Day Around the Bay: Only Netflix Subscribers Will Be Able to Watch the Giants' Opening Day Next Season
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Day Around the Bay: Only Netflix Subscribers Will Be Able to Watch the Giants' Opening Day Next Season
"Great news for 49ers fans, as the injured Brock Purdy is highly likely to return as starting quarterback in this Sunday's home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Purdy has been out the last two weeks with shoulder and toe injuries, and while the team has not made an official announcement, several media outlets are reporting that Purdy probably will start for Sunday's 1:05 pm game. [SFGate]"
"Oh, christ. You will not be able to watch your San Francisco Giants 2026 Opening Day game against the New York Yankees unless you're a Netflix subscriber, as Netflix has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the game. The Giants' March 25, 2026 home opener is one of a handful of games the MLB has sold to streaming services Netflix and Peacock, and you'll have to get used to arrangements like this, because the two streaming platforms got a three-year contract for exclusive games. [NYTimes]"
"More hard times for legacy and decades-old Fisherman's Wharf seafood restaurants, as the 79-year-old Capurro's has been threatened with foreclosure over an unpaid $1.5 million bank loan. On top of that, Capurro's is still saddled with a bunch of unpaid rent debt to the Port of San Francisco that was incurred during the pandemic. [SF Business Times]"
Brock Purdy is likely to return as the 49ers' starting quarterback for Sunday's 1:05 pm home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars after missing two weeks with shoulder and toe injuries. Netflix acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the San Francisco Giants' 2026 Opening Day versus the New York Yankees as part of a three-year deal granting Netflix and Peacock exclusive MLB games. The 79-year-old Capurro's seafood restaurant faces foreclosure over a $1.5 million unpaid bank loan and carries pandemic-era rent debt to the Port of San Francisco. The Office of Management and Budget appears to be positioning for mass federal firings amid another possible shutdown. The Defense Secretary ordered hundreds of senior military leaders to a mandatory in-person meeting at Quantico without providing a reason. Reports allege an extramarital affair involving Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski.
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