DirecTV/Fox Carriage Battle could Prevent Viewing of Our Game/Soccer Tomorrow
I am posting this so some of us can find a plan B if necessary,
DirecTV/AT&T and Fox are in a battle about carriage rates, and Fox Sports has made some threats about not allowing certain content to be carried after today including the B1G championship game tomorrow as well as the US World Cup game tomorrow and certain NFL games on Sunday.
"Fox last Sunday began posting viewer alerts that DIRECTV, DIRECTV Stream and U-verse could lose the Fox-owned local affiliates in 18 markets as well as FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network, Fox Deportes, and Fox Soccer Plus. The network is negotiating a new carriage pact with DIRECTV and it says in the viewer alert that the deadline for a new deal was Friday, December 2 at midnight."
This really sucks for some of us. Here's a few links:
https://tvanswerman.com/2022/12/02/directv-vs-fox-sports-tonights-the-night-what-have-we-learned/
Alternatives:
https://www.groundedreason.com/how-to-watch-the-big-ten-college-football-championship/
December 2nd, 2022 at 12:41 PM ^
The cable companies almost always cave under pressure because live sports is the only thing of value left for cable companies. YTTV eventually caved to Disney in their fight last year and I imagine directtv will as well.
Edit: since both the US World Cup match and the Michigan are on Fox, you should be able to get it for free over the air if it comes to that.
December 2nd, 2022 at 12:47 PM ^
DirecTV didn't cave just a few weeks ago to ABC. It resulted in many MSU fans around lansing not being able to watch the Spartans that day (probably saved some tears).
December 2nd, 2022 at 4:47 PM ^
.....and some couches.....
December 2nd, 2022 at 8:07 PM ^
It's been over a month and they still haven't arrived at an agreement. No ABC for us Lansing directv customers.
December 2nd, 2022 at 12:48 PM ^
It's past the deadline, is Fox still available via DirecTV?
If a deal is being worked on in good faith, they usually will continue to broadcast, especially with the PAC12 CCG tonight, USA/Netherlands & the B1G CCG tomorrow and NFL on Sunday.
December 2nd, 2022 at 12:55 PM ^
The deadline is actually tonight at midnight.
December 2nd, 2022 at 1:10 PM ^
"December 2 at midnight" was 13 hours ago, no? Is it 11 hours from now?
December 2nd, 2022 at 1:35 PM ^
Ooh, fun! A mgoblog semantics debate. Love these.
December 2 at midnight, is 00:00:00, so it's in the past. December 2 ends at 11:59:59 pm (or 23:59:59 for those who are serving or did serve -- and thanks for that).
If they f*ck with my ability to watch the games, there'll be hell to pay. Probably.
December 2nd, 2022 at 3:32 PM ^
That's what I thought!!!
December 2nd, 2022 at 1:31 PM ^
LOL!! Let me translate to military time for you - at 0000 on 2 Dec 22, DTV will drop Fox.
I know that you know that 2359 is 11:59PM, and 0000 = midnight = a new day. I'm pretty sure, though, that either the reporter or OP meant to say that midnight tonight (ie: 0000 on Saturday, 3 Dec), coverage will end. It makes sense to get through the work week...
December 2nd, 2022 at 1:41 PM ^
I remember having this debate in 1987 with Kmart corporate employees. I had to show them the syslog from the mainframe (which time stamps everything with date and time). They thought midnight was 24:00:00, but of course it is actually 00:00:00, the start of a new day.
it was fun working on the Big Beaver all day.
December 2nd, 2022 at 3:32 PM ^
Exactly! Midnight is a new day, not the last minute of a soon to be old.
December 2nd, 2022 at 12:49 PM ^
Getting rid of DirecTV was one of the best decisions I ever made.
December 2nd, 2022 at 12:55 PM ^
I agree. I dropped DirecTv to save money. Now I have so many streaming services that I think I'm close to what I was spending before, and I don't care. Hulu live is better than DirecTv.
December 2nd, 2022 at 2:02 PM ^
i will SLIGHTLY disagree with you. I dropped traditional satellite DirecTV a few years ago, and it was a great decision. But I now use DirecTV Stream, which is absolutely phenomenal. Every channel i'd ever want (including the regional sports networks), a great interface and app (don't need to log in individually to every damn espn/fox/b10 app to watch the channels on my phone). and in 2+ years I haven't had a single interruption or tech issue. Truly, truly happy with it.
December 2nd, 2022 at 2:23 PM ^
I've heard good things about them. But they are more expensive than YTTV. Also, I believe 'the regionals' means 'your regionals' iirc. I don't care about Nashville sports, I want Detroit sports.
December 2nd, 2022 at 12:49 PM ^
The game is just on local Fox channels right? If so, anyone with an HD antenna can probably pick it up in case DirecTV doesn't come through these negotiations. Antennas are cheap and easy to set up.
December 2nd, 2022 at 12:58 PM ^
I have Hulu live, but I also have a Tablo. This allows you to connect one antenna to the Tablo and then connect the Tablo to your wifi modem and you can stream the locals on all of your TV's with a Roku or fire stick.
December 2nd, 2022 at 1:13 PM ^
Hadn't heard of this one before, good to learn about. I'm using AirTV (with SlingTV) for the same reason.
However in the Detroit suburbs area had a really hard time getting an antenna that would work, because it broadcasts on VHF - tried 3 different antennas all around the house, before finding a position and direction that finally got consistent signal. Did you have any problems like that?
December 2nd, 2022 at 2:27 PM ^
I stupidly assumed Nashville's FOX affiliate was on Sling. Alas, it is not. It "appears" I should be able to see the game on the FOXSports app (Roku TV App), because it is on the FOX sports affiliate in Nashville. Is that accurate, or am I going to be scrambling around 7 tomorrow night?
December 2nd, 2022 at 3:32 PM ^
You should definitely test it out, but if you have Sling Blue, it should work? I have Blue+Orange and watch World Cup on foxsports.com because it offers better quality than the AirTV streaming
December 2nd, 2022 at 2:45 PM ^
If Fox Sports blacks out coverage, it will include local TV in 18 major markets.
December 2nd, 2022 at 12:57 PM ^
Just sign up for a free preview of a streaming service for the day, done. Next question
December 2nd, 2022 at 12:58 PM ^
So here's the list of 18 Fox-owned local affiliates:
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Oakland - SF - SJ
Washington DC
Ocala / Gainesville, FL
Orlando - Daytona - Melbourne
Tampa - St. Pete - Sarasota
Atlanta
Chicago
Detroit
Minneapolis - St. Paul
NYC
Philly
Austin
Dallas - Fort Worth
Houston
Seattle
Milwaukee
December 2nd, 2022 at 2:14 PM ^
Thankful to be watching OTA in 4K in Chicago market.
December 2nd, 2022 at 2:38 PM ^
Same ole same ole. It's just leverage to make a better deal.
December 2nd, 2022 at 2:45 PM ^
Well, I may cancel Direct TV streaming and pick up YouTube TV.
December 2nd, 2022 at 3:26 PM ^
This is why I dumped ATT it was one threat after another every year regarding fees subscriptions costs etc etc etc blah blah blah..got tired of going thru it with ATT and fired them
December 2nd, 2022 at 11:28 PM ^
DIRECTV took a dump after ATT bought it. I have been a DTV for 20 years. I know many people that get the full package and split the bill and order extra receivers; provided you do NOT link your receiver with WiFi.
December 2nd, 2022 at 4:20 PM ^
OTA for me. Uncompressed, free, no carriage issues
December 2nd, 2022 at 4:53 PM ^
thanks for posting. Also FYI, fox local affiliates can be received thru digital antennae. Additionally many have smart-TV apps that may work as well.
December 2nd, 2022 at 5:49 PM ^
Yay!