WTH is going on with game broadcasts?

[julius]

It was hard enough to swallow the cost of YoutubeTV. I'm not going to pick up Comcast or DirectTV. At least Youtube is easy to pause or cancel. I despise Comcast and DirectTV.

And as far as pirating, that's great when I have time to go sit at my computer, but right now if I can't get it on my tv I probably won't be able to watch it.

Or using a VPN. I tried doing the LP via a VPN on my smart tv, but it didn't do anything.

 

[Orion Bailey]

It was hard enough to swallow the cost of YoutubeTV. I'm not going to pick up Comcast or DirectTV. At least Youtube is easy to pause or cancel. I despise Comcast and DirectTV.

And as far as pirating, that's great when I have time to go sit at my computer, but right now if I can't get it on my tv I probably won't be able to watch it.

the directstream app sucks. Yes you can record. But root shows up twice. And twice now the recording i set recorded something other than what was listed on the guide. The button response is delayed, making rewinding and fast forwarding difficult.

Where i live, we have two options. A shitty dstream app or fubo without tnt.
No way im paying for both. I dont have kingspeed money to blow…

 

[Natebishop3]

It boils down to this, the Blazers are complacent because they know they're the only game in town. They got theirs and they don't give a shit about the fans. They get paid regardless. I really wish we'd get another team so that the Blazers would start to feel some of the pressures of losing market share. I wonder how many fans they have picked up from Washington since the Sonics left. A lot of their decisions smack of a big fish in small pond who knows that they don't have to put out any effort to make money.

 

[Orion Bailey]

It boils down to this, the Blazers are complacent because they know they're the only game in town. They got theirs and they don't give a shit about the fans. They get paid regardless. I really wish we'd get another team so that the Blazers would start to feel some of the pressures of losing market share. I wonder how many fans they have picked up from Washington since the Sonics left. A lot of their decisions smack of a big fish in small pond who knows that they don't have to put out any effort to make money.

a Seattle team would be great but krakken will fight tooth and nail preventing that from happening i think. Unless they are part owner, but that would conflict with owning the Blazers.

 

[julius]

It boils down to this, the Blazers are complacent because they know they're the only game in town. They got theirs and they don't give a shit about the fans. They get paid regardless. I really wish we'd get another team so that the Blazers would start to feel some of the pressures of losing market share. I wonder how many fans they have picked up from Washington since the Sonics left. A lot of their decisions smack of a big fish in small pond who knows that they don't have to put out any effort to make money.

In a way, I doubt they picked up many of the Sonic fans. If the Blazers left Portland (and not to Seattle), and Seattle got another team, I wouldn't become a fan of them. I especially wouldn't if the Blazers moved to Seattle.

Thing is, it's not just the Blazers that are running into this issue. I believe the Cubs, Lakers, Giants and one of the NY baseball teams is dealing with the same shit. It's about the greed of the providers. It's 2021, and the fact we can't just buy league pass in the city the team we want to watch is in, regardless of where we are, is stupid.

It makes zero business sense anymore. People are willing to spend 17 dollars a month for LP...I'd much rather spend 6 bucks a month towards YTTV if it means they got the team.

I don't know why it's not a subscription channel in the first place. People pay for HBO, Netflix, Hulu, etc, why not have an option for league pass being a subscription channel regardless of location? Or hell, why isn't root sports an option for a subscription channel?

Join the 21st century.

 

[Natebishop3]

In a way, I doubt they picked up many of the Sonic fans. If the Blazers left Portland (and not to Seattle), and Seattle got another team, I wouldn't become a fan of them. I especially wouldn't if the Blazers moved to Seattle.

Thing is, it's not just the Blazers that are running into this issue. I believe the Cubs, Lakers, Giants and one of the NY baseball teams is dealing with the same shit. It's about the greed of the providers. It's 2021, and the fact we can't just buy league pass in the city the team we want to watch is in, regardless of where we are, is stupid.

It makes zero business sense anymore. People are willing to spend 17 dollars a month for LP...I'd much rather spend 6 bucks a month towards YTTV if it means they got the team.

I don't know why it's not a subscription channel in the first place. People pay for HBO, Netflix, Hulu, etc, why not have an option for league pass being a subscription channel regardless of location? Or hell, why isn't root sports an option for a subscription channel?

Join the 21st century.

Yup. In this day and age it should be extremely easy to watch your favorite teams. But they're still running on this archaic system that has been in place for decades.

 

[julius]

Yup. In this day and age it should be extremely easy to watch your favorite teams. But they're still running on this archaic system that has been in place for decades.

I know there are rumors that the new TV contract is trying to address that, as the NBA probably sees the writing on the wall.

More fans watching games = more fans interested in buying their shit.

 

[Natebishop3]

I know there are rumors that the new TV contract is trying to address that, as the NBA probably sees the writing on the wall.

More fans watching games = more fans interested in buying their shit.

When I was watching MotoGP they had an amazing service where you could control your experience. You could swap between cameras. You could choose to watch the actual broadcast or you could focus on one specific rider. This was almost 10 years ago. The NBA is just horribly behind the times.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Sure but it's 2021. A time when social media and PR rules. The LEAST the Blazers could do is put out a guide that clearly indicates explicitly how fans can watch their team. The whole transition and communication has not been a good look.

I agree. Bad look all around. I also wish they would create a way for all to stream and get access. Hopefully that day is coming.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Great. And during a time of great turmoil, why would they make their product harder to consume?

The Denver loss
The Stotts firing
The Billups hiring
The Dame rumors.
The Neil Olshey hate from the fanbase as a whole.

Why the hell would anyone think it's a good idea to go strictly for the dollars and make your product harder to come by? It's not good business.

Not bad points at all. Beats me?
I totally agree there needs to be a way for everyone to stream this. Hopefully it’s coming and soon.
Cable is becoming more and more obsolete.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

It's why places like Toys R Us went out of business. They didn't make it easily accessible for customers.

Toys R Us is out of business because of Amazon.
Which might make your point about readily available.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Toys R Us is out of business because of Amazon.
Which might make your point about readily available.

exactly the point and they aren't the only ones. Frys. Barnes and nobles, the list goes on and on for retail outlets shutting down because they dont cater to a large enough population base. Plus all the overhead(irrelevant to this discussion).
But point being is more people can buy a pc and or book on amazon than they can at these individual stores.

 

[julius]

Toys R Us is out of business because of Amazon.
Which might make your point about readily available.

Thanks for incorrecting me.

 

[THE HCP]

Then that's just bad business. If people are already disillusioned or frustrated with the team, then making it harder to watch the team could be a final blow / another nail in the coffin.

How is it bad business when they land a huge contract? Business wise, this has been a great move.

 

[THE HCP]

It would be like a manufacturer using a store chain that's in the middle of BFE and only that store chain. Can't buy online. Can't buy from local stores like Fred Meyer. You have to drive all the way out to some store in Washington.

And in this situation, there is a traffic jam trying to get to the store. Bumper to bumper.

 

[julius]

How is it bad business when they land a huge contract? Business wise, this has been a great move.

I believe his point is that it doesn't allow for long term fan growth. Out of sight, out of mind.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Some of you seem to think you have some predisposed right to watch the Blazers because you post on a Blazers fan site.

Yes I do!

 

[twobullz]

I think my biggest issue is here in Oregon we are force fed the Chickens and 49ers, baseball every Mariner game is on tv. Then it comes to the actual Professional team that resides in our state and a large portion of the state can't watch them, instead we get to watch an expansion hockey team. Just shows, in my opinion, the blazers don't really care about their fans. The other sports can figure it out, but it was more important to the Blazers it seems to get the weirdly sought after Alaskan market, rather then the state they reside in. The ratings are up, great, but is it sustainable? Are the Alaskans going to start filling the rose garden? I doubt it. I know my family use to drive up for 5 or so games a year, will we this year, doubt it, we are not important enough for them to sign a contract so we can watch the team. The Mariners, Hawks, Niners, all the other west coast teams have figured out how to get all their game on in the Oregon market, but the Blazers can't.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Should merge with the root sports.

 

[THE HCP]

I think my biggest issue is here in Oregon we are force fed the Chickens and 49ers, baseball every Mariner game is on tv. Then it comes to the actual Professional team that resides in our state and a large portion of the state can't watch them, instead we get to watch an expansion hockey team. Just shows, in my opinion, the blazers don't really care about their fans. The other sports can figure it out, but it was more important to the Blazers it seems to get the weirdly sought after Alaskan market, rather then the state they reside in. The ratings are up, great, but is it sustainable? Are the Alaskans going to start filling the rose garden? I doubt it. I know my family use to drive up for 5 or so games a year, will we this year, doubt it, we are not important enough for them to sign a contract so we can watch the team. The Mariners, Hawks, Niners, all the other west coast teams have figured out how to get all their game on in the Oregon market, but the Blazers can't.

Sorry you can’t see the games man, I feel for you…..but the fans aren't’ going anywhere

 

[BBert]

When I was watching MotoGP they had an amazing service where you could control your experience. You could swap between cameras. You could choose to watch the actual broadcast or you could focus on one specific rider. This was almost 10 years ago. The NBA is just horribly behind the times.

I would choose to take that overhead planimetric view camera and feed it through an industrial shredder.

 

[Tince]

You mean, Fubo? Why are you casting from phone? Just get a Roku, Firestick, or watch on your phone or computer.

I have chromecast. I've been disappointed with it's service on my laptop, phone, and tv. Will just switch over to Comcast vs buying more accessories for an unreliable product.

 

[TBpup]

First year in 2 decades I don't have cable or streaming to watch......and so far, it has prove to be a good savings of money.

 

[barfo]

I stopped watching religiously a few years back, but this year I don't even have the option except for TNT games, and I guess I don't care.

barfo

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[HailBlazers]

Better late than never SlyDog

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Better late than never SlyDog

I saw they tweeted that today, lol.

 

[riverman]

I have listened to games on KORE radio out of Eugene for years but this season they've only broadcasted 2 games...last night they ran a 2 hour program on high school football ..they broadcast Chargers games instead of Blazer games previous weeks ...had to just check the score and watch highlights later....I'm not paying for league pass because it's blacked out too much here. I'm not paying 70 a month for a service either...I can watch tnt games and see how it goes or go to a sports bar ...no big deal these days. Plenty of other stuff to do.

 

[HailBlazers]

I have listened to games on KORE radio out of Eugene for years but this season they've only broadcasted 2 games...last night they ran a 2 hour program on high school football ..they broadcast Chargers games instead of Blazer games previous weeks ...had to just check the score and watch highlights later....I'm not paying for league pass because it's blacked out too much here. I'm not paying 70 a month for a service either...I can watch tnt games and see how it goes or go to a sports bar ...no big deal these days. Plenty of other stuff to do.

Internet radio my friend. Have loved Demers since Sly put on a meetup with him a few years back.

https://tunein.com/radio/Rip-City-Radio-620-s35685/

 

[blazerkor]

I have listened to games on KORE radio out of Eugene for years but this season they've only broadcasted 2 games...last night they ran a 2 hour program on high school football ..they broadcast Chargers games instead of Blazer games previous weeks ...had to just check the score and watch highlights later....I'm not paying for league pass because it's blacked out too much here. I'm not paying 70 a month for a service either...I can watch tnt games and see how it goes or go to a sports bar ...no big deal these days. Plenty of other stuff to do.

How do you watch TNT without a service?