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JimS's avatar

I've used pretty much all of them over the last 5+ years. The "traditional" network streaming services are poor imitations of cable. Very expensive to get all the sports networks and Pac 12 is only available on 2, often no local networks (ABC, Fox, etc.) which is critical when OTA is not available, and result in a minute delay of the broadcast.

That's where a new a la carte streaming model (either per game, per team, or per conference) is highly needed.

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Jack Bird's avatar

I agree in that every year, I am chasing after a game I cannot get on Sling or ESPN. I end up buying a month on CBS or Peacock for a game.

However, between Sling & Disney/ESPN, I usually get everything.

I wonder if any major service is ever going to agree to a la carte.

I view a month on CBS as somewhat a la carte, if I remember to cancel.

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