YouTube/Braves

[wiz18]

How are y’all watching the braves on YouTube TV? Is the Bally sports app the only way?

[willyworm]

I refuse to pay what they ask for mlb.tv. But the 25 or so dollars that'll get me the gametime audio via the MLB app is more my size. That way I'm not glued to a TV when I listen to a game. I can pop my earbuds in and get some work done like clean the pool, or yard work, or a work out or a run, etc while listening to the game.

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[wiz18]

Todays game was not on YouTube tv. And it was blacked out on MLB and Bally apps. I canceled my subscription to mlb and Bally today for that reason.

Major League Baseball needs to figure this mess out. They talk about losing fans, but make it impossible to catch the games even for a guy willing to spend the money on subscription services

[willyworm]

Doesn't surprise that it was blacked out. Question is why? Was it playing on a "local" station? If they blacked it out there was a reason.

I feel the TV is just a money grab. Why not simply pay the $25 for the mlb app and listen to it that way?

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[huntinghagen#12]

I have my father in laws log in for Bally (he gets it with directv) strictly for watching the Braves. It was working on mine today, no issues.

Don’t buy the mlb package, it blacks out all local games, the Braves, if I remember right. Learned that after paying for a subscription last year.

[Tater]

I’ve had MLB.tv for years (they have a helluva deal for veterans). It’s awesome BECAUSE it doesn’t show the Braves, lol. Hell, I turned off cable because it showed Braves games.

I’m watching Angels-A’s right now. You can get the Braves radio, but not tv.

[Silentweapon338]

So why does it block local games?

Thats cool your doing that for your father in law Hagen!

[rp]

So why does it block local games?

Fucked up marketing ploy to fill the stands.

Also get Bally some ads.

What is going on with Bally since they declared bankruptcy not long ago?

[willyworm]

If I understand it correctly, the reason why the blackouts occur is for legal reasons. If a particular network agreed to be the sole place for that game to air, and that network is available in your area, it is blacked out by any other live video source like YouTube TV, Sling, etc. So it forces everyone who wants to watch that game to subscribe to a Directv or local cable company to see it, or else they don't get to see it at all.

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[CUduckreeper]

Todays game was not on YouTube tv. And it was blacked out on MLB and Bally apps. I canceled my subscription to mlb and Bally today for that reason.

Major League Baseball needs to figure this mess out. They talk about losing fans, but make it impossible to catch the games even for a guy willing to spend the money on subscription services

This
They are making way harder than it needs to be.

[Tater]

If I understand it correctly, the reason why the blackouts occur is for legal reasons. If a particular network agreed to be the sole place for that game to air, and that network is available in your area, it is blacked out by any other live video source like YouTube TV, Sling, etc. So it forces everyone who wants to watch that game to subscribe to a Directv or local cable company to see it, or else they don't get to see it at all.

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You understand it correctly.