notwoz Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Amazon is raising the price of Prime membership by $20 a year. They're citing the cost of its exclusive deal to televise Thursday Night Football. I know that it works out to $1.3333333333 (ad infinitum) per game for the 15 games Prime will broadcast, but I find Thursday night games to be less than compelling. It irks me that I'm forced to pay for something I rarely watch. https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/amazon-to-increase-price-of-prime-membership-due-to-exclusive-thursday-night-football-deal/ar-AATrVjd?ocid=msedgntp 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dorquemada Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 minute ago, mikemac2001 said: You like paying more? Welp you're gonna love it when all games go PPV Maybe the 'fixed' firestick and some eastern european sports sites next year then 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Who still pays for games that aren't broadcast in their area/subscriber any more... people still do that? 1 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 a thread about $1.33 to watch an NFL game. heads must roll!! while the OP may not care to watch the NFL on Thursday, many millions do.. It is an absolute ratings goldmine/winner/slam dunk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Every streaming service increases their rate every couple years. Netflix just did the same thing and didn't even bother providing an excuse. It's how all these companies plan to make money in the long run. Operate at a loss for a few years, build a massive customer base, keep that customer base while slowly increasing the rate until they become profitable. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, HappyDays said: Every streaming service increases their rate every couple years. Netflix just did the same thing and didn't even bother providing an excuse. It's how all these companies plan to make money in the long run. Operate at a loss for a few years, build a massive customer base, keep that customer base while slowly increasing the rate until they become profitable. It’s the American way!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac2001 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) 54 minutes ago, dorquemada said: You like paying more? Welp you're gonna love it when all games go PPV Maybe the 'fixed' firestick and some eastern european sports sites next year then 4 cents a day or let’s break it down to 35 cents a game (4 games a month) I cancelled my prime but I’ll probably sign back up but I’m not gonna complain about 20 dollars a year when you break it down at a day or game level it’s Pennies and I understand how businesses work you spend money you gotta find ways to make it back I also thought that was the best gif for this thread lol Edited February 3, 2022 by mikemac2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
947 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I'd bet 90% or more of Amazon Prime members have no interest in watching Thursday Night football. It's BS to make all members pay to cover that contract. It's like Sirius/XM radio charging ridiculous subscriber rates to cover Howard Stern's contract, who less than half of subscribers even listen to. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 My wife orders packages almost daily through Amazon Prime, so there's no chance we'll be canceling. I have a couple of Fire sticks on older TVs and the app installed on one of my newer ones, so I won't miss any of the NFL Thursday games. I have not used Prime for any live content to date, so I wonder how it will work in terms of the broadcasts. I live in the West, so I often am not home from work by the time the games start. In the past, I would often record from Fox or NFL Network to my DVR and watch later. I don't subscribe to or own any Amazon DVR product. Will I be able to simply start the games from the beginning when I want to watch the stream (and then pause and resume as I like) or will I only be able to watch live? Does anyone know how it works/will work? In the past, when the games were available on Prime, it was just easier to watch on Fox or NFL Network, so I never tried the Amazon stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwoz Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 17 minutes ago, HappyDays said: Every streaming service increases their rate every couple years. Netflix just did the same thing and didn't even bother providing an excuse. It's how all these companies plan to make money in the long run. Operate at a loss for a few years, build a massive customer base, keep that customer base while slowly increasing the rate until they become profitable. Netflix doesn't carry NFL games that I know of. But they do spend a shitload of money sending out useless crap to entertainment writers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 46 minutes ago, msw2112 said: My wife orders packages almost daily through Amazon Prime, so there's no chance we'll be canceling. I have a couple of Fire sticks on older TVs and the app installed on one of my newer ones, so I won't miss any of the NFL Thursday games. I have not used Prime for any live content to date, so I wonder how it will work in terms of the broadcasts. I live in the West, so I often am not home from work by the time the games start. In the past, I would often record from Fox or NFL Network to my DVR and watch later. I don't subscribe to or own any Amazon DVR product. Will I be able to simply start the games from the beginning when I want to watch the stream (and then pause and resume as I like) or will I only be able to watch live? Does anyone know how it works/will work? In the past, when the games were available on Prime, it was just easier to watch on Fox or NFL Network, so I never tried the Amazon stream. I fear there will be no DVR features. That's how most streaming sports work, and it's crazy that the companies don't realize the value of the feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) I'm sure there will be some kind off offering there - for an additional fee.... Me living out West and my sports teams all being in the East is one of the reasons I have stuck with a more "conventional" TV service and not gone to streaming. I know that many streaming services are starting to offer cloud DVR services now, but I don't know what/how this will work with Amazon and TNF. I wouldn't pay an extra fee to Amazon just to be able to record 1 game per week. Edited February 4, 2022 by msw2112 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 No wonder people stream everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Bezos gotta pay for his rockets somehow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 2 hours ago, notwoz said: Amazon is raising the price of Prime membership by $20 a year. They're citing the cost of its exclusive deal to televise Thursday Night Football. I know that it works out to $1.3333333333 (ad infinitum) per game for the 15 games Prime will broadcast, but I find Thursday night games to be less than compelling. It irks me that I'm forced to pay for something I rarely watch. https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/amazon-to-increase-price-of-prime-membership-due-to-exclusive-thursday-night-football-deal/ar-AATrVjd?ocid=msedgntp I use Prime a ton. The TV watching is a bonus. First increase since 2018. I'm not complaining. 2 hours ago, dorquemada said: You like paying more? Welp you're gonna love it when all games go PPV Maybe the 'fixed' firestick and some eastern european sports sites next year then You realize we all pay for sports TV contracts if you are on cable, right? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Have Prime but only watch TNF on the NFL Network anyways. As for a streaming service Prime generally blows as far as the content that comes with the service. If it goes up I may consider getting rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 2 hours ago, notwoz said: Amazon is raising the price of Prime membership by $20 a year. They're citing the cost of its exclusive deal to televise Thursday Night Football. I know that it works out to $1.3333333333 (ad infinitum) per game for the 15 games Prime will broadcast, but I find Thursday night games to be less than compelling. It irks me that I'm forced to pay for something I rarely watch. https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/amazon-to-increase-price-of-prime-membership-due-to-exclusive-thursday-night-football-deal/ar-AATrVjd?ocid=msedgntp who's forcing you to purchase amazon prime? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 1 hour ago, HappyDays said: Every streaming service increases their rate every couple years. Netflix just did the same thing and didn't even bother providing an excuse. It's how all these companies plan to make money in the long run. Operate at a loss for a few years, build a massive customer base, keep that customer base while slowly increasing the rate until they become profitable. Streaming services. Everybody is increasing the cost on everything largely because they can. Don’t get me wrong. They’re are supply chain issues. I deal with a ton of very common manufacturers daily for work. They’re increasing pricing by 20% quarter after quarter without any inventory constraints just because others do have some bottleneck. A ton of very popular brands have had record profitability during the pandemic by laying people off and cutting out T&E while consistently raising prices. Basically slashing expenses and price gouging. Its not great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwoz Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, klos63 said: who's forcing you to purchase amazon prime? Nobody's "forcing" me to subscribe to Amazon Prime. But I don't subscribe to Prime for football and I especially mind being forced to pay for ***** (and Thursday Night Football is *****) I don't watch. Is that plain enough, or do I have to draw you a f***ing picture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 NFL network is on Sling blue for $25 a month... can it get any cheaper than that?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwoz Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 1 minute ago, T&C said: NFL network is on Sling blue for $25 a month... can it get any cheaper than that?! Amazon says it's Thursday night broadcasts are "exclusive." And it's $20 a year. I guess that's cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, notwoz said: Amazon says it's Thursday night broadcasts are "exclusive." And it's $20 a year. I guess that's cheaper. Got a link for this? Sling blue has a lot of other channels for the price of a monthly subscription. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 15 minutes ago, notwoz said: Nobody's "forcing" me to subscribe to Amazon Prime. But I don't subscribe to Prime for football and I especially mind being forced to pay for ***** (and Thursday Night Football is *****) I don't watch. Is that plain enough, or do I have to draw you a f***ing picture. Maybe you could start a GofundMe page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 53 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: You realize we all pay for sports TV contracts if you are on cable, right? Next year I won’t but will still enjoy the games. I hope Amazon sends you a cool hat or something for white knighting them. I guess a username gimmick based on advertising from a 70s Buffalo tv show is pretty on brand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, dorquemada said: Next year I won’t but will still enjoy the games. I hope Amazon sends you a cool hat or something for white knighting them. I guess a username gimmick based on advertising from a 70s Buffalo tv show is pretty on brand That's kind of a petty reply... he is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Good lord!!! just give me one stop shop to stream all the games regardless of the night market and time and take my money 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, T&C said: That's kind of a petty reply... he is right. boo hiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) 41 minutes ago, T&C said: NFL network is on Sling blue for $25 a month... can it get any cheaper than that?! You can watch them for free on the Yahoo sports app. Edited February 4, 2022 by vincec 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 44 minutes ago, notwoz said: Nobody's "forcing" me to subscribe to Amazon Prime. But I don't subscribe to Prime for football and I especially mind being forced to pay for ***** (and Thursday Night Football is *****) I don't watch. Is that plain enough, or do I have to draw you a f***ing picture. Ok so breaking this one down... 1. Nobody is forcing you to subscribe. 2. You don't subscribe for football. 3. You mind being forced to pay for ***** 4. You don't watch. Yea, could you please draw that picture? Maybe you work better in Crayola than in actual words. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) 41 minutes ago, dorquemada said: Next year I won’t but will still enjoy the games. I hope Amazon sends you a cool hat or something for white knighting them. I guess a username gimmick based on advertising from a 70s Buffalo tv show is pretty on brand If you don’t like the actual Promo the Robot, you must have a sad life. Also, it’s not as if you’re name is referring to something more recent. And Torquemada was a cruel villain who sent tons of innocent people to their deaths 500 or so years ago. Basically, a genuine villain in history. 😎 Edited February 4, 2022 by dave mcbride 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agilen Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said: I fear there will be no DVR features. That's how most streaming sports work, and it's crazy that the companies don't realize the value of the feature. I don’t know if there are VOD rights here, but scrub-back rights are part of the contract. So you’ll be able to start the game and scroll back to the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Capitalism. I get free football every week but I pay extra for Redzone. It's a luxury. Can't complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandalay Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) As someone who gets Sunday ticket every year this really ticks me off, I'm dropping prime, the service isn't worth $139 per year anymore especially since 2 day delivery is a thing of the past, plus free shipping is so wide spread its just not worth it. So I pay like $300 for Sunday ticket plus dtv costs and now I got to buy streaming to watch any Thursday games including the Bills?? Streaming quality doesn't hold the jock of satellite especially when Thursdays are already in 4k it made watching those games awesome... streaming live sports just sucks, this isn't a prerecorded event that can load and buffer like when you binge Netflix. This is really a horrible horrible idea ... no more DVR for the game either now, great. It's especially comical when the league talks about access for lower income people then they wipe out the games to that demographic lol F this. Edited February 4, 2022 by ArtVandalay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Good lord!!! just give me one stop shop to stream all the games regardless of the night market and time and take my money NFL Sunday ticket should include local games. I mean it's easy to just switch apps but I don't understand why they can't just be included. Edited February 4, 2022 by Buffalo_Stampede 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 4 hours ago, notwoz said: Amazon is raising the price of Prime membership by $20 a year. They're citing the cost of its exclusive deal to televise Thursday Night Football. I know that it works out to $1.3333333333 (ad infinitum) per game for the 15 games Prime will broadcast, but I find Thursday night games to be less than compelling. It irks me that I'm forced to pay for something I rarely watch. https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/amazon-to-increase-price-of-prime-membership-due-to-exclusive-thursday-night-football-deal/ar-AATrVjd?ocid=msedgntp Funny, Prime goes up a bit to get me Thursday Night Football, but AT&T U-Verse drops the NFL Network and my cost didn’t go DOWN just a little bit. I’m sensing a pattern. It’s OK, eventually when they go TOO far I’ll vote with my feet. Hope that doesn’t happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 3 hours ago, 947 said: I'd bet 90% or more of Amazon Prime members have no interest in watching Thursday Night football. It's BS to make all members pay to cover that contract. It's like Sirius/XM radio charging ridiculous subscriber rates to cover Howard Stern's contract, who less than half of subscribers even listen to. This I sort of thing severely damaged traditional cable companies. ESPN had the largest cost of all the cable stations. Along with its sister stations and other sports networks their part of customers’ bills was very large. That was especially true after ESPN signed a bunch of exclusive contracts to broadcast games. But it turns out that many people who didn’t care enough about sports to pay for them started to cut the cable. Then those games lost casual viewers and couldn’t charge what they expected for advertising, so prices went up. A Death Spiral ensued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I liked it better when I paid nothing to watch the Fox's broadcast of TNF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieldGeneral Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 1 day shipping still boggles my mind. Worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agilen Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 17 minutes ago, ArtVandalay said: So I pay like $300 for Sunday ticket plus dtv costs and now I got to buy streaming to watch any Thursday games including the Bills?? Streaming quality doesn't hold the jock of satellite especially when Thursdays are already in 4k it made watching those games awesome... streaming live sports just sucks, this isn't a prerecorded event that can load and buffer like when you binge Netflix. This is not correct, unless you have circa-2005 internet access. DirecTV uses fairly dated technology for its satellite feeds; Prime Video gives you way more bits and better codecs, long as your connection is ~100mbps (pretty standard for a cable modem). Also, you can’t compare DTV’s Sunday ticket streaming with Prime Video; DTV has known for years they weren’t going to renew, so they haven’t spent any money on the streaming tech while the rest of the providers have been moving forward on quality. No networks today produce NFL in 4K BTW - anything you see called that is upscaled from their HD cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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