11-05-2025, 12:10 PM
We're in the same boat. And the streaming landscape is just going to get more confusing, as the big players buy out smaller players and flex their muscles. We also need NBC Sports Bay Area for Giants and other games. Best options seem to be
Sling includes fewer channels than Fubo Pro and doesn't seem to offer NBC Sports Bay Area, let me know if I'm wrong. Sling DOES offer short passes (day/weekend/week for 5/10/15) but they are being sued by Disney for doing this, so don't know how long that will take to play out.
Many folks don't like option 1 of paying ESPN/Disney directly for being greedy and forcing us to do this But I just learned that in late Oct, Disney bought a 70% stake in Fubo, combining Hulu+Live TV with Fubo. This is probably why they are playing hardball with YTT and can afford to wait it out. So it seems like they're in the driver's seat.
I already did option 1, and will wait to see what happens. As long as you don't lock yourself into an annual contract, it's pretty flexible.
- Keep YTT and add ESPN Unlimited for 29.99 (or you can add a package that also includes Disney+ and Hulu for 29.99 for 12 months)
- Drop YTT and add Fubo Pro for 89.99/mo
Sling includes fewer channels than Fubo Pro and doesn't seem to offer NBC Sports Bay Area, let me know if I'm wrong. Sling DOES offer short passes (day/weekend/week for 5/10/15) but they are being sued by Disney for doing this, so don't know how long that will take to play out.
Many folks don't like option 1 of paying ESPN/Disney directly for being greedy and forcing us to do this But I just learned that in late Oct, Disney bought a 70% stake in Fubo, combining Hulu+Live TV with Fubo. This is probably why they are playing hardball with YTT and can afford to wait it out. So it seems like they're in the driver's seat.
I already did option 1, and will wait to see what happens. As long as you don't lock yourself into an annual contract, it's pretty flexible.