Fox Sports, Cord Cutting, and Gambling.....

[Fin Bender]

For the cord cutters out there, what are you going to do now that all the streaming services have dropped the Fox Sports Regional networks?

I'm pretty bummed because I'm in a dual market for MLB, but I've lost FSN and I'm not going back to cable or sat. To top it off I can't get my favorite team on radio either. I know AT&T TV has FSN, but that service is a 2 year contract and is as expensive as cable.

I don't know if anyone's been following this story, but FSN has partnered with a gambling company (Bally's) and will be renaming the networks as "Bally's Sports Network xxxxx." The general idea is that Bally's will be supporting an on-line gambling platform and you will be encouraged to place real-time bets during the game. Here's an article on this: https://www.startribune.com/from-pla...hip/573452881/

I'm not a gambler so I'm not to thrilled that betting is going to become a major part of the broadcast. I'm slowly comming to the realization I'm not going to be following my team, and it's a little wierd.

[That Minnesota guy]

I recently moved up to the border with Canada. Up here I have Midco cable service so I still get FSN. I however can't get the Star Tribune so I'm missing all the articles there. I can get the Twins and Wild on the radio so thats all good. I really don't know what I would do if Midco dropped FSN.

[Hopkinz]

You can't get the newspaper online and subscribe?

Hop

[That Minnesota guy]

No.

[Hot Runr Guy]

Originally Posted by Hopkinz

You can't get the newspaper online and subscribe?

Hop

Originally Posted by That Minnesota guy

No.

You mean Midco blocks you from accessing the StarTribune website?

HRG

[Baseline]

Originally Posted by That Minnesota guy

No.

Do you have internet or smart phone service? The site and the app are available. All you need to do is pay for the subscription. I know I-Falls is at the end of road, but I get full internet and phone service at Kettle Falls and at the end of Seine Bay way out on Rainy.

[That Minnesota guy]

I can't use a smart phone or computer to light a fire.
I want my newspaper. But thanks for your concerns.

[Camoclad]

My Dad subscribed to MLB.tv to get the baseball games since we live out of market. I don’t know what it cost but he could watch on his phone, stream online, or cast it to a smart tv. If the game was subject to blackout you could access it as an archived game about and hour or so after the game ended. He seemed pretty satisfied with it. Makes a good Father’s Day or Christmas present.


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[Baseline]

[QUOTE=That Minnesota guy;6519194]I can't use a smart phone or computer to light a fire.
I want my newspaper. But thanks for your concerns. [/QUOTE

You need to visit the grocery store more often and pick up the free books and papers by the front
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[REW]

Fin,
You only go around life once. If you want to listen to or watch games and if you have cable in your area, bite the bullet, hook up the cable and enjoy your teams. The enjoyment of watching the teams will counter act the times that you write the checks for the service.

But, if you do on line payments, you will not even have to feel that pain. It will all happen automatically.

Be safe