View Full Version : AMERICANS: How do you get your Bundesliga? RESOURCE THREAD
WerderBremenYank
07 Jul 2005, 12:36 AM
Hey guys, i was wondering how all you americans out there get your weekly dose of bundesliga during the season?
How do you follow all your teams games and such?
Really im asking for all of us fans to band together and provide online resources for the bundesliga community here so we can watch our teams as the season goes on.
Heres what i got:
www.fbtz.com usually 1 or 2 bundesliga match available for download here, bit torrent style.
I also manage to get werder goals and highlights every week, which i am willing to share with you guys here
do any of you guys have other means of getting bundesliga (other than FSC) you can share?
WerderBremenYank
08 Jul 2005, 01:05 AM
no one?
ohk4
08 Jul 2005, 04:42 AM
no one?
Living here has helped a lot. ;)
Dead Fingers
08 Jul 2005, 08:50 AM
Living here has helped a lot. ;)
Ba$tard. :(
:p
ohk4
08 Jul 2005, 09:27 AM
Ba$tard. :(
:p
I couldn't resist. :)
Catfish
08 Jul 2005, 11:14 AM
no one?
Maybe you should check into bundesliga audio? I watch the matches on FSC and also follow the radio on Bundesliga.de
The Bundesliga website can be translated if you do a google search than click on the translate option next to the Bundesliga link.
I usually follow the match trackers....quite accurate and fast.
I have heard rumors that Chinese cable tv on the net televises tons of european football matches. That might be a great option if you have DSL.
Good luck.
footyfan1
08 Jul 2005, 11:24 AM
do any of you guys have other means of getting bundesliga (other than FSC) you can share?
If you have the Dish Network's "SuperDish", you can buy their "German Packet". It includes "GermanTV" and "ProSiebenSat1Welt". "ProSiebenSat1Welt", carries on BL match on Saturday and Sunday.
If you have DirecTV, you can get a Setanta Sports Package that includes Bundesliga Football.
There used to be "Coolstreaming", but I think that's been shutdown.
I thought I saw someone post about an alternative that's out there now, but I can't be sure about that.
Wish I could help more! :( I'm at FSC's mercy myself.
The best thing I can think of is for many of us to band together and swamp FSC with mail, faxes, e-mails and phone calls demanding more Bundesliga.....
Catfish
08 Jul 2005, 11:41 AM
If you have the Dish Network's "SuperDish", you can buy their "German Packet". It includes "GermanTV" and "ProSiebenSat1Welt". "ProSiebenSat1Welt", carries on BL match on Saturday and Sunday.
If you have DirecTV, you can get a Setanta Sports Package that includes Bundesliga Football.
How much do these packages cost? Is Digital Cable cheaper or dish better? I wish that FSC would stop showing arg and brasil league matches. Come on, all the great ARG and Brazil footballers play in Europe anyway....I would like to see 1 more Bundesliga match a week.
1 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday....that would be great.
Hexenmeister
08 Jul 2005, 11:49 AM
I wish that FSC would stop showing arg and brasil league matches.
I totally agree. I will watch just about any kind of soccer, but whenever there's an Argentine or Brazilian match on, for some reason I just can't get into it.
I'd love to see them trade those two leagues for Serie A and La Liga. (Oh, and more Bundesliga, of course.)
mcweiss
08 Jul 2005, 11:57 AM
How much do these packages cost? Is Digital Cable cheaper or dish better? I wish that FSC would stop showing arg and brasil league matches. Come on, all the great ARG and Brazil footballers play in Europe anyway....I would like to see 1 more Bundesliga match a week.
1 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday....that would be great.
Each package and Dig Cable vs. Sat depends on where you live...Setanta Sports USA on DirecTV is $11.99 / month and local cable here does not have it yet.
Catfish
08 Jul 2005, 12:03 PM
I totally agree. I will watch just about any kind of soccer, but whenever there's an Argentine or Brazilian match on, for some reason I just can't get into it.
I'd love to see them trade those two leagues for Serie A and La Liga. (Oh, and more Bundesliga, of course.)
I feel the exact same way. I got GOLtv to watch Serie A and La Liga. They show 3 matches from each league a week. I don't think FSC will be able to pry away the rights from GolTv, unless they buy GolTv.
I liked when FSC had the Dutch league too...good stuff. I enjoy watching Ligue 1 too. Both leagues show some great football talent and future stars.
footyfan1
08 Jul 2005, 01:13 PM
How much do these packages cost? Is Digital Cable cheaper or dish better? I wish that FSC would stop showing arg and brasil league matches. Come on, all the great ARG and Brazil footballers play in Europe anyway....I would like to see 1 more Bundesliga match a week.
1 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday....that would be great.
Dude, as far as I know, cable doesn't have any of the good football channels. They are all on the different satellite services.
WerderBremenYank
08 Jul 2005, 02:30 PM
Thanks for the info on the direct TV stuff
we're lookin at gettin that instead of our digital cable, that should help out a lot :)
gunner_21
08 Jul 2005, 04:38 PM
I watch the Bundesliga on FSC. I agree with Catfish and Hexenmeister, less Argentina and Brasil, more German soccer!
russ99
08 Jul 2005, 05:00 PM
Unfortunately I have no Sat or digital TV.
So I mainly use bundesliga.de, and kicker.de, along with tsv1860.de to follow die Löwen. The bundesliga and kicker game tickers are excellent, but not as full-featured since 1860's been in the 2. Liga.
I especially liked when bundesliga.de had audio casts for all games before the Kirch media collapse. I had heard a rumor that bundesliga.de was thinking about having web video for the 1. Liga match of the week for the upcoming season. Does anyone know anything about that?
I subscribe to the Major League baseball MLB-TV package, $20 a month for web broadcasts of any MLB game outside the city you live in. I'd hope the other sports leagues throughout the world will soon follow suit.
96Squig
08 Jul 2005, 07:22 PM
If you are capable of speaking German and have time on sdaturday and sunday mornings you can follow the Bl through the Inet quite good.
There are a couple of tickers, also some teams do some tickers which seem to be better than those of bundesliga.de and other major sides.
Also, the public radio stations broadcast from the game (mixed with music and news and stuff) and you can get them through the Internet via lifestream. Try NDR2, WDR 2 or HR3 for example...
footyfan1
08 Jul 2005, 07:26 PM
If you are capable of speaking German and have time on sdaturday and sunday mornings you can follow the Bl through the Inet quite good.
There are a couple of tickers, also some teams do some tickers which seem to be better than those of bundesliga.de and other major sides.
Also, the public radio stations broadcast from the game (mixed with music and news and stuff) and you can get them through the Internet via lifestream. Try NDR2, WDR 2 or HR3 for example...
Before "Coolstreaming" I would do that with "B5" (Bayern 5)
The Double
08 Jul 2005, 07:40 PM
Come on, all the great ARG and Brazil footballers play in Europe anyway.....
C'mon, guy. These countries never stop producing great footballers. It's always good to watch these leagues play.
I'm at FSC's mercy myself, although I wanna get DirecTV. Having FSC, Setanta, TyC, FSWE (not to mention the NFL Sunday ticket, Go Jaguars).
samvan26
12 Jul 2005, 08:28 PM
stetanta sports usa does not broadcast bundesliga matches, i have it!
Hawki
13 Jul 2005, 10:53 AM
FSC & LiveScore ...