I am one of them. Maybe not all but TNT has been part of my last two live streaming subscriptions (I have Hulu now).
Basketball going back to NBC Broadcasts
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Consider Sling if you want a cheaper alternative and get away from cable. They have ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV on a plan for $30 a month, I think. I always sign up for the playoffs and ditch it when the Suns get booted so usually get a promotional price for a month before it gets billed again.
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Thanks. I will check it out. Hopefully they carry the local channels.
I'd like to keep Discovery and National Geographic as well.
Local channels aren't included. You can get those with an antenna. I believe Discovery and Nat Geo are on there though.
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You'd be surprised, there are a lot of places in this country where antennas are basically useless. And that includes where I live as we can't get any channel even with a rooftop antenna.
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Even on YouTube tv?
Yep this is exactly what I used to do. This past year i've been TV subscription free though with the games being aired over rabbit ears. But that one Sling package packs a lot of value.
Before most streaming services was DTV Stream, I think it was called, it was only $45, just before youtubeTV was a thing. That streaming package was amazing, but dtv caught on and removed the service and started charging differently.
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Based on price alone Youtube TV is a cable service. Just happens to not have cable.
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I am out of antenna range, so this keeps me with DirecTV. The local channels give me the Cardinals and Suns, at least for now.
There doesn't seem to be one affordable, perfect television package anymore.
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Charles Barkley issues statement about TNT losing NBA rights: 'It just sucks'
In characteristically blunt fashion, Barkley suggested the NBA had never been interested in keeping TNT as one of its television partners.
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I posted this earlier on another thread.
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Don't get too excited. Unrivaled is a women's 3v3 league. Real head scratcher to try and push this as an alternative to the NBA. The Big 3 never took off like some hoped and I can't see a women's version hitting big either as it's a small niche within a niche.
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I can't recall I've ever watched a 3x3 game. I'm not sure how much of a market there is for it.
Now I have played some shorthanded playground type basketball and it's fun to play.
3v3 is fun as hell recreationally and I'd go so far as saying I preferred it to 5v5 pickup. It's also become more prevalent in video games, as 3v3 is a fairly big part of 2k now. I liked the concept of the Big3 league but it doesn't lend itself to being the same quality when watching. I tried watching some of the Olympic 3v3 also and can say it's not that there aren't recognizable names or characters but it's not as spectator friendly, IMO. I can't really pinpoint why it doesn't translate well but I think the lack of structure plays a role in why I don't enjoy watching. It feels too slow and also too fast at the same time, to me. It's a weird thing.
I'd definitely recommend checking out a Big3 or Unrivaled game once though because it's hard to explain why it feels so different because some of what you'd think could make it better, like more spacing or more instinctual style, doesn't translate well to a visual medium. It's basketball but it almost isn't, if that makes sense.
