iFollow for 2020-21Season

I've been thinking a bit more about RB's post above. The risk I see of "everything" getting streamed is that the average sports fan will migrate to watching just the top teams, ie. the Premier League, or a cup or league match of interest. So Northampton - AFC Wimbledon I doubt would get many extra streams on top of their home fanbase as clubs with perhaps very little national or international following.

I signed up to Sky during lockdown to get the play-offs, and now for £25 a month I'm not about to start paying one-offs for any game other than Oxford United.

In league 1 we get very few Sky games at all. But will the football league somehow try and drop Sky tv as broadcast rights holder in return for ifollow / streaming?

And how will the revenues get shared out? From some distant memory in the past it was about 40% to the club and the rest to ifollow / the football league. And I don't think the football league then redistributed it, it just went into their general income.

Will be interesting to see what they do say.
 
I’ve not used iFollow before but expect I will be watching home games on there, at least in the short term, as a season ticket holder.

Happy to watch on an iPad, but does the app allow for Chromecasting so I can watch it on the TV, does anyone know?
 
I have read the elf comments ,how do you watch away games on I follow,
 
Oxford57 said:
I have read the elf comments ,how do you watch away games on I follow,
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Same way you watch home games. I assume ST holders will have to buy a match pass for away games, but it's the same method as any other game, you can do it through Oxfords iFollow.
 
MJB said:
beyondthefourth said:
Same way you watch home games. I assume ST holders will have to buy a match pass for away games, but it's the same method as any other game, you can do it through Oxfords iFollow.
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Happy to watch on an iPad, but does the app allow for Chromecasting so I can watch it on the TV, does anyone know?
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It certainly didn’t use to allow any casting to the TV for the games I have watched. I ended up connecting my Mac via HDMI to the TV and watched it in a browser on full screen. That worked well.
 
MarkG said:
I've been thinking a bit more about RB's post above. The risk I see of "everything" getting streamed is that the average sports fan will migrate to watching just the top teams, ie. the Premier League, or a cup or league match of interest. So Northampton - AFC Wimbledon I doubt would get many extra streams on top of their home fanbase as clubs with perhaps very little national or international following.

I signed up to Sky during lockdown to get the play-offs, and now for £25 a month I'm not about to start paying one-offs for any game other than Oxford United.

In league 1 we get very few Sky games at all. But will the football league somehow try and drop Sky tv as broadcast rights holder in return for ifollow / streaming?

And how will the revenues get shared out? From some distant memory in the past it was about 40% to the club and the rest to ifollow / the football league. And I don't think the football league then redistributed it, it just went into their general income.

Will be interesting to see what they do say.
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If they’d made the season streaming only from the off they would’ve had an entire year to converse with the clubs, enter into a dialogue and properly analyse everything. They could’ve rolled it back, tweaked it, changed it however they want once the crowds are back - they would be making an informed decision rather than running away from a hurricane that is going to catch them regardless. The basic principle is that they missed the perfect opportunity to pilot something properly. As it is they’re having to start off doing the exact same thing they could’ve chosen to do in a controlled manner, from the off, in a clean and succinct fashion. They’re being forced into it anyway, at least to start with. There would’ve been no issue with people paying different prices for the same experience, no uncertainty in terms of dates and logistics, just a clean season of learning and gathering data while the clubs have an honest conversation with their supporters.

I am absolutely not underestimating the magnitude of this situation - I fully get where we are and how unprecedented it is. It’s absolutely unheard of. But when there is a leak in the boat, you can either try to scoop it out for the rest of your life or you can try to fix the hole. I had to watch an industry full of people nearly bankrupting themselves by refusing to understand or believe that selling plastic discs for £15 wasn’t going to cut it anymore. I see a huge parallel in football with the way it has handled the pandemic and what it means for crowd participation going forward. It did nothing but delay and start running, and hoping it would all stop in time, rather than being proactive and figuring out what to do, even if it was only temporary. As it stands they might reluctantly have to indulge in some of this methodology but with none of the focussed marketing, and very little conviction and clarity. Traits which are every bit as important to success as a good idea itself. You can have a fast car, but unless you drive it with purpose and aren’t afraid of it then it’s very easy to spin out. It won’t be the fault of the car, but I bet that isn’t what the driver says.
 
MJB said:
I’ve not used iFollow before but expect I will be watching home games on there, at least in the short term, as a season ticket holder.

Happy to watch on an iPad, but does the app allow for Chromecasting so I can watch it on the TV, does anyone know?
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Maybe someone should start a thread for those of us who will be using iFollow for the first time.
 
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MJB said:
I’ve not used iFollow before but expect I will be watching home games on there, at least in the short term, as a season ticket holder.

Happy to watch on an iPad, but does the app allow for Chromecasting so I can watch it on the TV, does anyone know?
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iOS app doesn’t allow chromecasting (or af least hasn’t til now), but web browser on computer does. I use a Mac or pc, chrome browser and chromecast.
 
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iOS app doesn’t allow chromecasting (or af least hasn’t til now), but web browser on computer does. I use a Mac or pc, chrome browser and chromecast.
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Wonderful, thank you.
 
Scotchegg said:
Yes. I'm sure midweek away games were available to stream via the Oxford iFollow last season so I can see no reason why tgat wouldn't be extended to cover all games.
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They were, I unfortunately paid to watch that awful Bolton game. :(
 
Scotchegg said:
Yes. I'm sure midweek away games were available to stream via the Oxford iFollow last season so I can see no reason why tgat wouldn't be extended to cover all games.
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I think the EFL are looking to do away with the "no 3pm Saturday games shown live in the UK" rule. Temporarily at least.

One big issue will be if the parasites start illegal streams / shares. Which could be a big drop in potential revenues.
 
In order get the free home games deal you need to buy your season ticket before Sunday October 4th. This might mean that the club are planning to let season ticket holders back in to the stadium on Tuesday October 6th for the home game with Bristol Rovers.
 
chuckbert said:
iOS app doesn’t allow chromecasting (or af least hasn’t til now), but web browser on computer does. I use a Mac or pc, chrome browser and chromecast.
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I'm not tech savvy but I've managed to watch IFollow games on my TV (admittedly the day after). I am assuming that the new live screening will be accessible the same way?

If you have a smart TV (that has Miracast or similar) and use Windows10 as your Operating System you should be able to do it as well?
In Windows 10 go to Devices- Bluetooth & other devices and add your TV to the list.
Your PC should recognise your TV (which has to be turned on).
Your TV should also be able to recognise your PC/laptop etc.

The following instructions are for a Panasonic smart TV but hopefully, other makes are similar!
Here’s how to share content on your smart devices to your TV screen with the 4K Pro Ultra HD Smart TV’s .
• Turn on your TV and press the [APPS] button on your TV’s remote.
• Select the application [MIRRORING] using the navigational buttons on your remote, then press [OK].
• When prompted if you would like to start mirroring, press [OK] on the remote.
• On your device (e.g. your PC/Laptop/smartphone) settings menu, select “Screen Mirroring”.
• Select your TV’s model number on your smart device.
• Press [OK] on the remote.

When the match is being shown on your PC/laptop etc. you can "project" the picture to your TV.

I hope this helps some people
 
RyanioBirdio said:
If they’d made the season streaming only from the off they would’ve had an entire year to converse with the clubs, enter into a dialogue and properly analyse everything. They could’ve rolled it back, tweaked it, changed it however they want once the crowds are back - they would be making an informed decision rather than running away from a hurricane that is going to catch them regardless. The basic principle is that they missed the perfect opportunity to pilot something properly. As it is they’re having to start off doing the exact same thing they could’ve chosen to do in a controlled manner, from the off, in a clean and succinct fashion. They’re being forced into it anyway, at least to start with. There would’ve been no issue with people paying different prices for the same experience, no uncertainty in terms of dates and logistics, just a clean season of learning and gathering data while the clubs have an honest conversation with their supporters.

I am absolutely not underestimating the magnitude of this situation - I fully get where we are and how unprecedented it is. It’s absolutely unheard of. But when there is a leak in the boat, you can either try to scoop it out for the rest of your life or you can try to fix the hole. I had to watch an industry full of people nearly bankrupting themselves by refusing to understand or believe that selling plastic discs for £15 wasn’t going to cut it anymore. I see a huge parallel in football with the way it has handled the pandemic and what it means for crowd participation going forward. It did nothing but delay and start running, and hoping it would all stop in time, rather than being proactive and figuring out what to do, even if it was only temporary. As it stands they might reluctantly have to indulge in some of this methodology but with none of the focussed marketing, and very little conviction and clarity. Traits which are every bit as important to success as a good idea itself. You can have a fast car, but unless you drive it with purpose and aren’t afraid of it then it’s very easy to spin out. It won’t be the fault of the car, but I bet that isn’t what the driver says.
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Outstanding post. The EFL and many others in football are living in the past. This uniquely disrupted season was the perfect opportunity to experiment, innovate, learn. They've blown it. Lower tier football is in big jeopardy and will sink in the next decade if we keep on the current path. I can only assume that, like the record business, it's at least as much about vested interests as lack of insight. These dinosaurs are playing into the hands of the Premier League and media companies. English football deserves better.
 
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