Interesting Article In Sun Re Radio Commentaries

Is it just to make money? What advantage is there for clubs to stop their exiled fans listening to the commentary?
 
UgoAfro said:
Is it just to make money? What advantage is there for clubs to stop their exiled fans listening to the commentary?
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Well I presume they are too naive to understand that most people will just watch the match illegally if they can't listen to it for free.

It does seem rather bonkers to me that someone in New Zealand can watch the match legitimately, but someone in York (who has a season ticket and goes to most games) can't even listen to it without paying extra.

But yes, the EFL sell the digital rights and clubs can't contest it.
 
All a bit of a charade isn't it. I actually pay the club to watch and listen to the match, but could easily pick up a stream for free. Do they actually think having it free actually stops people going to the game? I go to the ones I can manage home or away, but am never going to go to every game due to living around 200 miles away.Having said that I am going to fewer local non-league games this season, but that's because my local team (Banbury Utd) have introduced a ticketing system and segregation, following a few local yobs trying to have a bit of chew with Hereford and Chester last season!
 
There's a reasonable discussion of the issue here. It's between Oxford fans but same principles. TL/DR - deal between EFL, BBC and iFollow. iFollow gets local radio commentary in return for local only transmission rights.
 
As has been mentioned above, it's all down to the EFL. I've lived outside the region all my adult life and pay for a BBC (TV) Licence, but because I live outside of the region I have to pay £3 a game to listen to the BBC radio commentary that my licence has already paid for.

It's a crazy situation and when I talk to family on Teesside they find it bonkers too. This applies to all football league clubs, not just the Boro.
 
weemoby said:
As has been mentioned above, it's all down to the EFL. I've lived outside the region all my adult life and pay for a BBC (TV) Licence, but because I live outside of the region I have to pay £3 a game to listen to the BBC radio commentary that my licence has already paid for.

It's a crazy situation and when I talk to family on Teesside they find it bonkers too. This applies to all football league clubs, not just the Boro.
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Yes. My mate has lived in Norway for about 15 years, has barely been to a Boro match since the 90s. Yet he can watch every game legitimately via iFollow.

There was a time I was coughing up for a season ticket AND paying for a radio subscription just for away matches (even though I went to about two thirds of them).

I've now discovered other ways to 'keep updated' on the matches I can't go to, for a fraction of the cost. Pretty sure I'm not the only one either.
 
atypical_boro said:
Yes. My mate has lived in Norway for about 15 years, has barely been to a Boro match since the 90s. Yet he can watch every game legitimately via iFollow.
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Not every game on iFollow he can't. I work in Norway and it pishes me off when they broadcast the Saturday games on Norwegian TV. I normally watch them at work on one of my computer screens, which are a decent size but I have to resort to my tablet with a VPN if it's screened here. 🤨
 
Aztec chimera said:
Not every game on iFollow he can't. I work in Norway and it pishes me off when they broadcast the Saturday games on Norwegian TV. I normally watch them at work on one of my computer screens, which are a decent size but I have to resort to my tablet with a VPN if it's screened here. 🤨
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I know but he can watch those on Norwegian TV. Pretty sure it is possible for him to view 46 games per season legitimately, if he chooses?

Here, not only can you not legitimately watch them all, but you have to pay extra just to listen to them! If you happen to live more than about 30 miles from the stadium.
 
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