This was how Sky announced the deal.iFollow will be pretty much dead anyway won't it under the new TV deal with Sky?
This was how Sky announced the deal.
EFL announces landmark broadcasting deal with Sky Sports
EFL clubs have unanimously approved a record domestic rights deal with broadcaster Sky Sports worth £935m over a five-year period with over 1,000 matches to be broadcast each season – a record number of games for any club football agreement.Running from season 2024/25 to season 2028/29, the...www.skygroup.sky
Looks very much as though Sky will have the monopoly. No indication of costs, as yet.
I asked iFollow how to remove my credit card as the "remove" button did nothing. It seems that I can only remove my card after the season is over!!!!I have recently lost my bank card so had to cancel it. This means it will cancel my iFollow subscription and I can’t see me being in a rush to renew it.
It was already limited with content this season but since Chris Williams has left it has become non existent.
This all sounds very sucky.
Will it still be possible to watch all the matches? What will the effect be on non-UK residents?
I'm not going to pay sky £xx per month or whatever to just watch 1 game a month.
I messaged them using the contact button yesterday asking to cancel my subscription with immediate effect.I asked iFollow how to remove my credit card as the "remove" button did nothing. It seems that I can only remove my card after the season is over!!!!
Now waiting for a reply if I receive a warnig before extention occurs.
I see that Sky are only doing 248 L1 matches = less than 11 games per club. Also not interesting.
"Domestic streaming audio services will remain alongside existing audio-visual arrangements for international audiences via iFollow and club streaming services."I asked iFollow how to remove my credit card as the "remove" button did nothing. It seems that I can only remove my card after the season is over!!!!
Now waiting for a reply if I receive a warnig before extention occurs.
I see that Sky are only doing 248 L1 matches = less than 11 games per club. Also not interesting.
"Domestic streaming audio services will remain alongside existing audio-visual arrangements for international audiences via iFollow and club streaming services."
Don't cancel your VPN's just yet folks!
Pffft! We make a weekend of it and go to Spain. Footy with tapas and Rioja!Vpns?? And here's me going to France every Saturday and some Tuesdays
If I read it right then on any given Saturday next season, 5 games in the Championship and 5 spread across L1 and L2 will be televised - and so won't be happening between 14.45 and 17.15. Don't know if that just means Wrexham every week or if there's some kind of commitment to an even spread of clubs.How many of these matches will have their kick off times (and even days) changed? Does this mean the 3 o’clock kick off now can’t be taken for granted?
This is the irony of it all. No games televised that kick off at 15:00 in case we all stay at home to watch but, when Sky roll up and wave a fistful of dosh at the EFL, any games they want are fair game. Are Sky paying a fair price? I doubt it, not with the EFL involved.If I read it right then on any given Saturday next season, 5 games in the Championship and 5 spread across L1 and L2 will be televised - and so won't be happening between 14.45 and 17.15. Don't know if that just means Wrexham every week or if there's some kind of commitment to an even spread of clubs.
Says every fixture on the opening day will be broadcast - I'm assuming that means the season will now be kicking off at 12.30 or on a Sunday or some such?This is the irony of it all. No games televised that kick off at 15:00 in case we all stay at home to watch but, when Sky roll up and wave a fistful of dosh at the EFL, any games they want are fair game. Are Sky paying a fair price? I doubt it, not with the EFL involved.
That's my interpretation as well. Great.Says every fixture on the opening day will be broadcast - I'm assuming that means the season will now be kicking off at 12.30 or on a Sunday or some such?
Says every fixture on the opening day will be broadcast - I'm assuming that means the season will now be kicking off at 12.30 or on a Sunday or some such?