Apple TV buys all MLS broadcast rights for 10 years

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  1. nivla

    nivla Member+

    Jan 17, 2003
    Milpitas
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    At around 9:30pm on Sat night, I was able to find the SJ vs St Louis game and watched like 5 minutes. Then all out of a sudden it stopped and from then on it was "Video not available." I think it was a live broadcast and it allowed you to watch from the beginning. However, the live broadcast probably ended around 9:30pm so I was cut off.
     
  2. SalinasQuakesFan

    Mar 27, 2010
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Gotta love this new Apple Tv thing........not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  3. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Right now the little bugs and inconveniences are an annoyance but I expect those will get fixed. Big picture, it's still a big win IMO - we have access to all this content - any game in the league at any time all in one place, good picture quality, pregame content, etc.
     
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  4. SoccerMan94043

    SoccerMan94043 Member+

    May 29, 2003
    San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't care much around all the extra stuff Apple is doing... I just want to view games with as good of in game coverage we can get: great camera angles, crystal clear picture (how are these not in 4K at this point), announcers, etc. IMO ESPN+ is better than Apple so far.
     
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  5. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    ESPN+ was lousy though in terms of breadth of coverage - blacked out games, unavailable games, etc. Apple is every game available any time (except for when those links disappear :-( ). I may be getting mixed up between ESPN+, hulu, and youtubeTV because I used them all, but sometimes it was also hard just to find the games. The search function in Apple works as it should - fuzzy match, etc., all the things you'd expect on a modern site. There's no problem finding any game.
     
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  6. SoccerMan94043

    SoccerMan94043 Member+

    May 29, 2003
    San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I never had a problem finding games on ESPN+, but I generally don't go back after watching and almost always watch live.

    I'd really like more camera angles... how the hell is there no goal line cameras? Put a small camera at the base of each corner flag and/or embedded each goal post (inner and outer). It's all probably due to FIFA, but screw FIFA.
     
  7. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    I often don't watch live due to some other commitment or just wanting to have the ability to fast forward thru stuff.
     
  8. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    i really miss having 1-2 MLS games to watch on Sunday. I really don't like apple's vomitous approach to soccer broadcasting.
     
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  9. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    How about if you watch a couple of Saturday night’s games on Sunday, if you can manage to not see the score first :). But otherwise what’s the difference?
     
  10. run_it_out

    run_it_out Member+

    Earthquakes
    United States
    Jun 19, 2018
    Well fellas, now that all the games are no longer free on Apple TV I probably won't be watching much Earthquakes. I'm sticking to my pledge not to be a STH under the current ownership regime, and the subscription is a terrible value compared to my other streaming services that I already pay for.

    Cowell is going to start bangin' them in any week now, but I guess I'll miss it. It's ok, I probably watch too much soccer anyways!
     
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  11. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There’ll actually be one more.

    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


    -G
     
  12. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Just to to Jack's Bar in San Jose. Say hi and I might even buy you a brew. :)
     
  13. Kaitlyn

    Kaitlyn Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 25, 2014
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The inflation to watch MLS hasn't gone up all that much since 2005... It was 69 bucks back then. So I see no reason for the complaints at the cost for AppleMLS.

     
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  14. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Comcast was free.
     
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  15. DotMPP

    DotMPP 'Quakes fan in Stumptown

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jun 29, 2004
    SE Portland, OR
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Queue the Word Crimes reference...
    Ehh, seen Pele
     
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  16. jeff_adams

    jeff_adams Member+

    Dec 16, 1999
    Monterey, Ca
    Ah, but you didn’t get to see every game live, didn’t get to see ANY game on demand later and didn’t get to watch ALL other MLS games. Oh yeah, no Quakes ii games or academy games on Comcast either. There is some value to Season Pass.
     
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  17. Kaitlyn

    Kaitlyn Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 25, 2014
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I did not. My mistake for assuming everyone wasn't that close to extinction.
     
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  18. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Ah, but I attend all home games in person, some road games in person, and I cannot recall an instance when I wanted to watch a Quakes game (for free) on Comcast that I could not watch it live.

    I don't watch sports events "on demand later." I never learned to use a DVR. When a game ends, I can read the news reports, get the box score, and watch highlights on Youtube.

    I don't care to watch "ALL other MLS games." I used to watch whatever Sunday games were on ESPN and FSI, but now, under Apple's new world order, as @mjlee22 has observed, that option is no longer available. So I will be watching far less non-Quakes MLS than previously.

    Any Quakes ii games I wish to see will be in person. The rest I can read the detailed reports from @jeff_adams. :)

    I get the Apple Season Pass for zero dollars (as a season ticketholder). That is the value I ascribe to it.
     
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  19. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    How did you get free Comcast?
     
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  20. jeff_adams

    jeff_adams Member+

    Dec 16, 1999
    Monterey, Ca
    Must have been a season ticket holder perk! ;)
     
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  21. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Incremental cost of Quakes games in my Comcast subscription, which I still have without rebate notwithstanding the loss of said Quakes games.

    You are disingenuous in suggesting lack of understanding that Quakes were always free on TV.
     
  22. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think the only lack of understanding here is you not seeing that I am just (using a British idiom) taking the piss with you.:p
     
  23. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Zava. :D

    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


    -G
     
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  24. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 28, 2018
    I came here to say the same thing. Any resemblance to Zlatan is purely coincidental I'm sure ;).

    "It's your pleasure to meet me"
    -Zava
     
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  25. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Even the accent is practically the same. :D

    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


    -G
     
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