https://x.com/CordCuttersNews/status/1992570128895234474?t=oNhdL7adWuVot89FpxoVsw&s=19
clt just needs sports and cnbc. should be $49/ mo
They will actually have 10 different plans, so you can choose sports and news or family, comedy, etc. I hope they execute this correctly because it’ll be a game changer if they do. Let me pay $40 for what I want instead of $83 for a bunch of stuff I don’t.
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I still think the best deal is the 4k package for $10 more with unlimited screens that you share with an entire extended family. But good look getting a buy in from the boomers.
Not really cutting the cord news but I wasn’t sure where to put it. I wish another sports network could come out of this that could carry NBA, NHL and MLB and also take on some G6 coverage. You would think something like that could compete with ESPN. ESPN doesn’t want us for anything other than filler material so I wish we could get out from under their control.
As cable goes so does the premium prices professional sports leagues charge for their content. No longer is your grandmother that never watches sports is paying for sports content as a cable subscriber. So the pro sports league are either charging too much for their content or there is not enough demand from people who actually want to pay to watch NBA, MLB, and NHL. Fox Sports Net, Sinclair Broadcasting, Bally’s Sports, and Fan Dual Sports Network have not been financially viable.
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Yeah it’s crazy to think there isn’t a demand for it but that appears to be the case. I really think they would be more successful if they dropped the price to $5 to $10 a month. I would consider paying that to watch the Hornets during the season but I’m not spending $20 a month for a subscription that is only good for one thing. Throw in some college sports and I would be interested. Especially if it allowed me to never give another dime to ESPN.
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The Bad: it’s $65. That’s not much of a savings over standard YTTV.
The good: At the core of the package are the major broadcast networks, including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, which carry national games across various sports. Complementing these are key cable sports outlets such as FS1 from Fox, NBC Sports Network, and the entire family of ESPN channels. A standout inclusion is ESPN Unlimited, which provides access to streaming-exclusive content that was previously scattered across platforms. This setup ensures subscribers can follow professional leagues like the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL, alongside college athletics, international soccer, golf tournaments, and other niche events.
So the best way to look at it is that it’s a combo of your core cable package plus your ESPN+ subscription rolled into one. So it’s more like comparing $65 vs $83 YTTV + $12 ESPN+/unlimited= $95.
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clt will need cnbc
Welp, two pieces of particularly terrible news today:
- Netflix is raising prices AGAIN:
https://x.com/i/status/2037246338782355670
$27 A month for the top tier! Hell $20 for their regular tier. Ridiculous.
- Google Fiber sold a majority share of its ownership to private equity group Stonepeak who will no doubt jack prices up on Google fiber and enshitify it generally speaking. Yet another project that Google just abandoned.
https://x.com/i/status/2037589746650583071
Yeah I think I’m out on Netflix. They get a $2.8 billion payoff and still jack prices again?
No thanks.
In 2025, Netflix reported strong financial growth with total annual revenue of $45.2 billion (+16% year-over-year) and a net income of $10.98 billion (up 26% year over year).
Absolutely fleecing the public, and that’s BEFORE the $2.8B Paramount payoff.
(Edit) Just canceled. I hope more people do. Need to send a message that these services can’t keep jacking prices up arbitrarily.
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