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RedlineSi

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RedlineSi said:
nypost.com

Exclusive | Amazon nears major deal to broadcast NBA, MLB and NHL games on Prime streaming: sources

Amazon is in late-stage talks for a contract to livestream this coming season all the Bally Sports broadcasts of 12 NBA franchises, as well as five MLB teams and nine NHL teams, sources said.
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This has been rumored for a while, but as a Minnesota pro sports fan, this is life changing. Give to me now!
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Would this mean we could get it in Iowa? Please please please.
 
Local seems to be the key word.

Crucially, fans with the Amazon Prime service would no longer need a cable subscription to watch local games.
 
I have Bally right now that costs $20 to watch royals games. That includes the twolves and thunder nba games but I don't watch those.
If prime takes over, it basically just means I still pay $20 but now it's to Amazon. That's really no change IMO.....
 
cydsho said:
I have Bally right now that costs $20 to watch royals games. That includes the twolves and thunder nba games but I don't watch those.
If prime takes over, it basically just means I still pay $20 but now it's to Amazon. That's really no change IMO.....
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There are a lot of folks who don't have that $20 option to watch the games with Bally. That only applies if you have cable/satellite service that includes Bally, I believe. Not a big change for you (and you can probably keep paying whoever you pay not), but could be huge for a large group of us.
 
clone52 said:
There are a lot of folks who don't have that $20 option to watch the games with Bally. That only applies if you have cable/satellite service that includes Bally, I believe. Not a big change for you (and you can probably keep paying whoever you pay not), but could be huge for a large group of us.
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The Ballys+ service is a standalone subscription app, just like Netflix or whatever. $20 a month and it gives you access to all the Ballys owned local sports networks. It is not tied to cable service.

If this was to be included as part of a Prime subscription that would be something valuable to me. If it just let's me pay my $20 per month via Amazon instead of directly to Bally, then oh my god who the hell cares?
 
clone52 said:
There are a lot of folks who don't have that $20 option to watch the games with Bally. That only applies if you have cable/satellite service that includes Bally, I believe. Not a big change for you (and you can probably keep paying whoever you pay not), but could be huge for a large group of us.
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Right now I have the Bally App and it based on your home zip code.
We all know how restrictive MLB is with blackouts so I don't see how Amazon will get around that unless that is part of the deal.
 
aeroclone said:
The Ballys+ service is a standalone subscription app, just like Netflix or whatever. $20 a month and it gives you access to all the Ballys owned local sports networks. It is not tied to cable service.

If this was to be included as part of a Prime subscription that would be something valuable to me. If it just let's me pay my $20 per month via Amazon instead of directly to Bally, then oh my god who the hell cares?
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But Bally is tied to your zip code. I can't watch every Bally game in Omaha. Only royals, twolves, and thunder.
 
aeroclone said:
The Ballys+ service is a standalone subscription app, just like Netflix or whatever. $20 a month and it gives you access to all the Ballys owned local sports networks. It is not tied to cable service.

If this was to be included as part of a Prime subscription that would be something valuable to me. If it just let's me pay my $20 per month via Amazon instead of directly to Bally, then oh my god who the hell cares?
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False.

The Twins for example, are not available on Bally+ without having them on cable/sat.

Also, I had Bally+ for Wild and Wolves and it is a TERRIBLE service.
 
That's all fine and dandy but what about blackout rules.
 
Because the way things are going I am just going to assume that none of this will be included in your Prime subscription, it will be another $20 add on to that for something like "Amazon Sports". Rather than $175/month for cable we now have $20/month times ten as everything gets divided up into a dozen streaming packages.
 
BoxsterCy said:
Because the way things are going I am just going to assume that none of this will be included in your Prime subscription, it will be another $20 add on to that for something like "Amazon Sports". Rather than $175/month for cable we now have $20/month times ten as everything gets divided up into a dozen streaming packages.
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It literally says that's what it will be in the article.
 
goody2012 said:
People still think this is the reason for blackouts?
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Well, yeah, it’s mainly to protect the RSNs (although I don’t get that, people are willing to pay to stream blacked-out games, but MLB says suck it, losers in Iowa) … but protecting attendance was the original reason for blackouts. And like I said, what’s the point now, if you can’t even access your team’s stream even if you were willing to pay (as I understand it, the Brewers’ RSN isn’t even available in Iowa)? Why doesn’t your MLB.TV subscription money also go to that RSN whose ads you are watching?
 
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