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Live streaming platform unveiled for global EFL fans...

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Tongey said:
it doesn't make any difference if other teams opt out. All sunderland games will be streamed (if they put something in place), regardless of what other clubs decide to do
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admwil said:
Dear admwil,


Thank you for your recent email to Sunderland AFC.


At present we are awaiting further information and investigating the various options regarding streaming games in 2017-18. Once we have any further information to share we will of course do so.


Kind regards

Customer Services
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"we have nothing to share"
 
flusheding said:
As is sort of mentioned a couple posts below yours, some clubs are opting out of iFollow to then purchase different systems or try to set up their own. I'm assuming some of them think they can get more money by not going the all-in-one iFollow solution which the EFL probably take a cut from.
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Hoping this is the case. If they didn't have a plan to set up their own system they would surely be apart of ifollow platform as some profit is better than nothing.
 
Nelson! said:
Any update on whether we're participating in this?

Cheers.
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Doesn't look like it:

Why are some clubs not currently offering iFollow?

iFollow is only available to clubs playing in the EFL during the 2017/18 season and who have opted in to utilise the iFollow platform. Any club which is not listed above will still be able to offer fans live match audio commentary of their games, but will provide their fans with access through their own club digital services should they wish to. We are therefore unable to provide subscriptions to fans of Accrington Stanley, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Bristol City, Charlton Athletic, Derby County, Forest Green, Fulham, Hull City, Leeds United, Middlesbrough, QPR, Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

If you are a fan of one of these clubs please contact your club for more information.
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As Forest Green, Hull, Boro and us are all listed, I thought maybe it was just that clubs who weren't in the EFL last season might just not have had time so set it up, but it looks like Lincoln are.
 
I remember reading something about this about a month back.

Fans of clubs playing in the EFL were going to have the option to purchase a season ticket to view every game via their streaming service. It sounded like a cracking option, especially with us having so many games this season and there being far less available coverage.

Is it going ahead and if so, what's the craic in terms of getting signed up as I can't find owt apart from the initial press release?
 
The Situation said:
I remember reading something about this about a month back.

Fans of clubs playing in the EFL were going to have the option to purchase a season ticket to view every game via their streaming service. It sounded like a cracking option, especially with us having so many games this season and there being far less available coverage.

Is it going ahead and if so, what's the craic in terms of getting signed up as I can't find owt apart from the initial press release?
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first of all it will only be available outside of UK , so you will have to get someone abroad to register and pay and the use their log in details with a VPN , unless of course the iptv providers hack it which they may well do , but am not sure how they will decide which matches to show ?
Secondly , our backward thinking fuck up of a club is one of those that haven't subscribed to the service. FFS
 
ontap said:
first of all it will only be available outside of UK , so you will have to get someone abroad to register and pay and the use their log in details with a VPN , unless of course the iptv providers hack it which they may well do , but am not sure how they will decide which matches to show ?
Secondly , our backward thinking fuck up of a club is one of those that haven't subscribed to the service. FFS
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Not backward. There'll be a reason for it.
 
FFS, typical but not at all surprising that we haven't signed up. It sounds like an excellent service.

Hopefully it will at least mean that more of our games will end up on the usual sites. Not everyone is going to be able to get to all the games this year with so many on midweek etc.
 
chopsfc007 said:
Will the pubs still find streams for all the games
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I think we'll be on sky most of the time anyway mate. I imagine so in any case.

ontap said:
I assume its to do with the take over mate , but streaming is gonna be the futgure of televised sport its where all the money is gonna come from , will be just backward if we dont get signed up.
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Realistically, how many people will want to watch the football league from abroad? Only expats. The interest is in the Premier League.

It would hurt the club more if someone found out a way to access from the UK.
 
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