The 2023 MLS TV thread

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by NFLPatriot, Jan 6, 2023.

  1. FoxBoro 143

    FoxBoro 143 Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This might be the last season of baseball ever. The league is dying. They just gave MLB.tv away for free again through t-mobile, mid-season. They are desperate and obviously failing.
     
  2. STR1

    STR1 Member+

    Atlanta United
    United States
    May 29, 2010
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    ....
    "I won't even watch it for free because it's too expensive." -some guy that doesn't even watch MLB but just likes to complain
     
  3. Westside Cosmo

    Westside Cosmo Member+

    Oct 4, 2007
    H-Town
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If you are trying to sell MLS Season Pass by touting MLS Next Pro games as a selling point, you've got mental problems. I'd be shocked if more than 100 people watch some of those games
     
  4. Westside Cosmo

    Westside Cosmo Member+

    Oct 4, 2007
    H-Town
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    In the US I suspect the amount of paying subscribers is a very low number for this year relative to total subscribers (STH + tMobile freebies).
     
  5. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That’s the crux IMO. If footy refs had the balls to hand out yellows for swearing at or crowding the ref, the problem would be practically wiped out.
     
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  6. HailtotheKing

    HailtotheKing Member+

    San Antonio FC
    United States
    Dec 1, 2008
    TEXAS
    Club:
    San Antonio Scorpions FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If you don't understand how content availability works, you've got mental problems.

    And clearly, you'd be surprised by how many folks have been asking about MLSNP content/games.
     
  7. The Marquis

    The Marquis Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 13, 2007
    Washougal, WA
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    C'mon, let's not trivialize mental illness.
     
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  8. FoxBoro 143

    FoxBoro 143 Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Kind of reminds me of something I've seen before. "We offer 70 movie channels, 17 24 hour news networks, and so much more" of which, less than 100 people actually watch any of those channels.
     
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  9. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Am I reading this right - Nation's League finals are p+ only??
     
  10. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Some are, for instance
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  11. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Not even CBSSN? They'll probably add it later...
     
  12. RfrancisR

    RfrancisR Member+

    Aug 7, 2006
    New Orleans Diaspora
    The picture quality isn’t great. But Golazo is a completely free network. The content on Golazo is great even if it’s not of great production value.

    Watching coverage of USOC and the live studio programming with interviews of players and going into the various storylines is the kind of coverage MLS and USOC fans can’t find anywhere that isn’t produced by MLS.

    I can overlook mediocre production quality to see content like this. It’s like a dream come true as a fan of domestic soccer in the US.

    Edit: I see some people complaining about buffering, etc…I’ve got to say that I haven’t had such problems here. But they should definitely work on those issues.
     
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  13. TheJoeGreene

    TheJoeGreene Member+

    Aug 19, 2012
    The Lubbock Texas
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    I've had no problems with Golazo, and it's actually an improvement in production quality for some of the content that ends up there.
     
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  14. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Does Golazo handle any production for these games? Looks like a world feed from US Soccer?
     
  15. jaykoz3

    jaykoz3 Member+

    Dec 25, 2010
    Conshohocken, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    https://www.stltoday.com/sports/soc...cle_999291fe-faa4-11ed-9395-f31964f7b620.html

    But on Saturday, City SC entertained Sporting Kansas City and won 4-0 in a game that also was shown on FS1 — a cable channel familiar to many sports fans. But only 1.35% of the market watched the match there, according to viewership-tracking company Nielsen. By contrast, the XFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks’ worst rating this season was 2.0, and their average was 3.6. All those games appeared on a conventional channel that is rated.
     
  16. An Unpaved Road

    An Unpaved Road Member+

    Mar 22, 2006
    Club:
    --other--
    I take it the Battlehawks were chasing promotion.
     
  17. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    No other way to be popular.
     
  18. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Going back to my complaints about announcers not doing basic research, Adrian Healy spent a good part of last night calling Anthony Markanich Nick. Nick is his twin brother who played for Cinci last season and now plays for Charleston. He also undersold how many Rapids were out (there were 10 players out, not 8 or 9).
     
  19. RfrancisR

    RfrancisR Member+

    Aug 7, 2006
    New Orleans Diaspora
    But 1.35 is pretty damned good given that it’s non-exclusive. That likely means over 2.0 for total viewership.

    The USFL team will play only 10 games. St Louis City will play 34 games. So, St Louis City will have a much bigger impact on TV ratings when all is said and done.
     
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  20. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Another complaint about supposedly one of the best announcers lol
     
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  21. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    Won't the usfl team have more commercial slots in their 10 games than city in 34?
     
  22. NaBUru38

    NaBUru38 Member+

    Mar 8, 2016
    Las Canteras, Uruguay
    Club:
    Club Nacional de Football
    Breaking news: American football is more popular than association football in the United States.
     
  23. bselig

    bselig Member

    Nov 5, 2005
    Plus, St. Louis has a hangup about gridiron football peculiar to their city and their experience with the Rams. They were the only XFL franchise getting decent attendance in their home city -- the other seven clubs had attendance that would embarrass the worst MLS 3.0 team.

    So if the Battle Hawks got decent St. Louis TV ratings and decent attendance in STL, there's nothing for the rest of us to take from it other than that Battle Hawk fans are more into sticking it to The Man than supporting good football.
     
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  24. SetPeace

    SetPeace Member+

    Jun 22, 2004
    SC Illinois
    Club:
    Torquay United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Irrespective of the overall viewership numbers, I think St. Louis area fans in both Missouri and Illinois show that they love football and soccer, thus showing there's plenty of room for both sports to thrive there. Of course, St. Louis City is the new kid on the block and is doing rather well in its inaugural MLS season. Once the team goes through a down period of so-so or less than stellar years, what will fan attendance/enthusiasm look like?

    Aside from not knowing what Apple's viewer ratings/raw numbers are as it pertains to weekly MLS content, does it really matter? Apple is a global brand, and it's hard to say how many fans may be watching live broadcasts in Latin America or Asia, which have a more viewer-friendly time window to catch games live than say, Europe or Africa.
     

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