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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 Bud »

foogazi wrote: post #90
porcoda wrote: post #17

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…

> but the "no blackouts" thing is big Wow missed that - very big deal I have the MLB package and blackouts drive me nuts - I’m not even in the Bay Area, but close enough to not be able to watch Giants or A’s home games, Than it’s already starting to fragment: some Friday games on AppleTV, some weekend games on Peacock And MLB.tv doesn’t carry playoff games

MLB.tv is way way too expensive for any blackouts to even be legal. Kind of an outrage.

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

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Post by secretsatan »

Okay, i think i’m missing something because i’m not american.

Just the fact that MLS includes the word soccer, rather than football explains it.

And the the blurb mentioned 29 teams!

This is not a big deal outside of soccer(ugh) fans in the northern americas

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

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Post by corderop »

I hope companies start doing this in European leagues. It's going to be difficult but I don't want to be forced to use an ISP and pay €150 per month to watch 4 matches of my team. I hope stream reduces these costs. DAZN is doing some improvements on this path, but it's still not enough.

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

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Post by Kon-Peki »

PaulHoule wrote: post #95
JamesSwift wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just dont see MLS "blowing up". Will it be more popular than today? Possibly, though I feel like its been given several chances to catch on and never has. Will it challenge NFL / NBA popularity in any way? IMO, absolutely not.

Engagement with MLS is somewhere close to zero. Back when I was involved in coaching youth soccer I found the other coaches had never heard of the New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, L.A. Galaxy, etc. These folks were fans of man united but had no interest at all in US soccer. Who knows? Maybe not having lockouts will mean that if some team starts playing well people will be able to watch it. MLS definitely n…

Our local small-town youth soccer league hosted a tournament over Memorial Day weekend. The nearest MLS team sent a big box truck with their logo painted on it, and set up a bunch of activities and a merchandise tent.

They are definitely working on improving engagement - but perhaps each team is at a different level ;)

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

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Post by PaulHoule »

Kon-Peki wrote: post #114
PaulHoule wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Engagement with MLS is somewhere close to zero. Back when I was involved in coaching youth soccer I found the other coaches had never heard of the New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, L.A. Galaxy, etc. These folks were fans of man united but had no interest at all in US soccer. Who knows? Maybe not having lockouts will mean that if some team starts playing well people will be able to watch it. MLS definitely n…

Our local small-town youth soccer league hosted a tournament over Memorial Day weekend. The nearest MLS team sent a big box truck with their logo painted on it, and set up a bunch of activities and a merchandise tent. They are definitely working on improving engagement - but perhaps each team is at a different level ;)

Good for them.

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

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Post by culturestate »

thaway2839 wrote: post #71
at-fates-hands wrote: post #42

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ESPN had a more in depth article outlining the deal: Speaking to Sports Illustrated on Tuesday, MLS commissioner Don Garber emphasized that the commitment isn’t a traditional broadcast arrangement, wherein a league exchanges the rights to its games and content for a negotiated rate. Rather, MLS and Apple have entered a partnership where each is incentivized to grow the business. Garber declined to reveal the economic…

I hope the Apple production isn't like the MLB one. The MLB production is crap. They really need to stop making it look like an Apple product.

> The MLB production is crap. They really need to stop making it look like an Apple product.

There are a few things I would change (the odds gotta go, and I wouldn’t mind a more compact scorebug) but on balance I really like their choices. Give me Apple’s gfx package over Bally or TBS any day of the week.

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

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Post by syntaxfree »

PaulHoule wrote: post #95
JamesSwift wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just dont see MLS "blowing up". Will it be more popular than today? Possibly, though I feel like its been given several chances to catch on and never has. Will it challenge NFL / NBA popularity in any way? IMO, absolutely not.

Engagement with MLS is somewhere close to zero. Back when I was involved in coaching youth soccer I found the other coaches had never heard of the New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, L.A. Galaxy, etc. These folks were fans of man united but had no interest at all in US soccer. Who knows? Maybe not having lockouts will mean that if some team starts playing well people will be able to watch it. MLS definitely n…

As a South American fútbol fan: the is very annoying.

Just say “New York Fútbol Club”. See, it breathes already.

Also make way for teams that are just called “Sports Association Firebug” for historically cogent but difficult to parse at first.

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

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Post by culturestate »

freck wrote: post #85
sjm-lbm wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Funny you mention that - one of the odder parts of this press release is the fact that this service is going to be included with MLS team season ticket packages. I'd been try to figure out how and/or why it's in Apple's interest to give away this service to season ticket holders; some sort of AR tech being part of the overall plans is a decent guess as to why.

I assume this is something MLS wanted out of the deal and Apple conceded. It makes the season tickets even more valuable for every team in the league. Do you really think Apple demanded a subscription give-away?

> Do you really think Apple demanded a subscription give-away?

I don’t, but it’s really not the most outlandish idea. It gives every season ticket holder a reason to either buy an Apple TV or, maybe more importantly, start using the Apple TV app on their existing devices.

Imagine you’re an Orlando City fan who’s happy with Hulu and never really cared to open the Apple TV app on your Samsung TV. Now that you’re using Apple TV to watch matches, though, you’ve started to come across some of those other shows you’ve heard people talk about.

Ted Lasso seems pretty cool, maybe you’ll sign up for Apple TV+ and give it a try…

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

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Post by Kon-Peki »

rdxm wrote: post #3

The big deal is no blackouts. That's a first for pro sports broadcasting I think ...

Agreed that no blackouts is a big deal.

Also interesting is this: > At launch, all MLS and Leagues Cup matches will include announcers calling the action in English and Spanish, and all matches involving Canadian teams will be available in French.

So, are they keeping the door open for additional languages in the future? Is this subscription available world-wide?

Let's be honest here: Premier league matches aren't exactly cheap to watch. If this is cost-effective and available in a lot of languages, it's an opportunity to watch some matches that are at least at a certain minimum professional level.

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