Coliseum Sports - EPL Overlords

Auckland Domain? Apparently its all the rage... (which actually makes me sound quite perverted now that I have typed that)

No modern household uses less than 50GB a month.

So it costs more, potentially see less games and screened in a 1st world country with 3rd world internet and pricing. Much better.

How exactly does it see less games? All games live (so more games) and about the same games available to watch whenever you want (no idea why not all games again).

I do like the ipad streaming. That's handy. I'm just concerned about the picture quality. NZ internet speeds won't be able to replicate normal HD tv viewing.

This is the one point I do not think we will agree on.

a: I pay $110 a month now for Sky. I will pay that next month without EPL and I paid that last month with EPL. Now there are other sports I want to watch (Basketball, League) so compared to last month, its now to my deficit as I pay the same and get less for it.

b: If I want to watch a service I used to have, I now have to pay an extra $150 for that and view it in a different manner that may or may not be as good a quality as what I currently have with possibly not the same comfort (if I don't set my TV up) with a possible increase in costs to an internet provider (and if I am with anyone not named Telecom I am poked) without the ability to watch it/fast forward it or view in when I want nor with the full range of 7-9 games I used to pick and chose with only (what did someone say?) 3 games available. And that's assuming I have the technology to be able to do so.

 

Its the way of the future, and its different and certainly a change, but you cannot bill it as better. It becomes better it its all in one internet capable set top box with all feeds able to plug into it, Sky reduce my fee and my internet is unaffected.

It'll be interesting to see what its like. I've watched MLBTV online before and the quality can be just like HDTV. However it is prone to that quality fading out and even lag for live games. On demand is ok. 

However that is obviously from a server in the states, perhaps this will be much better from a local server (I don't quite understand precisely how this works).

As for the business model, the great thing about the Internet as opposed to a TV provider is it isn't so local. Resources can be shared across different regions, so giving access to people in nz may not cost anything much more than giving access to someone in Asia for instance - as long as you have the rights to give them access. There is more potential there is I guess what I'm saying. 

Ah sorry JV I misunderstood. Yeah I agree it isn't so great cost wise for those who want to watch things on sky as well as the EPL in the short term (I'm included in this). Don't think you can turn that one point into 2 though :p

If you cancel SKY how will you watch the a league ?

Frankie, you can still watch your motor sport via TV3. 

I think this whole thing sucks. Not everyone could afford nor have access to ultra fast broadband. WTF were Sky thinking? Some people on here were suggesting a football channel and then Sky make this cluster fuck. 

Dear Sky, not every subscriber is a die hard sole thugby follower. You will certainly lose some subscribers. Whether they drop the sports package or their whole sky package all together is open to debate.

Sport channel - $27 or the whole bundle that I get = $77 per month. hmmm tempted to ditch the lot. If the A League games were also lost, i'd have killed Sky today. I love my live football. Being a shift worker, I was quite happy to watch games in the middle of the night.

Like Frankie, I might investigate subscribing to EPL or perhaps just QPR World so i can get all 46 of their games. probably cost me about $80NZ but then, I'll get to see them. Just have to increase my BB cap up from 10 gig to something bigger and faster - using the money i'd have spent of Sky.

Yeah that's what I'm wrestling with. Can always go to four kings I guess haha. 

I can watch EPL, NBA and baseball online through subscriptions. That means I can take those things out of a sky package. So it becomes 'is it worth the sky subscription to watch A league, warriors games, hurricanes games, test cricket and all blacks tests' 

Can't decide. Currently leaning toward yes because of so many ashes tests being on this year. 

Somebody also mentioned sky only has A league rights for another season, so that could be interesting. 

Ideally, sky falls and you can subscribe to watch whatever you want on an individual basis. Or, sky start offering that (not likely)

Btw, good chat lately nufc_nz. 

FIFA World Cup next year. Will SKY get that ? If not i'll fuckin burn that decoder.

Gooners have a digital m/ship available from this coming season which gives all games delayed in full (and HD) plus match day and shitloads of magazine programs... the price for that? Nothing... so combined with the TV One coverage I may play it by ear - or pick and chose... or maybe not.

At least now we have options. Annoyingly, cheaper Sky won't be one of them.

Just checked Vodafone, 100 gig superfast bb = $85.95nzd

Surely someone should be getting in touch with Sky and asking for a discount given that the EPL was about half of their Sunday sports viewing...I mean Sky is vastly overpriced and over-bundled. Plus it's been a virtual monopoly for some time now.

But I owe TVNZ an apology- have to laugh though- on the main TVNZ website this is the top story. LOLOLOL. Not even sure if football was the top story there during the WC and they really haven't had any reporter a la Gourdie with football chops or respect. They have tended to run negative press on the Phoenix if it is at all possible. A chance to earn chops. Not Martin Devlin please!

EDIT: "Fellett said Sky would instead be showing more All Whites, Football Ferns and Wellington Phoenix games to compensate for the loss of the EPL."

They already show all the WP games, and had all the AWs and FFs games lined up pre-losing the EPL. Showing the Confed Cup as an EPL replacement makes some sense. Saying you are showing more games of something you have already committed to show all of already equals patronising to your footballing customer base.

Probably just more replays of the Nix/All Whites etc...like with rugby, surely they can claim each time it plays it gets new viewers = More games?

Champions league on SKY as well I just remembered. Have to have both I think.

Sky Network's shares have plunged by 8.3% according to Ch-10 News online site in Aus.

I get down on my knees and pray that these guys get the A-League at some stage in the future. I'll totally pay for a fast, reliable, ad-free stream for Nix games. As it is, I intend to pay for Serie A so I can see Hellas Verona back with the big boys after 11 years and kicking ass on those Ch**vo drones.

Also, getting Freeview soon so looking to check out Sommet to see the occasional Stuttgart and AFC Wimbledon game.

Yep, thats really the only thing keeping me on Sky now. As soon as this upcoming season is over im disconnecting Sky for the offseason

Didnt watch EPL(Championship lowlife supporter) anyway but we were already considering ditching due to rubbish on rest of it.  Will see if I can extract some concession to stay but unlikely.  Only issue then is Nix away games and AWs...and buy the time I add petrol and obligatory one beer as rent at pub I may as well keep paying for Sky.

I set up laptop to TV connection for Oceania Cup and it was alright but not great..wouldnt watch any sport on laptop.

Question - can you Watch and Bet on A-League/All Whites on the TAB website? If so I think ditching Sky is going to be way more likely

I like how theyre saying theyre going to show more AWs, more Nix, and more Ferns. I get the more Ferns thing because theyve been pretty slack on that front, but how can they say theyre going to show more Phoenix? They already show the entire season! And more AWs doesnt mean much either when they hardly play (as often as other nations)

As long as the internet service isn’t laggy then I think this is a great thing.  A combination of a free-to-air game each week on TVNZ with a highlights show and the opportunity to watch any game you want online.  That’s not to mention what Sommet are offering. 

I’ll definitely miss my US sports and cycling (will look into alternatives), but I’ll get over it. 

Possibly the best thing about it all is that my hard earn dollar will no longer subsidise that pissant little ‘sport’ rugby.  Bye-bye Sky.

Isn't there a really simple issue - you're changing from watching on a 45" HD screen to a 13" laptop monitor in most cases - how can anyone say that is better?

It is ridiculously easy to plug it into a tv. Easier than plugging a mysky decoder in anyway.