Problem with Fubo and "the channels I've gotten used to" is that don't have TNT!!!!!! If I want to watch the playoffs, I will need TNT. As for DirecTV stream, there is a big difference between them and YouTubeTV. YouTubeTV records the entire event. If you subscribe to the Blazers, it automatically archives the ENTIRE game. It's not like the old days where you would have to add time to a scheduled program. But the problem with DirecTV Stream is that they don't record it as an event. They record the TIME SLOT. And there is no way to add time. So if you record a 7pm game, it will stop recording after 9:30pm whether the game is over or not. Now you could record the game and then the shows that are on that channel afterward but that's a pretty clunky way to do things. So for the reasons above, I switched the Fubo, then to DirectTV stream, then back to YouTubeTV (for TNT) and adding Fubo. Really expensive but the Blazers are that important to me. What the Blazers need to do is hav their own streaming services. "Blazers Plus" if you will. We pay our $4 or $5 a month and get all the games no matter where we live.
It's not about extremely cheap or free. Hulu and YouTubeTV aren't especially cheap but they had NBCSNW and now the games are on a channel those services don't have. And if we switch to Fubo, we don't get TNT. The Blazers are a big part of my life so I'm willing to spend the money. I just want one solid streaming option and I will switch to it. That doesn't exist.
Using YouTubeTV and Hulu as your streaming service isn't pirating. We pay for those services. They showed Blazers games last year. This year, they don't. We're not trying to steal anything.
It is that hard. My provider is YouTubeTV. I switched to them BECAUSE they offered NBCSNW which showed the games. That's the number one reason I switched to them. Now they've been moved to Fubo which doesn't get TNT so it's a terrible option for a basketball fan. The Blazers didn't consider this when they made the change. Again, I'm willing to pay. But what service am I supposed to get? I've chosen to pay for both YouTubeTV and FuboTV so that I can get both Blazers and TNT but it's ridiculous I should have to do that and some people can't afford to do that.
I understand very well what using Fubu, Hulu. You Tube and all the other streaming options are. Go back and read and understand my comment. Making those options available I'm all for. It's the unclassified Streams that are causing the issues here. Root, Comcast, Hulu, You Tube and Fubu are all trying to keep people from pirating the streams and getting the product for free. That is causing the issues. Go read up on it and get back to us.
Very obvious a number of people on here have completely forgot that the Blazers are an entertainment business. Their Brand Name and everything involved is about making money. All the talking heads in the NBA are about making money off that NBA logo. Ever wondered why TNT can corner the entire Basketball market two days a week? The Blazers are no different. They make decisions based on a contract and what is best for their bottom line. Now those people want to complain about the team making a solid financial decision and them forgetting where the blame falls when they cannot watch the team play. Some of you seem to think you have some predisposed right to watch the Blazers because you post on a Blazers fan site.
Sure but it's 2021. A time when social media and PR rules. The LEAST the Blazers could do is put out a guide that clearly indicates explicitly how fans can watch their team. The whole transition and communication has not been a good look.
Apparently, Hulu and YouTube TV declined to pick up Root for it's services. Probably because Root is trying to charge them some unholy amount to carry their channel.
This team is not losing fans because of this. I’ll say it again, for nearly 15 years, a HUGE portion of the Blazers fan base was not able to see the games at home. Fans didn’t go anywhere because of it and won’t because of this. Move on, get the service that DOES allow you to watch or don’t.
Great. And during a time of great turmoil, why would they make their product harder to consume? The Denver loss The Stotts firing The Billups hiring The Dame rumors. The Neil Olshey hate from the fanbase as a whole. Why the hell would anyone think it's a good idea to go strictly for the dollars and make your product harder to come by? It's not good business.
And again, they are in the business of making money. Always have been , always will. That won’t change with any times.
Actually, they are. It's the "out of sight, out of mind" issue. It's much easier to just move on if you aren't reminded of games being on TV as often. The Blazers are not nearly as popular as they were in the 80's and 90's, and even early 2000's. Yes, part of that is because there is more options, but it's also that the team didn't make an effort to widen their audience. Hell, my dad, who has been a Blazer fan since the early 70's, used to text me during the games and after the games. Now that the games aren't on a channel he gets, he doesn't. Of the games that haven't been on a channel he gets, he's remembered that 0 of the games were on. Usually i'll text him and ask if he's listened the games and he's like "ooh, they had a game tonight?" He's retired so he has nothing else to do. They used to use the excuse that it would take away from fans going to the games, which was BS at the time (the MC was sold out). But here's the thing, why were they fine with a "HUGE" (as you put it) portion of their fan base unable to watch their product? There's only so many fans that can go to games, and will go to games. That market is pretty much tapped. But what about the new fans who are growing up and not able to watch games? Why were they fine with that for almost 15 years? Because they don't *care* about the fans. If you just spent the last 14 years on a channel that had a limited audience and you're moving on to a "better" channel, I hope they would've learned from the experience and when you do switch to another provider, don't brag about gaining Alaska when people in your own market are hosed? I don't give two fucks about Alaska getting to watch games, same with Seattle. Fuck them both. Here's an idea, already have it in writing that they are close in negotiations with providers, instead of "sorry, game is delayed for an expansion team in another state". Also, it's pretty funny you saying you didn't get the games at your home...um, you *work* for the team, so you not being able to watch games at home is meaningless to each and every one of us.
