So I’m a cordcutter. Have been for about 3 years now. The 1st year was tough, not because we missed paying the astronomical fees for cable TV, TV guide, or a DVR (because we didn’t!). It was because between September-through-February we had to rely on an over-the-air antenna to pick up Football games, and hope the NY Giants games weren’t being shown on Fox, because our little antenna wouldn’t pick up those games. Sure, we’d miss Thursday night games that only aired on the NFL Network, but those games used to suck. Then Amazon Prime began airing games on Thursdays only on their network, and it just all became too much. So we got Google’s YouTubeTV, and couldn’t be happier! Sure, we already had Amazon Prime, so we figured out Thursday nights, but sometimes we’re traveling and didn’t want to bring that little over-the-air antenna with us.
It turns out millions of households have had the same intellectual battle between cutting the cable cord and getting a streaming service to watch sports. YouTube has spent $14 billion dollars betting on NFL Sunday Ticket. And through YouTubeTV I’ve also been able to watch real football (soccer) from around the world. For me YouTubeTV has been a gateway drug to sports, and it sounds like I’m not alone.
YouTube’s NFL Bet May Be About Becoming Sports Content Filter