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PE
peterh
Why can’t that package be offered in the uk
CL
clh
BM11 posted:
Amazon might be wanted by Tennis fans to bid for Wimbledon if the BBC makes it harder to watch every court again i.e if extra courts are s only available on tablets or laptops it will be a decline in service and off putting to those who only watch things on a TV and mean every other tournament around the world is better accessed than Wimbledon.


Last year you could get them all on iPlayer on a connected TV, with centre also in 4K UHD. All courts could never be made available on traditional channels. How on earth would going to Amazon make it better accessed?
DV
dvboy
BM11 posted:
Amazon might be wanted by Tennis fans to bid for Wimbledon if the BBC makes it harder to watch every court again i.e if extra courts are s only available on tablets or laptops it will be a decline in service and off putting to those who only watch things on a TV and mean every other tournament around the world is better accessed than Wimbledon.


The BBC can only offer up to 6 additional courts via the red button anyway (only one on terrestrial), the rest are all online only and that just fine, it's a very easy service to use, and it's free.

Every other tournament is on Amazon Prime Video or Eurosport (with Eurosport Player), so I'm not sure what you mean by them being better-accessed than Wimbledon is.
Last edited by dvboy on 28 January 2020 1:30am
BM
BM11
dvboy posted:
BM11 posted:
Amazon might be wanted by Tennis fans to bid for Wimbledon if the BBC makes it harder to watch every court again i.e if extra courts are s only available on tablets or laptops it will be a decline in service and off putting to those who only watch things on a TV and mean every other tournament around the world is better accessed than Wimbledon.


The BBC can only offer up to 6 additional courts via the red button anyway (only one on terrestrial), the rest are all online only and that just fine, it's a very easy service to use, and it's free.

Every other tournament is on Amazon Prime Video or Eurosport (with Eurosport Player), so I'm not sure what you mean by them being better-accessed than Wimbledon is.

But are they all going on the Iplayer connected tv app - or will some only be avalible on computer/tablets rather through connected tv.
MA
madmusician
BM11 posted:
dvboy posted:
BM11 posted:
Amazon might be wanted by Tennis fans to bid for Wimbledon if the BBC makes it harder to watch every court again i.e if extra courts are s only available on tablets or laptops it will be a decline in service and off putting to those who only watch things on a TV and mean every other tournament around the world is better accessed than Wimbledon.


The BBC can only offer up to 6 additional courts via the red button anyway (only one on terrestrial), the rest are all online only and that just fine, it's a very easy service to use, and it's free.

Every other tournament is on Amazon Prime Video or Eurosport (with Eurosport Player), so I'm not sure what you mean by them being better-accessed than Wimbledon is.

But are they all going on the Iplayer connected tv app - or will some only be avalible on computer/tablets rather through connected tv.

Obviously they will all be available on connected tv Rolling Eyes
BM
BM11
BM11 posted:
dvboy posted:

The BBC can only offer up to 6 additional courts via the red button anyway (only one on terrestrial), the rest are all online only and that just fine, it's a very easy service to use, and it's free.

Every other tournament is on Amazon Prime Video or Eurosport (with Eurosport Player), so I'm not sure what you mean by them being better-accessed than Wimbledon is.

But are they all going on the Iplayer connected tv app - or will some only be avalible on computer/tablets rather through connected tv.

Obviously they will all be available on connected tv Rolling Eyes

Well some apps are weaker on Connected tv compared to websites through I imagine live sport is more popular via Connected tv than on a computer.
MA
madmusician
BM11 posted:
BM11 posted:
But are they all going on the Iplayer connected tv app - or will some only be avalible on computer/tablets rather through connected tv.

Obviously they will all be available on connected tv Rolling Eyes

Well some apps are weaker on Connected tv compared to websites through I imagine live sport is more popular via Connected tv than on a computer.

Have you ever used iPlayer on a connected tv?
BM
BM11
BM11 posted:
Obviously they will all be available on connected tv Rolling Eyes

Well some apps are weaker on Connected tv compared to websites through I imagine live sport is more popular via Connected tv than on a computer.

Have you ever used iPlayer on a connected tv?

Yeah it works well but ITV Hub for example is poorer through connected tv because only 2016 + models handle subtitles.
DV
dvboy
Great Britain's Fed Cup tie in Slovakia on 7-8 February will be on the BBC Red Button.
DV
DVB Cornwall
Bizarre choice of Oxford U - Newcastle U as the BBC FACR4R match, imo. Leaves Tottenham - Southampton on Wed for BTSport. I'm wondering whether BT might offer other matches on the Tuesday too.
BR
Brekkie
Guess Liverpool disrespecting the cup meant that tie was ruled out. I'd have thought from those picks BT chose first.
FA
FAMUK
Liverpool U16s v Shrewsbury Town is still down for 4th Feb according to the PL app. I’d be surprised if it isn’t selected for live TV coverage if I’m honest given the attention it’s receiving. I know Liverpool have dramatically cut their ticket prices.

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