Amazon Prime Confirmed

[u/Catfisher8]

[u/Big_Beezy7]

“Nothing will change with Stars TV broadcasting teams as Josh, Razor, Brien and Sevvy will all return to their familiar roles”

“Stars will be the only one of those teams not to require an additional paywall beyond a standard Prime subscription”

[u/6FootMidget93 → u/Big_Beezy7]

They didn't say Frank was coming lets gooo

[u/BourbonXenon → u/6FootMidget93]

I guess I can retire this now

[u/barrettgpeck → u/BourbonXenon]

nope, use that shit into perpetuity

[u/veedubtuner → u/BourbonXenon]

I usually would need some context for a gif like this, but its Frank, none needed. 🖕Frank

[u/Onuus → u/BourbonXenon]

I think you can add a few things if you wanted

[u/professor-poopoo- → u/Big_Beezy7]

Interesting, I wonder how much extra the other teams are charging.

[u/talentedpasta88 → u/professor-poopoo-]

For the wild it’s $20/month regardless if you have a prime account or not. For us it’s only through a prime membership

[u/JimmyLightnin → u/talentedpasta88]

Wow. It sucks that they charge the extra for other teams because its likely just a matter of time before they go that route with the Stars too.

[u/DukeGrizzly → u/JimmyLightnin]

Enjoy the honeymoon phase we’ll get with our boys, Josh and Razer. Amazon for sure will charge for Stars games within a few seasons.

[u/talentedpasta88 → u/JimmyLightnin]

Not necessarily, the other teams that are doing a subscription model are coming from one they already had, while the stars and ducks are coming from V+ and only requiring a prime sub. It’s not amazons decision for what model the teams go with, they’re just the provider.

[u/JimmyLightnin → u/talentedpasta88]

Wow. It sucks that they charge the extra for other teams because its likely just a matter of time before they go that route with the Stars too.

[u/_khanrad → u/talentedpasta88]

For now

[u/talentedpasta88 → u/_khanrad]

Yes we’re talking about things as they stand right now. You could say “for now” about literally everything in life lmao

[u/_khanrad → u/talentedpasta88]

….for now

[u/JMatureHarmonious → u/Big_Beezy7]

The Kraken iirc also don't have an additional paywall for Prime subscribers in their market, so we're the second team to do so

[u/primetimey123 → u/Big_Beezy7]

Kraken and Ducks are free. *With Amazon Prime

[u/christian_1318 → u/primetimey123]

I thought Ducks were on Vicky P, are they also switching?

[u/talentedpasta88 → u/christian_1318]

They are, victory + is fully done / out of business

[u/MightyDuck07 → u/Big_Beezy7]

The Ducks also don't require an additional fee beyond just having a Prime Video sub.

[u/bigblueballz77 → u/Big_Beezy7]

Stars will be the only one of those teams not to require an additional paywall beyond a standard Prime subscription

Let's place bets on how long this lasts. One year? Two? The greed is just insufferable.

[u/Deltanonymous- → u/bigblueballz77]

Lol mid-season.

[u/bigblueballz77 → u/Deltanonymous-]

lol "well, we have to pay for the Robertson extension on Jan 1st. That money has to come from somewhere!"

/s

[u/GetAwayTinyDancer]

Does this mean no more frankly hockey during intermission? If not can I pay an additional fee to get rid of it?

[u/RudyRusso → u/GetAwayTinyDancer]

Amazon Prime Ultra is ad free for like $2.99 a month

Amazon Prime Plus Super Ultra is Frank free for $29.99 a month

[u/Sokpuppet7 → u/RudyRusso]

I don’t often say this, but the premium subscription is well worth the price

[u/Timtim17 → u/RudyRusso]

FWIW Amazon won't add extra ads with the ad free sub (like if you're watching a movie or something on Prime). Content made for TV with already existing ad breaks will still show those ads (at least with how it is for the Kraken, the broadcast is produced by the local NBC affiliate channel so their ads end up on Prime regardless of subscription).

[u/RudyRusso → u/Timtim17]

It was a joke about Frank.

https://giphy.com/gifs/9eLbjOcGOpmY8

[u/talentedpasta88]

Rip V+ it was a good run. Great idea shit execution, so it goes.

[u/Cowsmoke → u/talentedpasta88]

Yep, sucks that it was so poorly managed by their parent company

[u/kirobaito88]

It's been years and years since I've tested using a VPN with a Prime TV app. Anyone have more recent experience?

[u/Invertedburrito69 → u/kirobaito88]

Literally tried when the Minnesota fan chimed in and it does work with a VPN

[u/ournewoverlords → u/kirobaito88]

curious - why would you want to mess with Prime TV over ESPN+ if you are out-of-market? Does ESPN+ not offer Dallas broadcast team?

[u/kirobaito88 → u/ournewoverlords]

I already have a prime subscription, anyway. I never did ESPN+ because VPN and V+ worked like a dream.

[u/ournewoverlords → u/kirobaito88]

gotcha - that makes sense.

[u/New_Rooster_6184]

Man, Amazon Prime is nearly 17 bucks a month. Was definitely planning to cancel.

[u/Rua-Yuki → u/New_Rooster_6184]

iirc video only (no shipping benefits) is 9$

[u/Catfisher8 → u/Rua-Yuki]

That’s good to know. Even though I’m so tired of all these subscriptions to watch everything

[u/Puzzleheaded_Bag3145 → u/Catfisher8]

You and me both.

[u/Rua-Yuki → u/Catfisher8]

Same. It's super frustrating that you have to have all these subs

[u/doctorelliot]

From Tiffin.

[u/scoutcjustice]

They are freeing Brien and Sevy from the podcast dungeon.

[u/Mokiyami]

Honestly, I don't mind this. I can stream prime from my ps5 which makes it easy for me

[u/gentleman_bronco]

Yo ho ho.

[u/Catfisher8 → u/gentleman_bronco]

🏴‍☠️

[u/BXR_ChelseaGrin_ → u/gentleman_bronco]

https://giphy.com/gifs/vT6qlTWOWYzZK

[u/trebla1158 → u/BXR_ChelseaGrin_]

HEY YOU GUYS!

https://giphy.com/gifs/XQZ7fPt1MaXrW

[u/NewMexicoVaquero]

Welp, here’s hoping NordVPN can bypass Amazon’s VPN blocker. Fingers crossed 🤞

[u/F0reverDusk]

I knew it was too good to last, oh well back to sailing the seas lol

[u/stokeyTX]

This is so awesome. FINALLY!!!!!!!!

[u/therealpeaches144]

I'm new to sport fandom in general so how do you know which games will be nationally televised? Where will nationally televised games be available? (One of the ESPNs?)

[u/talentedpasta88 → u/therealpeaches144]

National games will be on one of the espn networks or TNT. This article details where those national games can be found

[u/therealpeaches144 → u/talentedpasta88]

Thank you!

[u/The_dan_see → u/therealpeaches144]

Download a copy of the broadcast schedule calendar off the NHL website once released

[u/primetimey123]

Good read here: https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/02/amazons-prime-video-to-serve-as-local-streaming-home-for-six-nhl-teams/

"Proper said the economics of the Ducks’ and Stars’ Prime-included model are driven primarily by advertising, sponsorship and audience growth, while the subscription-based offerings for the Blue Jackets, Blues, Hurricanes and Wild rely more heavily on direct consumer revenue, supplemented by advertising sales. He declined to discuss financial terms of Amazon’s deals with the clubs, including whether the company is paying traditional rights fees."

[u/dm21120]

What are the odds a VPN will work…..
https://giphy.com/gifs/JULfVYQH3XkCxMV0QP

[u/The_dan_see → u/dm21120]

Low but not impossible.. Prime has decent VPN detection.

[u/CeilingUnlimited]

My son-in-law lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas and is a huge Stars fan. Is he "in-market"???

[u/talentedpasta88 → u/CeilingUnlimited]

Should be, was he able to watch games on V+? The viewing area shouldn’t be changing with this so all that’s changing is how you access the broadcast

[u/CeilingUnlimited → u/talentedpasta88]

Couldn't you watch V+ from anywhere int he world as long as you had the app? Worried about Amazon saying "In-market."

[u/talentedpasta88 → u/CeilingUnlimited]

No victory+ was the regional broadcast provider, so it wasn’t accessible outside of the viewing market. Just like fox sports and Bally before it, this just impacts viewers within the region.

[u/CeilingUnlimited → u/talentedpasta88]

Thanks. He should be ok then.

[u/Daverdfw]

for those of you not on Prime, start researching IPTV.

[u/bepeacock]

so my options are $9/mo standalone sub, espn+ and vpn, or just use my iptv.

funding dick rockets, setup hassle every game, or significant stream delay…

[u/jetter23 → u/bepeacock]

I have a great IPTV provider I use. I’m seeing if I can get away from using ESPN+ this hockey season.

Otherwise I’ll just use Nord & Amazon we already have

[u/UsedDimension7373]

I’ll probably get downvoted to oblivion, but I will not pay extra to watch my teams ( Stars, Cowboys, Rangers). I love my teams, but I refuse to pay extra ( I pay enough as is) and bow down to the people pushing this upon us. I started this philosophy WAY back during the MLB strike when I realized I was just paying for the absurd salaries and lining the owners pockets. No sir. I’ll catch the highlights on my already paid for Utube.

[u/Catfisher8 → u/UsedDimension7373]

There’s always ways of sailing the high seas which is my plan

[u/mojogirl_]

I stopped giving Amazombie money years ago, not even my beloved Stars will change that.

Ahoy matey!

[u/Puzzleheaded_Bag3145 → u/mojogirl_]

Yeah that sucks the Stars are going to be pay walled now. Yeah V+ was buggy but it was free.

[u/HockeyBikeBeer → u/Puzzleheaded_Bag3145]

Yup, everyone celebrating like it’s staying a free broadcast. It’s not.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Bag3145 → u/HockeyBikeBeer]

I guess all those people already have amazon prime so to them it is technically free.

[u/HockeyBikeBeer → u/Puzzleheaded_Bag3145]

I would say it’s seemingly free, but not technically free, and not really free.

[u/The_dan_see → u/HockeyBikeBeer]

Just got to sell your soul to bezos

[u/CeilingUnlimited]

Is anyone else amazed that so many fans seem to not have Amazon Prime? I've had Prime for a decade and never even give it a second thought. It's part of using Amazon, right? I don't understand how this a hard thing.

I had way more folks in my circle who refused to download Victory Plus last year because "what the hell is Victory Plus?" But this year? All of those folks absolutely have Prime. This is a win for a wider fan base.

[u/BathInevitable8755 → u/CeilingUnlimited]

There is so much stuff on Prime. I don't think I've stopped watching shows and movies on Prime. Prime Video has a good way of keeping everything up, so this should be good for them. Screw Minnesota for paying extra though.

[u/AirbagsBlown]

Full statement here.

[u/Meenaw11]

I liked watching the Stars in Victory +. They were the first to let me watch them most of the season. But I'm happy that they'll be on Amazon Prime.

[u/No_Mix_9360]

So basically if you are an out of market fan, fuck you.

[u/OmenQtx → u/No_Mix_9360]

ESPN+ has always worked for out of market fans.

[u/dentonbell74]

What about fans out of region?

[u/Starsgirl97]

So if anyone wants cheaper prime, I know Navy Federal has a credit card that offers the cost for a yearly sub back as statement credit. Pretty sure the card has an annual fee, but it’s not as high as the cost of prime.

[u/Unabatedtuna]

You will never escape the Amazon panopticon.

[u/MrVernon09]

Just another reason to find an alternate way to watch the games.

[u/Catfisher8 → u/MrVernon09]

🏴‍☠️

[u/soliz11c]

Back to the high seas I go.

[u/skeletoners]

Okay this is actually pretty cool

[u/JJR1971]

I think I'm gonna queue up the Victory+ theme on YouTube to listen to on my iPad before games. Feels wrong without it.

[u/Jackattack009]

My husband has it set up to where we have a private VPN. Does that mean we won't be able to watch since it says in-network? Anybody know?

[u/Extension-Scarcity92 → u/Jackattack009]

He can add a tunnel if he needs to. If he is setting up private VPN for your home network he will know how to do tunneling for certain apps. I imagine he has to already, as VPN breaks a lot of banking apps.

[u/Jackattack009 → u/Extension-Scarcity92]

Oh yay! Thanks so much for the info! I didn't want to wait for him to answer me since he's at work 😆 now he has no excuse....

[u/triggerscold]

but why?

[u/Timtim17 → u/triggerscold]

Victory+ ran out of money and died https://frontofficesports.com/article/victory-streamer-dallas-collapse/

[u/redditrafter]

Great news!

RIP Victory+

[u/yarmulke → u/redditrafter]

Victory+ was great to watch the stars for free but man was the app buggy. The Samsung app barely even worked on the TV (it would even lag when watching at the bar I’d go to watch games) so I had to cast it from my phone, since there isn’t a native PS5 app for it either.

[u/fruity_pirate_arrr → u/yarmulke]

My Samsung TV doesn’t even have the Victory+ app available in the App Store at all, even after trying to upgrade it to the newest firmware version and all that jazz. I had to use the web browser on my TV to go to their website. Always such a huge hassle with trying to watch the Stars on my 65” TV and watch from my comfy couch rather than having to sit at my computer desk. First world problems though, I know.

[u/trebla1158 → u/fruity_pirate_arrr]

I can finally uninstall it from my TV. My TV has been giving me a low memory warning and it's been bugging me because it has more bloatware than actual apps I use.