Options For Blues on TV?
1Now that almost all the services have dropped FSMW, any ideas on what options we have to follow the Blues this season?
Is that true? Woof. As an out of towner I'm fortunate not to have that issue. My NHL.tv package auto-renewed in early December, though the email said they didn't have a price yet because they didn't know how many games they'd be playing at the time, haha. I think it ended up coming in at $99 for the season. I'm pretty sure that only works if you're out of market though. I'd check in on the streaming options at a site such as this: http://www.cordcuttersplus.com/live-tv- ... readsheet/barnburner wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:24 am Now that almost all the services have dropped FSMW, any ideas on what options we have to follow the Blues this season?
I believe Hulu Live might be the only one currently streaming FSMW, there's runs about 60 a month. Apparently the owners of Fox Sports regional broadcast plan to release a subscription service independently to people, but no clue when that will go live. Not an ideal situation at all.barnburner wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:24 am Now that almost all the services have dropped FSMW, any ideas on what options we have to follow the Blues this season?
Yeah, I had Hulu Live, but they dropped FSMW, then a couple of weeks later raised their prices. I really liked their service, but that double kick in the ass was too much, so I cut them down to the basic package. Thanks for the info. May have to give that Sportsurge site a try.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 11:43 amI believe Hulu Live might be the only one currently streaming FSMW, there's runs about 60 a month. Apparently the owners of Fox Sports regional broadcast plan to release a subscription service independently to people, but no clue when that will go live. Not an ideal situation at all.barnburner wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:24 am Now that almost all the services have dropped FSMW, any ideas on what options we have to follow the Blues this season?
The website I use to stream some sports games is https://sportsurge.net/#/groups/0
It's less than ideal in that you get some pop-ups and it freezes from time to time but picture quality is good and it's better than nothing.
Thanks for the link. That should simplify things.Dave's a mess wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:46 amIs that true? Woof. As an out of towner I'm fortunate not to have that issue. My NHL.tv package auto-renewed in early December, though the email said they didn't have a price yet because they didn't know how many games they'd be playing at the time, haha. I think it ended up coming in at $99 for the season. I'm pretty sure that only works if you're out of market though. I'd check in on the streaming options at a site such as this: http://www.cordcuttersplus.com/live-tv- ... readsheet/barnburner wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:24 am Now that almost all the services have dropped FSMW, any ideas on what options we have to follow the Blues this season?
Hopefully one of those has FSMW. Here in Chicago, Cubs fans were freaking out over the summer because the Cubs new Marquee network hadn't cut a deal with Comcast the week the season was going to start. They didn't strike a deal until a day or two before the season started (sidenote everyone hated it once it got got here LOLCubs). Hopefully that's what happens with FSMW, besides the everybody hating it part.
ATT is a little rich for my retired budget, but maybe the Nhl Center Ice and VPN will work. A place to start for sure. Or maybe I just need to start following chess tournaments.NHLTIM wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:59 pm I have ATT TV now and it has FSMW. I’m grandfathered in from Directvnow .
If you just want to watch hockey ...NHL center ice package and install a VPN service and you can watch Blues games that way. You should be able to find a VPN service for like $5 per month.
NHL66.ir was a great website for streaming all hockey but it looks like it’s been shutdown at this point. It would be nice to see it back. It just worked...games were HD quality and no annoying popups
"Introducing ... FoxFoodGO" ... co-sponsored by GrubHub & The Liquor Barn.Turk Sanderson wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 9:57 am Eventually it will cost you as much to stay home and watch games as it does to go to them... that's probably where this is heading. .... now, if they can just figure out a way to charge you $12 for a hot dog, and $12 for an 8 oz. beer, from your own kitchen.......
Nhl.tv works fine. I’m using it for almost 10 years now.barnburner wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 2:58 pmATT is a little rich for my retired budget, but maybe the Nhl Center Ice and VPN will work. A place to start for sure. Or maybe I just need to start following chess tournaments.NHLTIM wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:59 pm I have ATT TV now and it has FSMW. I’m grandfathered in from Directvnow .
If you just want to watch hockey ...NHL center ice package and install a VPN service and you can watch Blues games that way. You should be able to find a VPN service for like $5 per month.
NHL66.ir was a great website for streaming all hockey but it looks like it’s been shutdown at this point. It would be nice to see it back. It just worked...games were HD quality and no annoying popups
....along with your FoxFoodGO order will come a receipt that you have to scan with your smartphone to activate your television receiver...one for each period.JMC-STL wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:07 am"Introducing ... FoxFoodGO" ... co-sponsored by GrubHub & The Liquor Barn.Turk Sanderson wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 9:57 am Eventually it will cost you as much to stay home and watch games as it does to go to them... that's probably where this is heading. .... now, if they can just figure out a way to charge you $12 for a hot dog, and $12 for an 8 oz. beer, from your own kitchen.......
On the plus side, suite night will be at my house and I’ll only charge half that.Turk Sanderson wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 9:57 am Eventually it will cost you as much to stay home and watch games as it does to go to them... that's probably where this is heading. .... now, if they can just figure out a way to charge you $12 for a hot dog, and $12 for an 8 oz. beer, from your own kitchen.......
Works for me!T.C. wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:21 pmOn the plus side, suite night will be at my house and I’ll only charge half that.Turk Sanderson wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 9:57 am Eventually it will cost you as much to stay home and watch games as it does to go to them... that's probably where this is heading. .... now, if they can just figure out a way to charge you $12 for a hot dog, and $12 for an 8 oz. beer, from your own kitchen.......
Free COVID vaccines at the door?Turk Sanderson wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:29 pmWorks for me!T.C. wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:21 pmOn the plus side, suite night will be at my house and I’ll only charge half that.Turk Sanderson wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 9:57 amEventually it will cost you as much to stay home and watch games as it does to go to them... that's probably where this is heading. .... now, if they can just figure out a way to charge you $12 for a hot dog, and $12 for an 8 oz. beer, from your own kitchen.......
I'm sure someone will bring some syringes with something or other inside.JMC-STL wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 3:35 pmFree COVID vaccines at the door?Turk Sanderson wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:29 pmWorks for me!T.C. wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:21 pm
On the plus side, suite night will be at my house and I’ll only charge half that.
Alert!!!!T.C. wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:58 pm if the NHL (and other leagues like MLB and NBA) doesn’t do something about this, or at least say something about this, they clearly don’t give a fuck about fans.
right. and hard to generate ad revenue when you are only seen on one provider. that's why the silence is baffling.STLBlueshistory wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:52 amAlert!!!!T.C. wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:58 pm if the NHL (and other leagues like MLB and NBA) doesn’t do something about this, or at least say something about this, they clearly don’t give a fuck about fans.
Pro sports care about one thing and one thing only.
REVENUE
The leagues, teams & players are just as guilty in this as the carriers but it's easiest to blame the end guy.
Agreed. All these providers know that the Fox Sports are a big factor when viewers look to pick a service, yet one by one, for the past several years, they have dropped Fox Sports because they claim it's a loser financially. I've had to drop two cable providers, and now two streaming services over this. If I can't find a reasonable service for the Blues and Cardinal broadcast this season, a short season, with Covid implications, etc, the hell with it. These assholes are not going to force me to play their game.T.C. wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:18 amright. and hard to generate ad revenue when you are only seen on one provider. that's why the silence is baffling.STLBlueshistory wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:52 amAlert!!!!T.C. wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:58 pm if the NHL (and other leagues like MLB and NBA) doesn’t do something about this, or at least say something about this, they clearly don’t give a fuck about fans.
Pro sports care about one thing and one thing only.
REVENUE
The leagues, teams & players are just as guilty in this as the carriers but it's easiest to blame the end guy.
players are, at best, complicit. but that's like blaming the IT guy when michael dell does something dumb.
if it were one isolated provider, i'd say they were being stubborn or something. but every provider other than AT&T? that's all on sinclair and media group. they are clearly asking for something unreasonable.
My impression, as best I recall, is that it had more to do with the ehding dates on the providers contract with FSMW, rather thsn the teams. The last two times, I chose Sling because they had FSMW. Then they dropped it. I went to HuluLive, because thry had picked FSMW up. Now, they have dropped FSMW too.Dave's a mess wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:59 pm Was this an issue during baseball season or did all the providers drop FSMW after the Cards were finished?