ESPN+ A Joke in KC

[Tri]

Been to 4 bars, 2 restaurants with bars and staying at Downtown Marriott that’s hosting ISU basketball team and a couple others Big 12 schools. NONE of these places has ESPN + and could care less about it.
So we continue the Big 10, SEC and ACC game watches. Embarrassing and rediculous!!

 

[NoCreativity]

Been to 4 bars, 2 restaurants with bars and staying at Downtown Marriott that’s hosting ISU basketball team and a couple others Big 12 schools. NONE of these places has ESPN + and could care less about it.
So we continue the Big 10, SEC and ACC game watches. Embarrassing and rediculous!!

They can't afford the $11.99 a month for it.

 

[chuckd4735]

They can't afford the $11.99 a month for it.

A commercial license is most likely way more than 11.99, and most likely not worth the cost.

 

[wxman1]

Isn't everything from here on out on a main ESPN channel?

 

[NoCreativity]

A commercial license is most likely way more than 11.99, and most likely not worth the cost.

Yeah, I didn't realize they would have to pay a commercial license. That would explain why alot of bars don't have it around here either.

 

[NoCreativity]

Isn't everything from here on out on a main ESPN channel?

No, the 2 games after ours today are on ESPN+, they got bumped so we can watch the gauntlet ACC tourney instead.

 

[chuckd4735]

Isn't everything from here on out on a main ESPN channel?

The middle games today are on +, but after that everything is on ESPN or ESPN 2

 

[WooBadger18]

Isn't everything from here on out on a main ESPN channel?

According to my espn app, 2/4 games will be on espn/espn2 today, 1/4 tomorrow, 0/2 Friday, and 1/1 on Saturday

Edit: and of course my espn app is wrong, everything after today is on ESPN or ESPN2

 

[NWICY]

LOL, espn never misses a chance to screw over the B12.

 

[Cyclonsin]

Been to 4 bars, 2 restaurants with bars and staying at Downtown Marriott that’s hosting ISU basketball team and a couple others Big 12 schools. NONE of these places has ESPN + and could care less about it.
So we continue the Big 10, SEC and ACC game watches. Embarrassing and rediculous!!

...are there places where bars do regularly have it? I have yet to find one. This is why keeping our games on linear networks is so damn important. Bars & restaurants aren't going to bother to deal with this crap anytime soon.

 

[MTCyclone43]

That sucks the Sports Bars do not have ESPN +. I guess they do not want huge overflow crowds drinking in their bar. The game coverage is ESPN + typical quality. What is with the "XII"- almost as bad as the TCU court.

 

[SCNCY]

Curious question, but is it more complex for restaurants and bars to use streaming services? I know most places have software in the back that connects TVs and stuff, but not sure how that infrastructure works?

I remember when I lived in Kansas City, the alumni club there, when they did game watches on Cyclones.TV, had to use a laptop and connect to the bars software/systems to broadcast the game as the bar itself couldn't.

 

[SCNCY]

...are there places where bars do regularly have it? I have yet to find one. This is why keeping our games on linear networks is so damn important. Bars & restaurants aren't going to bother to deal with this crap anytime soon.

This is my thought as well. Unless you're a bar that specializes in certain things, like soccer, cricket, rugby, etc., then I would think that most aren't going to have the setup to do that.

 

[cycloneG]

Curious question, but is it more complex for restaurants and bars to use streaming services? I know most places have software in the back that connects TVs and stuff, but not sure how that infrastructure works?

I remember when I lived in Kansas City, the alumni club there, when they did game watches on Cyclones.TV, had to use a laptop and connect to the bars software/systems to broadcast the game as the bar itself couldn't.

Most restaurants and bars still have DirecTV which is how ESPN+ is distributed to businesses.

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[RoseClone]

A commercial license is most likely way more than 11.99, and most likely not worth the cost.

My friend who owns a small restaurant was going to get it and it was over $600/month per TV. Maybe it has changed.

 

[cycloneG]

My friend who owns a small restaurant was going to get it and it was over $600/month per TV. Maybe it has changed.

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[Cloned4Life]

Are we the only conference that has some of our games on ESPN+?

 

[cycloneG]

Are we the only conference that has some of our games on ESPN+?

The SEC and ACC also have football and basketball games on ESPN+.

 

[MushroomPinball]

Are we the only conference that has some of our games on ESPN+?

It's a different service but Big Ten and Big East have some of their tournament games on Peacock.

 

[theshadow]

The problem is that these larger conference tournaments are now five rounds, and the first three are full days.

CONF	RD 1	RD 2	QTRS	SEMIS	FINALS
Big 12	ESPN+	2 ESPN+, 2 linear*	4 linear*	2 linear*	ESPN
Big Ten	Peacock	BTN	BTN	CBS	CBS
ACC	ACC Net	4 linear*	4 linear*	2 linear*	ESPN
SEC	SEC Net	SEC Net	2 ESPN, 2 SEC Net	ESPN	ESPN
Big East (4 rds)		3 Peacock	2 Peacock, 2 FS1	FOX	FOX

*on a "regular" ESPN channel (ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPNU)