This is the problem…

People know they CAN watch any game on an illegal stream if they cannot get to the game. However, many, like myself, would ideally like to do so legally and pay for it but it’s made so difficult that they push potential revenue away and toward the illegal streams, just to protect the TV deals.

If they broadcast all games and/or introduced a premier league iFollow, I wonder if the perceived wisdom that stadiums would be empty would hold true? I would suggest that wouldn’t be the case. They’re ignoring the fact that anybody can watch any game if they want to right now, for free, and they’re also doing so usually without consuming Sky’s advertising. And even if it is a sky stream, you see their adverts but you’re not counted in the viewing statistics which reduces the potential advertising revenue. (Same for other broadcasters)

In a broadcaster+ifollow model, the broadcasters might have lower viewing per game but they’d have more games and therefore more advertising spots they can charge for, even though it might be less. They’d have more people subscribing (I believe) who currently use free streams simply due to availability. And clubs could have a second income stream from fans who only want to watch their club’s games on a subscription or pay per view basis.

I mean, ideally you’d just take the overall revenue of all services and split it equally between all premier league teams in that case rather than ifollow being on a club per club basis.

Posted By: Legacy Fan on September 11th 2021 at 10:38:14

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So now you can only get audio commentary by taking out a membership (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Sep 11, 10:14:01
- BBC Radio... (NCFC) - DrDublin, Sep 11, 10:55:43
- Won’t most just watch it anyway? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 11, 10:19:58
  - This is the problem… (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Sep 11, 10:38:14
    - Broadcaster would get more from Nodge fans, less from big club fans (NCFC) - CWC, Sep 11, 11:05:23
      - This, sadly (NCFC) - Old Man, Sep 11, 11:55:14
      - But right now we have mass free streams. (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Sep 11, 11:49:45
        
        Which don’t erode their subscriber base too much (NCFC) - CWC, Sep 11, 12:02:15
      - The blackout window is not about the broadcasters, it is about lower level clubs (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Sep 11, 11:08:57
        
        Also my original post is about audio coverage, something that has been available (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Sep 11, 11:11:09
        
        what is the difference (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Sep 11, 12:04:43
        
        a) simplicity and b) I can't get a home membership so cut off (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Sep 11, 12:18:45
        
        I wonder if home membership is suspended (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Sep 11, 12:56:18
        
        That's a possibility, I may try that before the Watford match (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Sep 11, 13:03:00
    - This. If people want to go to EFL or non league they will (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Sep 11, 10:49:33
    - Yes, sensible thinking (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 11, 10:48:33
    - I wouldn’t be surprised if Sky factor in the illegal stream output when they market (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Sep 11, 10:45:05
  - It is driving people away from using services that the club sells (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Sep 11, 10:24:13
    - Or gives some/additional value to memberships (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Sep 11, 10:52:38
      - Fine if they will let you buy one (n/m) (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Sep 11, 11:05:22
        
        Oh, have they stopped? That would seem daft (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Sep 11, 11:13:26
        
        I was able to buy an away one but not a home one which as I read it is needed to listen (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Sep 11, 11:17:44

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