Thank you Jesus! The real one, not Jorge. My picture is alright and it isn't providing specific show info. but maybe that's part of the test. I got a feeling this channel is going to seriously cut into my "free time".
Got home from work and finally it's showing up as a subscribed channel. Even if Braga x Portimonense is not a match that I have a vested interest in, for $329 + tax, they better damn be showing each match. It's just a matter of principle!
Damn right, for the $$$ they are charging, they better not screw us around like in past seasons. Was really hoping for an Hd version of the channel too, asking to much ??
LMAO - I was just happy to have the "privilege" of being able to watch the games at home on TV, let alone asking for HD. From what I understand our friends to the south will have Sport TV Americas in HD, maybe not yet but soon enough. At this rate, with 6 channels for $24.99 and potential HD matches, I may have to "move" to the US...
No doubt, I was getting tired of watching streams. I t will be nice to sit on the couch with a cold one (or two) and watch our boys this year!! Ps. Dish Network destroys our sorry excuse for satellite tv and I'm jealous
Has anyone found a schedule for Sport TV Americas yet? Nothing on my Dish guide, and Sport TV's website doesn't have a schedule yet. Do we know if they'll air all the games that Sport TV in Portugal airs?
Sport TV Americas is scheduled to broadcast all Liga ZON Sagres matches, so look for Braga x Portimonense at 3:30 pm EST today. On top of that, they should be broadcasting other Portuguese league sports such as handball, basketball, and futsal...
It's channel 609 and is live already and it's free preview for this weekend for all Dish subscribers.
They will show the following Liga ZON Sagres games this weekend Braga vs. Portimonense Naval vs. Porto Pacos de Ferreira vs. Sporting Benfica vs. Academica Olhanense vs. Guimaraes.
Schedules are now available on Sport TV's website. And it looks like the test period is over, and programming begins in 4 minutes and 33 seconds, according to the countdown on the screen.
The channel will broadcast 5 Liga ZON Sagres games a week and 2 Liga Orangina. Well SporTV Americas will show the Beira-Mar game next week against porto.
I pretty sure Sport Tv has only negotiated TV rights with the "lower" teams for certain games. The boroadcasts will mostly center around the big 3 and teams like Braga and Guimaraes. Unless Beira-Mar is playing one of these teams, their games will not be broadcast.
Well, looking at their schedule, it looks like a lot will depend on the Liga schedule. http://www.sporttv.pt/Programacao/P...CAS&select=13&select2=8&select3=13&select4=8# For example, next Friday at 3:15 EST they're showing Academica-Olhanense. So I'm guessing they might have that Friday game regardless of who's playing. And I also notice that they're airing Sporting-Brondby Europa League on Thursday, so it looks like they might have those rights as well for Porto, and also Braga if they don't beat Sevilla to qualify for the CL.
Unfortunately none of the Champions League and Europa League matches will be shown on Sport TV Americas as those rights are already taken by other rights holders (i.e. FSI for the Champions League, GolTV and DirecTV for the Europa League) so don't expect any coverage besides hi-lites. Any Portuguese Liga ZON Sagres matches that are aired on Sport TV in Portugal will be aired on Sport TV Americas. I'm sure that there will be coverage of the TVI game of the week though I am not sure if, for example, the Pacos de Ferreira x Sporting match tomorrow at 4:15 pm EST will be shown live on Sport TV Americas - can anyone confirm?
I should have clarified that - no, not ALL matches are shown in Portugal. We typically will get to see 4 to 6 matches per weekend, not all 8. This has been like this ever since Sport TV was introduced back in 1998. It's still a lot of football, but unless the smaller teams are playing the bigger teams, you can't expect to see them every weekend...
I equate the broadcasting of matches in Portugal to that in England. The 15:00 GMT matches in England are not shown on TV so that the clubs can generate revenue by having fans at the stadiums. The 3 matches or so in Portugal that aren't shown on TV are to preserve the stadium gates. To be rather honest, I think Portuguese clubs would benefit more from having fewer matches shown on TV. It's bad enough that most Portuguese matches are scheduled between 18:30 to 21:30. Of course, you can "thank" Sport TV for this too as the reason for matches being played this late is so that Sport TV could broadcast English, Spanish and Italian matches that seem to take more of a precedent on their channel than the Portuguese league...
...so I suppose our American friends can watch the TVI game of the week on RTPi and Sport TV Americas - how about SPT (SICi)?
That schedule I linked to is specifically for Sport TV Americas. According to Sport TV, they are showing the Sporting-Brondby match on Sport TV Americas. Maybe they won't air it in the US for the reasons you cited, but from the looks of it they are airing the match. This schedule for Thursday is a bit easier to read: http://www.sporttv.pt/Programacao/s...ompeticao=&Directo=2&Canais=SPORT.TV AMERICAS
I dont think that RTPi will show it, but I do know that SPT will also show the game. http://www.spttv.com/ So TVI, SPT, SportTV and SportTV Americas will all show the Pacos vs Sporting game ( its called canal aberto)
I'm really surprised to have seen this. Perhaps it's just for the play-offs? Again, I would have figured that since the rights in the US are owned by GolTV and DirecTV that the matches wouldn't have been shown. Wow, for $24.99 you guys are getting a steal of a package
Yup, as per the RTPi website it's not listed. Maybe this is TVI's way of getting back at RTP for over-bidding to get the match of the week for the past two seasons away from TVI to begin with...