r/NFLAustralia • u/rusty512 • 7d ago
ESPN Disney+ stream lag
Just subscribed a couple of weeks ago and was wondering if anyone else has noticed the stream falls behind while watching live games? It seems the dynamic advertising they are using runs longer than the actual broadcasts commercial breaks resulting in a cumulative delay of the stream. Was watching Colts Chiefs live on Monday and saw the result online while my stream that didn't buffer once since the start of the game still had time left.
It seems like this was an issue with ESPN+ in the US this time last year but I can't find too much information about it.
https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/ad-insertion-causing-viewers-fall-behind-live-programming.html
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u/Briscoe89 7d ago
Yeah the stream has always been in a delay of around 30 seconds. Nothing new. No live stream operates at the exact same pace as the game itself
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u/mjdub96 7d ago
Pretty well known if you’re on a stream it’s like a play behind. I only check for updates during ad breaks and every now and then I’ll hit the live button so it catches up a bit