YouTube TV announced the price points for NFL Sunday Ticket packages yesterday, and there was some surprise from former DirecTV subscribers at the cost of the service. Michael Kay shared he believes NFL fans would pay more than what YouTube TV is asking for, while adding the MLB streaming package is a much better value.
During a discussion on The Michael Kay Show on the topic, co-host Don La Greca said he has had the package since 1997 and has held onto his DirecTV subscription to continue having the service. He shared he thought YouTube TV had made the service too pricey.
“It does seem a little high. It’s about $100 more than DirecTV. I was paying $293 on DirecTV, and now it’s almost $400,” LaGreca said. “But if I’ve got DirecTV already, I just get the package with Sunday Ticket. But with YouTube, I’m not getting anything but the Sunday Ticket. I’m not getting a subscription to YouTube with this. So that would mean…it seems a little high.”
“It really is messed up that they don’t do what Major League Baseball does. Where you can get a package for your team,” Rosenberg said. “I literally have no interest except in a Commanders package. I can see everything else that comes nationally.”
“The other sports don’t do that, either,” La Greca countered. “The only difference is the other sports offer it to other platforms. I can get the Center Ice package on anything…football is the only one that’s got the exclusive.”
“Do you think they make more money now or would they make more if they offered a team-only package for like $200?” questioned Rosenberg.
“People will pay for this. Let’s say they are a Cincinnati Bengals fan, they’ll pay for this. So rather than having a lower price just for the Bengals, the NFL makes you buy this,” said Kay. “I think if you charged $500 for the season, people would pay for it. That’s why when you see prices like this for the new Sunday Ticket. The prices for MLB’s package is amazing. It might be the absolute bargain in any sports streaming. Every single game for — I think — it’s $150. Every single game. 162 games times 30.
“Major League Baseball, this year for their price, includes every minor league game, too” Kay concluded. “It’s just phenomenal, the price point for that and the bargain that you get.”
For early-bird purchasers, an NFL Sunday Ticket subscription will cost $349 if you are not a YouTube TV subscriber. That cost rises to $449 for the season after June 6th. For YouTube TV users, the cost is $249 before June 6th, and $289 after that date.
