don cowie

[true jaggy]

hopefully he can do a bit of this when he signs for us http://youtube.com/watch?v=pPgsXpRbMzk

[Conival]

What I liked best was where it says 'Partick Thistle TV'  :015:

[Alex MacLeod]

Strange as it may seem there is Partick Thistle TV

LINKY LINKY

[RiG]

What's odd about it? PT have a deal to broadcast highlights of their games on their site as do Gretna and Saint Johnstone. It's a pretty good service and fair play to them. Shame we can't do that for the SPL games because of all the red tape.

[Alex MacLeod]

Notice Cowie wasn't even on the bench today. Also he is sponsored by 'Inverness Ross County Supporters Club'. Wonder will they follow him to ICT :003:

[Scotty]

What's odd about it? PT have a deal to broadcast highlights of their games on their site as do Gretna and Saint Johnstone. It's a pretty good service and fair play to them. Shame we can't do that for the SPL games because of all the red tape.

Actually, we could if we wanted to. Clubs have global rights to all their own footage and can show highlights packages, broadcast audio etc etc etc just by following the guidelines.

The guidelines are pretty straightforward, and surprisingly enough dont have a lot of red tape involved ... they go something like this .....

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Clubs have the right to use footage from all their SPL matches (both home and away) online.  SPL Rules and UEFA Statutes govern when, and in what territories, moving pictures from SPL matches can be broadcast. 

If a game has been covered live by Setanta in the UK and Ireland then Clubs can exploit on New Media platforms (internet or mobile) audio-visual coverage (entire match or highlights) of SPL matches in which they are involved after midnight on the day that the game is played.

If a game has not been covered live by Setanta in the UK and Ireland then Clubs can exploit on New Media platforms audio-visual coverage (entire match or highlights) of SPL matches in which they are involved after 10pm on the day that the game is played.

Clubs should also ensure that no transmissions of moving pictures take place within another territory during its ‘blocked hours’. The latest list of UEFA’s ‘blocked hours’ can be found on www.uefa.com.

(NOTE: 2:45 - 5:15 is the blackout period for England and Scotland)

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Bottom line, if the club wanted to, or found there was enough demand it COULD broadcast live audio globally. It could broadcast live video outside the UK (subject to UEFA blackout compliance) and it could show highlights or the full video of each game after 10pm or midnight depending on whether the match had been shown live on Setanta or not. 

You can usually tell when a club is controlling its own media - it tends to mention on BBC website that they cant broadcast that game outside the UK !!! The whole audio/video broadcasting arena (for those of us outside the UK) needs to be looked at because its a complete mess ..... I believe the SPL are looking for ways to develop non-domestic interest in the SPL, well one of the first ways would be to sort out the non-domestic broadcasting .....