Tnt Host Roasts Espn For Dispute With Youtube Tv During College Football Saturday

YouTube TV subscribers tuning into TNT connected Saturday greeting had nary issues watching pregame sum up of nan Big 12 matchup betwixt Iowa State and Arizona State.

The aforesaid can’t beryllium said of those aforesaid subscribers trying to drawback the latest footwear successful Pat McAfee’s field-goal challenge connected College GameDay aliases immoderate of nan 20-plus assemblage shot games airing connected ABC, ESPN aliases immoderate different Disney connection connected Saturday.

Why? Well, put simply, firm greed. Disney and YouTube TV are successful a standoff over authorities fees that began Thursday night and doesn’t look to beryllium ending anytime soon. It didn’t thief overmuch that some sides tried to blasted nan different successful cringe-worthy statements when, successful reality, nan only progressive statement present losing is—shocker!—the fans who paid money to watch games they nary longer tin access.

On Saturday, ESPN appeared to order their talent to station connected societal media asking fans to interaction YouTube TV and complain—while besides pushing subscriptions to their ain ESPN app.

That move was noticed complete connected nan TNT airwaves. To footwear disconnected nan network’s Big 12 sum connected Saturday, big Adam Lefkoe conscionable couldn’t thief himself and had to propulsion a jab astatine ESPN.

"If I can, a hearty hullo to everyone watching connected YouTube TV,” Lefkoe said. “We don't request you to nonstop an email aliases make a telephone call, conscionable bent out. Welcome. You mightiness for illustration it."

That was a satisfying watch for anyone locked retired of a full, breathtaking slate of assemblage shot connected Saturday.

Hopefully, ESPN and YouTube TV activity thing retired earlier nan Cardinals conflict nan Cowboys connected Monday Night Football. But don’t clasp your breath. As we’ve learned successful nan streaming wars complete nan past fewer years, greed ever wins, and nan fans consenting to salary ever decorativeness last.

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