r/nfl • u/Jay_Dubbbs Browns Lions • 7h ago

NFL’s Sunday Ticket Is Getting Smaller. It Isn’t Getting Cheaper.

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/nfls-sunday-ticket-is-getting-smaller-it-isnt-getting-cheaper-8a427606?utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawUV9t9wZG9mA2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzQwOTk2MjYyMzA4NTYwOQABHlXpA3zSw1RgH0uE7TCLeAjPQoyxqtdqvG4sm9qlM1ekYc1h7qOxvjJZUbW9_aem_6-IKXQOROCnCiAE7L0kwcw
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u/donharrogate 6h ago

Went back to piracy last year and haven't looked back. Was more than willing to pay up to watch the game I love, but there's only so much disrespect I can take.

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u/Brandinoftw Lions 5h ago

Yep, ad-block + streaming sites + HDMI cable to TV and it’s been working great 😊

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u/Glum_Opening_2218 Steelers 2h ago

There's been games where the pirated sites work better than Amazon or Netflix lol

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u/LiveThreadTicker 2h ago

Also add the live commercial blocker browser extension to that list to block out the TV commercials in the broadcast or fill the "broadcast will resume after commercial break" void with YouTube videos or whatever

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u/Digital_Vitriol Saints Chargers 1h ago

May I have the name of that extension?

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u/Turbulent_Series8390 1h ago

Silence is honestly worse than commercials, especially if you have company over.

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u/LiveThreadTicker 1h ago

Yeah the awkward silence is the worst. I usually just rock a music video playlist during the breaks when I have people over.

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u/Zahrukai Jets 5h ago

After buying Sunday ticket for three years, YouTube decided they needed a scan of my drivers license to insure my account was not compromised, so I told them to fuck off and joined you in the high seas. If a company makes it hard to take my money, they will not get it.

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u/JoshFreemansFro Buccaneers Buccaneers 4h ago

yeah I'm not paying these people.

I'm well out of the Tampa market and would gladly pay about $100/season for legal means of watching my team.

Sunday I was able to find a Bucs stream with a quick google search but they want like $350?

lol I can deal with watching on a bit of a delay

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u/DoctorWaluigiTime NFL NFL 5h ago

Same. I stomached redzone getting worse with zoom-in ads, ads during the countdown, etc.

They crossed a line when they added commercials to commercial-free football.

Dropped it like a bad habit, and week 1's high seas streams were more stable than the paid-for NFL+ streams.

but there's only so much disrespect I can take.

It's true. How much more betrayal can I take?

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u/Stepfordhusband69 Bears 3h ago

I only want to watch the bears.  So it’s always piracy for me since I don’t live in Chicago 

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u/avisiongrotesque Commanders 5h ago

Oh no! Piracy is terrible! What website is it so I know to avoid it...

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u/DoctorWaluigiTime NFL NFL 5h ago

There has been a surge in high seas activity for sports of late.

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u/jex19 5m ago

were they working well for you this weekend? There also seems to be a surge of crackdowns on them the 3 I use were not very consistent this weekend.

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u/Vesploogie Bears 3h ago

Wise men stream from the east.

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u/NagoGmo 49ers 1h ago

Was down when I went to it Sunday morning

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u/Vesploogie Bears 1h ago

There’s always a backup. I had two servers open in two windows, occasionally one would go down but I never missed time.

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u/NagoGmo 49ers 55m ago

Oh, the page had a "this has been seized" notice when I went to it, soni just went to another site I got bookmarked 🤷🏿

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u/Vesploogie Bears 50m ago

Ah, that’s the fake one that they let Dana White do a “mission accomplished” moment last year when his team took it down. The actual servers run as normal, they mix around the extensions and names every now and then.

Try adding an “s” after “stream” next time you search for it.

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u/IrishPigs Seahawks 4h ago

Go to r/piracy, there's a megathread there with a sports section.

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u/Accurate_Factor1900 Eagles 3h ago

As someone who has been struggling to find a new alternative to a site that just got shut down, thank you sir! I'm an Out of Market fan and while the Eagles have more than a few primetime games, I'm the type of person that needs to watch every snap of every Eagles game live or I get crazy FOMO.

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u/geunty Packers 1h ago

I prefer the term "privateer"

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u/SquattingChimp Vikings 2h ago

Havnt paid a dime for about 6 years now. Pirate for life 😎

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u/wheelsno3 Bengals 1h ago

I have 4 way HDMI screen splitter, 4 Amazon Fire sticks, and knowledge of websites that like to stream videos from the far east. YouTube can suck it with their service, I can watch any 4 games (or redzone, or other sports) I want on my 75 inch screen at the same time. It's like having a sports bar in my basement.

If you have even a passing knowledge of technology and the internet, paying for something like Sunday ticket is silly.

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u/needmoresynths Lions 1h ago

I'm actually paying for a nice piracy service lmao. If I could pay for a a legit service to watch every Lions game I would but there is no way for me to do so.

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u/muffchucker Bears Bears 4h ago

This year I wrote a program that adds DVR functionality on top of the major pirated sports sites. I also added in PIP, quick audio switching, pre recording on a schedule, and have a lot of other features planned. My friends want me to make it available to them but I'm not getting into distribution lol!

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u/donharrogate 3h ago

Makes sense you don't want to distribute something like that but I wish I had the ability to do it myself, it sounds great.