No "free" NFL football on TV anymore?

by Ironwood @, Sunday, November 15, 2026, 11:30 (4 hours, 26 minutes ago)

My landlord's away for a few days, so no help from her. Since I was last here, in March/25, she's bought a new smart JVC ROKU TV......which I find mystifying....but so far it appears that NFL games previously "free", including on Mexican local channels like Azteca, are now only pay-per-view or by subscription. And when there were many movies available either in English, or with English subtitles....they're gone too. The only thing I can get in English is this very oddball, previously unheard of "Haystack" channel that alternates, story-by-story, from one news network to another....so we get the same story repeated ad nauseum from half a dozen different perspectives, whether you want them or not. ( Oh, fortunately, I do get CBC NEWS, which I would take any day over any of the US networks.....but even the CBC News offering seems oddly out of sync.)
I'm aware there are local bars that show current NFL games (and this evenings Canadian Grey Cup), but believe it or not, the idea of sitting drinking one beer after another at a bar to watch a football game or two isn't all that appealing.
And please, don't anyone tell me it's a great opportunity to improve my Spanish.

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No "free" NFL football on TV anymore?

by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, November 15, 2026, 12:03 (3 hours, 52 minutes ago) @ Ironwood

My landlord's away for a few days, so no help from her. Since I was last here, in March/25, she's bought a new smart JVC ROKU TV......which I find mystifying....but so far it appears that NFL games previously "free", including on Mexican local channels like Azteca, are now only pay-per-view or by subscription. And when there were many movies available either in English, or with English subtitles....they're gone too. The only thing I can get in English is this very oddball, previously unheard of "Haystack" channel that alternates, story-by-story, from one news network to another....so we get the same story repeated ad nauseum from half a dozen different perspectives, whether you want them or not. ( Oh, fortunately, I do get CBC NEWS, which I would take any day over any of the US networks.....but even the CBC News offering seems oddly out of sync.)
I'm aware there are local bars that show current NFL games (and this evenings Canadian Grey Cup), but believe it or not, the idea of sitting drinking one beer after another at a bar to watch a football game or two isn't all that appealing.
And please, don't anyone tell me it's a great opportunity to improve my Spanish.

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