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Fubo CEO 'Horrified' and 'Sad' About Peacock-Exclusive NFL Games | Cord Cutters News (cordcuttersnews.com)
submitted 10 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Fubo CEO, David Gandler, is unhappy about Comcast's decision to exclusively stream an NFL Wild Card game on Peacock.
  • Fubo pays to air NBC, so the decision by Comcast creates competition between the two streaming platforms.
  • Peacock's exclusive stream of the game reached 23 million viewers, making it the most-streamed event ever for the service.

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[–] Pwrupdude@lemmy.world 64 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I absolutely hate that sports, especially the NFL, is getting locked behind streaming services. Football is my favorite sport, but I will not pay to have every streaming service to watch games. I know I'm probably the outlier here. It's decisions like this that will promote illicit streaming of the games. Take something that was free and put it behind a paywall and people will find a way to get it for free again.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago

I don't even really watch football and I'm pissed about this.

[–] AnActOfCreation@programming.dev 15 points 10 months ago

You're spot on. I pay enough to YouTube TV for NFL games. I wasn't paying any more for this one.

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

I'm a believer of "illicit streams." It gives you the ability to watch any game and you still see the ads, so to me it's still revenue for them. They're just getting super greedy.

I watched a stream in the UK to get those wildcards. Was it perfect? Nah, but it's cheaper and you get way more bang for the buck.

[–] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

It’s super frustrating that even paying for the NFLs super expensive service isn’t enough to watch your team’s games. It’s almost like they want people to pirate.