MLS 2015 TV Thread (Ratings, contracts etc)

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  1. 4four4

    4four4 Member+

    Nov 13, 2013
    Land of 10,000 Lakes
    I don't know if it's tied to the contract but it sure can't hurt ratings.
     
  2. Fanatical Monk

    Fanatical Monk Member+

    Jun 14, 2011
    Fantasyland
    Other than it being really convenient for us, the already converted, I'm not sure it will matter. You have to be a junkie to turn on Unimas for MLS.
     
  3. 4four4

    4four4 Member+

    Nov 13, 2013
    Land of 10,000 Lakes
    Thanks for ruining it for me. ;)
     
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  4. Fanatical Monk

    Fanatical Monk Member+

    Jun 14, 2011
    Fantasyland
    You said it can't hurt, not that it's going to blow up the rate-o-meter, so really I'm just being a contrarian douche.
     
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  5. Chris M.

    Chris M. Member+

    Jan 18, 2002
    Chicago
    I'm not sure us gringos are the main target for the unimas games. Will they always lead in with a studio show, a Liga MX game and then the MLS game? If that is the case, they will likely get a really nice audience that stays after the Mexican game. It will probably get some of us watching a bit more Mexican soccer as well. ;)
     
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  6. Fanatical Monk

    Fanatical Monk Member+

    Jun 14, 2011
    Fantasyland
    Are you thinking English speaking latinos are a target market?
     
  7. scoachd1

    scoachd1 Member+

    Jun 2, 2004
    Southern California
    I tuned in early trying to see if I could get SAP working (never did) and was shocked to see them in Carson on an MLS pre-game show while a Liga MX game was going on in the corner of the screen. Donovan was talking for a couple of minutes and I think it took a goal for them to switch back to the main game.
     
  8. scoachd1

    scoachd1 Member+

    Jun 2, 2004
    Southern California
    I think that is because they were also talking to the Spanish speaking audience as well. I couldn't get the English language version but heard the English announcers broadcast a couple of times during the game.
     
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  9. MLSFan123

    MLSFan123 Member+

    Mar 21, 2011
    Boston Area
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Why would the spanish speaking audience be using SAP to listen to English?
     
  10. MLSFan123

    MLSFan123 Member+

    Mar 21, 2011
    Boston Area
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I spend a lot of time at another non soccer board. They have a very active soccer thread which consists of the normal mix of Eurosnob db's, intelligent general soccer fans (but not specifically MLS fans) and relative newbies to the sport at the club level.

    The latter two groups seemed to appreciate the SAP function.
     
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  11. Linus Tulagi

    Linus Tulagi Member

    Jan 5, 2006
    St. Paul, Mn
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I just called Dish. It appears they're not offering Direct Kick. I thought I had ordered it through an agent a couple of weeks ago but they had no record of that.
     
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  12. scoachd1

    scoachd1 Member+

    Jun 2, 2004
    Southern California
    When they have no choice (ie they briefly switch everyone to the English broadcast). If you recall in the same post I never got SAP to work.
     
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  13. Papillon Soo Soo

    Jan 17, 2012
    #438 Papillon Soo Soo, Mar 8, 2015
    Last edited: Mar 8, 2015
    Next week's Unimas broadcast window begins at 7pm eastern 4pm Pacific, so I doubt there is a Liga MX game leading into that. It is probable that there will be a Liga MX game after the MLS game on the occasions that the MLS game is happening in the eastern time zone. Given the 7pm broadcast start, I would guess a pregame show would be the norm because that seems way early to kickoff a weeknight game given Friday rush hour.

    As someone who enjoys both leagues, I am digging the synergies they showed (though I'm sure the cut aways were annoying to any fan who was fixated on the Veracruz-Leon game).

    I have been saying this for awhile, Univision have become my favorite tv partner of the league. If they treat MLS 25% as good as they they cover MX they will have done a huge service for growing the league in this country. What MLS needs for growth and legitimacy are for the taste-makers to take it up. That's always been beneath ESPN to do for MLS. Also, Im of the opinion a little bit of hype from Univision would be a lot more productive in creating MLS fans than an equivalent amount of hype from an ESPN.

    I have been rewarding their efforts by watching most USNT games on their network even though I'm not a spanish speaker. It's also a big reason I want a team in Miami despite the region's mediocre record of supporting teams. I just think Univision would eat that shit up like crazy. I think the coverage and crossover would be bonkers.
     
  14. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    It has been mentioned, but there were a few crossover segments. The Spanish broadcast promoted the SAP feature by going to the English broadcast a few times.

    I'm not sure if Univision decided they wanted to feature English language or if the league wanted it in the contract. A lot more Hispanics don't speak Spanish, but they watch Hispanic-oriented content so it's becoming more important to have content that is in English.
     
  15. ElJefe

    ElJefe Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 16, 1999
    Colorful Colorado
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It was odd. The Denver Unimas affiliate (KTFD Channel 14) had the SAP track over the air, but not on DirecTV's KTFD feed , so I watched the OTA broadcast.
     
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  16. ElJefe

    ElJefe Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 16, 1999
    Colorful Colorado
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Lot of second and third generation Latinos who are fluent in Spanish (or speak it well enough to talk to Abuelita), but are more comfortable in English.

    I speak fluent German, and if a local channel normally carried German-language programming and that would be fine for me. But if they offered an English SAP, I'd switch over to SAP.
     
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  17. Werdman89

    Werdman89 Member+

    May 27, 2008
    Boston, MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The yanks abroad are watchin
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  18. IndyMac

    IndyMac Member

    Nov 2, 2008
    Evansville, Indiana
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    i don't know what you call the person who controls switching cameras and replays on a broadcast, producer or director, whatever; but that person on ESPN2 had a horrible game.
     
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  19. ielag

    ielag Member+

    Jul 20, 2010
    Yep, missed a few re-starts and not enough replays.
     
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  20. tab5g

    tab5g Member+

    May 17, 2002
    The "TD" -- technical director -- was not directing all that technically well in Orlando today.

    The TD usually is listening to commands from the Director live, so it is hard to know which of those two would have been most responsible for the errors seen today on ESPN2.

    Also worth nothing this was likely a "new to MLS" crew, in terms of everyone locally from Orlando supporting the traveling ESPN "truck crew."

    First game in a new market was bound to have some challenges and kinks.
     
  21. Sempuukyaku

    Sempuukyaku Member+

    Apr 30, 2002
    Seattle, WA
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't about you guys, but I thought Fox Sports 1 did a hell of a job today. The telecasts and then the post game show were both top notch. Well done.
     
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  22. ArsenalMetro

    ArsenalMetro Member+

    United States
    Aug 5, 2008
    Chicago, IL
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Besides those ********ing ads, they were great.
     
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  23. Cpress

    Cpress Member

    Dec 15, 2014
    Have you never watched any other soccer on fs1 before? Those ads are part of their live event ad selling. Every live sports event they show has a few of those ads in them
     
  24. soccermilitant

    soccermilitant Member+

    Jan 14, 2009
    St.paul
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    they have to pay the bills
     
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  25. Len

    Len Member+

    Club: Dallas Tornado
    Jan 18, 1999
    Everywhere and Nowhere.....I'm the wind, baby.
    #450 Len, Mar 9, 2015
    Last edited: Mar 9, 2015
    When it opened and I saw Rob Stone and Eric W. I said, out loud, "Dear God. Not their shit again." But yea, they were much better than I expected. I thought Landon was the most useful of the four. I hope he's a regular.
     
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