YouTube executive claims NFL Sunday Ticket buffering issue has been ‘completely mitigated’
The widespread buffering problems in Week 8 have been resolved going into Week 9.
The widespread buffering problems in Week 8 have been resolved going into Week 9.
NFL Sunday Ticket will be much cheaper for the rest of the season.
"Quite disappointing when a paid service malfunctions…"
While DirecTV's loss was YouTube's gain, the loss of NFL Sunday Ticket doesn't sting that much.
YouTube's sports focus is solely on NFL Sunday Ticket, despite rumors about a potential bid for NBA media rights.
NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube has attracted an estimated 1.3 million sign-ups, and nearly half of those subscribers are new to YouTube TV.
YouTube TV knows people want to pick their own games in NFL Sunday Ticket's multiview mode.
Getting stuck with a blowout in a multiview window is a tough situation.
Things seem to be going well for the NFL, Sunday Ticket, and YouTube so far.
It was a huge day for streaming as NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV got off to a very successful start in Week 1.
DirecTV still has Sunday Ticket rights for consumers, just in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
With YouTube not set to launch NFL Sunday Ticket in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands until at least November, the league and DirecTV tried to step in, but that may not work out.
"I need to find a college student who will sign up for me (I'll pay!) and then give me the login information. Please."
New DirecTV subscribers who sign up for NFL Sunday Ticket through Google can get a $400 prepaid Visa rewards card.
Chris "Mad Dog" Russo detailed a frustrating process that the famed radio host went through trying to subscribe to NFL Sunday Ticket.
In response to low sales, Bud Light has decided to offer free subscriptions to NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV in a giveaway.
Bet $5, get $100 off NFL Sunday Ticket.
Multiview, key plays, and monthly billing are all coming to Sunday Ticket on YouTube this year.
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YouTube TV will not be restricting simultaneous streams at home for NFL Sunday Ticket users.
Bars and restaurants won't have to dump their DirecTV subscriptions.
"Just say what you really mean: We’re testing the market to see how many people we can get an additional $200 a year from even though they’re probably only going to watch their favorite team from far away."
"We’re always working to find the right tradeoff between latency, buffering and quality."
Latency is going to be an issue for YouTube TV.
YouTube's NFL Sunday Ticket packages will start at $249 (for YouTube TV members who sign up before June 6), but many of them will be more expensive than the package was with DirecTV.