Paolo Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Do not subscribe to Eleven Sports, and don’t think I will, unless they had a smart TV app, but it seems they ignored the broadcasting ban on Saturday, and want it to end. They have the backing of the Spanish League (who’s games they now broadcast). What I never knew, was, it is down to the individual football associations to decide if they want to enforce the ban, and only Scotland, England, and Montenegro do so. Will this ban be down away with eventually? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-10/spanish-soccer-league-backs-channel-that-flouted-u-k-match-ban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboGraham Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Like most decisions the Scottish football authorities will follow England when they change... England will change when they are confident that the finances of it work in the favour of the EPL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I'm a subscriber, mainly for Serie A but La Liga games can be a fun watch too. Worth a paltry £5.99 IMO. It's certainly likely the blackout will be lifted in time. I can't see it being a huge problem either way. I think the fairly recent BBC survey which showed clubs still make huge profit without attendances will just back that argument. In some respects, I don't understand why it applies to foreign leagues too though. I mean, how are league attendances in say Scotland, gonna be affected by a La Liga game on TV. I get El Classico draws the punters in but surely no one would actually shun seeing their team in person to watch a match on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inch Hearts Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 It’s shit compared to sky, I don’t even think the commentators are at games. Free though so not going to grumble that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inch Hearts Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I might be wrong but didn’t Sky show el Classico at 3.15 with the first 15 mins not shown a couple of years back? With the champions league tv ban lifted (sky show every single championship game simultaneously now) I don’t think the ban will last much longer considering tv means more to clubs than attendances these days down south. It could further kill the Scottish game though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) I've got it for Serie A primarily so can't comment on La Liga games that might have been shown. What I do know is that last Saturday, Eleven Sports showed the pre-game build up to the 5pm KO game and it cut to audio only, with a message saying they weren't allowed to show pictures until 5.15pm. They have done this for all 5pm Serie a games on a Saturday this season so I find it strange they would show La Liga during the same period. Something doesn't add up here ! Edited October 10, 2018 by Boab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Buying foreign football I would guess is a single man's market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sir Gio said: Buying foreign football I would guess is a single man's market? Is the English Premiership not foreign in a football sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, Spellczech said: Is the English Premiership not foreign in a football sense? I suppose it is but quite a few will have historically subscribed to Sky for a variety of programmes whereas this channel seems to be for a very specific audience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Sir Gio said: I suppose it is but quite a few will have historically subscribed to Sky for a variety of programmes whereas this channel seems to be for a very specific audience True, my parents get Sky Sports on Virgin in order to get tennis & golf. I spoke to Virgin the other day when getting their bill reduced, and tried to opt out of paying for football but it is an all or nothing package on Virgin... I was left trying to explain to a couple of septagenarians that the efforts to avoid a Sky monopoly only made TV sport more expensive for the precise reason that if you want what Sky had a few years ago, you now need BT Sport and Eleven Sports too. A month ago my mum was upset that Sky had lost the US Open Tennis, so I gave her my Amazon Prime login but the coverage was so rubbish she lost interest after one match... Sport on TV is a bloody expensive mess now, and will get worse with Facebook and Google (Youtube) getting involved too... Edited October 10, 2018 by Spellczech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Boab said: I've got it for Serie A primarily so can't comment on La Liga games that might have been shown. What I do know is that last Saturday, Eleven Sports showed the pre-game build up to the 5pm KO game and it cut to audio only, with a message saying they weren't allowed to show pictures until 5.15pm. They have done this for all 5pm Serie a games on a Saturday this season so I find it strange they would show La Liga during the same period. Something doesn't add up here ! Maybe just to test the water People are talking about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inch Hearts Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 26 minutes ago, Spellczech said: True, my parents get Sky Sports on Virgin in order to get tennis & golf. I spoke to Virgin the other day when getting their bill reduced, and tried to opt out of paying for football but it is an all or nothing package on Virgin... I was left trying to explain to a couple of septagenarians that the efforts to avoid a Sky monopoly only made TV sport more expensive for the precise reason that if you want what Sky had a few years ago, you now need BT Sport and Eleven Sports too. A month ago my mum was upset that Sky had lost the US Open Tennis, so I gave her my Amazon Prime login but the coverage was so rubbish she lost interest after one match... Sport on TV is a bloody expensive mess now, and will get worse with Facebook and Google (Youtube) getting involved too... Yep, it’s pish. Same goes for the boxing on amazon and ITV ppv. People moan about sky but guaranteed in a couple years time when it’s all over the shop the same people will wish it was still on Sky. Why everyone doesn’t just gamble on IPTV though is beyond me. £10 a month for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth to Paisley Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I have been more than happy with Eleven Sports _ I bougjt the annual pass for just short of £50. I have Chromecast so I can beam it to my second tv without any issue. I initially thought not having a dedicated tv channel would be an issue but the catch up facility allows me to pick up stuff I can't watch live. I don't have score notifications turned so no problems with the coverage being behind live. If the betting channels can show coverage from 5pm then it's not really an issue any more. Like Boab I am a Serie A aficionado and a passionate avoider of the EPL! Wife watches X_Factor I watch calcio... everybody's happy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewie Griffin Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 23:53, Perth to Paisley said: I have been more than happy with Eleven Sports _ I bougjt the annual pass for just short of £50. I have Chromecast so I can beam it to my second tv without any issue. I initially thought not having a dedicated tv channel would be an issue but the catch up facility allows me to pick up stuff I can't watch live. I don't have score notifications turned so no problems with the coverage being behind live. If the betting channels can show coverage from 5pm then it's not really an issue any more. Like Boab I am a Serie A aficionado and a passionate avoider of the EPL! Wife watches X_Factor I watch calcio... everybody's happy ? I’m thinking of getting eleven sports as I miss watching La Liga however I’m only going to get it if it’s easy to stream onto a tv . Do you just use the app then put it onto your tv via chromcast ? Also is it possible to stream it to a smart tv without the need for a chromcast do you know ? . Thanks for any advice you can give Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indianajones Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Eleven Sports sounds fantastic value for money. Been considering if for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irufushi Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I rate it . Got it initially for the uspga coverage and have kept it since for serie A . Not interested in la liga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, Irufushi said: I rate it . Got it initially for the uspga coverage and have kept it since for serie A . Not interested in la liga. Yip. Was unsure how it would be but if you need a Serie A fix, it's a given. Do some good wee shorts at half time. Good one on Maldini yesterday with James Horncastle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth to Paisley Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Stewie Griffin said: I’m thinking of getting eleven sports as I miss watching La Liga however I’m only going to get it if it’s easy to stream onto a tv . Do you just use the app then put it onto your tv via chromcast ? Also is it possible to stream it to a smart tv without the need for a chromcast do you know ? . Thanks for any advice you can give I use the app on an old samsung phone (no sim) i then Chromecast it onto a 46" tv...Simple and good definition. ..It runs about 1 minute behind real time so turn off any score notifications you have. Buffering hasn't been a regular inconvenience ... really depends on your download speed. I don't think they have yet sorted out the smart tv option. For £50 it's been a bargain! Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewie Griffin Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 9 minutes ago, Perth to Paisley said: I use the app on an old samsung phone (no sim) i then Chromecast it onto a 46" tv...Simple and good definition. ..It runs about 1 minute behind real time so turn off any score notifications you have. Buffering hasn't been a regular inconvenience ... really depends on your download speed. I don't think they have yet sorted out the smart tv option. For £50 it's been a bargain! Enjoy. Thats great thanks for the reply / info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavaarHearts Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 I had it for a couple of months and cancelled, they then came back and offered a year for £39.99. Can't argue with that especially when you compare the amount of content to Sky or BTs exorbitant pricing structure. There was talk of them having it hosted on other platforms such as Sky, but this doesn't seem to have progressed any since the beginning of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Eleven sports is definitely better than I expected. Paid about £50 for the year, if you have a tablet/smart phone and smart tv it's simple to cast to the tv and the picture is great. Improved their on demand stuff now too so it doesn't show you the result of the game you want to catch up on Good value for money if you're into Spanish + Italian football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 22:20, Inch Hearts said: Why everyone doesn’t just gamble on IPTV though is beyond me. £10 a month for everything. Probably because none of that £10 a month goes to the broadcasters so if nobody pays then nobody broadcasts! Just getting the feed from a stadium onto the telly can cost tens of thousands not to mention the wages for the camera men, sound guys, producers and commentators, if everyone goes iptv then there is no money for any of that so broadcasts would just stop and you’d be left with nothing to watch! And that’s without mentioning the cost of broadcast rights to begin with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaths17 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 ah.......remember the days when people were out playing football, every park in town with people playing, now their all wedged into an arm chair. only games I watch are hearts, I'd rather be doing something shite than glued to a telly watchin fitba(which is at the best of times poor fare). time for all to turn their sets off more, go outside smell the fresh air, it's good for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 7 minutes ago, reaths17 said: ah.......remember the days when people were out playing football, every park in town with people playing, now their all wedged into an arm chair. only games I watch are hearts, I'd rather be doing something shite than glued to a telly watchin fitba(which is at the best of times poor fare). time for all to turn their sets off more, go outside smell the fresh air, it's good for you. .....and that's the end of this week's Countryfile. See you next week when we talk about conkers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaths17 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, Boab said: .....and that's the end of this week's Countryfile. See you next week when we talk about conkers ! there will come a time when a large portion of the populace won't know what a conker is without countryfile explaining it, unless amazon delivers them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, reaths17 said: there will come a time when a large portion of the populace won't know what a conker is without countryfile explaining it, unless amazon delivers them. You're right, buddy. Pissing doon your leg a bit there. Way too much football on the box. It is what it is though. We'll never go back. All about money now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Grappelli Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Mauricio Pinilla said: Eleven sports is definitely better than I expected. Paid about £50 for the year, if you have a tablet/smart phone and smart tv it's simple to cast to the tv and the picture is great. Improved their on demand stuff now too so it doesn't show you the result of the game you want to catch up on Good value for money if you're into Spanish + Italian football. Agreed. Got Chromecast just in time for the clasico and raced home from Murrayfield to catch most of the game. Wish I hadn't bothered... Picture quality etc really good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never Let Them Forget Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Mauricio Pinilla said: Eleven sports is definitely better than I expected. Paid about £50 for the year, if you have a tablet/smart phone and smart tv it's simple to cast to the tv and the picture is great. Improved their on demand stuff now too so it doesn't show you the result of the game you want to catch up on Good value for money if you're into Spanish + Italian football. I bought it when it first came out and I couldn’t cast it. Has it changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Grappelli Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Never Let Them Forget said: I bought it when it first came out and I couldn’t cast it. Has it changed? Definitely works with Chromecast now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Funny seeing Ryan Giggs saying he hasn't watched Gareth Bale this season because the games are no longer on Sky. Eleven Sports have offered him a free trial. £49.99 too much obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Never Let Them Forget said: I bought it when it first came out and I couldn’t cast it. Has it changed? Yeah I was surprised when I opened it one day and had the option, didn't know if it was always there and I'd just missed it or if it was an upgrade. Definitely works well though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juangoal Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 16 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: Funny seeing Ryan Giggs saying he hasn't watched Gareth Bale this season because the games are no longer on Sky. Eleven Sports have offered him a free trial. £49.99 too much obviously. Maybe too busy 5h499in9 his brothers wife to watch La Liga? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth to Paisley Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Eleven Sports free trial details Subscribe using the code WALES for your first month of Eleven Sports FREE || bit.ly/WalesEleven Offer open until midnight 6 November Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Mikey1874 said: Funny seeing Ryan Giggs saying he hasn't watched Gareth Bale this season because the games are no longer on Sky. Eleven Sports have offered him a free trial. £49.99 too much obviously. giggs is such a fraud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth to Paisley Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Meant to tag Stewie 14 hours ago, Stewie Griffin said: Thats great thanks for the reply / info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoked-Glass Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Setanta ireland used to show a premiership game at 3pm every Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 4 hours ago, Mikey1874 said: Funny seeing Ryan Giggs saying he hasn't watched Gareth Bale this season because the games are no longer on Sky. Eleven Sports have offered him a free trial. £49.99 too much obviously. Maybe his mistress doesn’t subscribe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inch Hearts Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 On 06/11/2018 at 09:01, Ribble said: Probably because none of that £10 a month goes to the broadcasters so if nobody pays then nobody broadcasts! Just getting the feed from a stadium onto the telly can cost tens of thousands not to mention the wages for the camera men, sound guys, producers and commentators, if everyone goes iptv then there is no money for any of that so broadcasts would just stop and you’d be left with nothing to watch! And that’s without mentioning the cost of broadcast rights to begin with! If that happened and nobody paid the broadcaster then it would go back to being half decent on sky or bt and more would pay again. If sky or bt went bust I could live with going to games and them not spending billions down South and giving us a fiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) Not got enough subscribers to keep going https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/12/eleven-sports-may-be-facing-closure-in-uk-after-only-four-months Edited December 12, 2018 by kila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterion Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 hour ago, kila said: Not got enough subscribers to keep going https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/12/eleven-sports-may-be-facing-closure-in-uk-after-only-four-months I feel bad for people involved with Eleven Sports but without a presence on traditional set top boxes (or via newer terrestrial PPV services) it was always going to struggle. it will be interesting to see what happens next with the various content deals. I’d suspect BT will want something to beef up their offering. La Liga fits the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William H. Bonney Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I noticed they show la liga seria a games live on the stv player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozi Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Hopefully there is still an appetite for BT sports to continue and pick these rights up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainmac Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 On 05/11/2018 at 22:04, Stewie Griffin said: I’m thinking of getting eleven sports as I miss watching La Liga however I’m only going to get it if it’s easy to stream onto a tv . Do you just use the app then put it onto your tv via chromcast ? Also is it possible to stream it to a smart tv without the need for a chromcast do you know ? . Thanks for any advice you can give If it's an LG TV you can use an app called MKIPTV without using Chromecast or a Fire Stick. IPTV provider required to watch Eleven Sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Mysterion said: I feel bad for people involved with Eleven Sports but without a presence on traditional set top boxes (or via newer terrestrial PPV services) it was always going to struggle. it will be interesting to see what happens next with the various content deals. I’d suspect BT will want something to beef up their offering. La Liga fits the bill. I would be surprised if BT went for it, Eleven Sports was born through BT moving away from sport so the BT Sport execs went their own way to create Eleven. It’ll either be Sky or someone like ITV/CH4 picking up the rights till the end of the season on the cheap while a new bidding process happens for seasons after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterion Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 49 minutes ago, Ribble said: I would be surprised if BT went for it, Eleven Sports was born through BT moving away from sport so the BT Sport execs went their own way to create Eleven. It’ll either be Sky or someone like ITV/CH4 picking up the rights till the end of the season on the cheap while a new bidding process happens for seasons after that. It would be wrong to suggest BT has moved away from Sport. In the last 12months it has reigned things in significantly - the lower bids on rights is based on the value those rights can bring to BT as a brand. If there's not enough viewers, sponsors etc then it doesn't bid high. It's all to meet a business case plan that can show accountants that financial controls are in place (but results in haemorrhaging content). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Still operating for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Hopefully a decent bid is made by a TV company for Serie A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Elwood P Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Ribble said: I would be surprised if BT went for it, Eleven Sports was born through BT moving away from sport so the BT Sport execs went their own way to create Eleven. It’ll either be Sky or someone like ITV/CH4 picking up the rights till the end of the season on the cheap while a new bidding process happens for seasons after that. Eleven Sport actually won more content that SkySports had the rights to than BT Sport. La Liga and the Eredivise were both on Sky. BT only appear to have lost the Serie A. Would love one provider to just have a monopoly so only one subscription was required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Elwood P Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 10 hours ago, iainmac said: If it's an LG TV you can use an app called MKIPTV without using Chromecast or a Fire Stick. IPTV provider required to watch Eleven Sports. Would you be able to point me in the direction of some online instructions on how to do this? I’ve got Eleven Sports and just watch it on the MacBook but would rather get it on TV which is an LG one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeDudley Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, Mr Elwood P said: Eleven Sport actually won more content that SkySports had the rights to than BT Sport. La Liga and the Eredivise were both on Sky. BT only appear to have lost the Serie A. Would love one provider to just have a monopoly so only one subscription was required. be careful what you wish for, because when one provider has a monopoly they can end up shafting you with the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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