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Post by gasheadontour on Aug 8, 2021 12:45:48 GMT
I have an idea... How about selling a season ticket to cover all EFL Away matches on video on ifollow?
It would mean a greater income for clubs and without having an impact upon the number of home fans.
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Post by Baxtinho on Aug 8, 2021 12:47:17 GMT
They can't. They're not legally allowed to show 3 o'clock games.
It isn't just a marketing decision or anything else.
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Post by Quarters on Aug 8, 2021 12:49:29 GMT
They can't. They're not legally allowed to show 3 o'clock games. It isn't just a marketing decision or anything else. Yup Sky rules!
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Post by gasheadontour on Aug 8, 2021 12:56:49 GMT
They can't. They're not legally allowed to show 3 o'clock games. It isn't just a marketing decision or anything else.
The argument for allowing it would be that limiting it to Away season tickets for ifollow video would ensure no impact upon attendances by home fans as people wouldn't be able to purchse video for individual matches. It would also be marketed as being better for the environment - reducing journeys.
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Post by axegas on Aug 8, 2021 13:08:33 GMT
Perhaps adapt the OP’s idea slightly and sell a season ticket of the Tuesday night away games that can be shown on ifollow?
I’m not sure how many games that would amount to, but it could generate the club some revenue as well as some hype around Tuesday night trips to Barrow etc.
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Post by baggins on Aug 8, 2021 13:09:56 GMT
They can't. They're not legally allowed to show 3 o'clock games. It isn't just a marketing decision or anything else. Yup Sky rules! Sky? Seriously?
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Post by Quarters on Aug 8, 2021 13:30:58 GMT
They have the broadcast rights for EFL. The EFL get permission to show midweek games from Sky. Not 100% sure on Saturday 1500 games, thought read it once. Connected to why ifollow is also not shown live in Ireland though is in rest of Europe.
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Post by baggins on Aug 8, 2021 13:36:51 GMT
They have the broadcast rights for EFL. The EFL get permission to show midweek games from Sky. Not 100% sure on Saturday 1500 games, thought read it once. Connected to why ifollow is also not shown live in Ireland though is in rest of Europe. Is there anything that money doesn't control anymore?
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Post by Marshy on Aug 8, 2021 13:41:24 GMT
They have the broadcast rights for EFL. The EFL get permission to show midweek games from Sky. Not 100% sure on Saturday 1500 games, thought read it once. Connected to why ifollow is also not shown live in Ireland though is in rest of Europe. Is there anything that money doesn't control anymore? I dunno, ask your butler?
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Post by baggins on Aug 8, 2021 13:47:38 GMT
Is there anything that money doesn't control anymore? I dunno, ask your butler? Which one?
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Post by teanbiscuits on Aug 8, 2021 13:55:11 GMT
It's a UEFA rule, nothing to do with Sky. The FA choose to implement it though. "UEFA’s Article 48 ensures European national football associations have the right to prevent matches from being televised within a certain window, but only the English, Scottish and Montenegrin FA’s currently make use of the option."
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Post by gasheadontour on Aug 8, 2021 22:11:15 GMT
Let's say it was £500 per season for an ifollow pass to watch all of Rovers EFL Away matches. 2,000 subscribers would be £1m per season.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 8, 2021 22:18:05 GMT
It's a UEFA rule, nothing to do with Sky. The FA choose to implement it though. "UEFA’s Article 48 ensures European national football associations have the right to prevent matches from being televised within a certain window, but only the English, Scottish and Montenegrin FA’s currently make use of the option." I thought it was more to do with the contract with Sky where they agree not to show any games at 3pm on Saturday, as long as iFollow do likewise in the UK.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 8, 2021 22:21:01 GMT
Let's say it was £500 per season for an ifollow pass to watch all of Rovers EFL Away matches. 2,000 subscribers would be £1m per season. £500 seems steep to sell 2,000, £250 might be more attractive, meaning £500K per season, with potential for more uptake if we ever have a successful campaign. It's disappointing iFollow has just reverted back to previous seasons without any type of trial.
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Post by Gassy on Aug 8, 2021 23:22:47 GMT
£500 for away match only access? Might sell 4 or 5 of those tbf
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Post by Qatar Gas on Aug 9, 2021 4:56:05 GMT
£500 for away match only access? Might sell 4 or 5 of those tbf If people really want to use iFollow, just pay the £140 for the season pass and get a VPN. That's what a lot of fans do anyway. Nobody is going to pay £500.
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Post by plymouthgas on Aug 9, 2021 9:25:54 GMT
It's a UEFA rule, nothing to do with Sky. The FA choose to implement it though. "UEFA’s Article 48 ensures European national football associations have the right to prevent matches from being televised within a certain window, but only the English, Scottish and Montenegrin FA’s currently make use of the option." I thought it was more to do with the contract with Sky where they agree not to show any games at 3pm on Saturday, as long as iFollow do likewise in the UK. Absolutely nothing to do with sky. Its government legislation. It is illegal to broadcast live football between 3 and 5 on saturday afternoons in the uk
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Post by neilv93 on Aug 9, 2021 9:49:45 GMT
They can't. They're not legally allowed to show 3 o'clock games. It isn't just a marketing decision or anything else. This farcical 2:45-5:15 Saturday blackout rule needs to go now, long overdue. Painfully outdated in the modern streaming world we now live in. I'd love to be able to buy an iFollow ST and watch all 46 games (plus cups) from the comfort of my own home without having the deal with travel, parking, fuel, cold/wet weather etc.
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Post by Quarters on Aug 9, 2021 9:51:00 GMT
I thought it was more to do with the contract with Sky where they agree not to show any games at 3pm on Saturday, as long as iFollow do likewise in the UK. Absolutely nothing to do with sky. Its government legislation. It is illegal to broadcast live football between 3 and 5 on saturday afternoons in the uk Wrong again it's Football League rule..... The football blackout is a rule which means no match from the Premier League, FA Cup or Football League can be televised between 2.45pm and 5.15pm. The rule originated in the 1960s when then-Burnley chairman Bob Lord argued that having 3pm matches on TV would negatively affect the attendance of lower league matches. Now, more than 40 years on, the rule is still in place - discounting this season and post-lockdown fixtures of last term. To keep with the rules, the last round of Premier League fixtures all kick off at 3pm on a Sunday afternoon. The UK is actually the only country to observe the blackout of 3pm kick-offs on a Saturday.
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Post by bluebiro on Aug 9, 2021 10:01:22 GMT
Absolutely nothing to do with sky. Its government legislation. It is illegal to broadcast live football between 3 and 5 on saturday afternoons in the uk Wrong again it's Football League rule..... The football blackout is a rule which means no match from the Premier League, FA Cup or Football League can be televised between 2.45pm and 5.15pm. The rule originated in the 1960s when then-Burnley chairman Bob Lord argued that having 3pm matches on TV would negatively affect the attendance of lower league matches. Now, more than 40 years on, the rule is still in place - discounting this season and post-lockdown fixtures of last term. To keep with the rules, the last round of Premier League fixtures all kick off at 3pm on a Sunday afternoon. The UK is actually the only country to observe the blackout of 3pm kick-offs on a Saturday. probably why we still have a 4 division professional league. If all games were available like abroad then there certainly wouldn't be div 1 and 2 in operation today. No future fanbase when they would just pick one of the top 6 to watch every saturday
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