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Sinclair/Ballys/ESPN/TNT ... broadcasting access, tips and notes

On Prime Video, subscribers within the Hurricanes’ regional territory will be able to choose a monthly subscription for $19.99 or an annual pass for $99.99 to access HHN.
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Fans outside of the Carolina Hurricanes television territory can continue to watch with NHL Power Play on the ESPN App or NHL Center Ice.
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HHN will be available throughout the Hurricanes’ regional broadcast territory via cable and satellite providers and as a direct-to-consumer streaming subscription on Prime Video.
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I would think that "satellite providers" would mean that Dish and Direct TV would be included ... at a minimum. But, until they announce it, who knows?

And yes, the $99.99 option is cheaper than the best deal I could find last year. I think. Hell, I don't remember. It's NOT more expensive though, and as CC points out, that is what passes for winning these days. So this is all good stuff for me. Prime will be a more stable platform that the wreck of the Edmund Sinclair/Bally's/Whatever, and it will be slightly cheaper for streaming. If it ends up that I can get it on YTTV or something, then cool. If not, this is fine.
 
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The only downside of having Prime as HHN's streaming partner is the absolute avalanche of questions from people confusing streaming access with Amazon Prime membership ... which are two different things. Oh, and also the crowd that thinks you can only access Prime from an Amazon Fire device. I can't count how many times I've explained that to my parents.
 
There’s a post on Reddit that Hanna Yates posted on X that STMs will get a discount on HHN. Can neither confirm nor deny since I don’t have X.
 
bagopux said:
There’s a post on Reddit that Hanna Yates posted on X that STMs will get a discount on HHN. Can neither confirm nor deny since I don’t have X.
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I see a video from yesterday where she talked about the whole broadcast team being back but I don't see anything where she talks about discounts for STMs. Then again, I rarely am on X.
 
bagopux said:
There’s a post on Reddit that Hanna Yates posted on X that STMs will get a discount on HHN. Can neither confirm nor deny since I don’t have X.
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It must have been in a reply because the only thing she's posted is the video she posted on Instagram, which says nothing about a STM discount. Or it's just somebody making stuff up on Reddit ... again.

It would be nice if the Canes would offer that, but at the current price it's hardly required. As PSH notes, we're talking less than $2.00 per game ... or in my case, around $2.50 per game for just roadies. That's less than half of the old rate, because we used to be forced to pay for Hornets games as well. For that little money, you can keep the discount and roll it into keeping the talent on board.
 
jeffbear said:
It must have been in a reply because the only thing she's posted is the video she posted on Instagram, which says nothing about a STM discount. Or it's just somebody making stuff up on Reddit ... again.

It would be nice if the Canes would offer that, but at the current price it's hardly required. As PSH notes, we're talking less than $2.00 per game ... or in my case, around $2.50 per game for just roadies. That's less than half of the old rate, because we used to be forced to pay for Hornets games as well. For that little money, you can keep the discount and roll it into keeping the talent on board.
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The Reddit poster admitted they got the info wrong and revised their post. What? Someone online owning their mistake?!?
 
bagopux said:
The Reddit poster admitted they got the info wrong and revised their post. What? Someone online owning their mistake?!?
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As my late father would have said, “that’s the most unheard of thing I’ve ever heard of!”
 
Well, then the Ducks and Stars cut a different deal with Amazon than the Hurricanes. Not sure about the other teams. It comes down to how they negotiate the revenue split from the advertising.
 
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