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Streaming services are bleeding me dry
No end in sight
It’s not justthe NFLwhere this is happening either. Some MLB games were locked behind a Peacock paywall, and with the new NBA media package, we might soon be looking at a world where Prime Video is the home to NBA games. The same thing is happening to the WWE in 2025. The company’s flagship show, Monday Night RAW, is going to Netflix to start the year, and that means a subscription to Netflix, Peacock, and cable is needed to stay up to date.
This isn’t cheap by any means, but it’s increasingly becoming the world we have to live in to keep up with our favorite sports. Unfortunately, it’s had the opposite effect on me, and I’ve started watching sports less and less. It feels strange that I have to do research on where to watch certain things, and I, ironically enough, find myself yearning for a time when cable TV was the norm. Don’t get me wrong, I like the idea of streaming services, especially since I can cancel them when I’m not using them. However, that’s not exactly possible with a program that runs year-round like the WWE. For example, canceling Netflix means I’d miss out on RAW next year, so it’s a necessary evil to have.
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An expensive world ahead
If you don’t want to be nickel and dimed for all of your sports, the future of the streaming world doesn’t look great. It seems like more and more sports are jumping on board with the new trends, and the only way to keep up with your favorite teams is to pay for it. Companies wouldn’t be going down paths like this if they couldn’t get away with it, and it looks like the reality is that there are enough people willing to put up with it.
Adding up all the services you need to keep up with the NFL brings the total to well above $100, and that’s not even including a Sunday Ticket subscription. The reality is that it’s just a lot to keep up with, and it’s tough to envision anybody but the diehards getting it all. Casual viewers might be fine missing out on a game here and there, but it’s still a shame to see games locked behind streaming services that used to be available as part of a cable package. Fans shouldn’t have to keep a schedule of what streaming service games are on during any given week, but that’s the way things have played out.
The NFL Sunday Ticket is exclusive to YouTube TV.
Back in May, an article fromThe Guardianpointed out it costs $1,610 to watch every NFL game in the 2024 season if you pony up for a year-long subscription to each service. This includes Netflix, NFL Sunday Ticket, Prime Video, Peacock, NFL+, ESPN+, Netflix, and the network games where you need cable. Although some services have bundles available that can drive the price lower, it’s still a pretty penny to pay just to watch the NFL. Other sports aren’t quite to this level yet, but after seeing the success the NFL has had it’s not much of a stretch to assume others will follow suit.
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I just don’t watch sports as often
If you don’t want to be nickel and dimed for all of your sports, the future of the streaming world doesn’t look great.
It’s just weird to think about the level of excitement I and many others had when cable was on the way out in favor of individual streaming services. Fast forward to now, and I’m thinking back fondly of what it was like to have everything in one spot. I hope 10 years from now I’m not looking back at this moment and thinking about how good we had it.
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