LakotaDakota Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 12 minutes ago, Mat Kendrick's Dentist said: Does anyone have any definite info on whether the streaming service will be available to those in the Republic of Ireland? I'm guessing it won't be ifollow is audio only for ROI, guess we will be the same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Could Be Rotterdam Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 So am I right in thinking if we are playing against the 8 clubs currently signed up to this that we will be able to find a stream? (Provided we are absolutely out of this country) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 hours ago, limpid said: The rules are from the FA / FL, not Sky. An iFollow FAQ Why do fans in the UK and Republic of Ireland not have the same access to iFollow as international fans? Under the EFL’s existing broadcast agreement with Sky Sports clubs are unable to offer fans in the UK or Republic of Ireland the same access to iFollow as international fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 28, 2017 Administrator Share Posted July 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, TheMelvillan said: From the ifollow faq page: Why do fans in the UK and Republic of Ireland not have the same access to iFollow as international fans? Under the EFL’s existing broadcast agreement with Sky Sports clubs are unable to offer fans in the UK or Republic of Ireland the same access to iFollow as international fans. Like I said, EFL's rules, Sky couldn't give a toss and would rather transmit all games at 3pm on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Anyone know who in Australia is showing the broadcast games? Last season I watched those on Bein Sports on Foxtel but I get the feeling they no longer have the rights. Certainly nothing is scheduled for this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) Not sure how this will relate to some others but ESPN has apparently acquired the Championship TV rights Quote EXCLUSIVE: In a stunning turn of events, BAMTech has acquired the US rights to the English Championship and EFL Cup, and has reached a separate agreement with ESPN to have the live and on-demand matches shown by the Worldwide Leader of Sports. beIN SPORTS will not broadcast the 2017/18 Championship season, and has subsequently removed all of the opening EFL Championship weekend matches from their schedule. According to an ESPN spokesperson, “Beginning August 4, as part of a separate agreement ESPN reached with BAMTech, ESPN will have live and replay coverage of weekly matches from the EFL. Currently, the plan is for the matches to be carried on ESPN3.” The confusion arose last week when beIN SPORTS confirmed they were planning on broadcasting the opening weekend of the Championship across both television and their beIN SPORTS Connect streaming platform. But according to beIN SPORTS today, they were instructed to remove the EFL games from all of their schedules. Nevertheless, as of press time, beIN SPORTS’ own website still has Championship listings on their TV guide for this upcoming weekend, which undoubtedly will be updated shortly. BAMTech is a streaming technology provider that is part owned by MLB, Disney (parent company of ESPN) and the NHL. The technology provider was recently in the news when it was revealed that they bid on the rights for the UEFA Champions League but were beaten by Turner Sports. An added complexity for the 2017/18 season is that the vast majority of clubs have signed up on a club-by-club basis to offer legal streams of every home and away league game to viewers around the world (outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland). The streaming service, named iFollow, will feature all of the league games for each participating club except for those games that are streamed by ESPN3 in the United States. To navigate through all of the changes, we recommend that you visit our Championship TV/streaming schedule for viewers in the USA, which will be updated weekly throughout the season with all of the links and TV details to view the matches. As an example, a Nottingham Forest supporter can sign up for a season pass to iFollow Forest for $140 for the entire season, which will allow him or her to stream every home and away league match during the season. Note, however, that if games are available via ESPN3, they will be blacked out from iFollow, so you’ll need to ensure you have a subscription to a package that includes iFollow and ESPN3 for the Forest games that are shown there. Several clubs (Birmingham City, Bristol City, Derby County, Fulham, Hull City, Leeds United, Middlesbrough, QPR, Sunderland and Wolves) have decided, as of press time, not to sign up to the iFollow service. If your club is one of those, you’ll need to check with their official club website to see if they’re planning on providing their own streaming service for international subscribers. For the upcoming season, the Championship will feature several well-supported teams including Aston Villa, Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Middlesbrough and Sunderland. Read our beginners guide to the Championship for more details on one of the most competitive leagues in the world. Last but not least, it’s anticipated that DAZN will be announced as the rights-holder of EFL Championship games in Canada. DAZN, part of the Perform empire, has seen success as a streaming platform in Germany and Japan. DAZN, pronounced “Da zone,” hopes to become the Netflix of soccer. http://worldsoccertalk.com/2017/08/02/bein-sports-espnbamtech-championship-tv-rights-says-source/ Edited August 3, 2017 by Villaphan04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Unevitable that ROI was lumped in as part of the UK so streaming won't be possible for people there. VPN for me I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Doesn't look like either ESPN or Bein are showing anything this weekend here in Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Aren't non-Sky Villa games being streamed by the club's Youtube channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted August 5, 2017 Administrator Share Posted August 5, 2017 16 hours ago, maqroll said: Aren't non-Sky Villa games being streamed by the club's Youtube channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 On 8/4/2017 at 00:36, Ponky said: Doesn't look like either ESPN or Bein are showing anything this weekend here in Oz. If you are on Facebook, just Aston Villa fans in Australia group. Plenty of talk about it on there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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