Everything is going up - so fair enough. We keep on hearing about wages growth - I'm yet to see that though.

Only the rich are getting richer. Greed is taking over world sadly. I feel like wages will never go up.

There is an election on, maybe it's time to move government and see if we can get wages up. Don’t get me started on the trillion dollar debt racked up.

Not worth it for just a streaming service.

Might as well get full Foxtel which comes with an actual PVR which includes streaming access.

Except that annoyingly, not everything on Kayo is available on Foxtel :/

You're right, for example the exclusivity of some WNBL games being only on Kayo is a rort considering government funding paid for what was a Fox Sports production.

Totally worth it for me.

Find someone to share with. $13.75 each per month. That's 3 or 4 coffees. Or half a pub meal.

With so many streaming services out now I just share mine with family/friends

I pay for Stan
Use my parents Netflix / Prime
Use my cousins Kayo
Use my sisters Disney+

In return they use my Stan account... until the day comes they prevent multiple users this seems to be the best way about it

Yeah the price is definitely creeping up. $35 now could be nearon $50 by next NBL season. It's the frog in the pot analogy - they bet on us not overly noticing small, incremental increases.

Is the price worth it? Probably for sports nuts. Once the NBL season is over I'll probably deactivate it until the NBA Finals series and then deactivate again until the NBL rocks back around. Kayo is definitely convenient in that you can drop in and out whenever you choose. But more price hikes would not surprise me and for some people, that extra 10-15 dollars on top of current prices will be enough to tap out. I know it's "just a beer a week". But a lot of people would prefer to have that beer rather than a bill.

There's just too many different services now. I'm a sucker and pay for most of them (though usually just try to cycle through most of them at various times). Kayo though I keep all year (footy, WNBL and NBA mainly) but with Rugby, Tennis and (association) football moving off it its definitely lost some value.

I was lucky to get a couple of back to back year long deals for $100 or something when all the sport stopped at the start of covid but I think that second one is finishing soon. Be interesting to see if there's another offer available. I doubt it.

Fetch with ESPN is great for basketball with all NBL and lots of NBA and very affordable.

Sign up for NordVPN (or any other VPN) - around $90 for 2 years

VPN to Singapore and watch NBL games on YouTube (NBL channel) - free
VPN to Indonesia and watch WNBL games on YouTube (FIBA channel) - free

After 3 months it's cheaper than Kayo if you just watch NBL and WNBL. Sign up for NBA League Pass via South Africa for around AUD$50 if you want NBA games.

And we wonder why our leagues can't get good broadcast deals.

The NBL is profitable and worth $400m - I don't think they'll care if a few people bypass the geoblocks and watch games for free

And the WNBL?

I guess for the WNBL you could just get free game tapes from the referees

Hahahaha.

Why do people pay for a VPN?

No idea, considering all the deals out there from providers desperate for new customers. I don't really use it but have a premium VPN which I purchased via a cashback site for a 110% money return. Profit.

"Kayo though I keep all year (footy, WNBL and NBA mainly) but with Rugby, Tennis and (association) football moving off it its definitely lost some value."

The tennis is still on kayo?

ATP and WTA tours are all on beIN Sports via Fetch/Foxtel/Kayo except for the grand slams.

He probably was referring to grand slams because most people don't watch any other tournaments?

I see. There's some good tennis outside of the Grand slams. The Monaco masters on now - what a picturesque setting!

Picturesque indeed. Ooh la la!

How are people without any streaming services watching the NBL live these days? I was under the impression that all NBL games were on Kayo Freebies this season but that's not the case.

I have no idea how you came to be under that impression. It's always been ESPN/Kayo.

How are people without any streaming services watching the NBL live these days? I was under the impression that all NBL games were on Kayo Freebies this season but that's not the case.

"I have no idea how you came to be under that impression. It's always been ESPN/Kayo"

I was probably spoilt being able to watch all the NBL1 games on Freebies, then having three free months thanks to Uber rewards :D

"Fetch TV is $6 per month no contract for the channel pack with ESPN and ESPN2. First month is also free for new subscribers."

Thanks for this PW. I'll certainly look into it.

Thanks for this PW. I'll certainly look into it.

Use a vpn to Singapore then go to the NBL YouTube channel. All games live and free in full HD. No baseball interruptions

Good suggestion.

If you want NBL only do what Watto suggests.

For full ESPN Australia access go with Fetch TV.

Thanks Watto and PW. Will definitely look into VPN. Cheers.

If I wasn't viewing other ESPN content I'd be going down the YouTube via VPN route as well.

I've picked up a few multi-year subscriptions to VPN providers in the past via cashback sites offering 100% money back promotion so it can potentially not cost you a cent.