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Topic Originator: dafc4ever
Date: Tue 11 Aug 11:24
SPFL Player launches
William Hill Championship, L1 and L2 games broadcast outside blocked hours
The SPFL has launched a new live domestic streaming offering which will see the league produce and broadcast William Hill Championship, League 1 & 2 matches outside blocked hours on behalf of clubs on a pay-per-view basis.
Coverage will begin with live coverage of all William Hill League 1 and League 2 matches taking place this Saturday, 15 August.
The SPFL Player can be accessed via www.spflplayer.com and will soon be available within the UK and Ireland on all app stores. It will stream league matches across the three divisions not already aired by BBC Scotland or BBC ALBA on matchdays where broadcast blocked hours are not applicable.
Matches in William Hill League 1 and 2 are available to purchase this Saturday, due to the reduced league card around the Premier Sports Cup last 16.
The move follows the successful trial by the SPFL in May, which saw every single William Hill SPFL play-off match broadcast live for the first time, and positive discussions with clubs around looking at new ways to further improve the delivery of live matches.
A 24-hour pass to watch your club’s match costs £10.99 and is available for fans in the UK and Ireland, plus supporters will be able to view all of the non-top-flight league matches taking place that day on catch up.
The SPFL will produce and stream the matches, with revenue distributed back to the home club in each fixture.
Neil Doncaster, SPFL group chief executive, said: “The launch of the SPFL Player is an important step forward for the league and our clubs, as well as great news for supporters.
“For the first time, fans in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch their team in the William Hill Championship, League 1 and League 2 whenever matches fall outside blocked hours — whether they`re unable to attend on the day or following their club online.
“Following the success of last season`s play-off broadcasts, we`ve been in ongoing discussions with clubs about new ways to enhance the production quality of matches, and the SPFL Player delivers that while returning revenue directly to them.
“It’s easy, simple and secure for fans to buy a live stream. They just need to go online to www.spflplayer.com and follow the prompts, and the money generated will directly financially help their club.
“We’d lastly like to thank our clubs for their collaborative work to make this possible, and hope supporters enjoy this new offering this season.”
Non-blocked hour dates for this season include 15 August, 12 September, 26 September, 14 November, 27 March and 1 May, plus further potential dates to be confirmed in due course.
Further details will be provided on which games can be purchased on the SPFL Player as the season progresses.
Post Edited (Tue 11 Aug 11:30)
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Topic Originator: thebear
Date: Tue 11 Aug 11:35
Ok, but who does the profits go to, sfa, spfl the old firm, or do the clubs get a cut
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Topic Originator: Parsdaft21346327964
Date: Tue 11 Aug 11:40
Just like it always is the profits will go to everyone as the tv deal is split between all teams would assume the premiership won’t get any of this as they aren’t involved
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Topic Originator: Athletico
Date: Tue 11 Aug 11:43
Be interested know how aware clubs were of this, as it looks like our club has pumped a decent bit of coin into our recently relaunched service. Wasted money?
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Topic Originator: Luxembourg Par
Date: Tue 11 Aug 11:44
lol - I proposed this to SPL (as it was) in 2004
denied by OF, particularly the blue half, who demanded 60% of all revenues of any matches they played in - GFYS was pretty close to my answer.
Lux TV (or more correctly internetfootball.co.uk) had already contracted with Pars, Dundee Utd, Motherwell & Falkirk.
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Topic Originator: Luxembourg Par
Date: Tue 11 Aug 11:47
Quote:
thebear, Tue 11 Aug 11:35
Ok, but who does the profits go to, sfa, spfl the old firm, or do the clubs get a cut
If it’s not showing the Premier - I would be aggrieved if the OF got a shiny penny.
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Topic Originator: GJS93
Date: Tue 11 Aug 11:51
"Ok, but who does the profits go to, sfa, spfl the old firm, or do the clubs get a cut"
the answer is in the first post....
"The SPFL will produce and stream the matches, with revenue distributed back to the home club in each fixture"
Post Edited (Tue 11 Aug 11:59)
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Topic Originator: brian
Date: Tue 11 Aug 12:11
Quote:
“For the first time, fans in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch their team in the William Hill Championship, League 1 and League 2 whenever matches fall outside blocked hours — whether they`re unable to attend on the day or following their club online.
Lux will be aggrieved with that lie as I am !
they are supplying camera operator and commentary team too
Note its just for the Block dates and as far as I know its to UK only
I don`t know how it affects clubs that already stream on non-block dates, one was last Saturday 8th.
Post Edited (Tue 11 Aug 12:13)
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Topic Originator: Clapham Par
Date: Tue 11 Aug 12:30
It literally says:
"The SPFL will produce and stream the matches, with revenue distributed back to the home club in each fixture."
So unless they are being very devious with the wording (definition of revenue) it doesn`t look like the OF are getting the lions share except for their home games.
Edit - missed the post a couple up that says the exact same thing. Doh
Post Edited (Tue 11 Aug 12:34)
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Topic Originator: RhinoPars
Date: Tue 11 Aug 12:31
Athletico - this appears to be catering for domestic viewers for games outside blocked hours while DAFCLive is mainly for those outside the UK and virtually all games.
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Tue 11 Aug 12:55
Quote:
brian, Tue 11 Aug 12:11
Quote:
“For the first time, fans in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch their team in the William Hill Championship, League 1 and League 2 whenever matches fall outside blocked hours — whether they`re unable to attend on the day or following their club online.
Lux will be aggrieved with that lie as I am !
they are supplying camera operator and commentary team too
Note its just for the Block dates and as far as I know its to UK only
I don`t know how it affects clubs that already stream on non-block dates, one was last Saturday 8th.
Brian as you are more clued up in this area, there are four points of note that I can think of immediately that you will have more of an idea than the rest of us.
So for clubs like Airdrie, Dunfermline, etc. who have been excellent to support this initiative already, then is this a competitive feature the SPFL are offering?
For clubs like Ayr and others who previously made streaming difficult or do not have the correct infrastructure, will the SPFL support or enforce the infrastructure for those clubs?
Not sure if you can answer this, but was there any consultation with the member clubs?
Also the missing market of people who cannot make games due to ill health on a blocked Saturday still has not been addressed.
Post Edited (Tue 11 Aug 12:55)
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Topic Originator: Jeffery
Date: Tue 11 Aug 12:58
I wonder how they`ll work around the connectivity issues parstv have had at away grounds.
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Topic Originator: brian
Date: Tue 11 Aug 13:07
parsmad, I can`t say I`m clued up as only heard snippets.
I don`t know how it will affect clubs that currently stream during the block periods. will they be prevented from streaming their own offering ?
I would suggest for some clubs it will be less valuable as the SPFL now have to employ people to do it, and I`ve an idea how much QTV pay.
clubs like Ayr and Partick have limited space and resources so its difficult for away teams to get connected.
(personally though I think only Home teams should stream - that `s my personal opnion)
I would say clubs have been consulted but I don`t know of the dialogue.
Pirates are the biggest threat as they buy the stream legitimately while abroad. It`s difficult to trace them down sometimes so they make revenue. So do the VPN companies make revenue.
Post Edited (Tue 11 Aug 13:08)
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Topic Originator: Athletico
Date: Tue 11 Aug 13:14
Quote:
RhinoPars, Tue 11 Aug 12:31
Athletico - this appears to be catering for domestic viewers for games outside blocked hours while DAFCLive is mainly for those outside the UK and virtually all games.
Ah ok, that`s makes more sense!
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Tue 11 Aug 13:20
Quote:
brian, Tue 11 Aug 13:07
parsmad, I can`t say I`m clued up as only heard snippets.
I don`t know how it will affect clubs that currently stream during the block periods. will they be prevented from streaming their own offering ?
I would suggest for some clubs it will be less valuable as the SPFL now have to employ people to do it, and I`ve an idea how much QTV pay.
clubs like Ayr and Partick have limited space and resources so its difficult for away teams to get connected.
(personally though I think only Home teams should stream - that `s my personal opnion)
I would say clubs have been consulted but I don`t know of the dialogue.
Pirates are the biggest threat as they buy the stream legitimately while abroad. It`s difficult to trace them down sometimes so they make revenue. So do the VPN companies make revenue.
I am interested based upon the recent cases where the World Cup pirated streams are pursued and I am now wondering if this is part of it, or whether the SPFL are now handling everything with the Cyber Resilience Act coming into force, or declaration, by 2027.
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Topic Originator: Luxembourg Par
Date: Tue 11 Aug 15:17
Quote:
parsmad68, Tue 11 Aug 13:20
I am interested based upon the recent cases where the World Cup pirated streams are pursued and I am now wondering if this is part of it, or whether the SPFL are now handling everything with the Cyber Resilience Act coming into force, or declaration, by 2027.
If companies the size of Sky and other broadcasters have been unable to catch/close the pirates, I would suggest that the SPFL will not be able either…
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Tue 11 Aug 16:20
That`s going to be some money for equipment and staff to cover all those games!
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Tue 11 Aug 16:24
And our ceo is on the SPFL board so he would have known about this too?
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Tue 11 Aug 16:25
I don`t really see the point in this tbh. Would they have a crew for the SPFL player and another for DAFC TV, or are they sharing the same feed?
I still think Brian`s concept of ALL clubs having a set up similar to ParsTV and fans who have subscribed then get the same experience home and away without all the "access" nonsense.
In an ideal world we`d be back having a Championship highlights reel like the old Scot sport/Sports scene.
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Topic Originator: Sacktheref69
Date: Tue 11 Aug 16:29
Quote:
Parsdaft21346327964, Tue 11 Aug 11:40
Just like it always is the profits will go to everyone as the tv deal is split between all teams would assume the premiership won’t get any of this as they aren’t involved
They aren`t involved in the games moved to a Friday night, but the broadcast deal still goes into the "big pot" that`s split between all the leagues, unless this has changed for this season.
This is Andy Tod`s world and we are lucky to live in it.
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Topic Originator: Milos Drizzle
Date: Tue 11 Aug 18:29
I wonder if they will make use of those god-awful fixed AI cameras that give you motion sickness and track baldy-heided linesmen?
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