Ways to watch the football finals abroad?

Syferus · September 15, 2011, 02:01:34 PM

I'd just like to appeal to people who will be watching on streams to share good streams they find here - I'm going on holiday tomorrow and there's zero chance I'm going to miss the two finals on Sunday but I'd prefer not to have to pay the $29.99 PPV price Setanta are attempting to charge - as there's plenty of people here that want to see the All-Ireland and it'll be easier for everyone if we make an effort to share information.

I know there'll be a bar in some corner of most cities showing the games, but I'm sure there's plenty like me that'll be in America or elsewhere where the program for the day starts at a time that going anywhere but your nearest armchair isn't all that appealing.

drici · September 15, 2011, 02:08:51 PM

QuoteWays to watch the football finals aboard?

If it's a cruise liner then head up on deck if the weather is fine. If you're on the boat to Toraigh you'll be lucky to get radio reception.

Syferus · September 15, 2011, 03:37:17 PM

Quote from: drici on September 15, 2011, 02:08:51 PM
QuoteWays to watch the football finals aboard?

If it's a cruise liner then head up on deck if the weather is fine. If you're on the boat to Toraigh you'll be lucky to get radio reception.

Fixed!

armaghniac · September 15, 2011, 03:40:14 PM

Quotebut I'd prefer not to have to pay the $29.99 PPV price Setanta are attempting to charge

Don't be such a tightwad. Sit down with a decent connection and enjoy the game rather than fiddling about with dodgy streams. How can the GAA make any money from TV rights if everyone robs their broadcasts?

Puckoon · September 15, 2011, 03:49:37 PM

Wow - the bastards at setanta have actually increased the price. What a shower of c***ts. $20 a game is expensive throughout the seaons - but now $30 out of the pocket is quite a whack.

Syferus · September 15, 2011, 03:56:02 PM

Quote from: armaghniac on September 15, 2011, 03:40:14 PM
Quotebut I'd prefer not to have to pay the $29.99 PPV price Setanta are attempting to charge

Don't be such a tightwad. Sit down with a decent connection and enjoy the game rather than fiddling about with dodgy streams. How can the GAA make any money from TV rights if everyone robs their broadcasts?

Ah cop on.

I pay into every Roscommon game I can possibly get to and pay my tv license, the same license that pays for the vast majority of the GAA's media coverage. Why would I, or anyone else, want to pay for anything twice at that price? If international rights mattered all that much in monetary terms to the GAA they wouldn't have given a defacto global monopoly to Setanta outside the island of Ireland.

Not only that, but Setanta only seem to show GAA in SD, whereas if I wasn't out of the country at the weekend I'd be able to watch the finals in HD on Saorview - a good stream is going to be a step beyond anything Setanta can offer, in terms of analysis, commentary and picture quality.

People are going to stream it either way and $29.99 for a bad presentation of something that's free to the vast majority of people watching it doesn't set anyone's pulse racing.

Syferus · September 15, 2011, 04:08:00 PM

Sorry for the double post, but a secondary thought I had is that the GAA should adopt the policy the NFL in America has - providing streaming of all their games themselves, at a season-pass level and a PPV for individual games, at a price that makes real sense. They could easily just simulicast RTE's and TV3's coverage and not have all that much to do besides buy some servers.

It's laziness on the GAA's part because it's supposeded aim is the promotion the games yet they allow Setanta to price everyone but fanatical supporters out of watching them. Not smart, and for likely a pittance of a return.

J70 · September 15, 2011, 04:20:40 PM

The coverage in the states is already available on an individual game or season pass basis. I paid $200 for a season pass on Premier Sports, which is broadcast over Ustream. As a Donegal man, I certainly got my money's worth this year!

Syferus · September 15, 2011, 04:26:05 PM

Quote from: J70 on September 15, 2011, 04:20:40 PM
The coverage in the states is already available on an individual game or season pass basis. I paid $200 for a season pass on Premier Sports, which is broadcast over Ustream. As a Donegal man, I certainly got my money's worth this year!

Sounds interesting. Do you have a link, and will they be showing the minor and senior finals on Sunday?

Dinny Breen · September 15, 2011, 04:33:12 PM

Quote from: J70 on September 15, 2011, 04:20:40 PM
The coverage in the states is already available on an individual game or season pass basis. I paid $200 for a season pass on Premier Sports, which is broadcast over Ustream. As a Donegal man, I certainly got my money's worth this year!

masochist

screenexile · September 15, 2011, 04:34:39 PM

Quote from: J70 on September 15, 2011, 04:20:40 PM
The coverage in the states is already available on an individual game or season pass basis. I paid $200 for a season pass on Premier Sports, which is broadcast over Ustream. As a Donegal man, I certainly got my money's worth this year!

I'm sure many others would beg to differ!

J70 · September 15, 2011, 04:35:29 PM

Quote from: Syferus on September 15, 2011, 04:26:05 PM
Quote from: J70 on September 15, 2011, 04:20:40 PM
The coverage in the states is already available on an individual game or season pass basis. I paid $200 for a season pass on Premier Sports, which is broadcast over Ustream. As a Donegal man, I certainly got my money's worth this year!

Sounds interesting. Do you have a link, and will they be showing the minor and senior finals on Sunday?

They'll be showing both all right, but it will probably be the same $30 ppv charge (they might even link to Setanta for individual ppv, not sure).

I'll post the link tonight.

J70 · September 15, 2011, 04:39:14 PM

Quote from: Dinny Breen on September 15, 2011, 04:33:12 PM
Quote from: J70 on September 15, 2011, 04:20:40 PM
The coverage in the states is already available on an individual game or season pass basis. I paid $200 for a season pass on Premier Sports, which is broadcast over Ustream. As a Donegal man, I certainly got my money's worth this year!

masochist

gerry · September 18, 2011, 02:56:07 PM

http://tykestv.eu/channel1.php

redandblack4ever · September 18, 2011, 11:30:31 PM

Here's the link for streaming the games in the US; www.ustream.tv My husband paid the $200.00 back in May and we had many enjoyable Saturday and Sunday mornings in the past four months. I don't know why the GAA can't get it together and offer something like this. I would rather sit in my living room and watch the games and the commentary than go to a noisy, crowded bar. Besides that I usually do breakfast as well for whoever comes over. Nothing like a good fry...

Will probably get the same package next year, if we're still in Chicago. Hopefully, we'll be in Ireland for good.