Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

I think the reddit streams pages (RIP /r/nbastreams, /r/soccerstreams, etc) were the peak of stream accessibility and quality for me. I have some go-to sites now, but those subreddits were so convenient and easy.

These posts are fucking cancer and are literally just beacons saying “HEY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OVER HERE”

Mark my words. It's going to come to a point where you have to subscribe to your team each season to watch them play. They will throw in some bullshit extras like exclusive player interviews but it will all be a play to make you pay each season.

I mean if you're going to break the law at least do it for a decent team.

Interesting to have a big magazine that is The Atlantic this topic in this light. People are absolutely fed up with the fragmentation of services and then how many restrictions there are around viewing LEGAL streams.

When illegal streaming ends up being more convenient, easier to setup and have more features, it's not at all a surprise that people flock to it.

This article really doesn't say much of anything, does it?

Either way, yeah I'd argue that for as bad as TV/movie streaming has gotten, sports have actually gotten worse. The NHL, for instance, requires ESPN+ but you can't watch your local team. If you aren't in your local teams area, you can't watch any nationally broadcasted games on ESPN, TNT, or NHL Network, which accounts to many games a year if you're a fan of a big market team.

With that in mind, finding the right stream is honestly harder than many people say. No, lots of streams out there aren't in high quality, many are choppy, and some will crash at random moments. Once you find the right stream, hold on to it close to your chest.

I do find it ironic that they talk about piracy and hide the piece behind a paywall.

Only watch NFL but the online streams were still a little hit/miss on that bitey site.

Not sure of better alternatives to that one though

The other question is how many people that read this actually payed for Atlantic’s subscription.

College Football and NFL are ripe for having a one stop shop for streamers and they won't do it. MNF I'll find a stream for it (a few football games is not worth me subscribing to cable). I pay for NFL Sunday Ticket and I have Amazon Prime so I get the rest of the games. Those games that fall outside of that are going to be acquired on the high seas.

As for College Football, half the games I want to watch will never be aired in my market nationally or on cable so streaming is the only option.

lmao i misread the header and spent a hot moment wondering "what's an illegal sports team?"

Seeing these types of articles in publications like The Atlantic makes me dread a coming crackdown.

It's always better when this type of stuff is unknown in the mainstream

I have been able to follow all racing events I wanted for the past couple years through a few trusted restreamers that I found, sadly now, via Reddit on r/motorsportsstreams. They don't have a community in the Fediverse yet (some of them opting for very badly managed and unmoderated Discord servers) but I hope that they do, soon. Their streams are very good and often better quality than official sources.

What stream are you guys using to watch cricket matches ?

Leagues like MLB make it really difficult to consume their content, with all the stupid side deals and blackout restrictions. Sometimes it's like they force you to seek alternatives. Or, just not watch at all.

I wish there was an easy way to watch the non-main four sports like tennis. I would love to watch the early matches at Wimbledon but it's really difficult!