Buttons Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 6 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: YOU would get very long odds on it not being KT and NP. As previously stated, very highly rated within the industry. I hope it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyK86 Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 21 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: If tv companies are not prepared to put their hands in their pocket and pay a fair price, then the BSPA should say no thanks and get a streaming service up and running during this winter. Wasn’t an away meeting streamed for the Somerset fans in the last few days? I recall a Debbie Hancock saying it went very well. The fans were charged £10 a head and it went flawlessly. Think it was streamed to the Oak Tree Arena clubhouse. Perhaps Somerset fans can comment on it. If the stream goes to only one place for fans to attend it would very very limiting. Fans would want to watch from the comfort of their own sofa. Pay a tenner, open a beer and watch your team away from home. Not difficult to achieve and revenues could be large. 1000 fans is £10,000 which wouldn’t have been there. A 30 mile ban around the home track to not affect home attendance. IP monitoring (very easy) so that a stream is not shared. Block international customers to make sure one doesn’t live stream it on Youtube. Far better than giving it to Eurosport IMO. Agree with this, me and mrs are season ticket holders at Sheffield Steelers but cant get to many away games but like tonight we are away at Coventry and have just bought the stream for £12, it is just brilliant and Speedway bosses really need to look at doing this sort of thing. If I could buy a stream to watch Sheffield away from home then I would do it as travelling hours on a week night is just not possible with work etc Time for the whole sport to wake up and create revenue steams instead of begging BT, Sky, Eurosport to give them very little money to show not many meetings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigACE Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 BT are good with their coverage when it is actually on. My problem is with this every other week lark. And even more so when they ditched a meeting that had already been advertised. Nigel, Kelvin, Brando and Nat are really good. The woman on the GP is awful. My wife says she has seen her on something else. But better than them is Dave Goddard. You can tell he is a real fan. Get him on whoever gets the new deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman72 Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Best hurry up while there are some track still open lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 I believe Sudden Sam tried to say “very much so” tonight in the under 21 meeting, but it came out as “very so” Actually, overall tonight he wasn’t bad, and Dave Rowe was excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 35 minutes ago, Midland Red said: I believe Sudden Sam tried to say “very much so” tonight in the under 21 meeting, but it came out as “very so” Actually, overall tonight he wasn’t bad, and Dave Rowe was excellent Revy chum so... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigACE Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 22 hours ago, Richard Weston said: Can clubs really do a proper live stream with all its complexities? Need a lot of £10 to make it pay. If that is the way it goes i would just pay to see BV meetings. Could not afford anymore. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 36 minutes ago, craigACE said: If that is the way it goes i would just pay to see BV meetings. Could not afford anymore. Probably the only ones worth watching anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 The English Football League have a system called ifollow. https://www.efl.com/iFollow Choose your team, choose the match, then pay £2.50 for a audio stream or £10 for a video stream. Speedway could easily follow this format and make far more money that BT pay for the privilege. It’s clear being on TV doesn’t increase attendances, whether the cameras are there or not. Streaming with local geoblocking is the way to go. A 2 camera setup needs three people at a meeting. Very easy to do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proud panther Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 43 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: The English Football League have a system called ifollow. https://www.efl.com/iFollow Choose your team, choose the match, then pay £2.50 for a audio stream or £10 for a video stream. Speedway could easily follow this format and make far more money that BT pay for the privilege. It’s clear being on TV doesn’t increase attendances, whether the cameras are there or not. Streaming with local geoblocking is the way to go. A 2 camera setup needs three people at a meeting. Very easy to do. Give it a go Steve !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 3 hours ago, proud panther said: Give it a go Steve !!!! I think Poole's new co-promoters are very much on the case!!! No doubt there are at least one or two others also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Bird Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 9/8/2019 at 7:44 PM, craigACE said: BT are good with their coverage when it is actually on. My problem is with this every other week lark. And even more so when they ditched a meeting that had already been advertised. Nigel, Kelvin, Brando and Nat are really good. The woman on the GP is awful. My wife says she has seen her on something else. But better than them is Dave Goddard. You can tell he is a real fan. Get him on whoever gets the new deal. natalie is good,so was suzy perry, the girl at the gp,s is awful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackett Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Clean-Cut Sports have been looking to do this for years but understand that the BSPA were not to keen. Away support is non existent in the sport for the most part so I doubt that this would effect attendance figures too greatly. If clubs did monthly subscriptions - featuring interviews , features and meetings can only see it being neneficial to the sport. Would be interesting to see how UK Ice Hockey attendances are - as a number of matches are streamed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Bet 365 used to stream the matches didn't they? Therefore maybe getting a betting company involved will help with production costs through sponsorship of the whole process? Link say a £10 access charge with a free bet on the match, winnings paid as they usually do in other free bets by another free bet which this time could generate cash winnings.. Maybe the bet could be on the +/- handicap team score? (Or how many guests will be riding)? And as always, as they do with free bets, it will be seen as their investment/ hook to get you chasing the dream long term. A decent big name in the betting industry aligned to the sport will help the sports brand reputation standing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulboy Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 9/7/2019 at 9:57 AM, Vince said: I think NQ is OK, Tatum is very knowledgeable and has become good at the job and paired with Nigel Pearson they are a great team. Seems like I'm the odd one out but I like Pearson, he is enthusiastic and knows the sport and is far better than anybody else currently commentating Speedway in my opinion. The only one I really don't like on TV is Sam Ermolenko who can ruin a meeting for me. The best sport on TV recently has been Bristish Superbikes and that is on Eurosport so could be they'll do a decent job. No idea who films BSB but it must be expensive as the quality is excellent and they don't miss much. Just shows how much it's all about opinions. NP really spoils my enjoyment of a speedway meeting, I'm not sure I've heard a poorer sports commentator but I'm happy to accept I'm in the minority. Tatum's so so but very repetitive, I do quite like Scott Nicholls, or Scotty to give him his correct name lol, and NQ isn't bad. I also think Steve Brandon does a fair job pit side, but guess it will be mostly irrelevant next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 43 minutes ago, Richard Weston said: Bet365 had one camera - not sure if the stuff they did was worth even £5 No pint doing xenophobia camera transmission. Wherever you position that one camera it will be too far away from over 50% of the action. I would not be paying £10 for a one camera viewing. They got to get it right or not bother at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 48 minutes ago, Richard Weston said: Interesting - 3 people - obviously two camera people. what does the 3rd person do? What would be a ball park figure for the wages/set up costs for the 3-person team at a match. Per match, just to give us an idea of how many subscribers would be needed to break even/make a profit? Mixing desk and making sure feed is working. However, It looks like Eurosport with 8 team league next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 49 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Mixing desk and making sure feed is working. However, It looks like Eurosport with 8 team league next season. EUROSPORT are now owned by Discovery who are hoovering up major sporting events everywhere and behind one of the bids for the SGP from 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirates Of Poole Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: EUROSPORT are now owned by Discovery who are hoovering up major sporting events everywhere and behind one of the bids for the SGP from 2022 More competition for Sky & BT is always good. Eurosport is more of a free channel so more people will be able to watch without the high monthly charges of Sky Sports & BT Sports. Edited September 16, 2019 by Pirates Of Poole 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 To answer some of the questions about streaming Speedway from tracks when Bet 365 did the meetings each one was costing them over £500 per meeting and cost over £2,500 per track to setup. The I Follow system that is in place for football league cost over £30,000 per club to setup Some of the old Speedway infrastructure is still in place but has been taken out of some stadiums and is not really up to standard now. The rollout of 5G mobile networks over the next few years will really bring down the cost of remote production and enable smaller sports more options with streaming. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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