MLS Live 2018

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by Daniel from Montréal, Jan 29, 2018.

  1. jayd8888

    jayd8888 Member+

    Aug 22, 2006
    Denver CO
    For whatever reason, I had been getting my in market games... I really hope that continues. I fear that party might be over.
     
  2. Eastern Bear

    Eastern Bear Member+

    Feb 27, 1999
    Great Falls, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    I watch condensed games on the MLB package. It's awesome as you can see an entire game in 15-17 minutes. They only show the pitch that results in a play and there are no announcers.
     
  3. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You're the only one. The Rapids/Altitude have been pretty heavy-handed on the blackout rules.

    Of course Altitude is so behind the times they have no streaming or OTA option. So the only (legal) way to watch Rapids games in Denver is to have a cable/satellite package.
     
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  4. Sachsen

    Sachsen Member+

    Aug 8, 2003
    Broken Arrow, Okla.
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Man, that might actually turn me into a baseball fan again.
     
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  5. NashSC

    NashSC Member+

    Nashville SC
    United States
    Jan 3, 2018
    That is really crazy considering how much real time a baseball game takes. Slowest sport in America. If a real game took 30 minutes I could possible watch it.
     
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  6. Daniel from Montréal

    Aug 4, 2000
    Montréal
    Club:
    Montreal Impact
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    TBF, balls and strikes are not shown, and that's a big part of the game.
     
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  7. frobisherthepenguin1

    Jun 6, 2008
    South Jersey
    Club:
    Newcastle United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    According to the Extra Time podcast, they said that until ESPN+ launches, MLS Live will be available for free in the usual places, and on the usual devices like Roku and AppleTV.
     
  8. TheJoeGreene

    TheJoeGreene Member+

    Aug 19, 2012
    The Lubbock Texas
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    How many times have you been completely wrong, in this thread alone, and how many more will be needed before you're so cocksure about things?
     
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  9. NashSC

    NashSC Member+

    Nashville SC
    United States
    Jan 3, 2018
    Tell me how I am wrong? The CEO of Disney says in the interview that espn+ will not offer access to espn networks. He says specifically cable subscription to the networks will still be required. So is he wrong?
     
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  10. jayd8888

    jayd8888 Member+

    Aug 22, 2006
    Denver CO
    I'm watching basketball on ESPN3 and ESPN is already made some commercials for MLS "our soccer" at the end of the commercials they have and ESPN+ logo. I'm looking forward to this!
     
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  11. jayd8888

    jayd8888 Member+

    Aug 22, 2006
    Denver CO
    On second look it was some kind of a ESPN streaming logo... I don't really know my ESPN logos it could be The Ocho for all I know.
     
  12. VBCity72

    VBCity72 Member+

    Aug 17, 2014
    Sunny San Diego
    Club:
    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well ESPN+ is a streaming service so that would make sense.
     
  13. NashSC

    NashSC Member+

    Nashville SC
    United States
    Jan 3, 2018
    Yes but the logo he is talking about is simply an "e" with the word "streaming live". The logo has been around since before espn+ was talked about.
    I saw the commercial he is referring to several times last night also.
     
  14. NashSC

    NashSC Member+

    Nashville SC
    United States
    Jan 3, 2018
    I'm still waiting.
     
  15. FanOfFutbol

    FanOfFutbol Member+

    The Mickey Mouse Club or The breakfast Club
    May 4, 2002
    Limbo
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    This piece may be of interest to some:
    http://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-plus-mls-rights-mls-live.html

    The upcoming ESPN Plus over-the-top streaming service just made a major content acquisition. That would be the exclusive out-of-market rights to Major League Soccer games, which were previously available through the league’s own MLS Live service. Now, as Bloomberg’s Scott Soshnick and Christopher Palmeri write, it appears that MLS is shutting down that in-house service and transferring those games to ESPN Plus, and MLS fans will actually be able to access that content (plus everything else on the new service) at a cheaper price:
    I find some of the piece somewhat ambiguous and I wonder is the statement that matches will be available for free on the MLS website until the service launches includes the apps on devices like Roku.

    This raises about as many questions as it answers.
     
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  16. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    How old is this article?

    As cited up this thread a ways, MLS announced this on February 14.

    I would question lots of things about this article.
     
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  17. FanOfFutbol

    FanOfFutbol Member+

    The Mickey Mouse Club or The breakfast Club
    May 4, 2002
    Limbo
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    According to the byline about a week.
    "By Andrew Bucholtz on 02/13/2018"
     
  18. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Ah, I missed that. So old news.
     
  19. FanOfFutbol

    FanOfFutbol Member+

    The Mickey Mouse Club or The breakfast Club
    May 4, 2002
    Limbo
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    In the current world view I guess it is. But just 20 years ago it would be a current event and 60 years ago (When, living in Texas, I first discovered football had more than one meaning.) it could have been almost breaking news.

    Everything is retaliative and I just found that article when trying to find out why my MLS Live subscription had not come up for renewal. So the news is brand new, for me.
     
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  20. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Rather than searching anywhere on the internet, you should have searched BigSoccer about MLS Live.
     
  21. Nuke1990

    Nuke1990 Member

    May 21, 2008
    The MLS app just downloaded an update for 2018 for both my phone and iPad. It has links for all of the games this weekend with the exception of the LAFC vs. Seattle game. It appears that the games might be available via the MLS Live app at least to start the season. I guess that the lack of a link for the LAFC vs. Seattle game means that game will be available through the WatchESPN app. We'll see how this all actually plays out.
     
  22. profiled

    profiled Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 7, 2000
    slightly north of a mile high
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    The national broadcasts games were never available through the app, so the LAFC vs. Seattle game not being present makes sense.
     
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  23. frobisherthepenguin1

    Jun 6, 2008
    South Jersey
    Club:
    Newcastle United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    That's what Wiebe said on the ETR Podcast last week. For free I believe, until ESPN+ is up and running.
     
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  24. Sachsen

    Sachsen Member+

    Aug 8, 2003
    Broken Arrow, Okla.
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Something is wrong with the update on my phone. It has Colorado listed on top of the West standings. @JasonMa, any idea how I can fix this?
     
  25. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Become a Rapids fan. It will look correct then and you won't be bothered. :D
     
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