NCYorkie 3 Posted August 11, 2020 With the current Covid restrictions unlikely to fully go away soon, what provisions do you think the league will make for live coverage of matches? I wonder if we will be able to buy a season pass to live stream every match? I'm guessing clubs wouldn't be too keen on this in case restrictions lift part way through the season. However, if they do it match by match, how many fans would be willing or able to pay £10 to watch every match? I personally hope they offer a season ticket but it will be interesting to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thumbbass 314 Posted August 11, 2020 It would be dangerous for the club to neglect interested supporters and if a stream was available at a reasonable price I'm sure many would sign up. Don't supply the fuel for the fire and we might all discover lives outside of being a supporter, for the club that would be a disaster, more so than giving the stream away for nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,092 Posted August 11, 2020 You have to pay for streaming? Oh. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,657 Posted August 11, 2020 22,000ish have either paid or are paying for a season ticket next season which is a financial commitment to Norwich City and i hope that any charges to watch it live as you sit at home are geared towards those people before others. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Felixfan 53 Posted August 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said: 22,000ish have either paid or are paying for a season ticket next season which is a financial commitment to Norwich City and i hope that any charges to watch it live as you sit at home are geared towards those people before others. I endorse that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,092 Posted August 11, 2020 I don't think the club would be stupid enough to keep taking ST money, and then charge ST holders for a stream (which are readily free) at the same rate as non season ticket holders. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,520 Posted August 11, 2020 Time for clubs to be allowed to stream their own matches. Season ticket holders for free and casuals for a, say, £10 a match. Once that principle is established it will be something that will be seen to be a good thing and to be kept in place for even when restrictions are lifted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted August 11, 2020 13 minutes ago, lake district canary said: Time for clubs to be allowed to stream their own matches. Season ticket holders for free and casuals for a, say, £10 a match. Once that principle is established it will be something that will be seen to be a good thing and to be kept in place for even when restrictions are lifted. How would you stop naughty folk like yourself from watching a stream for free, as before Poor plod doesn't grasp that once a few people have access to a live stream then it goes worldwide on umpteen sites 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,516 Posted August 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Bill said: How would you stop naughty folk like yourself from watching a stream for free, as before Poor plod doesn't grasp that once a few people have access to a live stream then it goes worldwide on umpteen sites To be fair streaming is the classic Hydra. The more you try and cut sites down the more that pop up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCYorkie 3 Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) A season ticket to stream matches used to be £130 for overseas viewers I think. I hope they offer this to UK viewers. They need to offer a reasonable price if they want fans to subscribe. I only pay £17 per month for sky sports in HD and that includes loads of content for a whole month. £10 per match would be far too much for me to pay personally. I'd pay it for a one off match but not every week. Edited August 11, 2020 by NCYorkie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,352 Posted August 11, 2020 As long we can still watch all the games on the wireless everything will be ok. We love you Dr Dublin👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted August 11, 2020 26 minutes ago, nutty nigel said: As long we can still watch all the games on the wireless everything will be ok. We love you Dr Dublin👍 Time to work on the garden shed to make sure it is ready for the winter - if the missus doesn't want you indoors liss nun to the wireless Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
South Sider 114 Posted August 11, 2020 1 hour ago, lake district canary said: Time for clubs to be allowed to stream their own matches. Season ticket holders for free and casuals for a, say, £10 a match. Once that principle is established it will be something that will be seen to be a good thing and to be kept in place for even when restrictions are lifted. This is overall a good way around a situation nobody wanted. Seems the most fair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,311 Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, lake district canary said: Time for clubs to be allowed to stream their own matches. Season ticket holders for free and casuals for a, say, £10 a match. Once that principle is established it will be something that will be seen to be a good thing and to be kept in place for even when restrictions are lifted. Edited August 11, 2020 by ......and Smith must score. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted August 11, 2020 1 hour ago, lake district canary said: Time for clubs to be allowed to stream their own matches. Season ticket holders for free and casuals for a, say, £10 a match. Once that principle is established it will be something that will be seen to be a good thing and to be kept in place for even when restrictions are lifted. This would massively benefit the ‘big clubs’. Liverpool have been pushing for this very hard for a few years now - as they know that they have a massive global audience and they would absolutely coin it in, while clubs like Norwich would loss out hugely. The fact that money generated from TV rights is evenly spread across teams in the league is the one egalitarian thing about football at the moment. Streaming rights should be packaged up with TV rights with all revenue split equally among all the teams in the league. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,265 Posted August 11, 2020 My ST and pew is in the Cathedral Lounge. So on match-days will amazon deliver me a football programme plus a padded cushion for my chair to watch these live streams....and then at half-time will deliveroo bring to my door a complimentary beverage with biscuits of my choice?.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted August 11, 2020 Streaming following the NFL model could work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,520 Posted August 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Bill said: How would you stop naughty folk like yourself from watching a stream for free, as before Poor plod doesn't grasp that once a few people have access to a live stream then it goes worldwide on umpteen sites If there is a reasonably priced alternative I will nearly always go for that. I'd rather not go searching for dodgy streams every week and dodgy streams are just that - dodgy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanthecanary 168 Posted August 11, 2020 You would think that given it's unlikely that sky would want or be able to show all the matches in the championship that streaming or local TV could show the matches Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanthecanary 168 Posted August 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said: This would massively benefit the ‘big clubs’. Liverpool have been pushing for this very hard for a few years now - as they know that they have a massive global audience and they would absolutely coin it in, while clubs like Norwich would loss out hugely. The fact that money generated from TV rights is evenly spread across teams in the league is the one egalitarian thing about football at the moment. Streaming rights should be packaged up with TV rights with all revenue split equally among all the teams in the league. You seem to know these things... What is the situation with PL games being able to be shown on TV if there are no fans? Will 3 o'clock Saturday kick-offs be allowed to be broadcast? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted August 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, seanthecanary said: You seem to know these things... What is the situation with PL games being able to be shown on TV if there are no fans? Will 3 o'clock Saturday kick-offs be allowed to be broadcast? I don’t know - but as the law’s intention is to boost the attendance of lower league teams it would seem a bit pointless if no one can attend those games also. Hopefully all games will be streamed or televised somewhere. But it may be that live coverage is reduced to just local radio. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Greenthumb 742 Posted August 11, 2020 16 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said: I don’t know - but as the law’s intention is to boost the attendance of lower league teams it would seem a bit pointless if no one can attend those games also. Hopefully all games will be streamed or televised somewhere. But it may be that live coverage is reduced to just local radio. Do people still listen to football on the radio? I couldn’t think Of anything worse Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,092 Posted August 12, 2020 12 hours ago, Dr Greenthumb said: Do people still listen to football on the radio? I couldn’t think Of anything worse I listen to 5 Live now and again, it can be very good. Local coverage of our games is pretty useless, which is why I have resorted to streaming. Quite entertaining watching and commenting on the Pinkun matchday thread at the same time! Trouble is you make it too reasonably priced and convenient, some may prefer that to a season ticket. For global clubs like Liverpool it would be great, but could be disaster for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
essex canary 487 Posted August 12, 2020 On 11/08/2020 at 17:17, Capt. Pants said: I don't think the club would be stupid enough to keep taking ST money, and then charge ST holders for a stream (which are readily free) at the same rate as non season ticket holders. Hmm. Then again I didn't think they would conjure up a way to charge membership fees to season ticket holders until the away members scheme. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glory.win or die. 270 Posted August 14, 2020 I quite enjoy football on the radio.. If it's on TV I will usually watch it but I do enjoy listening to commentaries if I'm decorating or gardening etc. I must admit I hardly listened to radio norfolk.last season as so many games ended up on tv and easier to find streams but they do get the blood pumping at times with the emotion and bias of late winners etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 4,938 Posted August 15, 2020 On 12/08/2020 at 22:31, essex canary said: Hmm. Then again I didn't think they would conjure up a way to charge membership fees to *HOME* season ticket holders until the away members scheme. Fixed that for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 4,938 Posted August 15, 2020 And the match day experience in person is completely different to watching it whether on a stream or the radio. I don’t see that they are remotely comparable. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Bristol Nest 512 Posted August 15, 2020 Clubs streaming their own games is the future of TV rights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted August 15, 2020 20 minutes ago, The Bristol Nest said: Clubs streaming their own games is the future of TV rights. That would just make the gap between the big six, with millions of fans all over the world, and the rest get even bigger. The fact that the Premier League has a collective deal is probably the main reason why it has remained more competitive than Europe's other top leagues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Bristol Nest 512 Posted August 15, 2020 I agree but for every Liverpool there is a Norwich who will sell more than most of the rest of the lower leagues. A bit like merchandise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites