Are matches going to be streamed this coming season?

When they announced the new streaming set-up a couple of weeks ago, I emailed the club asking if matches would be streamed live.

Fortunately, I didn't hold my breath waiting for an answer.

The season ticket announcement implies games will be streamed live and available to all season ticket holders.

There was no mention of PPV being available or, if it is, what it would cost.

Personally I hope all clubs make PPV available as it was good to be able to view away games last season, but I don’t know how that sits with broadcasting rules, and the pricing would need to be high to avoid reducing actual attendances. It would be counter productive if home fans decided to view the stream rather than attend.

https://ictfc.com/2021-22-season-tickets

1 hour ago, Robert said:

The season ticket announcement implies games will be streamed live and available to all season ticket holders.

It's ambiguous - I personally would say that it only hints at live streaming. 

That's why I asked them to confirm, and said that if so, I'd probably buy a season ticket despite being over 500 miles away.   No response.

It would surely require a change to broadcasting rules, and I'd have thought that such a revolutionary change would have been announced by now by the SPFL/SFA.  And there is no mention of streaming in the announcement about tickets for the first League Cup games.

I shall continue to not hold my breath.

As a season ticket holder you will be given access to live footage from the games. The camera will be andycam not pixilot. 

“The new channel will also be available for every game of the season to all season ticket holders”.

Seems clear to me.

But you are right to double check given you are over 500 miles away. Hopefully you get a response soon. 

Edited July 4, 20214 yr by Robert

Streaming info for the home cup games:

https://ictfc.com/ictv-info-premier-sports-cup-matches 

For snorbens_caleyman, it also refers to information being available before the first home league game about how season ticket holders can access the streaming of the league games. 

Edited July 10, 20214 yr by Robert

Good to hear I can still watch the Peterhead game during my isolation!

15 hours ago, Robert said:

For snorbens_caleyman, it also refers to information being available before the first home league game about how season ticket holders can access the streaming of the league games

Thanks, Robert.  And yet it still manages to omit one little word - "live". 

Will be phoning them during the week.

If 'streaming ' is the term used it should be live, or as close to live as it can be with equipment and bandwith limitations.

If it's not live it's a download. Totally different product. 

Sorry, but I do not agree.  If you are watching something on Youtube or listening to Spotify, you are streaming, although the content is not of course live.  Watching highlights on ICTV, watching a service such as BBC iPlayer, or watching Netflix is also streaming. Apart from a small temporary buffer, the content is not stored on your device, and you do not end up with a copy of the content on your device.

The term "livestreaming" is often used when the event is live, such as PPV matches.

Download is when you create and store a complete copy of the content on your own device, which you can then subsequently watch/listen to without access to the original site.

Will still be phoning, and will report back here.

Edited July 11, 20214 yr by snorbens_caleyman

But we're talking about steaming a game of football which is live in this case so your comparisons are irrelevant. I'm with Satan on this (not a phrase you're likely to hear often!!! ) 

   They could record it and stream it afterwards! 

However, I have checked elsewhere, and they do indeed appear to be livestreaming league games - see https://scottishfootball.online/showfixtures#  and look at August onwards.

Using the same portal service as Dunfermline and QoS did last season, which I think worked pretty well.             

Pedantry at it's finest.

Just now, tm4tj said:

Pedantry at it's finest.

I see what you did there.

36 minutes ago, tm4tj said:

Pedantry at it's finest.

That's what 45 years of working with computers does for you

More details of this week’s streams:

https://ictfc.com/ictv-info-premier-sports-cup-matches-2 

Ross Tokely part of the commentary team for both. 

I want to congratulate all concerned with the excellent streaming service provided tonight.  What a difference when it is a real camera person filming and action replays as well.  Ian Auld provided a solid and professional commentary

36 minutes ago, Kind of Blue said:

I want to congratulate all concerned with the excellent streaming service provided tonight.  What a difference when it is a real camera person filming and action replays as well.  Ian Auld provided a solid and professional commentary

I agree it was far superior than last season which was crap!  Ian Auld was good the picture quality was good and it was good to hear Ross Tokely as well 

18 minutes ago, IBM said:

I agree it was far superior than last season which was crap!  Ian Auld was good the picture quality was good and it was good to hear Ross Tokely as well 

Personally I thought the quality of the picture was the only let down. Looked pixalleted and got particularly bad during the transitions.

Still prefer to get steaming.

Get steaming while yer streaming .... win win !

Get steaming whilst you are screaming at the streaming.

I was in a high covid risk area last weekend , durham,  so won't come out to play for ten days so streaming is my only option. Can't wait for Saturdays game to see fyffe in defence and a  fully fit doran. 

 

4 hours ago, Moogthurso said:

I was in a high covid risk area last weekend , durham,  so won't come out to play for ten days so streaming is my only option. Can't wait for Saturdays game to see fyffe in defence and a  fully fit doran. 

 

Can you not get a test? Recommendation now is for self testing every few days.

On 7/11/2021 at 11:29 AM, snorbens_caleyman said:

Will still be phoning, and will report back here.

I phoned the shop.

I asked if there will be a PPV option for league games, for exiles like me and for away fans.  The answer was "Yes", but they were unable to say what the price will be.

My next question - can you guess it? - was whether league games would be streamed live. The answer was "I assume that they will be live".

Even if the time comes when home and away fans are allowed into the ground, with no restrictions?  "Don't know".

The advice was to keep watching the club's social media, for further announcements.  They said they'd "have a word" with someone about this, so I asked if clarification about PPV and live streaming could be made.

For the moment, then, I will wait and see what is announced about PPV.  My alternative would be to buy a season ticket in a back corner of the North Stand, which I hope would not deny a seat to anyone who wanted to attend a match.

I also passed on my praise for the live streaming on Tuesday night, which, as we all agree, was far superior to last season's.

 

I know you all think that I am making too much of this.  But as I have said earlier, livestreaming of games - especially when there are no restrictions on admission - would be revolutionary in this country, and I'd have expected an announcement, from one or more of the clubs, the SPFL and the SFA.  To livestream games requires explicit decisions by the SPFL and the SFA.  When I was checking the other day, as well as Championship sides I also looked at Rangers and Hearts, and they seem to be offering only live audio of their Premiership league games.

I could also envisage a scenario whereby PPV livestreaming is stopped when attendance restrictions are lifted, but is still available to season ticket holders because they have already paid.  The club wouldn't be losing out, other than what they'd spend on food and drink.  So maybe I should get a season ticket...

Finally, if league games are livestreamed throughout the season, look for a record low attendance at the game on a filthy, freezing mid-week night in February