Tag: Sports
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How to Watch AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh Without Cable
Fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Penguins can catch games on AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh on one service. With sports beginning to make a comeback, many cord cutters are looking for ways to watch their favorite teams without cable. Here’s how to do it. Note: only viewers who live in the in-market area for the teams…
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Twitter and WNBA Renew Partnership to Stream Regular Season Games
The WNBA and Twitter announced today that they have renewed a deal for 10 live regular season games to stream on Twitter during the 2020 season. This will be the fourth consecutive year that WNBA games will stream on the platform. Along with lie coverage, the WNBA will broadcast commentary from basketball analysts including LaChina…
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Sports Are Back, But Cable Customers Are Not
Sports are back, without fans in attendance, but it appears traditional TV fans are absent as well. Just one week ago, we posed the question of whether live sports would bring streamers back to cable. We already have an answer, and it’s not good news for traditional television at least when it comes to baseball.…
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Comcast Plans to Refund Customers for Regional Sports Network Fees
When live sports were put on hold due to coronavirus concerns, customers started asking whether they would be refunded for the money they were paying for access to regional sports networks. In May, we reported that Comcast shifted blame for the lack of refunds to the leagues. At that time, Comcast made this statement: “Any…
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Will Live Sports Send Cord Cutters Back to Cable?
The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 led to a huge spike in the streaming industry, but there’s a looming threat to those services that have been booming for the past few months – live sports. After months without live sports on TV, MLB recently began shortened season last week, the NHL and NBA are getting ready…
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ESPN Survey Shows the Excitement of Bringing Sports Back to TV
Live sports was already a television juggernaut, taking 19 of the top 25 spots for the highest rated television events last year. But maybe it is true that you don’t know what you have until it’s gone, as a lack of any on-field action thanks to COVID-19 has made fans only want live sports more. …
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6 Sports Documentaries to Stream if You Liked ‘The Last Dance’
If there’s one thing we learned from The Last Dance, it’s that a sports documentary can be absolutely riveting and can capture almost anyone’s attention. A well-told story with a cast of memorable characters goes beyond the scoreboard and tells us about people. About life. About triumph, about tragedy, about everything in between. If you…
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Despite Lack of Live Sports, Sports Fans Haven’t Stopped Watching TV
Even though the fields, courts, diamonds and rinks are empty, sports fans are still watching television. According to a recent study from Nielsen, people who regularly watch mostly live sports are simply watching other content than turning off the TV. Let’s take a look back to early March when the NBA sidelined their action, becoming…
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When Are Sports Coming Back? Updates and How to Watch
Since coronavirus concerns caused live sports to be put on hold, we’ve been keeping an eye out for updates about when the seasons will start back up so we can all get back to streaming our favorite teams. Some sports leagues have been releasing statements this week to update fans. Here’s what we know and…
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AT&T is Giving DirecTV Customers Credits for Sports Packages
Since live sports were put on hold due to coronavirus, many TV subscribers have been asking if there will be refunds for the sports content they’ve already paid for. AT&T has responded by giving credits to some DirecTV customers. AT&T shared on its coronavirus response page that customers who subscribed to MLB Extra Innings and…