When YouTube TV acquired NFL Sunday Ticket, some probably wondered if NFL Sunday Ticket would be a good home for this package. Then came the great news that football fans can look forward to next season as soon as possible.
In a tweet posted late yesterday (May 25), YouTube TV announced that it would be upgrading some of the limitations of NFL Sunday Ticket. It will now allow users to watch live NFL streams on multiple devices at the same time, as long as they are connected to the same home Internet connection. Between this and Netflix's crackdown on password sharing, it seems like every time someone says "household," there's a drinking game going on.
Specifically, the account states that subscribers "can simultaneously stream unlimited @NFL Sunday Ticket content at home on both @YouTube TV and @YouTube." both YouTube and YouTube TV are mentioned, NFL Sunday Ticket's YouTube TV deal because it is sold through both.
Previously, Sunday Ticket was supposed to have a two-screen limit, as detailed by the still-living support page.
Basically, with enough screens, you would be able to watch virtually all day games at the same time; Tom's Guide staff said this should make Sunday Ticket an even bigger hit in neighborhood garages that have turned into bars.
The news is spurring subscribers ahead of the June 6 deadline when YouTube's $100 discount ends; YouTube TV subscribers will receive an additional $100 discount if they sign up after the deadline. As such, YouTube TV is certainly one of the best cable TV alternatives for NFL fans.
Of course, this unlimited limit shrinks once you leave home. In a follow-up tweet, YouTube TV explained, "You and your household will still have access to two additional streams. Without this limit, people would split their Sunday Ticket accounts across multiple locations, much like Netflix.
On Reddit, YouTube TV added further details: if you purchase RedZone with Sunday Ticket, your RedZone stream will not count when you are at home, but it will count toward the two additional streams when you are outside the network If you purchased RedZone with the Sports Plus add-on, "you can have up to three simultaneous streams of NFL RedZone no matter where you are watching."
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