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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 colinmhayes »

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…

> This would finally motivate me to cancel the cable TV subscription

Which is exactly why blackouts exist. Live tv is pretty much solely about sports and 24 hour news channels now. The big four sports leagues all make billions a year off their TV deals. Giving up blackouts would absolutely hamstring them.

Hard to believe the other leagues will give up blackouts until they are confident they can run their own streaming service and cash in on that micro gambling revenue. Can you imagine how much money the NFL would make if people were gambling $.10-1 on every play?

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

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Post by jayknight »

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…

MLB next, please. I don't have cable, which means I just don't watch baseball right now. I would 100% sign up for MLB.tv if I could watch my two favorite teams play.

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

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Post by dgritsko »

I'm really curious as to what Apple's broader strategy is with live sports, since that's typically been one of the last big reasons to keep a cable subscription. However, given that Apple TV Plus is going to have at least some MLB games[1] and is rumored to possibly be the new home for the NFL Sunday Ticket[2], they could be seeking to make it the must-have subscription for fans of live sports.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/03/apple-and-mlb-announc...

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/apple-tv-plus-could-become-ho...

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

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Post by anderber »

afavour wrote: post #19
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.

It excludes Android TV and Android phones, from what I can tell.

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

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Post by avgDev »

This is probably one of the best decision by any TV provider.

MLS is going to blow up in the coming years. There is a lot of talk about US national team being very competitive in 2026 World Cup. MLS has produced stars already, like Alphonso Davies.

Once the hype gets higher and more money start being spent on soccer in the US, it will become a power house.

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

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Post by imachine1980_ »

permo-w wrote: post #12

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

???, they made a deal to sport league to increase the market share of their services and made people lock in their ecosystems, it make sense but I don think is philosphy perspective.is simply content that Mach their interests .

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

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Post by colinmhayes »

afavour wrote: post #19
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.

The appleTV remote couldn't change the volume on my tv for whatever reason. Since I bought a dumb monitor style TV the only option was to walk up to it and use the buttons. Switched to chromecast and the volume controls worked. Hard for me to imagine going back to apple, even if the chromecast is a tad slower.

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

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Post by rsweeney21 »

"From early 2023 through 2032, fans can get every live MLS match by subscribing to a new MLS streaming service, available exclusively through the Apple TV app."

So the only way to watch MLS games is by subscribing to the MLS streaming service? Am I reading this right?

What do I get for my subscription during the off-season?

How do you attract new MLS fans?

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