister November 13, 2025, 17:12:44
- What the heck do I have to do with this?* - RSMBob November 13, 2025, 16:53:22
  - I didn't realize we had so many below-average deucers who can't afford cable. Sad!* - Warrin'_Illini November 13, 2025, 17:07:34
    - nm (just repeating myself lol)* - OrangeSox November 13, 2025, 18:19:54
- I’m pretty sure Disney wants YTTV to take on Unlimited ESPN along with a price increase…. - timmer November 13, 2025, 16:28:55
- Yeah, this isn't getting done any time soon. Brutal* - illini21 November 13, 2025, 15:24:26
  - I guess it's good most of the Illinois fball/bball games are off ESPN (other than Tenn game)... - shua November 13, 2025, 15:35:33
    - Just join mini and me in Nashville. Problem solved.* - ATL November 13, 2025, 16:53:19
  - I really dont want to change from YT TV though. - ISeeDeadHawkeyes November 13, 2025, 15:31:09
    - Well, now that Disney owns Hulu and apparently Fubo, I'm sure this is their strategy. - Kajagoogoo November 13, 2025, 16:12:23
      - How soon before Disney is ordered to be split up? - IlliniSax05 November 13, 2025, 17:01:48
        
        Disney is the little guy in this dispute. * - illini November 13, 2025, 17:04:47
        
        But Google isn't the one with both the content and the live TV platform - IlliniSax05 November 13, 2025, 17:08:37
      - not even being sneaky about it... - uofi1998 November 13, 2025, 16:15:49
    - Plus, like, Sunday Ticket. That’s a show stopper for me* - opossum jenkins November 13, 2025, 15:57:16
      - You can still watch that through regular YouTube, but yeah. I’m hanging on with YTTV* - snipes824 November 13, 2025, 16:08:06
    - yeah I'm not changing providers. - OrangeSox November 13, 2025, 15:46:29
    - same* - illini21 November 13, 2025, 15:44:06
    - It will be resolved eventually. I'm not leaving YTTV. - uofi1998 November 13, 2025, 15:37:03
      - Sportscenter has become unwatchable - ISeeDeadHawkeyes November 13, 2025, 15:40:49
        
        It's hard to fully explain to someone who didn't experience it - Sounder November 13, 2025, 16:48:47
        
        Like everything else, life peaked somewhere in the 90s. - uofi1998 November 13, 2025, 15:44:33
        
        That was the exact moment I became super cynical about sports on TV - ISeeDeadHawkeyes November 13, 2025, 16:03:55
        
        My colleagues and I banter about this from time to time. - opossum jenkins November 13, 2025, 15:58:34
        
        My friends and I also discuss this topic extensively* - Sounder November 13, 2025, 16:59:59
        
        what's the significance of that date from this perspective? - Sammich November 13, 2025, 16:17:01
        
        The MTV VMAs and the Diana Ross-Lil Kim boob thing. - opossum jenkins November 13, 2025, 16:32:45
        
        Somewhat seriously, here’s a few data coalescing around that date… - opossum jenkins November 13, 2025, 16:57:45
        
        Oh yeah. I remember Diana hefting that breast. - Sammich November 13, 2025, 16:51:19
        
        I blame the Cubs winning the World Series* - Sounder November 13, 2025, 17:08:34
        
        I had the brew. She had the chronic. - uofi1998 November 13, 2025, 16:18:18
    - I definitely miss the multi-view option on YTTV - jayd November 13, 2025, 15:33:25
PSA: Sling Orange plan has ESPN and you can buy a pass for a day, weekend, or week only - meanjeans November 13, 2025, 13:13:22
- Sling offered me the orange + blue plan which includes ABC for $30 the first month - illini21 November 13, 2025, 13:18:26
  - Weirdly I don’t seem to be able to get ABC even with Blue in Austin * - meanjeans November 13, 2025, 13:20:16
    - hmm maybe i misread. I'll have to take a look again and double check that it has ABC* - illini21 November 13, 2025, 13:27:40
      - Select markets for ABC, FOX, and NBC. Should be on the Sling website * - MC November 13, 2025, 13:31:30
Every time this thread bumps i think a deal was done* - illini21 November 13, 2025, 11:26:53
- ooo - IlliniSax05 November 13, 2025, 11:27:39
  - Question: has a deal been done yet? - osklister November 13, 2025, 11:30:02
Disney CFO: "We're ready to go as long as long as they want to." - IlliniSax05 November 13, 2025, 11:25:08
from what I've seen/read here is what both sides seem to be asking for... - IlliniSax05 November 11, 2025, 14:23:17
- Inevitable with ESPN offering their own DTC streaming product - jdl November 11, 2025, 14:36:44
  - Down To Clown?* - Sammich November 11, 2025, 15:27:43
    - Down to Cuck?* - PapaDels November 11, 2025, 18:03:11
psa...just got the email to claim the credit. all you do is click a button on the updates tab* - lcubed November 11, 2025, 14:04:34
- stil should be automatically applied, and should be recurring for as long as they're unresolved.* - illinibone November 11, 2025, 17:32:55
  - Yes and yes.* - DocWalk20 November 11, 2025, 17:55:18
- Confirmed. Just that easy. Still, no resolution by Thanksgiving, I’m giving them the heave ho* - timmer November 11, 2025, 14:20:06
Claim your $20 YTTV credit… - DocWalk20 November 10, 2025, 17:04:57
- i don't want a credit. i want a refund on this month, - assassin November 10, 2025, 17:28:55
  - Sorry. I haven’t found that link yet. - DocWalk20 November 10, 2025, 17:33:05
I’ve gotta be honest this whole thing is making me notice how little ABC/ESPN content I watch * - meanjeans November 9, 2025, 18:48:41
- We’ve been watching High Potential on ABC, but there wasn’t even a new episode last week… - shua November 9, 2025, 19:10:14
  - definitely enjoying High Potential. It's a pretty fun watch* - Gene Parmesan November 11, 2025, 15:25:27
- If it weren’t for college football I could probably get by without it* - illini21 November 9, 2025, 18:50:50
  - Cosign - IlliniSax05 November 9, 2025, 19:04:58
ooo - jdl November 9, 2025, 16:15:52
- having to redeem is so slimy. just apply it* - snipes824 November 9, 2025, 18:37:56
  - Never studied consumer behavior, eh? - complainant November 9, 2025, 18:41:40
    - less than it'll cost them from people who'll cancel and never come back* - assassin November 10, 2025, 17:27:05
- My Spectrum bill dropped almost $100 from last month to this month. No changes were made. * - harb November 9, 2025, 18:28:16
- They can't automatically set up that credit?* - WhitmansFolly November 9, 2025, 16:25:53
- My NEXT bill?? * - assassin November 9, 2025, 16:19:24
  - Assume they want to hold off as long as humanly possible in hopes of a deal - John Coctostan November 9, 2025, 17:05:16
  - yeah wtf is this nonsense* - OrangeSox November 9, 2025, 17:02:42
  - My email was different and said it was just an automatic refund* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes November 9, 2025, 16:27:47
Gameday is free on the espn app this morning.* - voiceofreason November 1, 2025, 9:31:23
Looks like you can sign up for a day or weekend pass for Sling - illini21 October 31, 2025, 12:25:51
- YTTV is doing this to the local sports channels too - memyselfandillini October 31, 2025, 16:14:00
- FWLIW: they've been doing this for all of football season. * - osklister October 31, 2025, 14:54:48
memo from Disney execs to employees - IlliniSax05 October 31, 2025, 11:53:19
- cheap-ass motherfuckers don't even want to pay for a separate press release - Sammich October 31, 2025, 12:06:04
  - They’re lucky they can still afford email with Google being so mean to them.* - DT October 31, 2025, 12:44:04
this isn't great. I hope a bunch of people cancel* - cpsteine October 31, 2025, 10:46:00
- I want to cancel but I’m paid thru 26-Nov* - timmer October 31, 2025, 12:12:38
- Better solution is espn doesn’t get a bunch of new subs, so they back down * - MC October 31, 2025, 11:01:52
- why? - IlliniSax05 October 31, 2025, 10:57:15
Glad I have spectrum. * - harb October 31, 2025, 9:56:31
Also, my first reaction to this was “whoa, this is a dealbreaker” - Carl Spackler October 31, 2025, 9:49:56
- I'd throw on the occasional non-BT college football game - IlliniSax05 October 31, 2025, 9:52:10
the level of complaints I've heard directed at YTTV about this surprises me - IlliniSax05 October 31, 2025, 9:21:10
- Why would I take YTTV’s side? They are making tons of money, can control the rates and - memyselfandillini October 31, 2025, 16:19:25
  - I'm not saying to take YTTV's side, just to acknowledge both sides share the blame - IlliniSax05 October 31, 2025, 17:44:42
- What I don't understand about any of these strategies is it's never been easier to switch. - tvillini October 31, 2025, 11:11:47
- The hilarious part was Disney trying to paint Google as the corporate boogeyman.* - Carl Spackler October 31, 2025, 9:48:41
- Capitalism enriching us all! Glorious * - Jackie October 31, 2025, 9:39:52
  - It's almost over. We just have to ride it out. * - doubledown October 31, 2025, 10:01:51
- This is what happens when we want to pay college football coaches $10M a year... - uofi1998 October 31, 2025, 9:32:09
  - I think that's got it backward, broadly speaking - Sammich October 31, 2025, 9:49:52
    - Mutually perpetuating and the genie is out of the bottle * - uofi1998 October 31, 2025, 10:56:19
  - yep. we celebrate when each BT school gets $100M a year or whatever - IlliniSax05 October 31, 2025, 9:33:05
trump tweet o/u 6pm* - John Coctostan October 31, 2025, 8:47:16
well thats lame as hell - illini21 October 31, 2025, 8:46:53
I’m guessing the new ESPN app may have something to do with this. * - MC October 31, 2025, 8:46:21

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