Django_Zooms Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 The Times says that only 3-5pm UK time will be protected for live matches, in the next TV rights deal packages. Meaning, for example, that 2pm Sunday kickoffs caused by Thursday European fixtures will all be available live on TV or official streaming platforms. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/46685484-8ffe-460d-8cd9-52fe2288cfb4?shareToken=485be06955ba611461cf1124739ab412 Quote Premier League has no plans to ditch 3pm blackout But all other matches will be shown live from 2025 as top flight seeks to boost TV revenue for the first time in almost a decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Its still a step forward but the Saturday afternoon thing is outdated and needs binning off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Django_Zooms Posted October 18, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Its still a step forward but the Saturday afternoon thing is outdated and needs binning off Disagree strongly. Something has to remain special. Having an anticipatory pint & a sandwich before the match & debriefing afterwards has been perfection since 1888. Still leaving time for family & Saturday nights out. 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Django_Zooms said: Disagree strongly. Something has to remain special. Having an anticipatory pint & a sandwich before the match & debriefing afterwards has been perfection since 1888. Still leaving time for family & Saturday nights out. Agree I meant not being able to show them on TV, most games should be Saturday 3pm but available to watch Sky putting games Friday night, Saturday lunchtime evening and night, 2 on a Sunday and then monday night is bullshit I'd have nothing Friday, 1 game Saturday lunchtime or Saturday night, all the games Saturday afternoon, 1 game Sunday afternoon, nothing monday 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted October 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2023 14 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Agree I meant not being able to show them on TV, most games should be Saturday 3pm but available to watch Sky putting games Friday night, Saturday lunchtime evening and night, 2 on a Sunday and then monday night is bullshit I'd have nothing Friday, 1 game Saturday lunchtime or Saturday night, all the games Saturday afternoon, 1 game Sunday afternoon, nothing monday Trouble is they won't pay the billions for less slots. Gotta milk that cash cow however much it pisses off us match going fans. Premier League is the World's League now not England's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 It's about time they finally work out how to set up a streaming service, which will bring in magnitudes more than current TV deals. Clubs will then be able to reduce ticket prices to whatever is needed to fill stadiums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted October 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2023 Reading that thread title, I really did think that the clothes/home furnishings store had made an unexpected venture into the televised football market. Your move, River Island… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Django_Zooms said: The Times says that only 3-5pm UK time will be protected for live matches, in the next TV rights deal packages. Meaning, for example, that 2pm Sunday kickoffs caused by Thursday European fixtures will all be available live on TV or official streaming platforms. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/46685484-8ffe-460d-8cd9-52fe2288cfb4?shareToken=485be06955ba611461cf1124739ab412 We will be playing in Europe on Wednesdays by then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 17 hours ago, villa4europe said: Agree I meant not being able to show them on TV, most games should be Saturday 3pm but available to watch Sky putting games Friday night, Saturday lunchtime evening and night, 2 on a Sunday and then monday night is bullshit I'd have nothing Friday, 1 game Saturday lunchtime or Saturday night, all the games Saturday afternoon, 1 game Sunday afternoon, nothing monday I think non-league clubs would really struggle if they did that. I'd prefer they went the other way and have no Saturday 3pm kick offs with all games shown live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paddywhack Posted October 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2023 It seems insane to me that if Villa are playing away and we're not on TV, the only Villa fans in the UK who can legally watch that game are the few thousand who have managed to get a ticket. This has been the case for 4 out of our 8 games so far this season. It's infuriating, what decade are we in? I'm sick and tired of dicking about with dodgy streams, I'll happily pay a tenner per game to be honest. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Current TV deal - 200 games on TV per season out of 380 - 53% of all games. Next TV deal (2025-2029) - 270 games on TV out of 380 - 71% of all games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 37 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: It seems insane to me that if Villa are playing away and we're not on TV, the only Villa fans in the UK who can legally watch that game are the few thousand who have managed to get a ticket. This has been the case for 4 out of our 8 games so far this season. It's infuriating, what decade are we in? I'm sick and tired of dicking about with dodgy streams, I'll happily pay a tenner per game to be honest. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Clubs in the Conference & Europa Leagues will be getting a higher proportion of televised games once this kicks in surely? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted October 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 19, 2023 It's absolutely insane that we're heading towards 2030 and you still can't legally watch every game in this country. Every game should be shown on a PL-ran app/service, every game should be 4k, replays of goals and matches, ref cam, VR in the stadiums, there's so much potential and so much money to be made from it. The argument about the blackout is total bollocks too, it won't have any effect on the lower league attendances. Everyone knows where to watch a PL game if they want to. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Paddywhack said: It seems insane to me that if Villa are playing away and we're not on TV, the only Villa fans in the UK who can legally watch that game are the few thousand who have managed to get a ticket. This has been the case for 4 out of our 8 games so far this season. It's infuriating, what decade are we in? I'm sick and tired of dicking about with dodgy streams, I'll happily pay a tenner per game to be honest. The club should do something in these fancy bars they are opening 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 10 minutes ago, villarule123 said: It's absolutely insane that we're heading towards 2030 and you still can't legally watch every game in this country. Every game should be shown on a PL-ran app/service, every game should be 4k, replays of goals and matches, ref cam, VR in the stadiums, there's so much potential and so much money to be made from it. The argument about the blackout is total bollocks too, it won't have any effect on the lower league attendances. Everyone knows where to watch a PL game if they want to. If it's a choice between going to see my local team at home or trying to find a dodgy stream of Villa then 9/10 times I would go to watch the non-league match. If it was a proper, decent coverage on my TV of Villa then most times I'd choose that instead, unless we happen to get really shit again. I suspect the number of people who actually know how to get access to decent dodgy streams is lower than you'd think (even I struggle a lot of the time and I spend loads of time on here) especially over a certain age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 1 hour ago, villarule123 said: It's absolutely insane that we're heading towards 2030 and you still can't legally watch every game in this country. Every game should be shown on a PL-ran app/service, every game should be 4k, replays of goals and matches, ref cam, VR in the stadiums, there's so much potential and so much money to be made from it. The argument about the blackout is total bollocks too, it won't have any effect on the lower league attendances. Everyone knows where to watch a PL game if they want to. The mad thing for me is with all the money sloshing around the PL never invested in their own infrastructure, they film it, sky, nbc et Al distribute it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 20, 2023 On 18/10/2023 at 22:34, Sam-AVFC said: It's about time they finally work out how to set up a streaming service, which will bring in magnitudes more than current TV deals. Clubs will then be able to reduce ticket prices to whatever is needed to fill stadiums. When they do that the top 4 will become set in stone and accelerate away from everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 2 hours ago, sidcow said: When they do that the top 4 will become set in stone and accelerate away from everyone else. I don't see why they would. The Champions League money would become irrelevant and any club in the league could afford to buy whoever they wanted from other leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNVillan Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 On 19/10/2023 at 09:50, Paddywhack said: It seems insane to me that if Villa are playing away and we're not on TV, the only Villa fans in the UK who can legally watch that game are the few thousand who have managed to get a ticket. This has been the case for 4 out of our 8 games so far this season. It's infuriating, what decade are we in? I'm sick and tired of dicking about with dodgy streams, I'll happily pay a tenner per game to be honest. It’s easier for me to watch away matches in the US than it is for the supporter who lives down the street from Villa Park. Asinine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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