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ESPN are atm really bad at online. I want to give them money to watch college football (it doesn't air on normal TV in Europe obv except the odd game). Their p

by jib 11y ago

ESPN are atm really bad at online. I want to give them money to watch college football (it doesn't air on normal TV in Europe obv except the odd game). Their price is ok (20 euro a month or so) but their app is completely broken. On iPad it kicks me out every few mins claiming I logged in somewhere else (I didn't). They had major issues with the streaming. The app is not searchable in a meaningful way. Last two years I have paid them for the first month but have ended up using pirated streams/YouTube instead to even get to watch the games and then cancelling in frustration. Before they are ready to move to an online first model they have a bunch of work to do. It is clear it is not a focus at the moment at least.

brohoolio 11y ago
Huh. I've had really good luck with the ESPN App / streaming services. But I'm using it in America. No problems watching the World Cup and other things.
- jib 11y ago
  Really? I've had a very bad experience with the college pass. I will try again this year though as they have a service I really want (fast on demand cover of 80%+ of all the games).
- maukdaddy 11y ago
  Jib is right. ESPN app is terrible in Europe. The web version is Flash-based, constantly drops me to lowest quality adaptive-streaming despite 100mbit fiber, and many other problems. iPad version does the same thing too, only natively :) NFL Gamepass is MUCH better, although the web version is still Flash.
  - coldpie 11y ago
    These content companies really need to stop trying to build their own streaming infrastructure (HARD!) and just build on someone else's tech. You're a content company, not a tech company. Stream on YouTube or one of the other handful of companies that do this well.
    - dfxm12 11y ago
      It's tempting to integrate vertically. Surprisingly, Major League Baseball did such a great job building out their streaming service that other companies, like the WWE, are using MLB's tech for their own streaming service.

by jib 11y ago

brohoolio 11y ago

Huh. I've had really good luck with the ESPN App / streaming services. But I'm using it in America. No problems watching the World Cup and other things.

jib 11y ago
Really? I've had a very bad experience with the college pass. I will try again this year though as they have a service I really want (fast on demand cover of 80%+ of all the games).
maukdaddy 11y ago
Jib is right. ESPN app is terrible in Europe. The web version is Flash-based, constantly drops me to lowest quality adaptive-streaming despite 100mbit fiber, and many other problems. iPad version does the same thing too, only natively :) NFL Gamepass is MUCH better, although the web version is still Flash.
- coldpie 11y ago
  These content companies really need to stop trying to build their own streaming infrastructure (HARD!) and just build on someone else's tech. You're a content company, not a tech company. Stream on YouTube or one of the other handful of companies that do this well.
  - dfxm12 11y ago
    It's tempting to integrate vertically. Surprisingly, Major League Baseball did such a great job building out their streaming service that other companies, like the WWE, are using MLB's tech for their own streaming service.