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[soccerdad72]

The sporting events take way too long. Watching hours of commercials to see 10 minutes of real action? Why do people pay good money for that?

You don't understand why people want to watch live events live?

 

[sam_gordon]

The sporting events take way too long. Watching hours of commercials to see 10 minutes of real action? Why do people pay good money for that?

Because they enjoy it? People put a value on everything they do, including going to Disney.
If someone feels it's worth spending money to see a sporting event live, thats on them. You seem awfully judgemental on how others spend their money.

 

[georgina]

I've stuck with cable/TiVo, probably 40 years now (about 25 years for the TiVo component). Streaming can get so complicated and often winds up same cost, or more. I'm very comfortable with tech, including TV, but when I go to Vince's house and want to watch some TV, I tell him what I want to watch and he figures it out, oftentimes he even has trial and error to get the channel.

When we moved here 4 years ago the only cable/internet wired option was Comcast/Xfinity. They were very expensive and not very reliable. I was thrilled when Verizon came in with Fios last year and we could use that for Internet and switch to YouTube TV. Much less expensive and better service.

 

[MillauFr]

You don't understand why people want to watch live events live?

Soccer I get because the clock is always moving and they don't have long commercial timeouts.

 

[sam_gordon]

I guess "holding a lot of cards" depends on perspective. https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-loss-estimate-youtube-tv-dispute-espn-morgan-stanley-2025-11

Disney appears to be losing $30 million per week and the loss will distinctly affect earnings.

Google, with the $20 monthly rebate, would lose $200 million per month minus the amount they pay Disney and minus the amount of people who do not claim the rebate (the rebate has to be actively claimed and is not automatically refunded.)

Based on numbers alone Disney is likely losing more in the short term. However, that does not tell the entire story. Youtubetv is a financial rounding error for Google. It is 2% of Disney's earnings. Everyone is losing here, but Google can wait this out much longer than Disney. No one wins.

Can YT subscribers not separately subscribe to Disney+/ESPN? Then only the ABC stations would be "lost".

How many people subscribe to YT Live vs Hulu vs Cable/Sate vs OTA? Subscribers want their shows. If a provider leaves them off for too long, that subscriber is going to go somewhere else. ESPECIALLY when there's no contract locking you in (like has been the case for cable/sat).

BTW, $30M/week * 4 weeks in a month = $120M. Even discounting how much YT pays Disney and folks that don't take the rebate (and is it a one time thing or every month), I'm not convinced Disney loses more. Anyone who leaves YT and goes to another service means Disney gets their money.

 

[sam_gordon]

Soccer I get because the clock is always moving and they don't have long commercial timeouts.

So sports is not your thing. Why denigrate those who want it?

How often do you go to Disney? Where do you stay? Unless you're only going once every five years and staying at All Stars, if not off property, someone could say you're "wasting money".