Coliseum Sports - EPL Overlords

Davis & Devlin ...

Is it really that hard to plug in an hdmi cable ? I mean really.......... Google and youtube it if you don't have a brain.

I dont really have an issue with CSM, other than the quality of the feed, I have been used to watching SKY Sports in HD, and from what Ive seen when i plugged my laptop in and screened their preview vid, it's nothing like that. Dont get me wrong the picture is good, but it isn't what I have become used to watching.

I have just finished listening to the NZ Tech Podcast and they said they are getting Tim Martin (CEO CSM) on next week, and those guys are onviously fairly 'techy', so he'll probably get more searching questions than what Telfer and Sam Malcolmson served up the other day...!

Interestingly they had the guy on from QuickFlix and they in the process of developing a connection with Freeview, that will screen on Channel 200, and will act like a 'normal' TV Channel but you'll need a QuickFlix subscription to access it; this may well be the route PLP head down at some point...

Yeah, it's like watching sky without HD in quality I reckon. 

Reckon they'll offer an HD ticket or something in time. Possibly just a bit nervous about introducing it straight away.

Found out last night that a 4500kbps option is being heavily investigate, and will most likely be implemented in the early stages of the season.

Knew it wasn't you - some "cricket" guy... was bluddy funny tho. The bloke was almost sickeningly positive, he almost had Deaker B on the back foot. But not quite. 

And yeah; I recall you v Telfer - lols.

In an epic piece of reverse marketing... watching the Arsenal TV coverage on Sky is increasing the likelihood of me getting Coliseum sooner. I'm allergic to watching *delayed games. Bugger it.

(notwithstanding the 2011 5-3 match v Chelski that Sky/ATV showed the other night - wow!).

 

Living in this world of free unfetted capitalistism Sky is doing what big monopolys do all the time. They use their power to crush any opposition. Coliseum come on board as competitors. Sky respond by doing enough to muddy the waters and make the life of the startup even more difficult. Once the competition is killed off Sky will resume their normally distainful treatment of their clients. 

Bit slack of the EPL clubs  how do they get off selling broadcast rights to Coliseum and then flog off delayed rights to Sky?......needs some lawyer to check that out.  Does that mean in the past Sky had live rights but someone could have come in and got delayed rights?

Still doesn't alter the fact that Sky are still c**ts and one day when NZ moves out of third world status and we get whats available via the net like civilised countries have, then we can all happily dance on Skys grave.

Someone over on the geekzone forums emailed plp got this response re: on demand stuff

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Thank you for contacting PLP Support.

All games will be archived for on demand or replay viewing but some matches will only be avaible until the start of the next round. There will be 250 matches that are available on demand or in replay for the duration of your subscription. The other 130 matches will only be available on demand or on replay until the start of the next round or about a week's time.

We can not confirm which games fall into each category at this time as that will be subject to change do to broadcasting rights.

The highest bitrate offered will be 3000Kbps.
We will be happy to pass along a request to offer a 4500Kbps bitrate stream in the future
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Sounds consistent with what Julio told me then. That's promising. 

They really should make their FAQs clearer on this point as it definitely gives the impression you can only watch those 130 games once. 

*sigh*

I have Apple TV and are fully aware of how to plug it in and use it.  Despite being told on numerous occassions where the information to connect a computer to a TV, I don't need it.  Thanks all the same.

I don't think that I have ever said anything stronger than moving to CSM is an inconvenience, and frankly have no opinion on it either being a good thing or a bad thing.  I am probably the very definition of indifferent in this situation. I am sure someone will be able to prove otherwise in about 30 seconds, so good luck to you.

All I have said is that a number of non tech savvy people have asked me (a non IT person) questions about how simple/complicated this is for them, which leads me to believe that the information they require is not available in places these people would normally look.  I am not the voice of these morons, just expressing an opinion that I would have thought that they would have used other means to communicate this information (adverts, fliers, etc).

This thread is providing me with way more entertainment than Coliseum ever could so fuck them, I'm oot.

Yep, which is funnily enought the place they need to go to subscribe. Its the perfect place to put the information .

Any idea on what coliseum's version of analysis means?  Are we going to be getting carra and neville?  

Just signed up for the season and got an e-mail from PLP which had the following:

If you're wondering how best to connect your computer or tablet to your TV there's information in the upcoming orientation pack and in store at The Warehouse and Noel Leeming nationwide.

Plus that week we all spent at area code camp. 

Well, several years ago it was suggested on this very site that there was plenty of football around the world to give Sky the chance to have a dedicated football channel - Like they have with Rugby.

Now that Sommet Sports has taken to showing Championship games "free to air" - awesome fellas, getting to watch some real football for free and with Coliswhatever charging $150 for a hopeful 13k fans, it has shown too that there is a market.

I think Sky underestimated football fans to the point of treating them with contempt. Now they are paying the price. I think in two years they really will offer a bid to knock everyone else out just to prove a point but their reputation has indeed taken a hit.

I won't be subscribing to watch the EPL. I will be watching Sommet Sports and I will watch the A League on Sky - should they kill that off too, then I will be saving $77 per month when I cancel them.

Shame the bit rates are not higher and I guess only those with 100 gig+ plans on ultra Broadband will get the true benefit.

Still interesting times ahead.

What would you do if QPR got promoted next season?

$900 per year for SKY subs is a lot of money.

Probably join QPR World for around 50 pounds and watch the games on the lappy - Shift work is a killer for me though and can stop me watching every game. Sky in that respect was good but I feel they could have done it better.

any word on when they will sort out the ipad app ??

getting a bit close to season kixk off !

Yeah they're cutting it a bit fine! 

Looking forward to the EPL this weekend though. 

Goals of the season on tv1 now. Also season review was on before it(can catch it on TV+1 now)

Quality. It probably wouldn't have been a bad idea to get some ads during these slots to advertise PLP, as FM said. 

As I suspected United's trip to Swansea next week is the first game on TV one.

The quality of Premier League Pass is garbage. They offer a preview video which isn't even live and the quality is sub par and blurry and pixelated and I have a 15 mbps  DL rate.

Will stick to Vipbox if this is the quality they are offering. Just lucky I am a gooner so I can watch Arsenal games on the next day like I do anyway.

Laggy, not in HD, why would I pay for that. The quality is garbage on my TV. switching between the premier league streaming site to ESPN in HD on the other channel, it was night and day. Will just wait to midday on sunday to watch Arsenal games. Can't stand sub par quality. Also the CSM guy telling people they just have to plug in there PC to stream are completely avoiding the issue that most old people have laptops from 2005 that wouldn't have a chance in hell at streaming at a constant framerate. I can see alot of backlash after the first night of football, people will be angry once they see how it works. Because in my experience a online service launch always go horrible in the worst ways. Also there is a thing called pirate bay, that upload 720p\1080p matches about 30 minutes after they finish. I think that is looking very appealing.

Hmmmm a Xbox app could of made me make the jump to this service, would of been cool watching games with friends in a party.

Sky has your back, Tottenham games will be on Sky in HD 12 hours after their initial kickoff time so more like Sunday afternoon. This is the same for Arsenal, Man City and another unnamed team

Wow that is complete false advertising. It looks crap when the game starts.

Goonertron is this you ?????

Maybe he forgot to switch to the higher frame rate? It looks great on mine at 3000. Somewhere between sky with HD and sky without HD. 

Not really sold on this, to be honest. It's especially shite because the top 5 teams are going to be on Sky, anyway. But because we're so shite, I'm left with not much choice! Think I'll go to LFC TV though. Would rather watch Liverpool reserves than any other sides in the Premier League anyway.

It sucks though, because Sky are cunts. Would love to have cancelled them.