![]() ![]() There is no free trial, but you can get half off the first month. There is no free trial right now.įuboTV: Plans start at $69.99/month. Hulu + Live TV: Base plan is $69.99/month. YouTube TV: Base plan is $54.99/month for first three months, then $64.99/month. Just make sure to cancel before the trial period ends to avoid getting charged. And, if you just want to go this route only for next week’s events, some of these services offer a free trial for new customers. Many of the main streaming options - YouTube TV, Hulu Live TV, fuboTV and SlingTV - offer Big Ten Network and FS1 on their packages. If you've been on the fence about cutting cable and shifting to a streaming service, then perhaps this is the time to do so. Iowa State fans cheer as the Hawkeyes take on the Cyclones at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Thursday, Dec. Future Hawkeyes men's basketball, women's basketball and wrestling events could be impacted too, depending on how long a potential blackout lasts. Should these negotiations fall through, Iowans with DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and U-Verse wouldn’t be able to watch either event. Next Thursday’s men’s basketball game between Iowa and Iowa State is scheduled for 7 p.m. ![]() Sunday’s wrestling dual between Iowa and Iowa State is scheduled fo r 1:30 p.m. So, how exactly does this potentially impact Iowans? Local Fox stations owned and operated by Fox could be affected too. "While Fox continues to seek an agreement benefiting all parties, our priority is ensuring viewers’ ability to access all Fox Sports, Fox Entertainment and local Fox station programming.With Monday’s news that DirecTV customers may lose access to Fox’s flagship sports channels beginning Friday, several Iowans could have their upcoming Cy-Hawk viewing plans disrupted in multiple sports.Ĭiting a breakdown in negotiations, Fox said on the website that “DirecTV (satellite), DirecTV Stream and U-Verse customers - both linear and on the app - across the country could be impacted and may lose access to FOX Sports, FS1, FS2, FOX Deportes and Big Ten Network” beginning at midnight Friday. “Despite our best efforts for months, we regret that DirecTV continues to demand unprecedented special treatment that represents a wholesale change to our long-standing relationship and is out of step with marketplace terms,” Fox said. Just last month, Fox alerted Altice USA customers, only to settle without removing signals, while the same is true of other recent Fox renewals with Roku and the National Cable Television Cooperative, among others,” DirecTV said.Īlso: DirecTV Asks Blacked-Out Stations To Return Signals Through Election Dayįox said it remains committed to reaching a fair deal with DirecTV, Fox invented this tactic back at the turn of the century, and has a long, long history of aggravating consumers to help try to boost their guaranteed rates, while most renewals are typically resolved without any interruptions. “Unfortunately, the same old, tired programmer scare tactics of putting customers into the middle of contract renewals tend to die hard. ![]() The blackout would affect DirecTV satellite customers, DirecTV Stream viewers and subscribers to U-verse TV.ĭirecTV noted that distribution disputes are not uncommon. In fact, we’ve renewed nearly 200 local Fox stations much like these over the last few years.” Based on our excellent track record with Fox, we’re confident we’ll come to terms ahead of any potential disruption. ![]() We’re working hard to reach an agreement to renew these Fox stations and national sports channels so customers can continue to enjoy them at a strong value. The best way for everyone to ‘Keep Fox’ is for Fox to keep making it available themselves. ”DirecTV has no intention to remove any Fox content. ”At this point, any interruption of Fox programming depends solely on Fox alone,“ DirecTV said. The current deal expires Friday at midnight Pacific time, which would be after the Pac-12 Conference Championship college football game.ĭirecTV pointed the finger at Fox in a statement. ![]()
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