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FlamesAddiction · 10-14-2022, 11:45 AM

I am curious as to why Sportsnet was given the monopoly on legitimate stream services for the NHL. How much money did the NHL take for it, and was it more than what the NHL could make running it themselves? I am guessing there were solid business decisions for doing it, I was just wondering what the numbers actually look like. With the shoddy service SN is providing, the NHL should be getting on their case about it already, otherwise they are going to lose in the long run as more and more people just turn to pirated streaming (or just give up completely).

The previous version of NHL Live seemed to work well enough, so I don't think it was a decision because they felt another company can do better.

Personally, I haven't used the mobile app yet. I have only streamed on my PC and the app on my firestick, so I haven't had the major issues people are describing. My main issue was having to get firestick rather than just using Roku like I used to, plus nitpicky things about navigating their website to find what I want. I am not a really a sports fan in general, I only like hockey. I hate having to weed through baseball, basketball, and WWE in order to find hockey. There might be a way to customize it, but I haven't been able to figure it out if there is. I also miss the features like how NHL live would flag events like goals and scoring chances in the stream so if you missed something, you could easily skip around.

10-14-2022, 11:45 AM	#111
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	I am curious as to why Sportsnet was given the monopoly on legitimate stream services for the NHL. How much money did the NHL take for it, and was it more than what the NHL could make running it themselves? I am guessing there were solid business decisions for doing it, I was just wondering what the numbers actually look like. With the shoddy service SN is providing, the NHL should be getting on their case about it already, otherwise they are going to lose in the long run as more and more people just turn to pirated streaming (or just give up completely). The previous version of NHL Live seemed to work well enough, so I don't think it was a decision because they felt another company can do better. Personally, I haven't used the mobile app yet. I have only streamed on my PC and the app on my firestick, so I haven't had the major issues people are describing. My main issue was having to get firestick rather than just using Roku like I used to, plus nitpicky things about navigating their website to find what I want. I am not a really a sports fan in general, I only like hockey. I hate having to weed through baseball, basketball, and WWE in order to find hockey. There might be a way to customize it, but I haven't been able to figure it out if there is. I also miss the features like how NHL live would flag events like goals and scoring chances in the stream so if you missed something, you could easily skip around. __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can." Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 10-14-2022 at 11:49 AM.