womblemaster Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8286886.stm DOnt think many of us will pay £10 to watch england play!! "Charges rise to £9.99 for those who subscribe on Thursday and Friday, and £11.99 on Saturday. " Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Bit disgusting really, no way am I paying that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8286886.stm DOnt think many of us will pay £10 to watch england play!! "Charges rise to £9.99 for those who subscribe on Thursday and Friday, and £11.99 on Saturday. " That link wont open for me but am I right in assuming the England qualifier will be shown on the 'net? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I can't imagine it'll be too difficult to find this one for free... If I even care enough to watch it. We're qualified already, who gives a shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 England match to be internet only Frank Lampard and John Terry The England match will be limited to a maximum of one million subscribers England's World Cup qualifier away in Ukraine on Saturday will be shown exclusively live to subscribers on the internet who will pay at least £4.99. It will be the first time UK viewers cannot watch England live on TV. Kentaro - an international agency appointed by the Ukrainian Football Federation - originally sold the UK rights for the game to Setanta. But after the pay-TV firm collapsed, digital sport specialist Perform was appointed to stream the match online. England have already qualified for the 2010 World Cup, winning all eight of their group matches. It is understood none of the traditional broadcasters were willing to pay the asking price to screen the game, which kicks off at 1715 BST. But the news has angered supporters who want to watch the action on television. FA do not control away rights - Bevington The match will be available on a dedicated website and viewers will be able to subscribe to it using PayPal, the electronic payment service. Peter Silverstone, managing director of Kentaro, told BBC Sport: "You will watch as you would any other streaming on the internet, like YouTube or the BBC iPlayer - there will be a pop-up player that will show the match in a very good quality stream." Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is part of the studio team for the match, while Kentaro has promised "a top commentary team". The cost of watching the game was being advertised on Monday in the Daily Express as £4.99 if viewers signed up before midnight on Wednesday. Charges rise to £9.99 for those who subscribe on Thursday and Friday, and £11.99 on Saturday. Silverstone insisted the project was "commercially viable". "We have a huge marketing effort behind us with the various newspaper groups that will promote the match on their websites," he said. "Commercially this will work and genuinely offers an exciting opportunity for us. We wouldn't embark on this project if we didn't feel it had strategic long-term value, this isn't a one-off shot." Silverstone said Kentaro would take a maximum of one million subscribers for the match - which he said equates to about 2.5 million viewers - because this would be the "safe number to stop at to ensure the optimal broadcast". The Odeon cinema chain will show the game live throughout the country, including at their flagship cinema at Leicester Square, but the match will not be available in pubs. Football Association spokesman Adrian Bevington admitted: "We would obviously like to see the game broadcast to as many people as possible" but insisted the matter was out of his organisation's hands. "These are the rights of the Ukrainian FA and the agents they've appointed to sell them," he told BBC Sport. "A traditional TV platform would be ideal to broadcast the game but it's not the case. It's not in our control." A World Cup qualifier should be available for everybody on free to air TV Mark Perryman England travelling fan ITV has the rights to home England games and, under the terms of their contract, has taken over Setanta's broadcast rights for away friendlies. However, that aspect of the deal does not cover away qualifying games, and neither the BBC, ITV, Sky nor Channel Five made a successful bid for the match. Perform streamed Manchester City and Spurs matches in the Uefa Cup last year when a TV deal could not be agreed - charging about £4 per game - and Bevington insisted: "We're obviously confident in the company that has got the rights - they're a very professional company". However, travelling England fan Mark Perryman said the fact the match was available only on the internet was "disastrous and an outrage." "A World Cup qualifier should be available for everybody on free-to-air TV," Perryman told BBC Sport. "It seems to me there's a very simple solution - Fifa and Uefa should insist as a condition of entry that all nations sell their games to terrestrial stations, whether its the home or away market." England defender Rio Ferdinand said he thought the broadcasting of the match marked "a good step forward" though. England web match an outrage - Perryman "I read that online advertising has taken over from TV, so that tells you something about where it's going in terms of the digital world," he told BBC Sport. "So I'm sure it'll be the way forward and in the future it'll probably be the reality. I think it's a good way to gauge how many people are interested." And Andrew Croker, executive chairman of Perform, insisted England fans would "embrace" the internet broadcast. "I think consumers are pretty sophisticated now, particularly in the UK, where we have been in the vanguard of adopting new technology," he told BBC Sport. "I think people want a choice - the chance to watch football in a different way. This is pioneering, very exciting and I think people will enjoy it." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Just got an email, it'll be streamed live on bet365 for free, for anyone with a funded account Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Don't think I'll bother. I can take or leave international football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 What a non-event, England are through, the squad is a bit experimental, I'd be amazed if they break even. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 There's nothing I hate more than international weekends Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Just got an email, it'll be streamed live on bet365 for free, for anyone with a funded account Canny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 "Won't be shown in pubs" apparently. Aye, can't imagine anyone being able to hook their laptop to a big screen like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 "Won't be shown in pubs" apparently. Aye, can't imagine anyone being able to hook their laptop to a big screen like. I can't see people being bothered to make the effort to go and watch it really, it's a meaningless game, might as well just watch Denmark vs Sweden on ESPN, big derby and the teams are playing for something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 It's on at some cinemas around the country as well. Won't be wasting my money on it, plenty of streams available for free online as well rather than spending cash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 "Won't be shown in pubs" apparently. Aye, can't imagine anyone being able to hook their laptop to a big screen like. I can't see people being bothered to make the effort to go and watch it really, it's a meaningless game, might as well just watch Denmark vs Sweden on ESPN, big derby and the teams are playing for something. Thought Germany was on ESPN ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 "Won't be shown in pubs" apparently. Aye, can't imagine anyone being able to hook their laptop to a big screen like. I can't see people being bothered to make the effort to go and watch it really, it's a meaningless game, might as well just watch Denmark vs Sweden on ESPN, big derby and the teams are playing for something. To be fair, it's the type of game I'd only watch at the pub. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 What a non-event, England are through, the squad is a bit experimental, I'd be amazed if they break even. There's nothing experimental about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 What a non-event, England are through, the squad is a bit experimental, I'd be amazed if they break even. There's nothing experimental about it. I think he'll give those in his squad that don't normally start a run out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 How is it a weekend without football? There are important international matches across the world as well as the u-20 World Cup. I think most of you should be able to cope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iliketoonarmy Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 It's like a month without sex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonarmy Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 How is it a weekend without football? All that is happening is 15 teams will qualify for the world cup, as well as all the playoffs for the final 5 spots being set. England's match is irrelevant for England, so anyone who simply likes football should be watching one of the qualifiers anyway. A weekend without Newcastle I assume you mean, but tbh, the team clearly needs the break as well, so all for the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Ireland v Italy is going to be much the better game this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Ireland v Italy is going to be much the better game this weekend. This. Going to be a brilliant game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
womblemaster Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 "How is it a weekend without football?" because many on here wont bother to pay for wtching england. AS there is no league games on then no football. I guess for the truely addicted there is the chance to watch other countries play. BUt that doesnt interest me, and many other england fans wont be arsed watching country X play. Therefore no football. "the team clearly needs the break as well," many of them playing international games tho ?.....our international star studded squad....erm thats probably a no then ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 What a non-event, England are through, the squad is a bit experimental, I'd be amazed if they break even. There's nothing experimental about it. I think he'll give those in his squad that don't normally start a run out. Hmmm, we'll see. I'd be surprised if he makes too many changes to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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