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Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023

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Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023

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Post by jdminhbg »

remarkEon wrote: post #6

I would love to go back in time and tell my grandfather in the 1980s, who despite his age was pretty enamored with technology, that all of this newfangled stuff would actually make it more difficult for him to watch sports. You get cool and sleek looking "set top" devices, but oh sorry there's a labyrinth of "streaming" subscriptions you have to navigate to figure out how to watch your games. At some point, this kind…

> more and more I give up on trying to figure out how to watch a NHL or MLB game without setting up some VPN to get around the blackout restrictions

The point of this deal is that there are no blackout restrictions. Every game is on the service, regardless of where you are worldwide. If you want to watch MLS games, you subscribe to this Apple service, and whether you are in the parking lot outside the stadium or in Indonesia, the game is on it.

Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023

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Post by permo-w »

I know people are often sceptical about Apple, but here is yet another example of them doing something that makes me go "hmm yes that's better than everyone else". They're still not back to their Jobs days in terms of uniqueness and innovation, but I am glad that Apple and their race-to-the-top philosophy exists in this market

Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023

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Post by Shank »

> The MLS live and on-demand content on the Apple TV app will be available to anyone with internet access across all devices where the app can be found, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV 4K, and Apple TV HD; Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sony, TCL, VIZIO, and other smart TVs; Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices; PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles; Chromecast with Google TV; and Comcast Xfinity. Fans can also watch on tv.apple.com.

The wide platform availability is an absolute win. Are there any big streaming dongles / systems that aren't covered here?

Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023

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Post by geogra4 »

retskrad wrote: post #2

Steve Jobs was a visionary product guy but he’s no match for Tim Cook when it comes to being the CEO of a big company. Tim Apple is just built different.

It's certainly a different apple. Having been a Mac user for 30 years on and off It's definitely more organized than the Spindler era and less hopeless than the Amelio era.

Jobs II helped set the stage and Tim is a great execution guy.

Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023

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Post by trollied »

remarkEon wrote: post #6

I would love to go back in time and tell my grandfather in the 1980s, who despite his age was pretty enamored with technology, that all of this newfangled stuff would actually make it more difficult for him to watch sports. You get cool and sleek looking "set top" devices, but oh sorry there's a labyrinth of "streaming" subscriptions you have to navigate to figure out how to watch your games. At some point, this kind…

I agree. Each entity pulling its material so it can launch it on its own platform (recent example: Paramount Plus), is ridiculous. 10 different streaming services, a good £80+ a month. Each with its own app that has a different look & feel and navigation.

May as well just go back to the 1 provider model (cable/sat). At least you’ve only got 1 EPG etc to deal with.

I’ll add that this fragmentation also encourages piracy.

There’s a great business opportunity for a startup of they can strike deals with all streaming services & offer a single view/epg/site that presents all of the services you’re subscribed to in a single consistent way.

Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023

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Post by porcoda »

Finally! I don't care if it's apple or someone else, but the "no blackouts" thing is big. Nothing drives me more crazy than being unable to stream a game because I happen to live in the same geographic region as the team home field. This would finally motivate me to cancel the cable TV subscription - the only sport I watch is soccer, and the only reason I keep the cable TV is so I can dig out the remote whenever the dumb blackout rules prevent me from watching it via streaming.

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Post by afavour »

Shank wrote: post #13

> The MLS live and on-demand content on the Apple TV app will be available to anyone with internet access across all devices where the app can be found, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV 4K, and Apple TV HD; Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sony, TCL, VIZIO, and other smart TVs; Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices; PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles; Chromecast with Google TV; and Comcast Xfinity. Fans can also watch on tv.…

I think "Chromecast with Google TV" excludes older Chromecast devices. Not that I really blame Apple here, I've played around with Chromecasts a few times and they're wildly underpowered even if they are ubiquitous.

Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023

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Post by patrickk »

trollied wrote: post #16
remarkEon wrote: post #6

I would love to go back in time and tell my grandfather in the 1980s, who despite his age was pretty enamored with technology, that all of this newfangled stuff would actually make it more difficult for him to watch sports. You get cool and sleek looking "set top" devices, but oh sorry there's a labyrinth of "streaming" subscriptions you have to navigate to figure out how to watch your games. At some point, this kind…

I agree. Each entity pulling its material so it can launch it on its own platform (recent example: Paramount Plus), is ridiculous. 10 different streaming services, a good £80+ a month. Each with its own app that has a different look & feel and navigation. May as well just go back to the 1 provider model (cable/sat). At least you’ve only got 1 EPG etc to deal with. I’ll add that this fragmentation also encourages pira…

It definitely encourages piracy. IPTV is booming, at least among European sports fans.
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