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[Ministry of Pain]

'NFL RedZone' Sold In Blockbuster Deal – And Fans Are Upset

In a deal with potentially massive implications for NFL fans, ESPN has acquired the NFL RedZone show and other media properties.

thespun.com

I hope they don't replace Scott Hanson with Stephen A. Smith, that would be a disaster
This merger is going to upset a lot of fans

Hanson just got a new contract,he's staying

That was prior to this news
He could walk away if he wants, he's a rich man and there's. more missionaries abroad

 

[darksideofoz]

'NFL RedZone' Sold In Blockbuster Deal – And Fans Are Upset

In a deal with potentially massive implications for NFL fans, ESPN has acquired the NFL RedZone show and other media properties.

thespun.com

I hope they don't replace Scott Hanson with Stephen A. Smith, that would be a disaster
This merger is going to upset a lot of fans

Hanson just got a new contract,he's staying

That was prior to this news
He could walk away if he wants, he's a rich man and there's. more missionaries abroad

I am sure he knew of this. This actually puts into context what he said after signing the new deal.

 

[Rubi]

'NFL RedZone' Sold In Blockbuster Deal – And Fans Are Upset

In a deal with potentially massive implications for NFL fans, ESPN has acquired the NFL RedZone show and other media properties.

thespun.com

I hope they don't replace Scott Hanson with Stephen A. Smith, that would be a disaster
This merger is going to upset a lot of fans

Hanson just got a new contract,he's staying

That was prior to this news
He could walk away if he wants, he's a rich man and there's. more missionaries abroad

I am sure he knew of this. This actually puts into context what he said after signing the new deal.

If he walks I hope they get the voice of The Haunted Mansion to do Red Zone

 

[Rubi]

'NFL RedZone' Sold In Blockbuster Deal – And Fans Are Upset

In a deal with potentially massive implications for NFL fans, ESPN has acquired the NFL RedZone show and other media properties.

thespun.com

I hope they don't replace Scott Hanson with Stephen A. Smith, that would be a disaster
This merger is going to upset a lot of fans

Hanson just got a new contract,he's staying

That was prior to this news
He could walk away if he wants, he's a rich man and there's. more missionaries abroad

I am sure he knew of this. This actually puts into context what he said after signing the new deal.

If he walks I hope they get the voice of The Haunted Mansion to do Red Zone

...and the Disney acquisition won't take effect until the 2026 season,Hanson is under contract for this year,so for at least this season,Scotty stays

 

[zed2283]

Goodell: "This is going to be an unbelievable experience for our fans."

 

[JohnnyU]

Doesn’t Disney destroy everything they touch?

 

[zed2283]

Doesn’t Disney destroy everything they touch?

But it's ok. It's for us, the fans. And probably player safety.

 

[Terpman22]

Lame

 

[darksideofoz]

Doesn’t Disney destroy everything they touch?

Andor is the best Star Wars content.

Other than that, maybe.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Goodell: "This is going to be an unbelievably EXPENSIVE experience for our fans."

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Doesn’t Disney destroy everything they touch?

Andor is the best Star Wars content.

Other than that, maybe.

I have Rogue One listed 3rd on my all time Star Wars films, jut can't nudge it any higher or ahead of New Hope and Empire, saw both in theaters back in '77 and '80, you cannot recreate that
Rogue One however took me back to when Star Wars felt new and eye opening and I wasn't sure what was coming next
It's dark and of course it has cameos we had not seen up to that point. I saw it in theaters multiple times, loved the droid and bought it hook, line and sinker
The scene where Vader takes it right up to the handoff for New Hope is something I've never seen in a movie or done as well as that

I boycott Disney mostly, will never have a Disney Minus account, never.

 

[Sarlakticacid]

'NFL RedZone' Sold In Blockbuster Deal – And Fans Are Upset

In a deal with potentially massive implications for NFL fans, ESPN has acquired the NFL RedZone show and other media properties.

thespun.com

I hope they don't replace Scott Hanson with Stephen A. Smith, that would be a disaster
This merger is going to upset a lot of fans

Hanson just got a new contract,he's staying

That was prior to this news
He could walk away if he wants, he's a rich man and there's. more missionaries abroad

Indeed. Many missionary positions to be filled

 

[IHEARTFF]

Doesn’t Disney destroy everything they touch?

Andor is the best Star Wars content.

Other than that, maybe.

Andor is incredible

 

[zed2283]

They said on NFL Network that the deal still has to be approved by owners and regulators, and the regulator process could last into the start of next season. So no changes this season, and hopefully maybe no changes for 2026.

 

[Lehigh98]

They said on NFL Network that the deal still has to be approved by owners and regulators, and the regulator process could last into the start of next season. So no changes this season, and hopefully maybe no changes for 2026.

Regulators!... mount up.

 

[rockaction]

I haven't figured out how I'm going to watch football this season yet. I've done YouTubeTV the last two years with the Sunday Ticket but it's just such a crappy deal. I could care less about the TV portion but that is like $70/month just to be eligible to add the Sunday Ticket. I'm probably bottom feeding this year with the international streams and crappy local stuff.

And then next year I *guess* I'll add the bundle to my Disney stuff assuming that's how this breaks down.

(But I'm ready to start thinking creatively about A:how many devices/IPs can one account be used on and B:find that many people to split it)

barackdhouse, are you thinking you have to get YouTube television to get Sunday Ticket? I’ve gotten Sunday Ticket for two years straight without the television package. You can get a stand-alone package for $480 before taxes and fees. I hope this helps you out and I’m surprised I’m reading your lament to mean this. I’m almost sure I’m misreading but one never knows. If this is irrelevant, my apologies. Best of luck!

 

[wgoldsph]

Doesn’t Disney destroy everything they touch?

Andor is the best Star Wars content.

Other than that, maybe.

My only complaint about Andor is that there's no more to his story. Could have watched that forever. Even if you hate star wars - there's only ever two mentions of the force in the entire show.

 

[barackdhouse]

I haven't figured out how I'm going to watch football this season yet. I've done YouTubeTV the last two years with the Sunday Ticket but it's just such a crappy deal. I could care less about the TV portion but that is like $70/month just to be eligible to add the Sunday Ticket. I'm probably bottom feeding this year with the international streams and crappy local stuff.

And then next year I *guess* I'll add the bundle to my Disney stuff assuming that's how this breaks down.

(But I'm ready to start thinking creatively about A:how many devices/IPs can one account be used on and B:find that many people to split it)

barackdhouse, are you thinking you have to get YouTube television to get Sunday Ticket? I’ve gotten Sunday Ticket for two years straight without the television package. You can get a stand-alone package for $480 before taxes and fees. I hope this helps you out and I’m surprised I’m reading your lament to mean this. I’m almost sure I’m misreading but one never knows. If this is irrelevant, my apologies. Best of luck!

No I didn't know.

But it doesn't matter because I pulled the trigger a few hours ago on another option that I ALSO did not know existed until one of you said so above. NFL+ Premium gets me all I want/need and it was only $80 flat annual price. Done.

That's the thing is that the info is not being disseminated but then I am a dinosaur and avoid ads like the plague. I don't watch sports punditry for example. I don't listen to it either. No everything I had ever seen upon a lot of searching (last offseason and prior) was that I had to have the base YTTV package first. Same with Hulu. I have never ever ever seen a standalone package offered. I was told there was such a thing as Youtube NFL Sunday Ticket separate from YouTube TV, but when I looked into that there was some kind of dead end I ran into, I forget what it was but it was definitely not a prompt to pay $480 or the like. I don't *think* it was that avenue that prompted me to input my TV provider but that is what I have often ran into. I probably would have passed anyway since the add-on to YTTV is only around $200-$300 depending on when you take advantage of their promos. I think it's being offered to me right now for $230. Now obviously $70 x 5 months of football season for the base package + $230 is not a good of a deal as $480 but it's super close and the one does get you a large cable TV package and the other is the stand alone. So... it's not super great in my mind to pay $480 for the stand alone. IDK. $100 for 5 months of the YTTV package is what it turns out to.

Anyway I'm happy to do RedZone and replays on NFL+ Premium. Sunday Ticket isn't that big of a deal to me. We also have Paramount (CBS), Prime (TNF), and I forget which one has NBC but we have that too for SNF. I think MNF is gonna be the one that I get screwed on this year and have to improvise for. That's ESPN and Disney and I *think* ESPN+ does not include MNF.

 

[Snotbubbles]

I'm sure my package that includes RedZone will go from $9.99 a month to like $19.99 a month.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I haven't figured out how I'm going to watch football this season yet. I've done YouTubeTV the last two years with the Sunday Ticket but it's just such a crappy deal. I could care less about the TV portion but that is like $70/month just to be eligible to add the Sunday Ticket. I'm probably bottom feeding this year with the international streams and crappy local stuff.

And then next year I *guess* I'll add the bundle to my Disney stuff assuming that's how this breaks down.

(But I'm ready to start thinking creatively about A:how many devices/IPs can one account be used on and B:find that many people to split it)

barackdhouse, are you thinking you have to get YouTube television to get Sunday Ticket? I’ve gotten Sunday Ticket for two years straight without the television package. You can get a stand-alone package for $480 before taxes and fees. I hope this helps you out and I’m surprised I’m reading your lament to mean this. I’m almost sure I’m misreading but one never knows. If this is irrelevant, my apologies. Best of luck!

Thank You!
B2B seasons i've done about the same thing and split it with my son, they'll allow for 1 password on 2 TVs, we're 250 miles apart from each other, or maybe we have 2 passwords
It hasn't been an issue and the enjoyment has been fantastic. You have to pay extra to get the local games televised thru the Ticket which is annoying

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Roger promises few changes to NFL RedZone, plus college RedZone possibilities.

Roger Goodell hints at College Football RedZone amid ESPN deal

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www.on3.com

 

[scothawk]

College Redzone would have so many rapid screen changes and loud audio overlaps, that it would trigger many people and spawn its own series of "If you have watched College Redzone then you may be entitled to compensation" commercials throughout football season.

 

[khalpin]

sadf

I haven't figured out how I'm going to watch football this season yet. I've done YouTubeTV the last two years with the Sunday Ticket but it's just such a crappy deal. I could care less about the TV portion but that is like $70/month just to be eligible to add the Sunday Ticket. I'm probably bottom feeding this year with the international streams and crappy local stuff.

And then next year I *guess* I'll add the bundle to my Disney stuff assuming that's how this breaks down.

(But I'm ready to start thinking creatively about A:how many devices/IPs can one account be used on and B:find that many people to split it)

barackdhouse, are you thinking you have to get YouTube television to get Sunday Ticket? I’ve gotten Sunday Ticket for two years straight without the television package. You can get a stand-alone package for $480 before taxes and fees. I hope this helps you out and I’m surprised I’m reading your lament to mean this. I’m almost sure I’m misreading but one never knows. If this is irrelevant, my apologies. Best of luck!

Thank You!
B2B seasons i've done about the same thing and split it with my son, they'll allow for 1 password on 2 TVs, we're 250 miles apart from each other, or maybe we have 2 passwords
It hasn't been an issue and the enjoyment has been fantastic. You have to pay extra to get the local games televised thru the Ticket which is annoying

It's unlimited devices on your home network and then an additional 2 devices outside of your home network. So you could actually split it three ways. I was paying for the whole thing and just kind of gifting the other 2 logins to my son and a friend. Now that my daughter is going to be a college freshman, I'm having her sign up with the student discount and only paying $129 for ST w/RZ. Although it's a one device limit. So I won't be able to do the multi-TV thing anymore unless one TV is on the regular local FOX/CBS broadcast.

 

[BoltNlava]

I feel a disturbance in the Force. Mikey gonna game us all and sprinkle ads like Midi-chlorians and thus rule the world for the darkside?

 

[Ghoti]

Scott Hanson Announces That RedZone Will Now Have Commercials

 

[Chaka]

Commercials on RedZone are here to stay.

8 box split screens and commercials...

RedZone is officially dead.

 

[karl.Racki]

Scott Hanson Announces That RedZone Will Now Have Commercials

better be 100% free then..

 

[Terpman22]

Bro I am so sick of the inescapability of commercials.

Everyone started out "hey its not like TV anymore" and now its f****** worse than TV EVER WAS

If anyone has tried Hulu/Netflix etc with their tiers - Hulu is the worst of this its like 2-3x the normal ON TV commercial rate

We are getting closer and closer the NFL going MLB style and "ya know what, each team gets their own private network. Just 12.99 per week!"

This is bothering maybe more than it should

 

[Wrigley]

Scott Hanson Announces That RedZone Will Now Have Commercials

better be 100% free then..

lol, it'll end up costing more.

 

[mrfrood]

I do not know if this has been answered but if I have the RedZone channel on my provider am I still able to watch it or do I have to go a different route to get it?

 

[IHEARTFF]

Bro I am so sick of the inescapability of commercials.

Everyone started out "hey its not like TV anymore" and now its f****** worse than TV EVER WAS

If anyone has tried Hulu/Netflix etc with their tiers - Hulu is the worst of this its like 2-3x the normal ON TV commercial rate

We are getting closer and closer the NFL going MLB style and "ya know what, each team gets their own private network. Just 12.99 per week!"

This is bothering maybe more than it should

capitalism is inevitable wrecker of things

 

[IHEARTFF]

28 hours or so until commercials begin

 

[socrates]

Bro I am so sick of the inescapability of commercials.

Everyone started out "hey its not like TV anymore" and now its f****** worse than TV EVER WAS

If anyone has tried Hulu/Netflix etc with their tiers - Hulu is the worst of this its like 2-3x the normal ON TV commercial rate

We are getting closer and closer the NFL going MLB style and "ya know what, each team gets their own private network. Just 12.99 per week!"

This is bothering maybe more than it should

I stopped watching MLB, and it was easily my favorite sport. They ruined their own brand. I fear the NFL may be going down that same path.

 

[TripItUp]

Disney ruins everything.

I'm not sure why we can't have nice things.

 

[Buckna]

I do not know if this has been answered but if I have the RedZone channel on my provider am I still able to watch it or do I have to go a different route to get it?

IIRC if you have it currently then you are good for this season as the deal hasn't actually closed yet. But all bets are off as far as what changes they make for next season/year.

 

[wgoldsph]

So... If I have no subscription to anything and live in the US, what's the cheapest option for just redzone this year.

 

[travdogg]

Disney ruins everything.

I'm not sure why we can't have nice things.

Profits>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Anything else

 

[mquinnjr]

This is terrible, and terribly unsurprising news. Disney takes over next year, they didn’t even wait to spring ads on fans and let us have one victory lap with Scott Hansen before RZ is fully in their control.

I get that there might be some dead time in a window where they showed highlights, more in the 4pm EST window. That was still awesome and RZ was the only place you had content vs commercials, and it was special to me at least.

I saw the two creators/owners of Stream East were arrested in Egypt today as well. The other extreme of the conversation and certainly not advocating for piracy. But, RZ was the last true middle ground IMO where you paid a premium and also got a premium experience that pretty much all of us universally loved. Just sad.

 

[jwb]

So... If I have no subscription to anything and live in the US, what's the cheapest option for just redzone this year.

NFL+ Premium gets you redzone, and all the other stuff (mainly replay of all games right after they end). Right now it's about $15/mo or $80 for the year.

 

[Runkle]

We are getting closer and closer the NFL going MLB style and "ya know what, each team gets their own private network. Just 12.99 per week!"

I honestly don't know why they don't offer a team package. 17 games, a hundred-something dollars, they'd get plenty of subscribers. Get all your team's games. No fumbling about with who's on which service for which game... who has the Thursday package, who has Monday Night, etc.

I mean, I know why, but not why... because actually all the sports leagues overall are woefully under-capitalized. I think at one point recently the NFL had a smaller overall market cap than Sherwin-Williams paint. I'd read somewhere this year that the NBA makes about $4 per fan, per year. They have these big blockbuster rights deals but they really seem to be leaving a lot of money on the table. A lot of owners seem to be stuck caring only about gate revenue and refreshment profits in the stadium on game day and missing a lot of opportunity outside their walls. That's why those dumb broadcast blackout rules were on the books after all... killing the fanbase because their priority was filling seats.

Some day one of these leagues is going to figure out how to be fan-forward and actually earn way more than they are now in doing so.

 

[Doubles]

This is terrible, and terribly unsurprising news. Disney takes over next year, they didn’t even wait to spring ads on fans and let us have one victory lap with Scott Hansen before RZ is fully in their control.

I get that there might be some dead time in a window where they showed highlights, more in the 4pm EST window. That was still awesome and RZ was the only place you had content vs commercials, and it was special to me at least.

I saw the two creators/owners of Stream East were arrested in Egypt today as well. The other extreme of the conversation and certainly not advocating for piracy. But, RZ was the last true middle ground IMO where you paid a premium and also got a premium experience that pretty much all of us universally loved. Just sad.

I am advocating for piracy. Is that allowed here? Because boy do I have some good piracy going on. Discovered it once I saw the ads creeping in on redzone last year. Also the Netflix games also put me over the edge.

 

[mquinnjr]

We are getting closer and closer the NFL going MLB style and "ya know what, each team gets their own private network. Just 12.99 per week!"

I honestly don't know why they don't offer a team package. 17 games, a hundred-something dollars, they'd get plenty of subscribers. Get all your team's games. No fumbling about with who's on which service for which game... who has the Thursday package, who has Monday Night, etc.

I mean, I know why, but not why... because actually all the sports leagues overall are woefully under-capitalized. I think at one point recently the NFL had a smaller overall market cap than Sherwin-Williams paint. I'd read somewhere this year that the NBA makes about $4 per fan, per year. They have these big blockbuster rights deals but they really seem to be leaving a lot of money on the table. A lot of owners seem to be stuck caring only about gate revenue and refreshment profits in the stadium on game day and missing a lot of opportunity outside their walls. That's why those dumb broadcast blackout rules were on the books after all... killing the fanbase because their priority was filling seats.

Some day one of these leagues is going to figure out how to be fan-forward and actually earn way more than they are now in doing so.

Baseball has been among the worst of the leagues with blackout restrictions. Even MLB offers an in-region streaming option at $25/month.

 

[mquinnjr]

This is terrible, and terribly unsurprising news. Disney takes over next year, they didn’t even wait to spring ads on fans and let us have one victory lap with Scott Hansen before RZ is fully in their control.

I get that there might be some dead time in a window where they showed highlights, more in the 4pm EST window. That was still awesome and RZ was the only place you had content vs commercials, and it was special to me at least.

I saw the two creators/owners of Stream East were arrested in Egypt today as well. The other extreme of the conversation and certainly not advocating for piracy. But, RZ was the last true middle ground IMO where you paid a premium and also got a premium experience that pretty much all of us universally loved. Just sad.

I am advocating for piracy. Is that allowed here? Because boy do I have some good piracy going on. Discovered it once I saw the ads creeping in on redzone last year. Also the Netflix games also put me over the edge.

I think it's going to get to a point like cable with streaming where at first seemed incredible. And it is, tech for sure there. The splintering of options that are clear money grabs is going to bring consumers full circle back to wanting a bundle, like cable lol, which might seem like a good deal as companies and leagues get progressively even more aggressive with putting NFL games on as many disconnected streaming services as possible.

 

[Doubles]

This is terrible, and terribly unsurprising news. Disney takes over next year, they didn’t even wait to spring ads on fans and let us have one victory lap with Scott Hansen before RZ is fully in their control.

I get that there might be some dead time in a window where they showed highlights, more in the 4pm EST window. That was still awesome and RZ was the only place you had content vs commercials, and it was special to me at least.

I saw the two creators/owners of Stream East were arrested in Egypt today as well. The other extreme of the conversation and certainly not advocating for piracy. But, RZ was the last true middle ground IMO where you paid a premium and also got a premium experience that pretty much all of us universally loved. Just sad.

I am advocating for piracy. Is that allowed here? Because boy do I have some good piracy going on. Discovered it once I saw the ads creeping in on redzone last year. Also the Netflix games also put me over the edge.

I think it's going to get to a point like cable with streaming where at first seemed incredible. And it is, tech for sure there. The splintering of options that are clear money grabs is going to bring consumers full circle back to wanting a bundle, like cable lol, which might seem like a good deal as companies and leagues get progressively even more aggressive with putting NFL games on as many disconnected streaming services as possible.

Which is why once I started sailing these seas almost a year ago, I can’t foresee myself stopping. It’s too easy and too seamless (in my life).

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

2025 Redzone

 

[rockaction]

This is terrible, and terribly unsurprising news. Disney takes over next year, they didn’t even wait to spring ads on fans and let us have one victory lap with Scott Hansen before RZ is fully in their control.

I get that there might be some dead time in a window where they showed highlights, more in the 4pm EST window. That was still awesome and RZ was the only place you had content vs commercials, and it was special to me at least.

I saw the two creators/owners of Stream East were arrested in Egypt today as well. The other extreme of the conversation and certainly not advocating for piracy. But, RZ was the last true middle ground IMO where you paid a premium and also got a premium experience that pretty much all of us universally loved. Just sad.

I am advocating for piracy. Is that allowed here? Because boy do I have some good piracy going on. Discovered it once I saw the ads creeping in on redzone last year. Also the Netflix games also put me over the edge.

I think it's going to get to a point like cable with streaming where at first seemed incredible. And it is, tech for sure there. The splintering of options that are clear money grabs is going to bring consumers full circle back to wanting a bundle, like cable lol, which might seem like a good deal as companies and leagues get progressively even more aggressive with putting NFL games on as many disconnected streaming services as possible.

I've been saying this on these boards for two years now. The worst idea I've heard is Congress stripping the league of anti-trust protection so that people can get their local teams only instead of Sunday Ticket. If Congress does that, their regulation is going to unleash a Pandora's Box of awfulness where the league has about 32 channels—one for each team or something absurd like that. The Sunday Ticket is the best deal in town. They ought not screw with it.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

I heard there will be ads now but haven't seen any yet today, even currently with all of the games at halftime. Is that just going to start later in the year?

 

[RenegadeRoy]

I heard there will be ads now but haven't seen any yet today, even currently with all of the games at halftime. Is that just going to start later in the year?

I had one ad for Wingstop... or maybe I was just manifesting my order for Wingstop lol

 

[MrSoup]

They’re saving them for The Witching Hour. The most action packed time.

 

[Deamon]

Maybe all the talk of ads was overblown. Or they caught wind of all the outrage and pivoted. Seems like normal RZ to me.