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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 mbg721 »

NonNefarious wrote: post #129
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.

Yep. Soccer's breakthrough in the USA has been "just around the corner" since the '80s. No matter how many PLAYSOCCER bumper stickers you shove in people's faces, they still don't care.

As a sport in grade-school, especially for girls, it has blown up. It's just more fun to play than it is to watch.

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

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Post by NonNefarious »

Animats wrote: post #119

Oh. Major League Soccer, not Multiple Listing Service for real estate. Back in 2008, Google Maps had an overlay for foreclosures, so you could look at all the foreclosures in an area at once. The real estate industry hated that.

Yep. MLS = Multiple Listing Service.

I'll bet that holds true for the vast majority of U.S. citizens who've even heard of anything called "MLS."

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

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Post by lamontcg »

So as far as I can tell:

- Streamed over AppleTV so presumably very high quality

- No need for an AppleTV subscription

- No blackouts for local since local no longer exists

- Simulcast with linear Fox/ESPN/UDN without blackouts so no need for cable/YTTV

- Free with an MLS season ticket

This seems like the best thing ever. This seems better than the old MLSLive back in the early days of (unpirated) soccer streaming when NBC Sports Gold was free.

If they let you stream old games and don't remove them after a week or two that would be perfection.

If AppleTV brings quality to it, that could wind up being a major selling point, right now just the quality of the stream is often pretty poor and looks very second-class with MLS (and don't get me started on the twitter simulcasts with the UDN games).

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

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Post by mbg721 »

NonNefarious wrote: post #132
Animats wrote: post #119

Oh. Major League Soccer, not Multiple Listing Service for real estate. Back in 2008, Google Maps had an overlay for foreclosures, so you could look at all the foreclosures in an area at once. The real estate industry hated that.

Yep. MLS = Multiple Listing Service. I'll bet that holds true for the vast majority of U.S. citizens who've even heard of anything called "MLS."

"My Little Sony"???

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

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Post by NonNefarious »

tiffanyh wrote: post #22

I hope this is broadcasted in 4K. In the USA at least, there's virtually no 4K sports broadcasts of any kind (including Apple/MLB is only 1080p).

What delivery medium (especially in the USA) has the throughput to deliver anything worthy of being called "4K?"

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

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Post by heystefan »

colinmhayes wrote: post #37
rwc wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As I understand it, blackouts primarily exist to ensure local ticket sales for full stadiums. "In most cases, the blackout results when a sports league prohibits an event from being televised locally if the event did not sell out all its tickets." https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/sports-blackouts#:~:tex... .)

So I think we're referring to different blackouts. I believe OP was complaining that streaming services such as NBA league pass never show your local team. If you want to watch your team you need a cable subscription. That's different than your local TV station not showing the game because it didn't sell out.

Wait, what? Why does this exist again?

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

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Post by sjm-lbm »

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?

I'm not assuming Apple demanded it, I'm just wondering aloud why Apple conceded.

This deal is 8x the 2022 MLS TV deal annually, and the current deal doesn't have anything like this. It seems insane to me to imagine MLS telling Apple "8x our current deal and you have to give it to our biggest fans for free."

Who knows, maybe that's what happened, though.

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

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Post by darknavi »

lamontcg wrote: post #133

So as far as I can tell: - Streamed over AppleTV so presumably very high quality - No need for an AppleTV subscription - No blackouts for local since local no longer exists - Simulcast with linear Fox/ESPN/UDN without blackouts so no need for cable/YTTV - Free with an MLS season ticket This seems like the best thing ever. This seems better than the old MLSLive back in the early days of (unpirated) soccer streaming wh…

Free with a season ticket is a really cool spin.

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

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Post by darknavi »

NonNefarious wrote: post #132
Animats wrote: post #119

Oh. Major League Soccer, not Multiple Listing Service for real estate. Back in 2008, Google Maps had an overlay for foreclosures, so you could look at all the foreclosures in an area at once. The real estate industry hated that.

Yep. MLS = Multiple Listing Service. I'll bet that holds true for the vast majority of U.S. citizens who've even heard of anything called "MLS."

I doubt for the younger generation. "Redfin" and "Zillow" are much more "in-the-know" names.

Side note: Long ago Major League Soccer was not the first hit for "MLS" on youtube. Now they have the vanity URL which is nice:

http://youtube.com/mls

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