How/where the f@#%k to watch ESPN+ ????

[CYTruck]

It is frustrating that my LG smart TV doesn’t have an ESPN app available. I will have to cast it from my phone to watch it.

I just got an LG TV also.... (new oled) and I am excited to watch the game on it this weekend.. I was also looking for the best way to watch it. There is no ESPN app.. but I have the Hulu/Disney/ESPN bundle.. and the game is showing up on the sports section in the HULU app.... so it looks like I can watch it directly via the HULU app. Take a look there and see if that helps.

 

[CoachHines3]

Bunch of “too cool for school 11th graders in here” you’re not making a difference, ESPN doesn’t care if you watch or not, ESPN revels in your self induced misery.

ive heard so much "im not giving them my money!!!!!!!"

lol ok dude they don't give a rats azz what you do.

 

[CYTruck]

Yeah, my LG TV doesn't either which means on that TV I have to access through the browser which is clumsy to say the least or hook my laptop up through an HDMI cable. I usually do the latter since the browser option is not terribly reliable. On my older Vizio TV I have an Xfinity box and I can simply say "ESPN+" into the voice remote and the App fires right up. I will be watching on the slightly smaller TV for the convenience of it.

It isn't bad, but change is hard with anything. To all those that are dragging their feet, remember change is optional but so is survival.

The game is showing up in the HULU app as available in their sport section. IF you have access to HULU you may be in good shape.

 

[Pope]

Just subscribed to ESPN+. Plan to keep it for three months. I figure it's well worth $22 to get the West Virginia football game and several of our basketball games. Note: it's actually $7.41/month ($6.99 + taxes). Will cast the games from my phone to the big screen TV.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Ive spent thousands of dollars going to road games, but i wont spend any to watch on ESPN+. ESPN killed the Big East, now they tried to kill the Big 12. Screw them.

id love to watch the WVU v ISU game, but im not.
Ill just have to listen to it on radio.

The Big 12 was dead the day it formed....

 

[VeloClone]

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Would be interesting to know how many get this reference...

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Would be interesting to know how many get this reference...

Haha agree

 

[CRcyclone6]

Just have kids. They'll help out.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Casuals don’t tend to have a subscription to ESPN+. While streaming is growing there is still a large segment of the population who can’t, doesn’t know how, or won’t stream. Streaming is almost certainly the future but we are trying to push stuff about 5-10 years to early for regular people.

Who are these 'casuals' that you keep referring to?

Anybody that will pay more than a cursory glance to the game likely has ESPN+. They've got 15 million subscribers. Advertisers and people paying the bills don't care about the random person that stops on the game for 2 minutes. They want the people that are invested.

There's nobody out there going 'man, I don't watch football and really haven't for my entire life but there's something about this game between Iowa State and West Virginia that has totally changed my mind about everything. I think I'll sit her for 4 hours and watch it.'

You're simply projecting your habits on to everyone else.

 

[Urbandale2013]

Who are these 'casuals' that you keep referring to?

Anybody that will pay more than a cursory glance to the game likely has ESPN+. They've got 15 million subscribers. Advertisers and people paying the bills don't care about the random person that stops on the game for 2 minutes. They want the people that are invested.

There's nobody out there going 'man, I don't watch football and really haven't for my entire life but there's something about this game between Iowa State and West Virginia that has totally changed my mind about everything. I think I'll sit her for 4 hours and watch it.'

You're simply projecting your habits on to everyone else.

No you are projecting your habits on everyone. My habits are someone who is going to figure it out because I do care.

The problem is the casual viewer like my parents who will likely not watch this game since it needs to be streamed. They generally watch all of the Iowa State games. It’s also about my Grandparents who don’t understand how to stream it but would have watched had it been on any cable channel. It’s also about the person who likes football and will find a game but only looks at the games they get with their cable package.

Streaming right now is great for games that weren’t going to otherwise be shown but pulling games that were going to be on a regular channel is a bad thing.

 

[t-noah]

HaHa! Us poor 'old' guys!. And I'm not this old mind you. Reminds me of my Dad (RIP) who was born in 1920 (opposite of this guy). He was the biggest computer geek out there. Had multiple computers and laptops, AOL (LOL) and all that and used it in his work and for fun. I mostly remember this in the early 90's and thereon. He sure had a computer way before I did and was way more computer savy at the time. Kept up with everything new.

I will agree though that Millennials, and even Gen X, have a distinct tech savy advantage over boomers and older.

 

[isucy86]

I see people saying that "casual fans" won't watch the games this way, and I don't think they understand how streaming TV works.
For example, if you get the Hulu Live TV package and have ESPN+, the games all show up in the same row of "Live Sports" looking just like games on other networks. There is no need to go to a separate app or even search really. I never pay any attention to what network something I want to watch is on, because it doesn't matter. It's just a picture of the game that I click on and watch it.
I assume Youtube, Sling, etc probably work roughly the same way. It might be even more convenient for "casual fans" than switching between channels.

It only a matter of time before linear structured TV programming disappears. Other than live sports, the idea of watching XYZ program at a specific time is antiquated. There will just be release days of week or dates.

I still watch some series TV, but most of what I watch, I prefer to binge. Right now am binging PBS Masterpiece's Endeavor.

It's all pretty logical, like most things in life- we want what we want, when we want it and how we want it. TV Technology has final evolved.

 

[CycloneErik]

Would be interesting to know how many get this reference...

And how many would be better off dead than knowing.

 

[carvers4math]

HaHa! Us poor 'old' guys!. And I'm not this old mind you. Reminds me of my Dad (RIP) who was born in 1920 (opposite of this guy). He was the biggest computer geek out there. Had multiple computers and laptops, AOL (LOL) and all that and used it in his work and for fun. I mostly remember this in the early 90's and thereon. He sure had a computer way before I did and was way more computer savy at the time. Kept up with everything new.

I will agree though that Millennials, and even Gen X, have a distinct tech savy advantage over boomers and older.

Eh people just want old people like me to die. Whatever. I am 61 and even I can figure out how to watch ESPN+. Plus some dude asked me if I had kids playing flag football so I can apparently go incognito as maybe 51 or a medical miracle. Or maybe he thought I was a grandma. Damn it.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

No you are projecting your habits on everyone. My habits are someone who is going to figure it out because I do care.

The problem is the casual viewer like my parents who will likely not watch this game since it needs to be streamed. They generally watch all of the Iowa State games. It’s also about my Grandparents who don’t understand how to stream it but would have watched had it been on any cable channel. It’s also about the person who likes football and will find a game but only looks at the games they get with their cable package.

Streaming right now is great for games that weren’t going to otherwise be shown but pulling games that were going to be on a regular channel is a bad thing.

I understand your argument, I really do but the cable model is dying and it's going to do nothing but benefit the Big 12 to be out in front and be an early adapter.

ESPN has the ability to put up to 2 league games per team on SECN+/ESPN+ starting next year. The ACC starts with that in 2023. One of the big hurdles that the Big Ten is having with a new FOX deal is that FOX doesn't have a viable streaming service at this point and their non-TV basketball games are being produced by Flo at $30 per month. The PAC12 has a network but you can't watch it.

Having affordable, easily accessible streaming is nothing but a bonus whether or not we're completely on board with the initial bumps in early rollout.

 

[TopCy]

Casuals don’t tend to have a subscription to ESPN+. While streaming is growing there is still a large segment of the population who can’t, doesn’t know how, or won’t stream. Streaming is almost certainly the future but we are trying to push stuff about 5-10 years to early for regular people.

I guess we have different definitions of "regular people," which is fine. I would argue that 5-10 years is an eternity in this field. Look at how much things have changed in the last 10 years. The era of streaming sports is here now, and it will only be a couple years before it's dominant.
Regardless, you're right that ESPN will need to do more to get people to accept ESPN+ as a must-have. Creating the bundle when Disney+ came out was brilliant, and I expect they'll continue putting more and more of their best content on there until it becomes essential for watching sports. The same thing happened with ESPN the network 20 years ago where people wrung their hands about big games being on cable vs. broadcast, but this will be a much faster change.

 

[swiacy]

Good God man! I'm 60 years old, not very tech savvy and even i can figure ESPN+ out.

In my earlier post my point was not directed toward any difficulty with access to or cost of ESPN+, it was the fact that a minority of us do not have access to quality streaming capabilities due to our rural location. We have good fiber access at our LOZO home and I use ESPN+ thru a laptop & cable connection to the tv. But don’t tell Gunner, I don’t want to ruin his vision of “freaking boomers” with a walker & drooling as they wait for somebody to change the battery in the remote.

 

[AppleCornCy]

Truth be told, not a lot of casual fans are going to tune into Iowa State at West Virginia even if it’s on a linear cable channel, and I think it’s going to be a good game. If both teams were in the top 25 it would be a different story. Third tier caliber games (the kind that go on conference networks) don’t draw a ton of viewers regardless of the conference.

 

[carvers4math]

I guess we have different definitions of "regular people," which is fine. I would argue that 5-10 years is an eternity in this field. Look at how much things have changed in the last 10 years. The era of streaming sports is here now, and it will only be a couple years before it's dominant.
Regardless, you're right that ESPN will need to do more to get people to accept ESPN+ as a must-have. Creating the bundle when Disney+ came out was brilliant, and I expect they'll continue putting more and more of their best content on there until it becomes essential for watching sports. The same thing happened with ESPN the network 20 years ago where people wrung their hands about big games being on cable vs. broadcast, but this will be a much faster change.

I like your point about “regular people.” People like to cast those who can’t afford season tickets, donations, satellite/cable, legal streaming, etc. as bad fans. Lots of people just can’t afford it all. Some just go to the bar to watch a game and are screwed if they can’t watch it there.