Amazon has it's issues too. Especially outside US where they do nothing to localize content and their acquisitions people buy crap in bulk.
if prime was a standalone video service, i would not pay for it.
My problem with Roku is it's crap if you are not in the US. I don't get what's the issue with that. So I will probably overpay for Apple TV.
For content there is a reason why HBO has all the emmy nominations this year. There were at least 10-15 shows on HBO that were shown in the emmy eligibility period.
did the 7 day free trial. hated it. the UI was fine, but it was nearly impossible to tell what content was free and what had to be paid for without opening something.
that's fair. my experience with the roku has been great. i tried one on a whim when we first cut cable, i think it was a black friday sale or something. liked it so much i now have 3 of them. one of the best things about them is that both my young kids and my parents (both in their 70s, so not as technically savvy) were able to figure out how to use it without issue.
All the Fox/Star/Disney derived apps are slow AF in Android. Both TV and phones/tablets. I blamed it on ageing hardware, but having replaced all the phones/tablets in the family with very recent units they are still slow to react and load.
no issues with disney+ on my old ass pixel 3a, or my kids kindle fire tablets. could it be a network issue?
content, on the other hand....
they are going to launch a less expensive ad-supported tier later this year or next year.
I'd say it comes down to localization. You're using the native app's UI language, while we are using the Latin-American version here. Maybe it adds another layer of complexity?
yea, that's certainly a possibility. also i'm not trying to be dismissive of anyones issues or complaints.
Canada has limited HBO through one streaming service (Crave) that's owned by one of our national ISPs (Bell).
I have Prime, Netflix and Disney+. Keep wanting to get rid of one, but Disney is killing it for content (keeps my kids happy); Prime sucks (for the most part) but they keep you hooked with the free delivery for shopping and low(ish) costs; and Netflix has just enough decent content (even though it can be hard to find) to stay relevant.
we have netflix, disney+, hbo, hulu (including live tv), paramount+, and prime (which we only have as a benefit of prime membership, wouldn't pay for it otherwise). even with all these services, its *still* cheaper for us than cable.
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What restrictions? Unless they actually run the shows on live TV and not live on streming TV regulations won't apply
I don't think RB will throw a hissy fit. It's business. Either makes sense or not for them to buy the rights. Still it's a weird time for streaming. One one side - it's a scramble for sports now. On another HBO/Discovery is cutting costs like crazy. So who knows
what was the name of the company that took over from Freecaster? What a disaster that was... are you expecting a similar scenario?
Rocky Roadz iirc
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that was still a disaster. didn't that company just basically ghost part way through their contract?
i don't think they would either TBH. it's not like WC broadcasting is make or break for their bottom line.
that's my point, is that those rules didn't apply - which probably gave RB a lot more freedom to manage their platform.
If they stream without putting it on linear then the rules will still not apply. Not sure about US broadcast rules but many of them seem laxer than EU rules when comparing what's on EU vs US TV. I bet US is stricter in some weird ways where you can't have women smiling when thinking about sex or cheese but that doesn't apply here so I think we're safe. Swearing will probably be the only really policed thing.
It's not even that. Unless RB is petty and doesn't behave like a media company it's all business. Everyone was super mad at Warnerbros for their move of simultaneous releases of cinema releases on streaming (last year) since it scrwed with their back end but this year people are fine working for them just because they have the money. Yeah they might no longer be the first option but there aren't that many companies to chose from.
You do realize I work in TV? Discovery is literally my companies Biggest competitorYou guys sure do care an awful lot about TV, eh?
no wonder you ride your bikes so little
Yeah. I do
Yeah. I do
You can't expect everyone you meet who also just so happens to ride a bicycle to be interested.
I don't think I've missed a single DH world cup or DH world champs race since I started following it around '93/'94 whether that was on Eurosport/BBC/Freecaster/RB etc. but if the WC becomes pay per view or it's presentation becomes truely terrible I'll probably just stop watching it.
It's honestly not that big a deal. Pre youtube/Live internet viewing MTB WCs had pretty poor live coverage and we'd wait 2 months for WC reports/pics in printed magazines.
as a xenial i grew up with the internet and learned to do both at the same timeinstead of searching for gifs watch the racing...
You may never have it this good again
yeah but it explains why I'm interested in TV.Yeah. I do
You can't expect everyone you meet who also just so happens to ride a bicycle to be interested.
I don't think I've missed a single DH world cup or DH world champs race since I started following it around '93/'94 whether that was on Eurosport/BBC/Freecaster/RB etc. but if the WC becomes pay per view or it's presentation becomes truely terrible I'll probably just stop watching it.
It's honestly not that big a deal. Pre youtube/Live internet viewing MTB WCs had pretty poor live coverage and we'd wait 2 months for WC reports/pics in printed magazines.
The last 30 years have shown me I have little interest in watching most of the 30-80 guys at all.
Wyn TV is waaay better when Wyn doesn't qualify.
Yeah. I think we all got that
Yeah. I agree with that. But the UCI have historically got it all shades of fucked up wrong too. At least Chris Ball's roots are in DH
be nice to Gary. it takes him a long time to punch out his diatribes on the keypad of a jitterbugas a xenial i grew up with the internet and learned to do both at the same time
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So the issue is if you don't want to watch 30-80 don't watch them. The rest of us want to watch them. So the best compromise here is to stream it all and you can just avoid the parts you don't want.
