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gottabekd · 03-31-2016, 10:19 PM

Yea, this Sportsnet NOW thing seems out of the blue. But welcome news that Canadian media companies are catching up with consumer demands. I probably would have subscribed if they had this throughout the hockey season.

Now I am going to wait and see what happens with the MLB. There are thousands of Blue Jays fans in Canada that have already subscribed to MLB.TV, anticipating that like years past, Blue Jays games would not be blacked out. If Rogers does turn on blackouts, I imagine there will be backlash.

So despited how exciting it is to have an 100% legitimate sports streaming option for non-cable subscribers, I can't help but think that MLB.TV service for baseball is still a better value. This year they have a single team option for $US 85/season, which is a fair bit cheaper than $CAD 25/month for the duration of the season. And MLB.TV has no commercials, can rewatch old games (or start late and catch up), and is available on many, many more devices.

So opening up Sportsnet NOW is a step in the right direction, but I think I'll wait and see what happens to MLB.TV before subscribing to either.

03-31-2016, 10:19 PM	#510
gottabekd Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	Yea, this Sportsnet NOW thing seems out of the blue. But welcome news that Canadian media companies are catching up with consumer demands. I probably would have subscribed if they had this throughout the hockey season. Now I am going to wait and see what happens with the MLB. There are thousands of Blue Jays fans in Canada that have already subscribed to MLB.TV, anticipating that like years past, Blue Jays games would not be blacked out. If Rogers does turn on blackouts, I imagine there will be backlash. So despited how exciting it is to have an 100% legitimate sports streaming option for non-cable subscribers, I can't help but think that MLB.TV service for baseball is still a better value. This year they have a single team option for $US 85/season, which is a fair bit cheaper than $CAD 25/month for the duration of the season. And MLB.TV has no commercials, can rewatch old games (or start late and catch up), and is available on many, many more devices. So opening up Sportsnet NOW is a step in the right direction, but I think I'll wait and see what happens to MLB.TV before subscribing to either.